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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 16, 2010
Lehman ABS Corporation, on behalf of:
CORPORATE BACKED TRUST CERTIFICATES, GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP
NOTE-BACKED SERIES 2003-12 TRUST
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 001-31772 13-3447441
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
Lehman ABS Corporation
1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (646) 285-9000
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The Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, Goldman Sachs Group Note-Backed Series
2003-12 Trust, which we refer to herein as the "Trust," was formed pursuant to
the Standard Terms for Trust Agreements, dated as of January 16, 2001, between
Lehman ABS Corporation, as depositor, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association,
as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by the Series Supplement in respect
of the Trust dated as of August 7, 2003.
The Registrant is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Lehman Brothers
Holdings Inc. ("LBHI"), which filed a voluntary petition (the "Petition") for
relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Code in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on September 15, 2008 in
a jointly administered proceeding named In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., et.
al. under Case Number 08-13555. LBHI and its wholly-owned broker-dealer, Lehman
Brothers Inc., have sold since September 15, 2008 significant businesses,
including the sale on September 21, 2008 of the investment banking business to
Barclays Capital Inc., which business included the employees who historically
conducted the Registrant's business.
Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On February 16, 2010, a distribution was made to the holders of the certificates
issued by the Trust. Specific information with respect to the distribution is
filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
No other reportable transactions or matters have occurred during the current
reporting period.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., the issuer of the underlying securities, is
subject to the information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). For information on The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc. please see its periodic and current reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.'s Exchange Act file number, 001-14965. The Commission maintains a
site on the World Wide Web at "http://www.sec.gov" at which users can view and
download copies of reports, proxy and information statements and other
information filed electronically through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis
and Retrieval system, or "EDGAR." Periodic and current reports and other
information required to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act by The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc. may be accessed on this site. Neither Lehman ABS Corporation
nor the Trustee has participated in the preparation of such reporting documents,
or made any due diligence investigation with respect to the information provided
therein. Neither Lehman ABS Corporation nor the Trustee has verified the
accuracy or completeness of such documents or reports. There can be no assurance
that events affecting the issuer of the underlying securities or the underlying
securities themselves have not occurred or have not yet been publicly disclosed
which would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available
documents described above.
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
99.1 Trustee's Distribution Statement to the Corporate Backed
Trust Certificates, Goldman Sachs Group Note-Backed Series
2003-12 Certificate Holders for the period ending February
16, 2010.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized. In preparing this report the Registrant
has relied on information provided to it by the Trustee.
Date: February 25, 2010
Lehman ABS Corporation
By: /s/ William J. Fox
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Name: William J. Fox
Title: Chief Financial Officer and
Executive Vice President
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Trustee's Distribution Statement to the Corporate Backed Trust
Certificates, Goldman Sachs Group Note-Backed Series 2003-12
Certificate Holders for the period ending February 16, 2010