UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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): August 25, 2011

Lehman ABS Corporation, on behalf of:

CORPORATE BACKED TRUST CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2001-8 TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 285-9000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

The Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, Series 2001-8 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 (the “Depositor”), as Depositor, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (the “Trustee”), as Trustee, as supplemented by the Series Supplement in respect of the Trust dated as of March 8, 2001.

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

This current report on Form 8-K relates to the Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, Series 2001-8, Class A-1, issued by the Trust (the “Certificates”). The Trust’s assets consist solely of a $32,575,000 escrow position established by the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) representing the original $32,575,000 principal amount 8.10% Debentures due June 15, 2024 (the “Underlying Securities”) issued by General Motors Corporation (the “Underlying Securities Issuer”) for the purpose of making distributions under the Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of the Underlying Securities Issuer described below.

On June 1, 2009, the Underlying Securities Issuer filed for bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York. Under the Trust Agreement, the bankruptcy filing by the Underlying Securities Issuer constituted an event of default with respect to the Certificates.

On March 18, 2011, the Underlying Securities Issuer and certain of its affiliates (collectively with the Underlying Securities Issuer, the “Debtors”) filed their Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan, which was confirmed by an order of the Bankruptcy Court entered on March 29, 2011 (as so confirmed, the “Plan”). The Plan became effective on March 31, 2011 and provides for distributions under the Plan to holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims. The Trustee received a notice dated as of April 21, 2011 from Wilmington Trust Company as trustee of the Underlying Securities (the “April 21 Notice”) describing an initial distribution under the Plan, comprised of New GM Stock and New GM Warrants (the “Initial Distribution”).

On July 28, 2011, the Trustee, as a holder of the Underlying Securities, received its pro rata share of a distribution consisting of 3,502 shares of New GM Stock (CUSIP 37045V100), 3,183 New GM Warrants (Exercise Price of $10.00 per Share, CUSIP 37045V118) and 3,183 New GM Warrants (Exercise Price of $18.33 per Share, CUSIP 37045V126) (collectively, the “New GM Securities”). The Trustee allocated and distributed the New GM Securities to the holders of Class A-1 Certificates then outstanding and unpaid, (after deducting costs incurred in connection therewith) in accordance with Section 5(d) of the Series Supplement on or about August 25, 2011. The record date for the August 25, 2011 distribution was August 24, 2011. There were insufficient amounts to make a distribution to the holders of Class A-2 at that time. In-kind distribution of the New GM Securities to Class A-1 Certificateholders was deemed to reduce the principal amount of such Certificates on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The New GM Securities distributed by the Trustee were subject to rounding as provided in Section 5.6 of the Plan, and no fractional securities were distributed. Each holder’s allocated amount may have varied slightly due to rounding. The amounts of New GM Securities that were allocated per 1,000 original amount of Certificates are set forth on Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto.

On August 25, 2011, distribution was made to the holders of the certificates issued by the Trust as described above. The Depositor was notified of the distribution by the Trustee on January 25, 2012. Specific information with respect to the distribution is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

General Motors Corporation, 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 General Motors Corporation please see its periodic and current reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under General Motors Corporation’s Exchange Act file number, 001-00043. 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 General Motors Corporation 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

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 upon information provided to it by the Trustee.

Date: February 3, 2012

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