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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): December 4, 2018
Commission File Number of issuing entity: 333-218098-01
Central Index Key Number of issuing entity: 0001174821
CHASE ISSUANCE TRUST
(Issuing Entity of the Notes)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
Chase Issuance Trust
c/o Chase Card Funding LLC
201 North Walnut Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(Address of principal executive offices)
Commission File Number of depositor: 333-218098
Central Index Key Number of depositor: 0001658982
CHASE CARD FUNDING LLC
(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
Chase Card Funding LLC
201 North Walnut Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(Address of principal executive offices)
(302) 282-6545
(Telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
Central Index Key Number of sponsor: 0000869090
CHASE BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
United States
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Chase Bank USA, National Association
201 North Walnut Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(Address of principal executive offices)
N.A.
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No. of the issuing entity)
N.A.
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No. of the depositor)
22-2382028
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No. of the sponsor)
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Section 8 Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (the Firm) has announced that its subsidiary banks, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMCB) and Chase Bank USA, N.A. (Chase USA), have filed an application of merger (the Merger Application) with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the OCC). The Merger Application contemplates that Chase USA will merge with and into JPMCB, with JPMCB as the surviving bank (the Merger). The Merger has been approved by the respective Boards of Directors of JPMCB and Chase USA, and the banks intend to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger. The proposed Merger is part of the Firms legal entity simplification initiatives.
Completion of the Merger, which is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2019, will be subject to approval of the Merger Application by the OCC and other customary closing conditions. The Merger may be abandoned by JPMCB and Chase USA at any time before completion.
If the Merger is consummated, and subject to the satisfaction of conditions set forth in the securitization documents, JPMCB will succeed Chase USA as (i) sponsor, originator, administrator and servicer of Chase Issuance Trust (CHAIT), the issuing entity of the CHASEseries notes and (ii) sole member of Chase Card Funding LLC, the depositor and transferor of CHAIT.
A copy of the press release issued by JPMorgan Chase & Co. relating to the Merger is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit | |
99 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Press Release dated December 4, 2018 |
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.
CHASE CARD FUNDING LLC | ||
as Depositor of the Chase Issuance Trust | ||
By: | /s/ Simon Braeutigam | |
Name: Simon Braeutigam | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Date: December 4, 2018