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 15,
2008
Lehman
ABS Corporation, on behalf of:
CORPORATE
BACKED TRUST CERTIFICATES, BOEING SECURITIES
-BACKED
SERIES 2003-16 TRUST
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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001-31888
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13-3447441
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or Other Jurisdiction
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Identification
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Lehman
ABS Corporation
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745
Seventh Avenue
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New
York, New York
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10019
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(212)
526-7000
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):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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The
Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, Boeing Securities-Backed Series 2003-16
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, as supplemented by the Series Supplement in respect of the Trust
dated as of October 28, 2003.
Item
8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On August
15, 2008, 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 1 hereto.
No other
reportable transactions or matters have occurred during the current reporting
period.
The
Boeing Company,
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 Boeing Company
please see its periodic and current
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
under
The Boeing Company
’s
Exchange Act file number, 001-
00442
. 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 Boeing Company
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.
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(c)
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The
following exhibit is filed as part of this
report:
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1
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Trustee’s
Distribution Statement to the Corporate Backed Trust
Certificates, Boeing Securities-Backed Series 2003-16 Certificate
Holders for the period ending August 15,
2008.
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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.
Date: August
15, 2008
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Lehman ABS
Corporation
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By:
/s/
Scott
Barek
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Name: Scott
Barek
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Title:
Senior Vice President
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
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Description
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1
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Trustee’s
Distribution Statement to the Corporate Backed Trust
Certificates, Boeing Securities-Backed Series 2003-16 Certificate
Holders for the period ending August 15,
2008.
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