SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------------------------- FORM 10-K FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Mark One) X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES --- EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. For the Fiscal Year Ended: December 31, 1999 OR _____ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. For the transition period from _____ to _____ Commission file number 333-36939 Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 1998-B (Issuer) Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association (depositor) (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) USA 22-2382028 (State of Other Jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number) 802 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19801 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 575-5033 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange of Which Registered NONE N/A Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE (Title of Class) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the last 90 days: YES X NO --- Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. X --- State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrants. The aggregate market value shall be computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such common equity, as of a specified date within 60 days prior to the date of filing. The registrant has no voting or non-voting common stock outstanding as of the date of this report. The registrant is a trust that has issued certificates of beneficial interest in the trust assets. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) any annual report to security holders; (2) any proxy or information statement; and (3) any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 31, 1980). None. Introductory Note Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 1998-B (the "Trust") was formed pursuant to a Trust Agreement (the "Agreement") between Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association (the "Bank"), as seller and servicer, and an unrelated trustee (the "Trustee"). The Trust files reports pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended the ("Exchange Act"), in the manner described in "no-action" letter submitted to the Office of Chief Counsel on behalf of the originators of comparable trusts. Accordingly, responses to certain Items have been omitted from or modified in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Part I Item 1. Business Omitted. Item 2. Properties The Trust has acquired certain auto loan receivables from the Bank pursuant to a Sale and Servicing Agreement. The aggregate principal balance of the receivables, as of December 31, 1999, was $500,483,972.00. The Trust also holds a reserve account, pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The principal balance of the reserve account, as of December 31, 1999, was $15,014,519.15. The aggregate balance of receivables that were 60 or more days past due, as of December 31, 1999, was $3,867,935.93, or 0.773% of the receivables by principal balance. The aggregate amount of principal charge-offs, net of recoveries, for the year ended December 31, 1999, was $2,974,917.84, or 0.4548% of the average aggregate outstanding principal balance of the receivables for that year. Item 3. Legal Proceedings The Registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings with respect to the Trust, the Trustee or The Bank. Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders No matter was submitted to a vote of Certificateholders during the fiscal year covered by this report. Part II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholders Matters The registrant has no voting stock or class of common stock outstanding as of the date of this report. The beneficial interest in the Trust is represented by certificates of beneficial interest (the "Certificates"). The registrant is also the issuer of two outstanding classes of notes (the "Notes"). To the knowledge of the registrant , the Certificates are traded in the over-the-counter market to a limited extent. As of December 31, 1999, all of the Certificates were registered in the name of CEDE and Co. The registrant understands that CEDE and Co. is the nominee for the Depository Trust Company ("DTC"). The registrant further understands that DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the Certificates held of record by CEDE & Co., and that DTC knows only the identity of the participants to those whose accounts such Certificates are credited, who may or may not be the beneficial owners of the Certificates. The records provided to the Trust by DTC indicate that as of December 31, 1999, the number of holders of record for each class of securities issued by the Trust were as follows: Class # of Holders --------- ------------------ 1998-B A3 26 A4 23 Certificates 2 Item 6. Selected Financial Data Omitted. Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Omitted. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Not applicable. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Omitted. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure None. Part III Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant Omitted. Item 11. Executive Compensation Omitted. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management The records of DTC indicate that at December 31, 1999, there were 13 participants in the DTC system that held positions in a class of securities of the Trust equal to more than 5% of the total principal amount of a class of securities outstanding on that date: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name & Address of Original % Class Participant Certificate Principal Balance - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A-3 Bank of New York (The) 35,100,000 10.93% 925 Patterson Plank Road Secaucus, NJ 07094 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bankers Trust Company 18,050,000 5.62% C/O BT Services Tennessee Inc. 648 Grassmere Park Drive Nashville, TN 372ll - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chase Manhattan Bank 116,121,000 36.17% 4 New York Plaza, 13th Floor New York, NY 10004 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, 30,000,000 9.35% Fenner & Smith, Inc. - Debt Sec 4 Corporate Place Corporate Park 287 Piscataway, NJ 08855 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Trust Companhy 24,814,000 7.73% (The) 801 S. Canal C-IN Chicago, IL 60607 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- State Street Bank and Trust 25,850,000 8.05% Company 1776 Heritage Drive Global Corporate Action Unit JAB 5NW No. Quincy, MA 02171 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A-4 Bank of New York (The) 61,150,000 21.62% 925 Patterson Plank Road Secaucus, NJ 07094 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bankers Trust Company 111,181,000 39.31% C/O BT Services Tennessee Inc. 648 Grassmere Park Drive Nashville, TN 37211 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chase Manhattan Bank 15,340,000 5.42% 4 New York Plaza, 13th Floor New York, NY 10004 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Trust Company (The) 23,410,000 8.28% 801 S. Canal C-IN Chicago, IL 60607 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- State Street Bank & Trust 27,935,000 9.88% Company 1776 Heritage Drive Global Corporate Action Unit JAB 5NW No. Quincy, MA 02171 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class B-1 Bank of New York (The) 17,604,000 6.00% 925 Patterson Plank Road Secaucus, NJ 07094 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chase Manhattan Bank 15,000,000 40.00% 4 New York Plaza, 13th Floor New York, NY 10004 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions None. Part IV Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports of Form 8-K (a) Exhibits. The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Exhibit Number Description ---------------- --------------- 23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants. 28.1 Annual Management Report on Internal Controls 28.2 Annual Servicer's Certificate pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Agreement. 28.3 Annual Independent Accountants' Servicing Reports pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Agreement. 28.4 Annual Issuer's Certificate of Compliance with the Indenture (b) Reports on Form 8-K. The following reports were filed on Form 8-K in 1999: Date Items Reported Financial Statements - ------------ ----------------- ---------------------------- 2/4/1999 5, 7 Monthly report to certificateholders dated 1/15/1999 3/16/1999 5, 7 Monthly report to certificateholders dated 2/15/99 6/18/1999 5, 7 Monthly report to certificateholders dated 3/15/1999, 4/15/1999 and 5/17/1999 6/30/1999 5, 7 Monthly report to certificateholders dated 6/15/1999 7/30/1999 5, 7 Monthly report to certificateholders dated 7/15/1999 8/27/1999 5, 7 Monthly report to certificateholders dated 8/16/1999 9/30/1999 5, 7 Monthly report to certificateholders dated 9/15/1999 10/29/1999 5, 7 Monthly report to certificateholders dated 10/15/1999 11/30/1999 5, 7 Monthly report to certificateholders dated 11/15/1999 12/23/1999 5, 7 Monthly report to certificateholders dated 12/15/1999 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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. Dated: March 29, 2000 Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 1998-B by: Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association By: /s/ Patricia Garvey ----------------------------------- Name: Patricia Garvey Title: Vice President INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number: Description: - --------------------- ------------------------ 23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants 28.1 Annual Management Report on Internal Controls 28.2 Annual Servicer's Certificate pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Agreement 28.3 Annual Independent Accountant's Servicing Reports pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Agreement 28.4 Annual Issuer's Certificate of Compliance with the Indenture