1 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) September 23, 1999. Advanta Business Services Corp. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 333-79773, 333-79773-01, 23-2333786 (State or Other Jurisdiction of 333-79773-02 (IRS Employer Incorporation) (Commission File Number) Identification Number) 1020 Laurel Oak Road Voorhees, New Jersey 08043 (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (609) 782-7300 N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 2 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Item 1. Not Applicable. Item 2. Not Applicable. Item 3. Not Applicable. Item 4. Not Applicable. Item 5. Acquisition and Disposition of Assets. On August 26, 1999, Advanta Leasing Receivables Corp. VIII ("ALRC VIII") and Advanta Leasing Receivables Corp. IX ("ALRC IX" and, together with ALRC VIII, the "Issuers") issued a series of asset-backed notes, entitled Equipment Receivables Asset-Backed Notes, Series 1999-1 ("Series 1999-1"), pursuant to the Master Facility Agreement, dated as of August 26, 1999 (attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1) and the Series 1999-1 Supplement to the Master Facility Agreement, dated as of August 26, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-38575) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 1999), each among the Issuers, Advanta Business Services and Bankers Trust Company, as trustee. Series 1999-1 consists of four classes identified as the 5.76664% Class A-1 Notes (the "Class A-1 Notes"), the 6.64% Class A-2 Notes (the "Class A-2 Notes"), the 6.90% Class A-3 Notes (the "Class A-3 Notes" and, together with the Class A-1 Notes and the Class A-2 Notes, the "Class A Notes") and the 7.27% Class B Notes (the "Class B Notes"). The Class A Notes were publicly offered, as described in a Prospectus, dated August 20, 1999, pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") dated August 20, 1999 (attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1), among the Issuers, Advanta Business Services Corp. and First Union Capital Markets Corp., as representative of the underwriters. The Issuers sold the Class B Notes pursuant to a purchase agreement dated August 20, 1999, among the Issuers and First Union Capital Markets Corp. The Class A Notes have an initial principal balance of $98,876,125. The Class B Notes have an initial principal balance of $11,599,991. Item 6. Not Applicable. Item 7. Exhibits. The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report under Exhibit 1.1, Exhibit 4.1, Exhibit 4.3 and Exhibit 4.4. Exhibit 1.1 Underwriting Agreement dated August 20, 1999 Exhibit 4.1 Master Facility Agreement dated August 26, 1999 Exhibit 4.3 Master Contribution and Sale Agreement dated August 26, 1999 Exhibit 4.4 Supplement to Master Contribution and Sale Agreement dated August 26, 1999 Item 8. Not Applicable. 2 3 SIGNATURES 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 hereunto duly authorized. ADVANTA BUSINESS SERVICES CORP. As Registrant By: /s/ Mark Shapiro ----------------------- Name: Mark Shapiro Title: Assistant Treasurer 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description Exhibit 1.1 Underwriting Agreement dated August 20, 1999 Exhibit 4.1 Master Facility Agreement dated August 26, 1999 Exhibit 4.3 Master Contribution and Sale Agreement dated August 26, 1999 Exhibit 4.4 Supplement to Master Contribution and Sale Agreement dated August 26, 1999 5