UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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) October 15, 2003 Corporate Asset Backed Corporation (in respect of CABCO Trust for BellSouth Debentures) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) Delaware 1-13444 22-3281571 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION (I.R.S. EMPLOYER OF INCORPORATION) FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.) 445 Broad Hollow Road Suite 239 Melville, New York 11747 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 587-4700 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT) Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant. NOT APPLICABLE. Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. NOT APPLICABLE. Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership. NOT APPLICABLE. Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant. NOT APPLICABLE Item 5. Other Events. This current report on Form 8-K relates to the semi-annual distribution reported to the holders of the Trust Certificates relating to BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. 6 3/4% Debentures Due 2033, which was made on October 15, 2003. Corporate Asset Backed Corporation is the depositor (the "Depositor") under the Trust Agreement, dated May 12, 1999, with The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"), providing for the issuance of trust certificates (the "Certificates"). The Certificates do not represent obligations of or interests in the Depositor or the Trustee. The Certificates represent beneficial interests in securities of the BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and in accordance with those requirements files reports and other information (including financial information) with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Those reports and other information can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the SEC's regional offices located at Seven World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York 10048, and Citicorp Center, Suite 1400, 500 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of those materials can be obtained by making a written request to the SEC, Public Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The SEC also maintains a site on the world wide web at "http://www.sec.gov" at which users can view and download copies of reports, proxy, information statements and other information filed electronically. Item 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors. NOT APPLICABLE. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro-Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (a) NOT APPLICABLE. (b) NOT APPLICABLE. (c) EXHIBITS. 99.1 Cash Transactions by the CABCO Trust for BellSouth Debentures on October 15, 2003. $1,518,750.00 to the Trust Certificate Holders. Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year. NOT APPLICABLE. 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 thereunto duly authorized. CABCO TRUST FOR BELLSOUTH DEBENTURES, by CORPORATE ASSET BACKED CORPORATION, as Depositor By: /s/ Robert D. Vascellaro -------------------------- Name: Robert D. Vascellaro Title: Vice President Date: October 29, 2003 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Page - ------- ---- 99.1 List of Cash Transactions