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 20, 1996 --------------------------- FIRST UNION RESIDENTIAL SECURITIZATION TRANSACTIONS, INC. Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) North Carolina 333-3574 56-1967773 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) One First Union Center, 301 South College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code) (704) 383-3624 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events. On or about August 28, 1996, the Registrant will cause the issuance and sale of approximately $157,259,000 initial principal amount of Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1996-1, Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class B and Class R (collectively, the "Certificates") pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing agreement to be dated as of August 1, 1996, among the Registrant, First Union National Bank of North Carolina, as seller and master servicer, First Union National Bank of North Carolina, Trust Department, as document custodian, and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, as trustee. In connection with the sale of the Series 1996-1, Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4 and Class A-5 Certificates (collectively, the "Underwritten Certificates"), the Registrant has been advised by Lehman Brothers Inc. ("Lehman"), a Co-Underwriter with First Union Capital Markets Corp., that Lehman has furnished to prospective investors certain material describing certain characteristics of the Underwritten Certificates (the "Structural Terms Sheet") following the effective date of Registration Statement No. 333-3974, which Structural Terms Sheet is being filed as an exhibit to this report. The Structural Terms Sheet has been provided to the Registrant by Lehman. The information in the Structural Terms Sheet is preliminary and may be superseded by the final Prospectus Supplement relating to the Certificates and by any other information subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Not applicable. (b) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION Not applicable (c) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION 99 Structural Terms Sheet 2 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. FIRST UNION RESIDENTIAL SECURITIZATION TRANSACTIONS, INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ Patrick J. Tadie Name: Patrick J. Tadie Title: Vice President Date: August 26, 1996 3 EXHIBIT INDEX SEQUENTIALLY EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION NUMBERED PAGE 99 Structural Terms Sheet