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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): March 24, 2010

                      Lehman ABS Corporation, on behalf of:

        CORPORATE BACKED TRUST CERTIFICATES, VERIZON GLOBAL FUNDING CORP.
                        NOTE-BACKED SERIES 2002-16 TRUST
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


          Delaware                        001-31421              13-3447441
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(State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission File       (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)                     Number)           Identification No.)


Lehman ABS Corporation
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York                                                 10020
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (646) 285-9000
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The Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, Verizon Global Funding Corp. Note-Backed Series 2002-16 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 July 30, 2002, as amended. The Registrant is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("LBHI"), which filed a voluntary petition (the "petition") for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on September 15, 2008 in a jointly administered proceeding named In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., et. Al. under Case Number 08-13555. LBHI and its wholly-owned broker-dealer, Lehman Brothers Inc., have sold since September 15, 2008 significant businesses, including the sale on September 21, 2008 of the investment banking business to Barclays Capital Inc., which business included the employees who historically conducted the Registrant's business. Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS On March 24, 2010, a final distribution was made to the holders of the certificates issued by the Trust in connection with the exercise of 100% of the outstanding call warrants on the certificates and the termination of the Trust under the terms of the Trust Agreement. Specific information with respect to the distribution is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. No other reportable transactions or matters have occurred during the current reporting period. Verizon Communications Inc., as successor to the underlying securities issuer, is subject to the information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). For information on Verizon Communications Inc. please see its periodic and current reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under Verizon Communications Inc.'s Exchange Act file number, 001-08606. 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 Verizon Communications Inc. 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. Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (d) The following exhibit is filed as part of this report: 99.1 Trustee's Final Distribution Statement to the Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, Verizon Global Funding Corp. Note-Backed Series 2002-16 Certificate Holders for the period ending March 24, 2010.
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. In preparing this report the Registrant has relied on information provided to it by the Trustee. Date: April 7, 2010 Lehman ABS Corporation By: /s/ William J. Fox ---------------------- Name: William J. Fox Title: Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99.1 Trustee's Final Distribution Statement to the Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, Verizon Global Funding Corp. Note-Backed Series 2002-16 Certificate Holders for the period ending March 24, 201