UNITED STATES
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 1, 2020

Structured Products Corp.
on behalf of

CorTS Trust for J.C. Penney Debentures

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
001-32111
13-3692801
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
     
390 Greenwich Street
New York, New York
 
10013
 
(212) 723-4070
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)
     
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17CFR 230.425)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company                          
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 



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Section 8 - Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events.

This current report on Form 8-K relates to a distribution made to holders of the Certificates issued by the CorTS Trust for J.C. Penney Debentures.

The issuer of the underlying securities, or guarantor thereof, or successor thereto, as applicable, is subject to the information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").  Periodic reports and other information required to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act, by the issuer of the underlying securities, or guarantor thereof, or successor thereto, as applicable, may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The Commission 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 and information statements and other information filed electronically through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system.  Neither Structured Products Corp. 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 Structured Products Corp. 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 guarantor thereof, or successor thereto, as applicable, or the underlying securities have not occurred or have not yet been publicly disclosed which would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above.

 
Underlying Securities Issuer(s) or Guarantor, or successor thereto
 
Exchange Act File Number
 
 
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
001-15274
 



Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)
Exhibits:

1.
Trustee’s Report with respect to the September 1, 2020 Distribution Date for the CorTS Trust for J.C. Penney Debentures

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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.


 
By:  /s/ Peter Aherne
 
___________________________
 
Name:   Peter Aherne
 
Title:     President














September 1, 2020



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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
 
Page
     
1
Trustee’s Report with respect to the September 1, 2020 Distribution Date for the CorTS Trust for J.C. Penney Debentures
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Exhibit 1

To the Holders of:
 
CorTS Trust for J.C. Penney Debentures
7.625% Corporate-Backed Trust Securities (CorTS) Certificates
*CUSIP:
220803100

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee for the CorTS Trust for J.C. Penney Debentures, hereby gives notice with respect to the Distribution Date of September 1, 2020 (the “Distribution Date”) as follows:

1.
The amount of the distribution payable to the Certificateholders on the Distribution Date allocable to principal and premium, if any, and interest, expressed as a dollar amount per $25 Certificate, is as set forth below:

Principal
Interest
Total Distribution
$
0.000000
$
0.00
$
0.00

2.
The amount of aggregate interest due and not paid as of the Distribution Date is $3,812,500.00.

3.
No fees have been paid to the Trustee or any other party from the proceeds of the Term Assets.

4.
$100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. 7 5/8% Debentures due March 1, 2097 (the “Term Assets”) are held for the above trust.

5.
At the close of business on the Distribution Date, 4,000,000 Certificates representing $100,000,000 aggregate Certificate Principal Balance were outstanding.

6.
The current rating of the Term Assets is not provided in this report.  Ratings can be obtained from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., by calling 212-438-2400 and from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. by calling 212-553-0377.


U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee


*The Trustee shall not be held responsible for the selection or use of the CUSIP number nor is any representation made as to its correctness.  It is included solely for the convenience of the Holders.


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