OCWEN ASSET INVESTMENT CORP
8-K, 1999-10-13
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       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

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        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 1999


                          OCWEN ASSET INVESTMENT CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    Virginia                          001-14043                       65-0736120
   (State or other                  (Commission                 (I.R.S. Employer
   jurisdiction of                  File Number)             Identification No.)
   organization)


                        1675 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
                         West Palm Beach, Florida                        33401
                    (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

                                 (561) 682-8000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not Applicable
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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ITEM 1.  CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT.

         On October 7, 1999, Ocwen Financial Corporation,  a Florida corporation
("Ocwen Financial"),  completed the acquisition of Ocwen Asset Investment Corp.,
a Virginia  corporation ("OAC"), in accordance with the Agreement of Merger (the
"Merger  Agreement")  dated as of July 25,  1999 among  Ocwen  Financial,  Ocwen
Acquisition  Company,  a  Virginia  corporation  and  an  indirect  wholly-owned
subsidiary of Ocwen Financial  ("Acquisition Sub"), and OAC and the related plan
of merger (the "Plan of Merger").

         Pursuant to the terms of the Merger  Agreement  and the Plan of Merger,
Acquisition  Sub was  merged  with and into OAC (the  "Merger"),  whereupon  the
separate corporate  existence of Acquisition Sub ceased and OAC continued as the
surviving corporation.

         Under the terms of the Merger Agreement,  each outstanding share (other
than those held by Ocwen Financial and its wholly-owned  subsidiaries) of common
stock,  par value $.01 per share, of OAC was converted into the right to receive
0.71 of a share of Ocwen Financial's common stock, par value $.01 per share.

         The  other  information  required  by this  item  has  been  previously
reported by OAC and is included or  incorporated by reference in the Joint Proxy
Statement  dated  August  27,  1999  of  Ocwen  Financial  and OAC  (the  "Proxy
Statement")  relating  to the  Special  Meeting of  Shareholders  of OAC held on
October 7, 1999.

ITEM 7.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

    (a)      Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.  Not applicable.

    (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.  Not applicable.

    (c)      Exhibits.

    2.1      Agreement of Merger dated as of July 25, 1999 among Ocwen
             Financial, Acquisition Sub and OAC (incorporated by reference
             to Exhibit 2.1 to Ocwen Financial's Current Report on Form 8-K
             dated July 25, 1999).

    2.2      Plan of Merger among Ocwen Financial, Acquisition Sub and OAC
             (incorporated by reference to Annex II to the Proxy Statement).

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                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                                  OCWEN ASSET INVESTMENT CORP.


DATE:  October 12, 1999                           By: /s/ Mark S. Zeidman
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                                                       Mark S. Zeidman
                                                       Senior Vice President and
                                                       Chief Financial Officer

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.     Description
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2.1             Agreement  of  Merger  dated as of July  25,  1999  among  Ocwen
                Financial, Acquisition Sub and OAC (incorporated by reference to
                Exhibit  2.1 to Ocwen  Financial's  Current  Report  on Form 8-K
                dated July 25, 1999).

2.2             Plan of Merger among Ocwen  Financial,  Acquisition  Sub and OAC
                (incorporated by reference to Annex II to the Proxy Statement).

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