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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) December 21, 2000
ABN AMRO MORTGAGE CORPORATION (as depositor under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2000 providing for, inter alia, the
issuance of ABN AMRO Mortgage Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2000-4)
ABN AMRO MORTGAGE CORPORATION Series 2000-4
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
333-85443-06 36-3886007
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
181 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(248) 643-2530
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On December 21, 2000, the Registrant caused the issuance and sale of
approximately $267,613,760 initial principal amount of Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2000-4 (the "Certificates") pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2000, among ABN AMRO Mortgage
Corporation, as depositor, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee and ABN AMRO
Mortgage Group, Inc., as servicer.
In connection with the sale of the Certificates, the Registrant is
filing a copy of the opinion letter issued by Mayer, Brown & Platt with respect
to tax matters and legality.
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ITEM 601(a) OF
REGULATION S-K
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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5.1 Opinion Letter re: legality
8.1 Opinion Letter re: tax matters
(included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
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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.
ABN AMRO MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Dated: December 21, 2000 By: /s/ Maria Fregosi
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Name: Maria Fregosi
Title: Vice President
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
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ITEM 601(a) OF SEQUENTIALLY
REGULATION S-K NUMBERED
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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5.1 Opinion Letter re: legality
8.1 Opinion Letter re: tax matters
(included as Part of Exhibit 5.1)
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