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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 and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 2, 1999
MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its governing instruments)
Delaware 333-38073 13-3416059
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
World Financial Center
North Tower
New York, New York 10281
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 449-3860
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Item 5. Other Events.
On or about November 4, 1999, the Registrant will cause the issuance and
sale of its Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1999-C1 pursuant to a
Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be dated as of November 1, 1999, among the
Registrant, ORIX Real Estate Capital Markets, LLC, as master servicer, ORIX Real
Estate Capital Markets, LLC, as special servicer, and Norwest Bank Minnesota,
National Association, as trustee (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement").
In connection with the sale of the Series 1999-C1, Class A-1, Class A-2,
Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F and Class IO Certificates (the
"Underwritten Certificates"), the Registrant has been advised by Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("MLPF&S") and PaineWebber Incorporated
("PWI" and, together with MLPF&S, the "Underwriters"), that each Underwriter
has, following the effective date of Registration Statement No. 333-38073,
furnished to its prospective investors certain yield tables and other
computational materials (in the case of MLPF&S, the "MLPF&S Computational
Materials" and in the case of PWI, the "PWI Computational Materials") with
respect to the Underwritten Certificates. The MLPF&S Computational Materials,
which are listed as Exhibit 1 hereto, and the PWI Computational Materials, which
are listed as Exhibit 2 hereto, are being filed on Form SE dated November 2,
1999.
The MLPF&S Computational Materials have been provided by MLPF&S and the PWI
Computational Materials have been provided by PWI. The information in the MLPF&S
Computational Materials and the PWI Computational Materials is preliminary and
may be superseded by the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Underwritten
Certificates and by any other information subsequently filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
The MLPF&S Computational Materials were prepared by the MLPF&S and the PWI
Computational Materials were prepared by PWI, in each case at the request of
certain prospective investors, based on assumptions provided by, and satisfying
the special requirements of, such prospective investors. The MLPF&S
Computational Materials and the PWI Computational Materials may be based on
assumptions that differ from the assumptions set forth in the Prospectus
Supplement, and may not include, and do not purport to include, information
based on assumptions representing a complete set of possible scenarios.
Accordingly, the MLPF&S Computational Materials and the PWI Computational
Materials may not be relevant to or appropriate for investors other than those
specifically requesting them.
In addition, the actual characteristics and performance of the mortgage
loans expected to be deposited in trust under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement (the "Mortgage Loans") may differ from the assumptions used in the
MLPF&S Computational Materials and the PWI Computational Materials, which are
hypothetical in nature and which were provided to certain investors only to give
a general sense of how the yield, average life, duration, expected maturity,
interest rate sensitivity and cash flow characteristics of the Underwritten
Certificates might vary under varying prepayment and other scenarios. Any
difference between such
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assumptions and the actual characteristics and performance of the Mortgage Loans
will affect the actual yield, average life, duration, expected maturity,
interest rate sensitivity and cash flow characteristics of the Underwritten
Certificates.
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements.
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Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
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Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
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Item 601(a) of Regulation
Exhibit Number S-K Exhibit No. Description
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1 99 MLPF&S Computational Materials
filed on Form SE dated November
2, 1999.
2 99 PWI Computational Materials
filed on Form SE dated November
2, 1999.
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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.
MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.
By: /s/ Michael M. McGovern
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Name: Michael M. McGovern
Title: Secretary and Director
Dated: November 2, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
Item 601(a) of
Regulation
Exhibit Number S-K Exhibit No. Description Page
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1 99 MLPF&S Computational Materials
filed on Form SE dated November
2, 1999.
2 99 PWI Computational Materials
filed on Form SE dated November
2, 1999.
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