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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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
DECEMBER 13, 2000
AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION
ON BEHALF OF
AAMES MORTGAGE TRUST 2000-2
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
CALIFORNIA 333-64903 95-4438859
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. employer
of incorporation) file number) identification no.)
350 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 52ND FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071
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(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP Code)
(213) 210-5000
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS
FILING OF COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to file a copy
of the Computational Materials (as defined below) prepared and distributed by
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, as an underwriter, in connection with the issuance
by Aames Mortgage Trust 2000-2 of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2000-2. The term "Computational Materials" shall have the meaning given in the
No-Action Letter of May 20, 1994 issued by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") to Kidder, Peabody Acceptance Corporation I, Kidder,
Peabody & Co. Incorporated and Kidder Structured Asset Corporation, as made
applicable to other issuers and underwriters by the SEC in response to the
request of the Public Securities Association dated May 24, 1994, and
supplemented in the No-Action Letter of February 17, 1995 issued by the SEC to
the Public Securities Association. Some or all of the Computational Materials
were also distributed by Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. and Lehman Brothers
Inc., other underwriters; the legend which such underwriters placed on the
Computational Materials is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and 99.4.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits:
99.1 Computational Materials.
99.2 Legend of Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. for Computational
Materials
99.3 Legend of Lehman Brothers Inc. for Computational Materials
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jon Van Deuren
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Jon Van Deuren
Senior Vice President
Dated: December 13, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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99.1 Computational Materials.
99.2 Legend of Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. for Computational
Materials
99.3 Legend of Lehman Brothers Inc. For Computational Materials