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): August 8, 2002 (August 8, 2002) AMERICAN INSURED MORTGAGE INVESTORS (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) California 1-11060 13-3180848 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 11200 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code, of Registrant) (301) 816-2300 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 2 Item 5. Other Events. Attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a press release issued by the General Partner on August 8, 2002 announcing the deferral of payment of regular cash flow distributions to the Partnership's unitholders. The above referenced press release is incorporated by reference herein. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this report: Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release dated August 8, 2002. 3 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. AMERICAN INSURED MORTGAGE INVESTORS By: CRIIMI, Inc. General Partner Dated: August 8, 2002 By:/s/ Mark A. Libera ------------------------- Mark A. Libera Vice President General Counsel 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 99.1 Press Release dated August 8, 2002 * Filed herewith.