UNITED STATES 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 10, 1999 0-21017 (Commission File Number) BANK UNITED CORP. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 13-3528556 (State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas (Address of Registrant's principal executive office) (713) 543-6500 (Registrant's telephone number) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS Bank United Corp. (the "Company") is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of up to 2,300,000 Premium Income Equity Securities ("PIES") and 1,200,000 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock"), pursuant to the shelf registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on July 27, 1999 (File Nos. 333-75937 and 333-83797), as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission on July 29, 1999, and as amended by Amendment No. 2 filed with the Commission on August 4, 1999 (as so amended, the "Registration Statement"). The exhibits listed below are being listed herewith in lieu of filing them as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and, since this form is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, such exhibits are set forth in full in the Registration Statement. ITEM 7. EXHIBITS The following exhibits are filed herewith: Exhibit Number Title 1.1 Underwriting Agreement relating to PIES. 1.2 Underwriting Agreement relating to Series A Preferred Stock. 4.1 Certificate of designation with respect to Series A Preferred Stock 4.2 Certificate of designation with respect to Series B Preferred Stock. 4.3 Certificate evidencing Corporate PIES. 4.4 Certificate evidencing Treasury PIES. 4.5 Purchase Contract Agreement. 4.6 Pledge Agreement. 4.7 Remarketing Agreement. 5.1 Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. -2- SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. BANK UNITED CORP. By: /s/ Randolph C. Henson ------------------------- Name: Randolph C. Henson Title: Associate General Counsel and Secretary Date: August 10, 1999 -3- EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Title 1.1 Underwriting Agreement relating to PIES. 1.2 Underwriting Agreement relating to Series A Preferred Stock. 4.1 Certificate of designation with respect to Series A Preferred Stock. 4.2 Certificate of designation with respect to Series B Preferred Stock. 4.3 Certificate evidencing Corporate PIES. 4.4 Certificate evidencing Treasury PIES. 4.5 Purchase Contract Agreement. 4.6 Pledge Agreement. 4.7 Remarketing Agreement. 5.1 Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. -4-