========================================================================== 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) JUNE 28, 2001 AAMES CAPITAL ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION ON BEHALF OF AAMES MORTGAGE TRUST 2001-2 -------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 333-54184-01 95-4619902 - ----------------------------- ------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. employer of incorporation) file number) identification no.) 350 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071 - --------------------------------------------------- ------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP Code) (323) 210-5000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registrant's telephone number, including area code N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) =============================================================================== Item 5. Other Events Aames Capital Corporation (the "Seller") registered up to $2,003,994,800 aggregate principal amount of asset-backed certificates and asset-backed bonds under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), pursuant to a Registration Statement on form S-3, including a prospectus (Registration Statement File No. 333-54184) (the "Registration Statement"). Pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Seller filed a Prospectus Supplement, dated June 13, 2001, and a Prospectus, dated June 13, 2001 (together, the "Prospectus"), relating to $150,000,000 (approximate) aggregate principal amount of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-2 (the "Certificates"), issued by Aames Mortgage Trust 2001-2 (the "Trust") on June 28, 2001 (the "Closing Date"). The Certificates consist of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-IO, Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class B Certificates (collectively, the "Offered Certificates"), Class R Certificates, Class P Certificates and Class C Certificates (the "Class R Certificates, " the "Class P Certificates" and "Class C Certificates", respectively, and collectively with the Offered Certificates, the "Certificates"). Only the Offered Certificates were offered by the Prospectus. The Certificates represent undivided beneficial ownership interests in the Trust, which was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2001 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") between the Seller, as seller, Aames Capital Acceptance Corporation, as depositor (the "Depositor"), Countrywide Home Loans, as servicer, and Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee"). On the Closing Date, the corpus of the Trust consisted primarily of a pool (the "Mortgage Pool") of home equity mortgage loans (the "Initial Mortgage Loans"). This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to file a copy of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement executed in connection with the issuance of the Certificates. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus. The Prospectus has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under file number 333-54184. Item 7. Financial Statements: Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (a) Not applicable. (b) Not applicable. (c) Exhibits: 4.1 Pooling and Servicing Agreement -2- 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. AAMES CAPITAL ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION By: /s/ John Kohler --------------------------------- John Kohler Executive Vice President Dated: June 28, 2001 -3- EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit - ----------- ---------------------- 4.1 Pooling and Servicing Agreement