================================================================================ 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 ------------------- May 15, 2003 (Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)) Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 011-11981 52-1449733 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number) 218 North Charles Street, Suite 500 21201 Baltimore, Maryland (Zip Code) (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (443) 263-2900 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) ================================================================================ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. ------------ On May 15, 2003, Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a definitive Purchase Agreement to acquire the Housing and Community Investing business segment from Lend Lease Corporation Limited. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 20.1 and incorporated by reference herein. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. --------------------------------- (c) Exhibits. -------- Exhibit No. Description of Document ---------- ----------------------- 20.1 Press release of Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC, dated May 15, 2003. 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. MUNICIPAL MORTGAGE & EQUITY, LLC Date: May 15, 2003 By: /s/ William S. Harrison --------------------------------------- William S. Harrison Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer