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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-K

Commission file number:  1-13563

               Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

               Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

               Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).

               At March 26, 2003, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $16,495,104, based upon the average closing bid and ask price of the Common Stock on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board on that date.  At March 26, 2003, the Registrant had outstanding 14,038,983 shares of Common Stock.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

               None.

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LASER MORTGAGE MANAGEMENT, INC.

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PART I

Items 1. and 2.     Business and Properties

General

               LASER Mortgage Management, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on May 1, 2001, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of LASER Mortgage Management, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“LASER Maryland”), and is the successor by merger to LASER Maryland.  LASER Maryland was incorporated in Maryland on September 3, 1997 and commenced its operations on November 26, 1997.  On May 30, 2001, the Company’s Board of Directors and sole stockholder, LASER Maryland, approved the liquidation and dissolution of the Company under the terms and conditions of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, subject to the approval of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution by the stockholders of LASER Maryland.  On July 27, 2001, the stockholders of LASER Maryland, at the annual meeting, approved the reincorporation of LASER Maryland in Delaware (the “Reincorporation”), through the merger of LASER Maryland with and into the Company, and the subsequent liquidation and dissolution of the Company under the terms and conditions of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.  On July 31, 2001, LASER Maryland completed the Reincorporation by merging with and into the Company.  As of the effective date of the Reincorporation, LASER Maryland ceased to exist.  On August 3, 2001, the Company filed a certificate of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and the dissolution of the Company was effective upon such filing.  The Company has ceased to conduct normal business operations and now operates solely for the purpose of providing for the satisfaction of its obligations, adjusting and winding-up its business and affairs and distributing its remaining net assets.  References herein to “LASER” or the “Company” include LASER Maryland prior to the date of the Reincorporation, as applicable.

               In accordance with the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, receiving the approval of the Delaware Court of Chancery, on December 28, 2001, the Company made a distribution of $3.00 per outstanding share of common stock to stockholders of record as of December 17, 2001.  As of December 31, 2002, the estimated net realizable value of the Company’s net assets in liquidation was $1.31 per share.  The Delaware Court of Chancery granted permission on March 18, 2003 to make a distribution of $0.50 per outstanding share of common stock and the Company expects to make that distribution on April 8, 2003 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2003.  After providing for expenses and subject to court approval, the Company expects to distribute the majority of the remaining net assets in liquidation over the next two years with a final liquidating distribution to occur thereafter.  The total amount of distributions to stockholders is subject to change based on numerous factors, including operating expenses, the Delaware Court of Chancery modifying the distribution amounts and timing currently envisioned by the Board of Directors under the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, unanticipated claims or expenses, as well as other factors beyond the control of the Company.

               At its inception, the Company elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), commencing with its short taxable year ended December 31, 1997.  The Company qualified as a REIT for the taxable years ended December 31, 1997 through 2001.  The Company did not qualify as a REIT for the year beginning January 1, 2002.  See “Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

               As described above, stockholders approved the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of the Company on July 27, 2001.  As a result, the Company adopted liquidation basis accounting on July 28, 2001.  Prior to July 28, 2001, the Company’s operating results were presented in accordance with the historical cost (or going concern) basis accounting.  Under liquidation basis accounting, the Company’s income, expenses and other comprehensive income are reported as changes in net assets in liquidation in lieu of a statement of operations and comprehensive income.  Additionally, under liquidation basis accounting, the Company’s assets are carried at their estimated net realizable values and the Company’s liabilities are reported at their expected settlement amounts in a statement of net assets in liquidation in lieu of a balance sheet.

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               The Company has conducted its operations so as not to become regulated as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”).  As a result of the sales of Mortgage Assets during 2002, and applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act, the Company will not engage in any transactions except those which are “merely incidental to its dissolution” so as to avoid having to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.

Properties

               The Company’s executive offices are located within the offices of Mariner Investment Group, Inc. (“Mariner Investment Group”) at 780 Third Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017.

Recent Developments

               On February 4, 2003, the Company withdrew the lawsuit it filed on October 23, 2000 against Nomura Securities International, Inc.  (“Nomura”), Nomura Asset Capital Corporation (“Nomura Asset”) and Asset Securitization Corporation (“ASC”), in the Southern District of New York, and all claims were dismissed with prejudice and without costs.  The Company had alleged that the defendants defrauded the Company into purchasing over $19.0 million worth of mortgage pass-through certificates by failing to disclose, among other things, that one of the largest loans in the mortgage pool was seriously troubled.

               The Delaware Court of Chancery granted permission on March 18, 2003 to make a distribution of $0.50 per outstanding share of common stock and the Company expects to make that distribution on April 8, 2003 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2003.

Prior Investment Strategy

               The Company was organized to create and manage an investment portfolio of primarily mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans that, in combination with financing and hedging activities, would generate income for distribution to its stockholders while preserving the Company’s capital base.  The mortgage-backed securities included mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations, other securities representing interests in, or obligations backed by, pools of mortgage loans and mortgage derivative securities (collectively, the “Mortgage Securities”).  The mortgage loans were secured by first or second liens on single-family residential, multi-family residential, commercial or other real property (the “Mortgage Loans” and, together with the Mortgage Securities, the “Mortgage Assets”).

               The Company maintained a portfolio at its peak of approximately $3.8 billion of Mortgage Assets in June 1998.  From June 1998 through March 2000, the Company delivered its portfolio by selling certain securities and repaying borrowings in an attempt to reduce the portfolio’s susceptibility to basis and interest rate risk and to create additional liquidity.  In November 1999, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized management to conduct a competitive sale of its less liquid portfolio assets as part of its ongoing program to reduce the volatility of the Company’s assets.

               In order to maximize stockholder value, the Board of Directors continuously reviewed the Company’s strategic position and its short-term and long-term prospects.  The Board of Directors determined that adverse developments in the markets for mortgage-backed securities, REIT stocks in general and the Company’s shares in particular made it more difficult for the Company to enhance stockholder value by growing its business as an independent entity and that the Company would continue to experience difficulties in obtaining new debt or equity financing at a reasonable cost.  Therefore, the Board of Directors unanimously agreed in April 2001 that the liquidation and dissolution of the Company was the best alternative available to maximize stockholder value.

               From time to time before the adoption by the stockholders of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, the Company received inquiries from third parties concerning a possible acquisition of the Company or its outstanding shares of common stock.  Some of those inquiries concerned a possible acquisition only after an initial liquidating distribution had been made to stockholders.  None of those inquiries resulted in a transaction proposal that the Board of Directors viewed as being as favorable to stockholders as the liquidation and dissolution of the Company.

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               During 2002, in connection with its liquidation and dissolution, the Company completed the liquidation of its portfolio of Mortgage Assets that were not previously determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired and repaid all of the leverage financing used to maintain its portfolio.

Management Arrangements

               From November 1, 1999 to November 1, 2001, Mariner Mortgage Management, L.L.C. (“Mariner”) served as the external manager of the Company and was responsible for the day-to-day management of the Company’s investments and operations.  Under the management agreement then in effect, Mariner became entitled to be paid an incentive fee on the date on which the Board of Directors adopted resolutions approving the liquidation and dissolution.  Pursuant to the terms of the management agreement, an incentive fee of $1,219,285 was paid to Mariner on May 1, 2001.  Mariner was not entitled to receive any other fee in connection with the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.  In accordance with the terms of the management agreement, Mariner continued to receive its base management fee of $50,000 per month until the termination of the management agreement  on November 1, 2001.

               The table below shows the management incurred paid by the Company to Mariner pursuant to the terms of the Mariner management agreement:

               Other than the $1,219,285 incentive fee paid to Mariner as described above, no incentive fees were paid to Mariner in 2001 or 2000.

               Upon the termination of the management agreement on November 1, 2001, the Company became self managed and entered into employment agreements with William J. Michaelcheck, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Charles R. Howe, II, the Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, each at a salary of $10,000 per month.  Effective October 1, 2002, the employment agreement with Mr. Howe was amended to reduce his salary to $5,000 per month.  Messrs. Michaelcheck and Howe previously were responsible for managing the Company’s portfolio at Mariner and continue to have significant responsibilities at Mariner.

               On November 1, 2001, the Company also entered into a support services agreement with Mariner Investment Group, an affiliate of Mariner, under which Mariner Investment Group will provide the Company with office space and services, bookkeeping and accounting services and such other services as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Company and Mariner Investment Group for a fee of $30,000 per month.  Effective July 1, 2002, the fee under the support services agreement was reduced to $20,000 per month.

               All of the management arrangements discussed above have been ratified and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

Federal Income Tax Considerations

               Taxation of the Company

               At its inception, the Company elected to be taxed for federal income tax purposes as a REIT under the REIT Provisions of the Code.  As such, the Company generally was entitled to a deduction for all dividends it paid to its stockholders for a taxable year.  As a result, the Company was not subject to federal income taxation with respect to its distributed income.  Because less than 75% of the Company’s gross income for the 2002 taxable year derived from real estate sources prescribed in the Code, the Company did not qualify as a REIT for the year beginning January 1, 2002.

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               For any taxable year in which the Company does not qualify as a REIT, the Company would be subject to federal income tax at corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) with respect to gains from liquidating sales of assets and income from operations for that year and for subsequent taxable years.  In addition, the Company may no longer deduct dividends paid to stockholders in computing its income.  Any corporate level taxes generally would reduce amounts available for distribution by the Company.

               Revenue Procedure 99-17 provided securities and commodities traders with the ability to elect mark-to-market treatment for 1998 by including a statement with their timely filed 1998 tax return.  The election applies for all future years as well unless revoked with the consent of the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”).  The Company elected mark-to-market treatment as a securities trader, and, accordingly, recognizes gains and losses prior to the actual disposition of its securities.  Moreover, some if not all of these constructive gains and losses, as well as some if not all gains or losses from actual dispositions of securities, for both 1998 and beyond, are being treated as ordinary in nature, and not capital, as they would be in the absence of this election.  There is no assurance, however, that the Company’s election will not be challenged on the ground that it was not in fact a trader in securities, or that it was only a trader with respect to some, but not all, of its securities.  As such, there is a risk that the Company will be limited in its ability to recognize certain losses.

               The Company believes that during 1999 it experienced an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Code.  Consequently, the Company’s use of NOLs generated before the ownership change to reduce taxable income after the ownership change will be subject to limitations under Code Section 382.  Generally, Code Section 382 limits the use of NOLs in any year to the value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the ownership change multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt rate (published by the IRS) with respect to that date.

               Tax Consequences of Liquidating Distributions to Stockholders

               The Company has been advised that the distributions of proceeds of sales of assets to stockholders pursuant to the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution should be treated as distributions in a complete liquidation.  In this case, distributions should not be treated as dividends received by a stockholder, but rather as if the stockholder had sold its shares.  Also in this case, a stockholder should recognize gain or loss with respect to each share held by the stockholder, measured by the difference between:

               If a stockholder holds blocks of shares acquired at different times or at different costs, each liquidating distribution would be allocated ratably among the various blocks of shares, and gain or loss would be computed separately with respect to each block of shares.

               Gain or loss recognized by a stockholder would be capital gain or loss if the shares are held by the stockholder as capital assets.  Capital gain or loss would be long-term if the shares were held for more than 12 months.  Corporate stockholders may deduct capital losses in the year recognized only to the extent of capital gains recognized during such year.  Unused capital losses of a corporation may generally be carried back three years and forward for five years, but may not be carried to any year in which they would create or increase a net operating loss.  Individual stockholders may deduct capital losses each year to the extent of their capital gains, plus $3,000. Any unused capital loss may be carried forward indefinitely by individual taxpayers until the individual recognizes sufficient capital gains to absorb them or recognizes such losses at the rate of up to $3,000 per year.  Capital losses may not be carried back by an individual.

               The liquidation and dissolution will result in more than one liquidating distribution to the stockholders.  Each liquidating distribution would be first applied against the adjusted tax basis of each of a stockholder’s shares and gain would be recognized with respect to a share only after an amount equal to the adjusted tax basis of such share has been fully recovered.  Any losses with respect to a share could be recognized by a stockholder only after we have made our final distribution, if any, or after the last substantial liquidating distribution was determinable

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with reasonable certainty.  As a consequence of the foregoing, stockholders that would realize losses under the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution would likely be prevented from recognizing such losses until the receipt of the final distribution.

               Stockholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them of receiving liquidation distributions.

               Tax Consequences of Liquidating Distributions to Non-United States Stockholders

               Because liquidating distributions pursuant to the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution should be treated as paid in exchange for a stockholder’s shares and not as dividends, no withholding on liquidating distributions should generally be required.

               Although the Company will not be required to withhold against liquidating distributions to any non-U.S. stockholder (the term “non-U.S. stockholder”, as used herein, refers to a stockholder that is not a “U.S. person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), a non-U.S. stockholder nevertheless will be subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to liquidating distributions under the following circumstances.  First, if a non-U.S. stockholder’s investment in the Company’s shares is effectively connected with the non-U.S. stockholder’s U.S. trade or business, the non-U.S. stockholder generally will be subject to the same treatment as U.S. stockholders with respect to liquidating distributions, and if the non-U.S. stockholder is a corporation, it may also be subject to the branch profits tax.  Second, if the non-U.S. stockholder is a nonresident alien individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year in which the liquidating distributions are received and certain other conditions apply, the nonresident alien individual will be subject to a 30% tax on the individual’s capital gains.

               Non-U.S. stockholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them of receiving liquidating distributions.

               Information Reporting Requirements and Backup Withholding

               The Company reports to its U.S. stockholders and to the IRS the amount of distributions paid during each calendar year, and the amount of tax withheld, if any.  Under the backup withholding rules, a stockholder may be subject to backup withholding at the rate of 30% with respect to distributions paid unless such holder (i) is a corporation or comes within certain other exempt categories and, when required, demonstrates this fact, or (ii) provides a taxpayer identification number, certifies as to no loss of exemption from backup withholding, and otherwise complies with the applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules.  A stockholder who does not provide the Company with his correct taxpayer identification number also may be subject to penalties imposed by the IRS.  Any amount paid as backup withholding will be creditable against the stockholder’s income tax liability.  The Treasury Department has issued regulations regarding the backup withholding rules as applied to non-U.S. stockholders that unify and tighten current certification procedures and forms and clarify reliance standards.

               State and Local Taxes

               The Company and its stockholders may be subject to state and local tax in various states and localities, including those states and localities in which it or they transact business, own property, or reside.  The state and local tax treatment of the Company and its stockholders in such jurisdictions may differ from the federal income tax treatment described above.  Consequently, stockholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect of state and local tax laws on their ownership of the Common Stock.

Employees

               The Company currently has two employees.  Mariner Investment Group provides various support services to the Company pursuant to a support services agreement described in “—Management Arrangements” above.

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Item 3.     Legal Proceedings.

               On October 23, 2000, the Company filed suit in federal court in the Southern District of New York against ASC, Nomura Asset and Nomura alleging that the defendants defrauded the Company into purchasing over $19.0 million worth of mortgage pass-through certificates by failing to disclose among other things, that one of largest loans in the mortgage pool was seriously troubled.  On December 8, 2000, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the action.  On September 5, 2001, defendants’ motion to dismiss the action was granted with respect to the claims brought under Sections 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and denied with respect to the common law fraud claims and claims brought under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.  On February 4, 2003, the Company withdrew the lawsuit and all claims were dismissed with prejudice and without costs.

               In accordance with the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, on November 8, 2001, the Board of Directors filed a petition with the Delaware Court of Chancery for permission to make an initial distribution to stockholders of $3.00 per outstanding common share.  On November 28, 2001, the Delaware Court of Chancery approved this initial distribution to stockholders.  On December 28, 2001, a distribution of $3.00 per outstanding share of common stock was made to stockholders of record as of December 17, 2001.  The Delaware Court of Chancery granted permission on March 18, 2003 to make a distribution of $0.50 per outstanding share of common stock and the Company expects to make that distribution on April 8, 2003 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2003.

Item 4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

               None.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

               The Company’s executive officers are as follows:

               The Company’s officers are elected by the Board of Directors and serve at the discretion of the Board.

               William J. Michaelcheck has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since November 1999 and the Chairman and sole member of Mariner since its inception in October 1999.  Mr. Michaelcheck has been the Chairman and sole stockholder of Mariner Investment Group since 1992. Formerly, he was Executive Vice President of the Bear Stearns Companies Inc. and a Senior Managing Director of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., where he was co-head of the Fixed-Income Department and also responsible for a large segment of the firm’s trading activities and risk management. Mr. Michaelcheck joined Bear Stearns in 1979 as co-creator of the Government Bond Department, becoming a General Partner in 1981 and a Senior Managing Director when Bear Stearns became a publicly-held corporation.  He was named Executive Vice President in 1987, and served on the firm’s Executive Committee and Management and Compensation Committee until leaving Bear Stearns in October 1992.

               Charles R. Howe, II has been the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company since January 2000 and the Chief Financial Officer of Mariner since its inception and of Mariner Investment Group for more than five years.

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PART II

Item 5.     Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

               The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) announced on May 15, 2002, that, as a consequence of the Company’s adoption of the Plan of Liquidation and Distribution, it would take action to delist the Company’s common stock.  The Company did not challenge the NYSE’s actions and the NYSE suspended trading in the common stock on May 24, 2002.  The common stock of the Company trades on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) under the symbol “LSMM.OB”.  The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the range of high and low bid information on the OTCBB or the high and low sales prices per share of Common Stock as reported on the NYSE composite tape and the cash dividends and distributions declared per share.  The OTCBB quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

               As of March 26, 2003, the Company had 14,038,983 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding which were held by 34 holders of record.

               Future Distributions

               As of December 31, 2002, the estimated net realizable value of the Company’s net assets in liquidation was $1.31 per share.  The Delaware Court of Chancery granted permission on March 18, 2003 to make a distribution of $0.50 per outstanding share of common stock and the Company expects to make that distribution on April 8, 2003 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2003. After providing for expenses and subject to court approval, the Company expects to distribute the majority of the remaining net assets in liquidation over the next two years with a final liquidating distribution to occur thereafter.  The total amount of distributions to stockholders is subject to change based on numerous factors, including operating expenses, the Delaware Court of Chancery modifying the distribution amounts and timing currently envisioned by the Board of Directors under the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, unanticipated claims or expenses, as well as other factors beyond the control of the Company.

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Item 6.     Selected Financial Data.

               The information set forth below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and all of the financial statements and the notes thereto and other financial information included elsewhere herein.

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               As a result of the stockholders approving the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, the Company adopted liquidation basis accounting effective July 28, 2001.  Accordingly, the Company’s assets are stated at their estimated net realizable values and liabilities are stated at their estimated settlement amounts, including an accrual for estimated expenses associated with the liquidation of the Company.  This information should also be read in conjunction with “Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties” and “Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” as well as the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in “Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

Item 7.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

               You should read the following discussion in conjunction with “Selected Financial Data” and the financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere herein.

General

               On July 27, 2001, the stockholders of LASER Maryland, at the annual meeting, approved the Reincorporation of LASER Maryland in Delaware, through the merger of LASER Maryland with and into the Company, and the subsequent liquidation and dissolution of the Company under the terms and conditions of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.  On July 31, 2001, LASER Maryland completed the Reincorporation by merging with and into the Company.  As of the effective date of the Reincorporation, LASER Maryland ceased to exist.  On August 3, 2001, the Company filed a certificate of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and the dissolution of the Company was effective upon such filing.  The Company has ceased to conduct normal business operations and now operates solely for the purpose of providing for the satisfaction of its obligations, adjusting and winding-up its business and affairs and distributing its remaining net assets.

               In accordance with the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, receiving the approval of the Delaware Court of Chancery, on December 28, 2001, the Company made a distribution of $3.00 per outstanding share of common stock to stockholders of record as of December 17, 2001.  As of December 31, 2002, the estimated net realizable value of the Company’s net assets in liquidation was $1.31 per share.  The Delaware Court of Chancery granted permission on March 18, 2003 to make a distribution of $0.50 per outstanding share of common stock and the Company expects to make that distribution on April 8, 2003 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2003.  After providing for expenses and subject to court approval, the Company expects to distribute the majority of the remaining net assets in liquidation over the next two years with a final liquidating distribution to occur thereafter.  The total amount of distributions to stockholders is subject to change based on numerous factors, including operating expenses, the Delaware Court of Chancery modifying the distribution amounts and timing currently envisioned by the Board of Directors under the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, unanticipated claims or expenses, as well as other factors beyond the control of the Company.

               As a result of the stockholders approving the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, the Company adopted liquidation basis accounting effective July 28, 2001.  Accordingly, the Company’s assets are stated at their estimated net realizable values and liabilities are stated at their estimated settlement amounts, including an accrual for

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estimated expenses associated with the liquidation of the Company.  Before the adoption of liquidation basis accounting, the Company operated as a continuing business and followed going concern basis accounting.  Because substantially all of the existing assets and liabilities of the Company were carried at approximate fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the adoption of liquidation basis accounting did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements other than requiring the Company to charge stockholders’ equity for: the reduction in the carrying value of securities to reflect their estimated net realizable value, the write-off of the remaining balance of prepaid expenses, and the reserve for estimated expenses associated with the liquidation of the Company.  However, the valuation of assets and liabilities at their estimated net realizable values and estimated settlement amounts, respectively, necessarily requires estimates and assumptions.  Changes in market conditions, actual costs associated with the liquidation, and other factors may affect the amounts ultimately realized or settled, and those amounts may differ, perhaps materially, from the carrying values on the Company’s financial statements.

               At its inception, the Company elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code, commencing with its short taxable year ended December 31, 1997.  The Company qualified as a REIT for the taxable years ended December 31, 1997 through 2001.  The Company did not qualify as a REIT for the year beginning January 1, 2002.  See “Business—Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation for the Year ended December 31, 2002 compared to the Period July 28, 2001 through December 31, 2001

               Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation for the Year Ended December 31, 2002

               Under liquidation basis accounting, net assets in liquidation decreased by $(0.1) million for the year ended December 31, 2002 to $18.3 million at December 31, 2002.  The Company’s portfolio of interest earning assets, net of interest bearing liabilities, earned $0.5 million of net interest income.  In addition, the Company recorded a net gain of $0.3 million from securities for the year ended December 31, 2002 comprised primarily of payments received on a security previously determined to be impaired.  General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2002 amounted to $(0.8) million and consisted of $(0.3) million of fees paid pursuant to the support services agreement and $(0.5) million of professional fees, payroll and other expenses.

               During the year ended December 31, 2002, net cash used in operating activities amounted to $(0.6) million.  Cash generated from sales of, and principal payments on, securities amounted to $18.6 million and was used to repay the remaining outstanding repurchase agreement of $(2.0) million.  At December 31, 2002, the balance of cash and cash equivalents amounted to $18.9 million.

               Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation for the Period July 28, 2001 Through December 31, 2001

               Under liquidation basis accounting, net assets in liquidation increased by $1.8 million for the period July 28, 2001 through December 31, 2001, excluding the $(42.1) million cash liquidation distribution paid on December 28, 2001.  At December 31, 2001, net assets in liquidation amounted to $18.4 million.  The Company’s portfolio of interest earning assets, net of interest bearing liabilities, earned $1.8 million of net interest income.  In addition, the Company recorded a net increase of $0.6 million from gains on sales of securities and changes in the estimated net realizable value of the portfolio.  General and administrative expenses during that period amounted to $(0.6) million and consisted of $(0.2) million of management fees and $(0.4) million of professional fees, payroll and other expenses.

               During the period July 28, 2001 through December 31, 2001, a net $66.8 million of cash was generated from the Company’s operating and investing activities, including $66.0 million of proceeds from sales of, and principal payments on, securities.  Additionally, the Company paid $(44.4) million to substantially reduce its outstanding repurchase agreements and paid a cash liquidation distribution of  $(42.1) million.  Cash and cash equivalents amounted to $3.0 million at December 31, 2001.

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the remaining net assets of the Company.  In that regard, reductions in the aggregate amount of $(2.7) million were charged to stockholders’ equity of $61.4 million at that time.  These adjustments consist of a $(0.9) million reduction in the carrying value of securities, the immediate write-off of the remaining balance of all prepaid expenses and the recognition of the estimated costs associated with the liquidation.  However, the valuation of assets and liabilities at their estimated net realizable values and estimated settlement amounts, respectively, necessarily requires estimates and assumptions.  Changes in market conditions, actual costs associated with the liquidation, and other factors may affect the amounts ultimately realized or settled, and those amounts may differ, perhaps materially, from the carrying values on the Company’s financial statements.

Results of Operations

Period January 1, 2001 through July 27, 2001 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2000

Net Income (Loss) Summary

               General.  For the period January 1, 2001 through July 27, 2001, the Company had net income of $2.3 million, or $0.17 per weighted average share, excluding aggregate net losses from investment activities and the interest rate agreement of $(4.3) million, or $(0.31) per share, and the incentive fee of $(1.2) million, or $(0.09) per share.  For the period January 1, 2001 through July 27, 2001, the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding was 14,038,983; no distributions or dividends were declared or paid and return on average stockholders’ equity was (4.87%) on an actual basis.

               For the year ended December 31, 2000, the Company had net income of $2.4 million or $0.17 per weighted average share, before giving effect to charges relating to the impairment of certain Subordinate Interests.  The impairment charge of $(17.6) million or $(1.22) per share resulted in the Company reporting a net loss of $(15.2) million or $(1.05) per share.  For the year ended December 31, 2000, the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding was 14,369,081; no distributions or dividends were declared or paid; and return on average equity was (18.03)% (after giving effect to the impairment charges).

               Gains/Losses from Investment Activities.  For the period January 1, 2001 through July 27, 2001, the Company sold securities and recorded a net realized loss of $(4.2) million, or $(0.30) per share.  Also during this period, the Company recorded a $1.2 million increase in other comprehensive income from the unrealized net gain on securities resulting in an overall net loss in stockholders’ equity from securities of $(3.0) million.

               For the year ended December 31, 2000, the Company realized a net loss of $(1.1) million or $(0.08) per share from the sale of securities, recognized an unrealized loss of $(2.6) million or $(0.18) per share on the change in the estimated fair value of an interest rate cap agreement in effect at year-end and recorded an impairment charge of $(17.6) million or $(1.22) per share relating to the impairment of certain Subordinate Interests.  See “—Losses from Impairment Charges.”  Also during the year, the Company recorded an $(8.7) million reduction in other comprehensive loss from the unrealized net gain on securities for an aggregate net loss in stockholders’ equity from securities of $(12.6) million.  The unrealized net gain recorded during the year ended December 31, 2000 included a credit of $17.6 million for the recognition of the previously mentioned impairment charge – such recognition had no effect on stockholders’ equity.

               Losses from Impairment Charges.  The Company was notified in June 2000 of a default in a $50.0 million mortgage loan in a trust fund of which the Company owns Subordinated Interests. The securities that are affected by this event are subordinated classes of Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-D5 that represent beneficial ownership interests in a trust fund created by ASC, an affiliate of Nomura, at the time of the offering.  Thereafter, a representative of Nomura notified a representative of the Company that the amount of the recovery of the securities might be negligible.  Accordingly, management increased the unrealized loss on those securities at that time by approximately $(9.1) million representing the remaining total aggregate carrying value of those securities, pending further developments.

               On October 23, 2000 the Company filed suit in the Southern District of New York against ASC, Nomura Asset and Nomura alleging that the defendants defrauded the Company into purchasing approximately $19.0 million

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worth of ASC Securities by failing to disclose among other things, that one of largest loans in the mortgage pool was seriously troubled.  During the quarter ended December 31, 2000, the Company recognized the probable other-than-temporary impairment of those securities by charging the statement of operations and crediting accumulated other comprehensive loss on the balance sheet for the aggregate cumulative loss of $(17.6) million; such recognition had no further impact on stockholders’ equity from the time of the earlier increase in unrealized loss.  On February 4, 2003, the Company withdrew the lawsuit and all claims were dismissed with prejudice and without costs.

Taxable Income (Loss)

               For the tax years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, net operating losses as calculated for tax purposes (“NOLs”) are estimated at approximately $(1.3) million and $(6.2) million, respectively.  NOLs generally may be carried forward for 20 years.  The Company believes that during 1999 it experienced an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Code.  Consequently, its use of NOLs generated before the ownership change to reduce taxable income after the ownership change will be subject to limitations under Section 382.  Generally, the use of NOLs in any year is limited to the value of the Company’s stock on the date of the ownership change multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt rate (published by the IRS) with respect to that date.  The Company believes that the annual limitation with respect to the use of its pre-ownership change NOLs is approximately $3.0 million and that, as of December 31, 2001, approximately $91.2 million of the estimated cumulative NOL of $120.1 million is subject to the annual limitation.

               Taxable income (loss) requires an annual calculation; consequently, taxable income (loss) may be different from GAAP net loss primarily as a result of differing treatment of unrealized net gains (losses) on securities transactions.  For the Company’s tax purposes, unrealized net gains (losses) are aggregated with operating gains (losses) to produce total taxable income (loss) for the year.  For the tax years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, the Company had unrealized net gains of approximately $3.9 million and $8.7 million, respectively.

Interest Income and Average Interest Earning Asset Yields

               Historically, the Company earned interest income primarily from its portfolio of investments and cash equivalents.  The table below shows, for the period January 1, 2001 through July 27, 2001 and for the year ended December 31, 2000, the Company’s average balance of cash equivalents, investments, the yields earned on each type of interest earning asset, the yield on average interest earning assets and total interest income.

               During 2001, the Company reduced its portfolio of Mortgage Securities and Mortgage Derivatives and the leverage financing used to maintain the portfolio in connection with the liquidation or sale of the Company.  During 2000, the Company was engaged in an effort to increase its return on stockholders’ equity without exposing itself to substantial credit and interest rate risk by increasing its portfolio of Agency Certificates and Mortgage Derivatives.

Interest Expense and the Average Cost of Funds

               Historically, the Company incurred interest expense primarily from borrowed funds under short-term repurchase agreements that finance most of its portfolio of investments.  Interest expense is calculated in the same manner for tax and GAAP purposes.  The Company generally structured its borrowings to closely correlate the Company’s cost of borrowed funds with changes in one-month LIBOR.

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               The table below shows, for the period January 1, 2001 through July 27, 2001 and the year ended December 31, 2000, the Company’s average borrowed funds, interest expense and average cost of funds compared to average one and six-month LIBOR.

               During 2001, interest rates decreased and, during 2000, interest rates increased due primarily to the effect of interest rate setting actions taken by the Federal Reserve Board.

Interest Rate Agreements

               The Company followed an interest-rate risk-management strategy designed to protect against the adverse effects of major interest rate changes and used a derivative interest rate cap agreement (“cap”).

               During the second quarter of 2000, the Company purchased this cap with a notional amount of $100.0 million for a premium of $3.0 million to reduce the risk of rising interest rates on the cost of the short-term repurchase agreements used to finance its investments.  The cap agreement had a term of three years and provided for monthly payments of interest to the Company to the extent that the one-month LIBOR exceeded 6.54% as applied to the notional amount.  At December 31, 2000, the cap had an estimated fair value of $0.4 million and the Company recorded an unrealized loss of $(2.6) million in the statement of operations.  As a result of the reduction in interest rates in January 2001, the Company closed out the existing cap for $0.3 million in cash and recognized a net loss of $(0.1) million, or $(0.01) per share in the statement of operations that is comprised of a realized loss of $(2.7) million and an unrealized gain of $2.6 million from the reversal of the unrealized loss on the cap at December 31, 2000 due to its sale.

               Effective January 1, 2001, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” as amended by SFAS No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities - an Amendment of Statement No. 133.”  The adoption of the provisions of these accounting pronouncements with respect to the Company’s sole derivative instrument at that time, the interest rate agreement, had no impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

               The Company did not enter into any other interest rate agreements during 2001 and 2000.

General and Administrative Expenses

               General and administrative expenses (“operating expense” or “G&A expense”) consisted of management and incentive fees incurred to Mariner and professional and other expenses.

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Net Income (Loss) and Return on Average Stockholders’ Equity

               Net loss was $(3.2) million for the period January 1, 2001 through July 27, 2001 compared to net loss of $(15.2) million for the year ended December 31, 2000.  Return on average stockholders’ equity for the period January 1, 2001 through July 27, 2001 was (4.87)% compared to (18.03)% for the year ended December 31, 2000.  The table below shows, on an actual basis, for the period January 1, 2001 through July 27, 2001 and the year ended December 31, 2000, the Company’s net interest income, losses from investment activities, losses from impairment charges and G&A expense each as a percentage of average stockholders’ equity and the return on average stockholders’ equity.

Distributions and Taxable Income

               The Company elected to be treated as a REIT under the Code for 2001 and 2000.  Accordingly, the Company would normally distribute substantially all of its taxable income for each year to stockholders, including income resulting from gains on sales of securities.  For the tax years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, the Company determined that it had no taxable income.  On December 28, 2001, the Company made a cash liquidation distribution of $3.00 per outstanding share to stockholders.  In 2000, the Company did not make any distributions.

Financial Condition

               Investments

               During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company disposed of all of its remaining Mortgage Securities that were not previously determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired and Mortgage Loans that it held on December 31, 2001 at their carrying values, pursuant to the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.  The Mortgage Securities owned and previously determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired are estimated to have no net realizable value at December 31, 2002.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

               Liquidity measures the Company’s ability to turn non-cash assets into cash during the liquidation period to satisfy its commitments to pay ongoing general and administrative expenses including estimated costs of liquidation, and to make distributions to stockholders.  As of December 31, 2002, all of the readily marketable  non-cash assets of the Company were converted into cash and the balance of cash and cash equivalents amounted to $18.9 million.  The Company believes that its cash on hand and earnings from its cash equivalents will be adequate to support the Company and pay its obligations during the liquidation period.  The Delaware Court of Chancery granted permision on March 18, 2003 to make a distribution of $0.50 per outstanding share of common stock and the Company expects to make that distribution on April 8, 2003 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2003.

               During May 2002, the Company repaid its outstanding repurchase agreement.  At December 31, 2001, the Company had a $2.0 million repurchase agreement outstanding with a weighted average borrowing rate of 3.24% and a remaining maturity of 28 days.  At December 31, 2001, investments actually pledged had an estimated fair value of $2.0 million.

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Distributions and Taxable Income; REIT Status

               At its inception, the Company elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code commencing with its short taxable year ended December 31, 1997.  The Company qualified as a REIT for the taxable years ended December 31, 1997 through 2001.  The Company did not qualify as a REIT for the year beginning January 1, 2002.

               In accordance with the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution that received the approval of the Delaware Court of Chancery, on December 28, 2001, the Company made a distribution of $3.00 per outstanding share of common stock to stockholders of record as of December 17, 2001.  As of December 31, 2002, the estimated net realizable value of the Company’s net assets in liquidation was $1.31 per share.  The Delaware Court of Chancery granted permission on March 18, 2003 to make a distribution of $0.50 per outstanding share of common stock and the Company expects to make that distribution on April 8, 2003 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2003.  After providing for expenses and subject to court approval, the Company expects to distribute the majority of the remaining net assets in liquidation over the two year period following this approval, with a final liquidating distribution to occur thereafter.  The total amount of distributions to stockholders is subject to change based on numerous factors, including operating expenses, the Delaware Court of Chancery modifying the distribution amounts and timing currently envisioned by the Board of Directors under the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, unanticipated claims or expenses, as well as other factors beyond the control of the Company.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

               Certain statements contained under “Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, those described below:

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Item 7A.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Market Risk

               Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. The primary market risk exposure that the Company had been subject to is the movement in interest rates with respect to its portfolio of Mortgage Assets, which were highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other factors beyond the control of the Company.

               As a result of the sales during 2002 of all the remaining Mortgage Assets that were not previously determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired, the Company’s market risk with its portfolio of Mortgage Assets has been eliminated.

               The Company is exposed to interest rate risk as an investor in an overnight reverse repurchase agreement.  Due to the short-term maturity, the interest rate risk to the Company is not significant.

               Additionally, the Company is a party to certain other financial instruments, including interest receivable, accounts payable and other accrued expenses that are not interest rate sensitive.

Item 8.     Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

               The financial statements of the Company and the related notes, together with the Independent Auditors’ Report thereon, are set forth beginning on page F-1 of this Form 10-K.

Item 9.     Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

               Not Applicable.

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PART III

Item 10.     Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

Directors

               The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws provide that the Board of Directors will consist of five directors, divide the Board of Directors into three classes, Class I, II and III, with the classes serving staggered three-year terms, and provide that the number of directors may be changed by a majority vote of the entire Board of Directors.  The Company’s bylaws provide that, except in the case of a vacancy, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors will at all times be independent directors that are not affiliated directly or indirectly with any person or entity, if any, responsible for directing or performing the day-to-day business affairs of the Corporation, and that any vacancies may be filled by a majority vote of the remaining directors.

               The Company’s directors are as follows:

               The Company is not aware of any family relationship between any director or executive officer.

               Ronald J. Artinian is a private investor in First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey and, since 1992, has been a member of its Board of Trustees and a member of its Executive and Audit Committees.  Before his involvement with First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey, Mr. Artinian held various positions at Smith Barney Inc. from 1989 to 1998, including Senior Managing Director - National Manager of Taxable Fixed Income, and was the Executive Vice President - National Manager of Taxable Fixed Income for Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1976 to 1989.

               Mark W. Hobbs has been a director of LASER since October 2000, and is currently President and Chief Operating Officer of J Net Enterprises, Inc., a public company listed on the OTCBB.  From 1995 until his appointment to J Net Enterprises in June 2000, Mr. Hobbs was a partner in Mariner Investment Group, an affiliate of Mariner.  Prior to Mariner Investment Group, Mr. Hobbs was involved in private investing and financial consulting from 1991 to 1995.  From 1982 to 1991, Mr. Hobbs was President of Rosewood Financial, Inc., a private investment management company.

               Arthur House has been a director of LASER since October 2000, and is currently Principal of Meridian Public Affairs, a communications and government relations firm specializing in financial communications.  Mr. House was formerly Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs at Tenneco Inc., from June 1992 to September 1997.

               Jonathan Ilany has been a director of the Company since 1998 and an employee of Mariner Investment Group since September 2000.  Prior to joining Mariner Investment Group, Mr. Ilany was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Angiosonics, Inc., a private medical device company with operations in the United States and Israel.  Before joining Angiosonics, Inc. in 1996, Mr. Ilany had been, since 1987, a Senior Managing Director of

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Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (“Bear Stearns”) and served on the Board of Directors of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. until 1995.

               William J. Michaelcheck has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since November 1999 and the Chairman and sole member of Mariner since its inception in October 1999.  Mr. Michaelcheck has been the Chairman and sole stockholder of Mariner Investment Group since 1992.  Formerly, he was Executive Vice President of The Bear Stearns Companies and a Senior Managing Director of Bear Stearns, where he was co-head of the Fixed-Income Department and also responsible for a large segment of the firm’s trading activities and risk management.  Mr. Michaelcheck joined Bear Stearns in 1979 as co-creator of the Government Bond Department, becoming a General Partner in 1981 and a Senior Managing Director when Bear Stearns became a publicly-held corporation.  He was named Executive Vice President in 1987, and served on the firm’s Executive Committee and Management and Compensation Committee until leaving Bear Stearns in October 1992.

Executive Officers

               See the information appearing under the caption “Executive Officers” of the Registrant in Part I of the Form 10-K.

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

               Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) requires the Company’s executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of the Company’s common stock to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC and any national securities exchange on which such securities are registered.  Officers, directors and greater than ten-percent stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all such reports they file.

               Based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to the Company, or written representations that no Form 5 was required, the Company believes that all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and greater than ten-percent beneficial owners were complied with through December 31, 2002.

Item 11.     Executive Compensation.

               From November 1, 1999 to November 1, 2001, Mariner served as the external manager of the Company.  Under the management agreement with Mariner then in effect, which was entered into on November 1, 2000 and terminated on November 1, 2001, LASER did not pay any compensation to the Company’s executive officers for their services, as they were employed by Mariner.  Upon the termination of the management agreement on November 1, 2001, the Company became self managed and entered into employment agreements with William J. Michaelcheck, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Charles R. Howe, II, the Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, each at a salary of $10,000 per month.  Effective October 1, 2002, the employment agreement with Mr. Howe was amended to reduce his salary to $5,000 per month.  The Company paid no other compensation to its executive officers in 2001.  Messrs. Michaelcheck and Howe continue to have significant responsibilities at Mariner.  All of the management arrangements discussed above have been ratified and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

Compensation of Directors

               The Company pays each independent director compensation of $10,000 per annum and a fee of $500 for each meeting of the Board of Directors that he attends.  The Company reimburses each director for ordinary and necessary expenses related to such director’s attendance at Board of Directors and committee meetings.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

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Compensation Committee or officers responsible for compensation decisions and the Board of Directors or compensation committee of any other company, nor has such interlocking relationship existed in the past.

Item 12.     Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

               The following table sets forth certain information known to the Company with respect to beneficial ownership of its common stock as of March 11, 2003, by (i) each executive officer and director, (ii) any person known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of five percent or more of the common stock and (iii) all directors and executive officers as a group.  Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the table, the beneficial owners named have, to the knowledge of the Company, sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable.

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Item 13.     Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

               Upon the termination of the most recent management agreement on November 1, 2001, the Company became self managed and entered into employment agreements with William J. Michaelcheck, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Charles R. Howe, II, the Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, each at a salary of $10,000 per month.  Effective October 1, 2002, the employment agreement with Mr. Howe was amended to reduce his salary to $5,000 per month.  Messrs. Michaelcheck and Howe previously were responsible for managing the Company’s portfolio at Mariner and continue to have significant responsibilities at Mariner.

               On November 1, 2001, the Company also entered into a support services agreement with Mariner Investment Group, an affiliate of Mariner, under which Mariner Investment Group will provide the Company with office space and services, bookkeeping and accounting services and such other services as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Company and Mariner Investment Group for a fee of $30,000 per month.  Effective July 1, 2002, the fee under the

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support services agreement was reduced to $20,000 a month.  All of the management arrangements discussed above have been ratified and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

               William J. Michaelcheck, the Chairman of Mariner, and the Chairman and sole stockholder of Mariner Investment Group, is LASER’s President and Chief Executive Officer.  Charles R. Howe, II, is the Chief Financial Officer of Mariner, and Mariner Investment Group, is LASER’s Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary.  Jonathan Ilany, a Director of LASER, is an employee of Mariner Investment Group.

Item 14.     Controls and Procedures

               The Company maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in its filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.  The Company’s principal executive and financial officers have evaluated the disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days prior to the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

               There have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors which could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the completion of the evaluation.

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PART IV

Item 15.     Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.

               (a)                The Following documents are filed as a part of this report on Form 10-K:

                                   1.                Financial Statements.  The financial statements of the Company and the related notes, together with the Independent Auditors’ Report thereon, are set forth beginning on page F-1 of this Form 10-K.

                                   2.                Schedules to Financial Statements:  All financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are either inapplicable or the information required is provided in the Company’s Financial Statements and Notes thereto, included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

                                   3.                Exhibits:  See “Exhibit Index.”

                (b)                The Company did not file any current reports on Form 8-K during the quarter ended December 31, 2002.

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LASER MORTGAGE MANAGEMENT, INC.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Stockholders of
LASER Mortgage Management, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets in liquidation of LASER Mortgage Management, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the related statements of changes in net assets in liquidation and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2002 and for the period from July 28, 2001 through December 31, 2001.  In addition, we have audited the accompanying statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the period from January 1, 2001 through July 27, 2001, and for the year ended December 31, 2000.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, on July 27, 2001, the stockholders of LASER Maryland (as defined in Note 1 to the financial statements), at the annual meeting, approved the reincorporation of LASER Maryland in Delaware, through the merger of LASER Maryland with and into the Company, and the subsequent liquidation and dissolution of the Company under the terms and conditions of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.  As a result, the Company changed its basis of accounting from the going concern basis to the liquidation basis effective as of July 28, 2001.

In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets in liquidation of the Company as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, the changes in its net assets in liquidation and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2002 and for the period from July 28, 2001 through December 31, 2001, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from January 1, 2001 through July 27, 2001, and for the year ended December 31, 2000, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

March 27, 2003
Deloitte & Touche LLP

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LASER Mortgage Management, Inc.

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION (LIQUIDATION BASIS)

See notes to financial statements.

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LASER Mortgage Management, Inc.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION (LIQUIDATION BASIS)

See notes to financial statements.

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LASER Mortgage Management, Inc.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(GOING CONCERN BASIS)