UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10 K

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE 

ACT OF 1934 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002

Or

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________to _______

Commission file number 333 84456 01

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., (as depositor under Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2002, which forms Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2002 MW1)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

13 3416059

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4 World Financial Center, 1oth Floor, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 

(Address of principal executive offices)

10080

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212 449 1000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

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.

Yes [ X ] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 

of Regulation S K (~229.405 of this chapter)is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of 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. 

Not Applicable 

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non voting common equity held 

by non affiliates of the registrant. The aggregate market value shall be computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the 

average bid and asked prices of such common equity, as of a specified date 

within 60 days prior to the date of filing. (See definition of affiliate in Rule 405, 17 CFR 230.405.)

Not Applicable

APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPCTY

PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

Not Applicable

 

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of 

common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Not Applicable

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10 K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders: (2) Any proxy or information statement: and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).

PART I 

Item 1. Business.

Not applicable

Item 2. Properties.

Not applicable

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings involving

the trust created under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the Trust), 

the Trustee, the Servicer or the registrant with respect to the Trust 

other than routine litigation incidental to the duties of the respective

parties.

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

None. 

PART II 

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

Matters.

Not applicable. 

Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

Not applicable. 

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 

Results of Operation.

Not applicable. 

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

Not applicable. 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and 

Financial Disclosure.

None. 

PART III 

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

Not applicable. 

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

Not applicable. 

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

Not applicable. 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

Not applicable. 

PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8 K.

- Exhibits

(99.1) Annual Independent Accountant's Servicing Report for the year ended 

December 31, 2002.

a) Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Servicer

b) Lend Lease Asset Management, L.P., as Special Servicer

(99.2) Report of Management as to compliance with minimum servicing standards 

for the year ended December 31, 2002.

a) Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Servicer

b) Lend Lease Asset Management, L.P., as Special Servicer

(99.3) Annual Statement of Compliance for the year ended December 31, 2002.

a) Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Servicer

b) Lend Lease Asset Management, L.P., as Special Servicer

(99.4) Aggregate Statement of Principal and Interest Distributions to 

Certificateholders as of December 31, 2002.

(B)	Reports on Form 8 K were filed during the last quarter of 2002 in order to provide statements for the monthly distributions to investors on October 15, 2002, November 15, 2002 and December 13, 2002. 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. by LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2002 MW1 as Attorney In Fact

By: /s/ Russell Goldenberg

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Russell Goldenberg

Group Senior Vice President

Date: March 26, 2003

 

 

Certification

 

I,      Mathew Whalen, certify that:

- I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10 K, and all reports on Form 8 K containing distribution or servicing reports filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by this annual report, of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.;
- Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by this annual report;
- Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information required to be provided to the trustee by the servicer under the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, for inclusion in these reports is included in these reports;
- Based on my knowledge and upon the annual compliance statement included in the report and required to be delivered to the trustee in accordance with the terms of the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, and except as disclosed in the reports, the servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the servicing agreement; and
- The reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the report provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting a review in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar procedure, as set forth in the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, that is included in these reports.

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee, Wachovia Bank, as Servicer and Lend Lease Asset Management, L.P. as Special Servicer.

 

Date:  March 31, 2003

By:     /s/ Mathew Whalen

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Mathew Whalen

Chairman and President