8-K 1 a37513.txt ARGENT SECURITIES INC. ================================================================================ 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): April 21, 2004 ARGENT SECURITIES INC. (as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, providing for the issuance of Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-W5) Argent Securities Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 333-112237 77-0599834 ---------------------------- ------------ ---------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number) 1100 Town & Country Road, Suite 1100 Orange, California 92868 ------------------ ----- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (714) 564-0660 ================================================================================ -2- Item 5. Other Events Description of the Certificates and the Mortgage Pool On April 6, 2004 (the "Closing Date"), a single series of certificates, entitled Argent Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-W5 (the "Certificates"), was issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004 (the "Agreement"), among Argent Securities Inc. as depositor (the "Registrant"), Ameriquest Mortgage Company as master servicer (the "Master Servicer") and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Certificates designated as the Series 2004-W5 Certificates represent in the aggregate the entire beneficial ownership interest in a trust fund (the "Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool (the "Mortgage Pool") of conventional, one- to four-family, first lien adjustable-rate and fixed-rate mortgage loans having original terms to maturity up to 30 years (the "Mortgage Loans"). As of the Cut-off Date, the Trust Fund primarily consisted of the Mortgage Pool, which consisted of Mortgage Loans having an aggregate principal balance of $1,299,995,107.77. The tables attached as an exhibit hereto describe certain characteristics of the Mortgage Pool as of the Cut-off Date. -3- Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits 1. Not applicable 2. Not applicable 3. Exhibits

-4- 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. Dated: April 20, 2004 ARGENT SECURITIES INC. By: /s/ John P. Grazer ------------------------------------ Name: John P. Grazer Title: CFO -5- Index to Exhibits

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