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
October
8, 2010
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ANWORTH
MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-13709 |
52-2059785 |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1299 Ocean Avenue, Second Floor, Santa Monica, California |
90401 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(310)
255-4493
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On October 8, 2010, Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.539063 per share on the Company’s 8.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock for the fourth quarter of 2010. The Company also announced that its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.390625 per share on the Company’s 6.25% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) for the fourth quarter of 2010. A copy of the Press Release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
In addition, in the press release the Company announced that effective October 12, 2010, the conversion rate on the Series B Preferred Stock will increase from 3.2990 shares of the Company’s common stock to 3.3564 shares of its common stock.
As discussed therein, the press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements relate to the Company’s current expectations and are subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the Press Release as well as in the Company’s other documents filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, that actual events and/or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) | Not Applicable. | ||
(b) | Not Applicable. | ||
(c) | Not Applicable. | ||
(d) | Exhibits. | ||
Exhibit 99.1 |
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Press Release dated October 8, 2010. |
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.
ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION |
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Date: | October 8, 2010 | By: |
/s/ Lloyd McAdams |
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Lloyd McAdams |
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Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit # |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press Release dated October 8, 2010. |