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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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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) – November 4, 2003

 

ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

Maryland		001-13709		52-2059785
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 250, Santa Monica, California		90401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 255-4493

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)

 

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Item 5.    Other Events.

 

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release on November 4, 2003 announcing the formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Belvedere Trust Mortgage Corporation. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.    Exhibits.

 

(a)

Not Applicable.

 

(b)

Not Applicable.

 

(c)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Press Release dated November 4, 2003 of the Registrant.

 

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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
Date: November 4, 2003						By:		/S/    JOSEPH LLOYD MCADAMS
						Name: Title:		Joseph Lloyd McAdams President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated November 4, 2003 of the Registrant.