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
December 30, 2009
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 December 30, 2009, American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as the Administrator of the Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation 2009 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), mailed a letter (the “Letter”) to all participants in the Plan notifying them of a change in the Small Cash Purchase Investment Date (as that term is defined in the Plan) and the filing of a new registration statement for the Plan. A copy of the Letter is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) | Not Applicable. | |
| (b) | Not Applicable. | |
| (c) | Not Applicable. | |
| (d) | Exhibits. | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | ||
| Letter dated December 28, 2009. | ||
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: January 5, 2010 |
By: | /s/ Lloyd McAdams | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit # |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Letter dated December 28, 2009. |