Form 8-K

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) – May 8, 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)




Item 5.  Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

          On May 8, 2003, Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (the “Registrant”) entered into an underwriting agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1, with the underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the sale of 3,850,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). An additional 577,500 shares of Common Stock are subject to a 30-day option granted to the Underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is expected to close on May 14, 2003.

Item 7.  Exhibits.

 

(a)

Not Applicable.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Not Applicable.

 

 

 

 

(c)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

 

Description


 


1.1

 

Underwriting Agreement dated May 8, 2003, between the Registrant and the Underwriters.

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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:  May 8, 2003

By:

/s/ LLOYD MCADAMS

 

 

 


 

 

Name:

Lloyd McAdams

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

 

Description


 


1.1

 

Underwriting Agreement dated May 8, 2003, between the Registrant and the Underwriters.

EXHIBIT INDEX
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