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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


July 12, 2007
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, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, California
90401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 (Zip Code)
 
(310) 255-4493
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 

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Item 7.01.
  
Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On July 13, 2007, Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that, on July 12, 2007, its board of directors had declared a dividend of $0.05 per share on the Company’s common stock for the second quarter of 2007.  The Company also announced that, on July 12, 2007, its board of directors had declared a dividend of $0.539063 per share on the Company’s 8.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock for the third quarter of 2007. The Company also announced that, on July 12, 2007, its board of directors had declared a dividend of $0.390625 per share on the Company’s 6.25% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock for the third quarter of 2007.A copy of that release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 referenced in Item 9.01 below) is being provided under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1 referenced in Item 9.01 below) shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

As discussed therein, the press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act 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
     
    Press Release dated July 13, 2007 of the Registrant.
 

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: July 13, 2007
By:
/s/ Lloyd McAdams  
    Chief Executive Officer  
       
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit #
  
Description
99.1
  
Press Release dated July 13, 2007 of the Registrant.
     

 
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