Anworth Mortgage Asset (RC+C) 8-K Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation Reports

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) – December 18, 2003

ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Maryland	001-13709	52-2059785
(State or Other Jurisdictionof 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 7. Exhibits.

(a) Not Applicable.

(b) Not Applicable.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release dated December 18, 2003 of the Registrant.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On December 18, 2003, Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation issued a press release announcing its dividend for the fourth quarter of 2003. A copy of that release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being is provided under Item 12 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, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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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:	December 18, 2003	By:	/s/     Lloyd McAdams
		Name:	Lloyd McAdams
		Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated December 18, 2003 of the Registrant.