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
February 8, 2011
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)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On February 8, 2011, Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (the “Company”) and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as sales agent (the “Sales Agent”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”), amending the terms of that certain Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement dated May 14, 2008 between the Company and the Sales Agent (the “Agreement”), the form of which is an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 15, 2008.
The Amendment provides that the reference in the Agreement to the registration statement on Form S-3 of the Company (File No. 333-143173) is replaced by a subsequent registration statement on Form S-3 of the Company (File No. 333-164046). The Amendment also makes certain other conforming changes to the Agreement.
This summary of the terms of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) | Not Applicable. |
(b) | Not Applicable. |
(c) | Not Applicable. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit # | Description | |
10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Sales Agreement dated February 8, 2011 by and between Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation. |
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: February 8, 2011 | By: | /s/ Lloyd McAdams | ||||
Lloyd McAdams Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit # | Description | |
10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Sales Agreement dated February 8, 2011 by and between Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation. |