UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 17, 2012 (July 17, 2012)
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AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-34057 | 26-1701984 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2 Bethesda Metro Center, 14th Floor
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(301) 968-9300
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 17, 2012, American Capital Agency Corp. (the "registrant") issued a press release announcing its preliminary estimates of select financial data as of and for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 (the "Release").
Pursuant to General Instruction F to the Securities and Exchange Commission's Current Report on Form 8-K, the Release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and the information contained in the Release is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by this reference. The information contained in this Item 2.02 is being "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document filed or furnished pursuant to the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 17, 2012. | ||
SIGNATURE
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.
| AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP. | |||
| Dated: | July 17, 2012 | By: | /s/ SAMUEL A. FLAX |
| Samuel A. Flax | |||
| Executive Vice President and Secretary | |||