SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 8, 2000 ANTHRACITE CAPITAL, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Maryland 001-13937 13-397-8906 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 409-3333 N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On February 9, 2000, Anthracite Capital, Inc. (the "Company") and CORE Cap, Inc. ("CORE Cap") announced that they had entered into a merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement"). The press release relating to the Merger Agreement and the Merger Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release issued by the Company, dated February 9, 2000. 99.2 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 8, 2000, by and among Anthracite Capital, Inc., Anthracite Acquisition Corp. and CORE Cap, Inc. 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. ANTHRACITE CAPITAL, INC. By: /s/ Richard M. Shea --------------------------- Name: Richard M. Shea Title: Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Dated: February 15, 2000 EXHIBIT INDEX Designation Description 99.1 Press Release issued by the Company, dated February 9, 2000. 99.2 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 8, 2000, by and among Anthracite Capital, Inc., Anthracite Acquisition Corp. and CORE Cap, Inc.