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


November 3, 2020
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)
 
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:


Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
 
ANH
 
New York Stock Exchange
Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, $0.01 Par Value
 
ANHPRA
 
New York Stock Exchange
Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 Par Value
 
ANHPRB
 
New York Stock Exchange
Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 Par Value
 
ANHPRC
 
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Emerging growth company
    ☐
   
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐


Item 2.02.
Results of Operation and Financial Condition.

On November 3, 2020, Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (“Anworth”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. A copy of that release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 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 on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

As discussed therein, the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements relate to Anworth’s current expectations and are subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the press release as well as in Anworth’s other documents filed with the U.S. 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 November 3, 2020 announcing Anworth’s financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

  ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION  
       
Date: November 3, 2020
By:
/s/ Charles J. Siegel_____________________  
   
 Title:  Chief Financial Officer
 
 



EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit #
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