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
October
26, 2017
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 8.01. | Other Events. |
On October 26, 2017, Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that its board of directors (the “Board”) declared a dividend of $0.539063 per share on the Company’s 8.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock for the fourth quarter of 2017. The Company also announced that the Board declared a dividend of $0.390625 per share on the Company’s 6.25% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock for the fourth quarter of 2017. The Company also announced that the Board declared a dividend of $0.476563 per share on the Company’s 7.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for the fourth quarter of 2017.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
As discussed therein, the press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, as such, may
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These
forward-looking statements relate to the Company’s current expectations
and are subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the
Press Release as well as in the Company’s other documents filed with the
United States 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 |
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Press Release dated October 26, 2017 announcing preferred dividend information. |
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 |
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Date: | October 26, 2017 | By: |
/s/ Lloyd McAdams |
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Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit # |
Description |
Press Release dated October 26, 2017 announcing preferred dividend information. |