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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 7, 2013
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)


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 Operation and Financial Condition.

On February 7, 2013, Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (“Anworth”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012. 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”), 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 February 7, 2013 announcing Anworth’s financial and operating results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012.


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 7, 2013 By:

/s/

Lloyd McAdams

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit #

 

Description

 

99.1

Press Release dated February 7, 2013 announcing Anworth’s financial and operating results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012.