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
April
19, 2014
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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (“Anworth”) announced today that Mr. Charles H. Black, one of its founding Directors, passed away on April 19, 2014. As previously announced, Mr. Black was not standing for re-election to Anworth’s Board of Directors at its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Lloyd McAdams, Anworth’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “It has been a great pleasure working with and learning from Chuck Black during the past 16 years. His great breadth of knowledge and experience in both the world of finance and as a public company director will be greatly missed.”
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) | Not Applicable. | |
(b) | Not Applicable. | |
(c) | Not Applicable. | |
(d) | None. |
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: | April 23, 2014 | By: |
/s/ Lloyd McAdams |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |