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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-A

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland (State of Incorporation or Organization)		52-2059785 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 250, Santa Monica, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		90401 (Zip Code)

 

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

 

Title of each class to be so registered		Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
8.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock*		The New York Stock Exchange*

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ¨

 

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-115392

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

 

*	Application has been made for listing pursuant to the requirements of The New York Stock Exchange.

 

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

 

The title of the preferred stock of the Registrant being registered hereunder is 8.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The description of the Preferred Stock is contained in the Registrant’s Rule 424(b)(5) filing of November 2, 2004, relating to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on May 11, 2004, under the caption “Description of Series A Preferred Stock”, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2. Exhibits.

 

Instruments defining the rights of the holders of the securities being registered hereunder.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Amended Articles of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-11, Registration No. 333-38641, which became effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on March 12, 1998).
3.2		Articles of Amendment (incorporated herein by reference from the Registrants Definitive Proxy Statement filed pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2003)
3.3		Articles Supplementary designating the Registrant’s 8.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2004)
3.4		Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-11, Registration No. 333-38641, which became effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on March 12, 1998)
4.1		Form of stock certificate evidencing the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock of the Registrant, par value $.01 per share (incorporated herein by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2004)

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

Dated: November 3, 2004

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Amended Articles of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-11, Registration No. 333-38641, which became effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on March 12, 1998).
3.2		Articles of Amendment (incorporated herein by reference from the Registrants Definitive Proxy Statement filed pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2003)
3.3		Articles Supplementary designating the Registrant’s 8.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2004)
3.4		Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-11, Registration No. 333-38641, which became effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on March 12, 1998)
4.1		Form of stock certificate evidencing the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock of the Registrant, liquidation, par value $.01 per share (incorporated herein by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2004)