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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Maryland 52-2059785
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)
1299 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the registration If this form relates to the registration of a
of a class of securities pursuant to class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g)
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant
is effective pursuant to General to General Instruction A.(d), please check the
Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. [_]
following box. [_]
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-38641
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(If applicable)
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share American Stock Exchange
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
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Item I. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
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Incorporated herein by reference is the description of the Registrant's
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, under the caption "Description
of Capital Stock" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-
11 filed on with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24,
1997 (File No. 333-38641), as amended (the "Registration Statement").
Additional information relating to the Registrant's Common Stock is
incoporated herein by reference to sections of the Registration
Statement under the caption "Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of
the Company's Charter and Bylaws."
Item 2. Exhibits
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The following exhibits are filed as a part of this registration
statement:
1. * Registrant's Amended Charter;
2. ** Registrant's By laws;
3. *** Specimen certificate for Registrant's Common Stock.
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* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement.
** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement.
*** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Dated: December 12, 1997 By: /s/ Joseph Lloyd McAdams, Jr.
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Name: Joseph Lloyd McAdams, Jr.
Title: Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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