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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) – January 31, 2005
ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 001-13709 | 52-2059785 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 250, Santa Monica, California | 90401 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 255-4493
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(c) Effective January 31, 2005, Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Charles Siegel as Senior Vice President—Finance. Mr. Siegel is the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer.
Mr. Siegel, 54, joined the Company on October 4, 2004. From February 2003 to September 2004, Mr. Siegel was affiliated with Borrowers Best Mortgage Company, L.P., a mortgage originator, initially as a consultant and then as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. From October 2001 to February 2003, Mr. Siegel served as the Chief Financial Officer of Instafi.com, a mortgage originator. From 2000 to October 2001, Mr. Siegel was an independent consultant and also worked as a financial planner. From December 1999 until August 2000, Mr. Siegel served as a consultant to PacificAmerica Money Center, where he had served as Chief Financial Officer from 1993 until October 1999.
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: January 31, 2005 |
By: | /s/ Joseph E. McAdams | ||
| Name: | Joseph E. McAdams | |||
| Title: | Chief Investment Officer | |||