SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 15, 2002
ANTHRACITE CAPITAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland 001-13937 13-397-8906
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 409-3333
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On May 15, 2002, Anthracite Capital, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release reporting, among other things, that it entered into sales
agency agreements to sell up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock from time
to time through an equity shelf program. A copy of the press release is
filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated as a reference herein.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
1.1 Sales Agency Agreement dated May 15, 2002 between the
Company and UBS Warburg LLC.
1.2 Sales Agency Agreement dated May 15, 2002 between the
Company and Brinson Patrick Securities Corporation.
99.1 Press Release issued by the Company, dated May 15, 2002.
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.
ANTHRACITE CAPITAL, INC.
By: /s/ Robert L. Friedberg
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Name: Robert L. Friedberg
Title: Secretary
Dated: May 16, 2002
EXHIBIT INDEX
Designation Description
1.1 Sales Agency Agreement dated May 15, 2002 between the
Company and UBS Warburg LLC.
1.2 Sales Agency Agreement dated May 15, 2002 between the
Company and Brinson Patrick Securities Corporation.
99.1 Press Release issued by the Company, dated May 15, 2002.