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
ANTHRACITE CAPITAL, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland 13-397-8906
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
40 East 52nd Street
New York, New York 10022
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of registration of a class of securities
securities pursuant to Section pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
12(b) of the Exchange Act and is Exchange Act and is effective pursuant
effective pursuant to General to General Instruction A.(d), please
Instruction A.(c), please check the check the following box. [ ]
following box. [x]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
File No. 333-69848.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Name of Each Exchange on Which
Title of Each Class to be So Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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9.375% Series C Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
INFORMATION IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
The information required by this Item 1 is set forth under the
caption "Description of Series C Preferred Stock" contained in the Prospectus
Supplement dated May 21, 2003, to the Prospectus dated April 29, 2002,
included as part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-69848), of the Registrant, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 21, 2001, and amended by post-effective amendment No.
1 thereto filed on April 11, 2002. The Prospectus Supplement is hereby
incorporated by reference into this registration statement.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration
statement:
3.1 Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Registrant (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-40813)).
3.2 Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No.
333-40813)).
3.3 Articles Supplementary Relating to the Series C Preferred Stock
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 30, 2003).
4.1 Form of 9.375% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 30, 2003).
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.
ANTHRACITE CAPITAL, INC.
By: /s/ Robert L. Friedberg
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Name: Robert L. Friedberg
Title: Vice President and Secretary
Date: May 30, 2003