UNITED STATES

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)

July 18, 2006 (July 14, 2006)

 

 

 

Anthracite Capital, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

001-13937

13-397-8906

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York

 

10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(212) 810-3333

 

 

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

 

On July 14, 2006, Anthracite Capital, Inc. (the "Company") and Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. (the “Buyer”) entered into a letter agreement (the "Letter Agreement") amending the Master Repurchase Agreement dated as of July 8, 2002 between the Company, as seller, and the Buyer, as supplemented by that certain Annex I to Master Repurchase Agreement dated as of July 8, 2002 (as further amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, collectively, the “Repurchase Agreement”), extending the Repurchase Date (as defined in the Repurchase Agreement) from July 8, 2006 to July 7, 2007.

 

The Repurchase Agreement provides for an extension of credit in an amount up to $75 million. Extensions of credit under the facility are secured by certain loans and securities held by the Company designated as collateral from time to time. Interest is payable monthly at rates which range from LIBOR + 125 basis points to LIBOR + 175 basis points, as determined in a separate schedule based on the value of the designated collateral. The Repurchase Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants customary for a facility of this type which, among other things, require the Company to meet certain financial compliance tests, including a minimum net worth test and a minimum liquid assets test.

 

 

 



 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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/ Vincent B. Tritto_______  

 

Name: Vincent B. Tritto

 

 

Title:

Secretary

 

 

 

Dated: July 18, 2006