Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LILLIS JAMES
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANTHRACITE CAPITAL INC [AHR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CFO and Treasurer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 40 EAST 52ND STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2009
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/31/2009   C(1)   3,319 A (1) 15,504 D  
Common Stock 03/31/2009   J(2)   1,406 D (2) 14,098 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit (1) (3) 03/31/2009   C(1)     3,319 03/31/2009(4) 03/31/2009 Common Stock 3,319 $ 0 0 I By BLK (5)
Restricted Stock Unit (6) (3) 03/31/2009   J(6)   10,000   06/30/2010(7) 06/30/2012 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 10,000 I By BLK (5)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LILLIS JAMES
C/O BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
40 EAST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10022		       CFO and Treasurer  

Signatures

 /s/ Richard M. Shea as Attorney-in-Fact   04/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) In 2007, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the "Manager"), the manager of Anthracite Capital, Inc. (the "Company"), granted Restricted Stock Units in respect of shares of the Company's common stock to the reporting person under the BlackRock, Inc. Involuntary Deferred Compensation Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit is payable by delivery of a share of the Company's common stock or the cash value thereof.
(2) Shares of the Company's common stock withheld by the Manager to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations arising from conversion of Restricted Stock Units, calculated based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on March 30, 2009 ($0.35).
(3) 1-for-1
(4) Vested on grant date (March 15, 2007), but not able to be settled until March 31, 2009.
(5) Held in trust by BlackRock, Inc.
(6) In 2009, the Manager granted Restricted Stock Units in respect of shares of the Company's common stock to the reporting person under the BlackRock, Inc. Involuntary Deferred Compensation Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit is payable by delivery of a share of the Company's common stock or the cash value thereof.
(7) Vests one-third on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of June 30, 2009.

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