SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ---------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Maryland 13-3978906 ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- (State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 40 East 52nd Street New York, New York 10022 ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) If this form relates to the If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following A.(d), please check the following box. [x] box. [ ] 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 ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- 8.25% Series D 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 D Preferred Stock" contained in the Prospectus Supplement dated February 7, 2007, 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2000). 3.2 Articles Supplementary Relating to the Series D Preferred Stock. 3.3 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)). 4.1 Form of 8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock Certificate. 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/ Vincent Tritto --------------------------- Name: Vincent Tritto Title: Secretary Date: February 12, 2007