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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GREGG WALTER E. JR.

(Last)(First)(Middle)
C/O ANTHRACITE CAPITAL, INC., 40 EAST 52ND STREET

(Street)
NEW YORKNY10022

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANTHRACITE CAPITAL INC [AHR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
XDirector10% Owner
Officer (give title below)Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/26/2009
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Common Stock 08/26/2009 A(1)  27,392 A (2) 104,834 D  

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 Security3. 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)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Quarterly payment in shares of Anthracite Capital, Inc. (the "Company") Common Stock of $75,000 annual retainer for reporting person as an Unaffiliated Director. The quarterly payment is made on the eleventh day of the applicable Window Period (as defined below) or as promptly as practicable thereafter so long as the reporting person is still serving as an Unaffiliated Director on the date of such payment.
2. The number of shares of Common Stock payable under the retainer for a quarter is calculated by dividing the quarterly retainer amount by the average of the opening and closing prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange during the first 10 trading days of the Window Period (as defined in the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2008, between the Company and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., as amended) in the subsequent quarter.
/s/ Richard M. Shea as Attorney-in-Fact for Walter E. Gregg Jr.08/28/2009
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* 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).
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EX-24.4_298528

Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes,
designates and appoints Christopher A. Milner, Herman H. Howerton, Daniel
Walcher, Harris Oliner, David Maryles, Robert Weiss, Jeremy Litt and Richard M.
Shea of Anthracite Capital, Inc. (the "Company"), and Dwight S. Yoo and
Rhonda-Jo Pearlman of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as such person's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of
substitution and resubstitution and full power to act alone and without the
other, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and file any and all
statements on Form ID (including, but not limited to, obtaining the Central
Index Key ("CIK") and the CIK confirmation code ("CCC") from the Securities and
Exchange Commission), Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and any successor forms adopted
by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as may be required by the Securities
Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act
of 1940 and the rules thereunder, and requisite documents in connection with
such statements, respecting the Company. 

This power of attorney supersedes any previous versions of same, and shall be
valid from the date hereof until revoked by the undersigned, and shall be
automatically revoked with respect to any attorney in the event that such
attorney is no longer affiliated with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
or the Company or its affiliates (as the case may be).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of the 5th
day of May 2008.

By: /s/ Walter E. Gregg Jr.
Walter E. Gregg Jr.

 

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