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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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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) 06/30/2008 (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 06/30/2008   C(1)   340 A (1) 10,275 D   Common Stock 06/30/2008   J(2)   115 D (2) 10,160 D   Common Stock 06/30/2008   C(3)   3,060 A (3) 13,220 D   Common Stock 06/30/2008   J(2)   1,035 D (2) 12,185 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)

(4)

06/30/2008

C(1)

340

06/30/2007(5)

06/30/2009

Common Stock

340

$ 0

340

I

By BLK (6)

Restricted Stock Unit (3)

(4)

06/30/2008

C(3)

3,060

06/30/2008(7)

06/30/2010

Common Stock

3,060

$ 0

6,120

I

By BLK (6)

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		07/02/2008
**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 2006, 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, calculated based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on June 27, 2008 ($7.55).
(3)	In 2007, 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.
(4)	1-for-1
(5)	Vests one-third on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of June 30, 2006.
(6)	Held in trust by BlackRock, Inc.
(7)	Vests one-third on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of June 30, 2007.

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