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


August 11, 2009
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


ARLINGTON ASSET INVESTMENT CORP.
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Virginia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-50230
54-1873198
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 

1001 Nineteenth Street North
Arlington, VA 22209
 (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)


(877) 370-4413
 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



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Item 2.02
  
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 10, 2009, Arlington Asset Investment Corp. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933.

 
Item 9.01
  
Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit.
99.1
 Arlington Asset Investment Corp. Press Release dated August 10, 2009.
     


 
 
 

SIGNATURES

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.

         
   
 
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
 
 
 
Date: August 11, 2009
  
By:
  
  /s/ Kurt R. Harrington
       
Kurt R. Harrington
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Arlington Asset Investment Corp.