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SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED 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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Couch Robert M.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP.

2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 14TH FLOOR

(Street)

BETHESDA

20814

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Capital Agency Corp [ AGNC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/26/2011

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share⁽¹⁾	07/26/2011		A		3,000⁽¹⁾	A	⁽¹⁾	3,000	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 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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares of Common Stock were granted to the Reporting Person under the American Capital Agency Corp. Equity Incentive Plan for independent directors. The Common Stock will vest, subject to certain limitations, ratably over a three-year period beginning on the date of grant.

Remarks:

	/s/ Samuel Flax, as Attorney-in-Fact	07/29/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Power of Attorney



 Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of John R. Erickson, Samuel A. Flax, and Cydonii V. Fairfax, as the undersigned?s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to execute and file on behalf of the undersigned in the undersigned?s capacity as a Director and/or Officer of American Capital Agency Corp. (American Capital Agency) all necessary and/or required applications, reports, registrations, information, documents and instruments filed or required to be filed by American Capital Agency or the undersigned with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), any stock exchanges or any governmental official or agency, including without limitation:



1) execute and file Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder and a Form ID, Uniform Application for Access codes to file on EDGAR, if necessary;



2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, 5 or Form ID and timely file such Forms 3, 4, 5 or Form ID, including amendments thereto;



3) execute and file Form 144 in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules thereunder;



4) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 144 and timely file such Form 144;



5) execute and file Schedules 13D and 13G in accordance with all applicable laws;



6) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing, which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact?s discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact?s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  Each of the attorneys-in-fact named herein shall have the power to act hereunder with or without the other.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is American Capital Agency assuming, any of the undersigned?s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on the date set forth below.



Signature

Date



/S/ Robert M. Couch



July 26, 2011



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