Current Report Filing (8-k)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 1, 2021

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland			001-34766			26-1908763
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3001 Ocean Drive, Suite 201
Vero Beach,			Florida						32963
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)									(Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

n/a

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading symbols

Name of Exchange on which registered

Preferred Stock, 7.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable

ARR-PRC

New York Stock Exchange

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

ARR

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).        

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by a check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

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Item 8.01.			Other Events.

 

    On July 1, 2021, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (“ARMOUR”) confirmed the cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable to holders of ARMOUR common stock for the month of July 2021, as set forth below:

 

Holder of Record Date						Payment Date
July 15, 2021						July 29, 2021

    Additionally, ARMOUR confirmed on July 1, 2021, that a monthly cash dividend rate of $0.14583 per share will be payable to holders of ARMOUR Series C Preferred Stock for each of the three months in the third quarter of 2021 as set forth below:

Holder of Record Date						Payment Date
July 15, 2021						July 27, 2021
August 15, 2021						August 27, 2021
September 15, 2021						September 27, 2021

    A copy of ARMOUR's press release confirming the dividends is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

Item 9.01.			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press Release confirming the July 2021 common dividend and the Q3 2021 dividends on Series C Preferred Stock
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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.

Dated: July 1, 2021

			ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.
			By:			/s/ Gordon M. Harper
			Name:			Gordon M. Harper
			Title:			VP Finance, Controller and Treasurer