Enterprise Acquisition Corp. and ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. Announce Approval of Merger Transaction

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BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enterprise Acquisition Corp. ("Enterprise") (NYSE Amex: EST; EST.U; EST.WS) and ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. ("ARMOUR") announced that Enterprise's stockholders today approved the proposed merger transaction with ARMOUR at Enterprise's special meeting of stockholders. The closing of the transaction is anticipated to occur on November 5, 2009. In addition to approving the business combination, Enterprise's warrantholders also approved amendments to its warrants to (a) increase the exercise price of the warrants to $11.00 per share and (b) extend the expiration date of the warrants to November 7, 2013. ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. ARMOUR is a Maryland corporation focused on investing in residential mortgage-backed securities. ARMOUR will commence operations upon completion of the merger transaction described above. ARMOUR will be externally managed and advised by ARMOUR Residential Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("ARRM"). ARMOUR intends to elect and qualify to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") for U.S. federal income tax purposes, commencing with ARMOUR's taxable year ending December 31, 2009. Enterprise Acquisition Corp. Enterprise (http://www.enterpriseacq.com/) is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with one or more operating businesses. Upon consummation of the merger transaction described above, Enterprise will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ARMOUR. Safe Harbor This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ from expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as "expect," "estimate," "project," "budget," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "should," "believes," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in Enterprise's and ARMOUR's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning Enterprise and ARMOUR, the merger, the related transactions or other matters attributable to Enterprise and ARMOUR or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Enterprise and ARMOUR caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Enterprise and ARMOUR do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in their expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Additional Information and Where to Find It This communication is being made in respect of the proposed business combination involving Enterprise and ARMOUR. In connection with the proposed transaction, ARMOUR filed Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the SEC on October 9, 2009, and the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus for Enterprise was mailed to stockholders and warrantholders of Enterprise on October 14, 2009. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF ENTERPRISE ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by Enterprise and ARMOUR through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov/. Free copies of the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC can also be obtained by directing a request to Enterprise Acquisition Corp., 6800 Broken Sound Parkway, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 Attention: Investor Relations. Investor Contact Ezra Shashoua Chief Financial Officer Enterprise Acquisition Corp. (561) 988-1700 DATASOURCE: Enterprise Acquisition Corp. CONTACT: Ezra Shashoua, Chief Financial Officer of Enterprise Acquisition Corp., +1-561-988-1700 Web Site: http://www.enterpriseacq.com/

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