8-K


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) May 2, 2016
 
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)
 
(772) 617-4340
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 2.02.     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On May 2, 2016, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (“ARMOUR” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
 
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
 
Item 8.01.      Other Events.

On May 2, 2016, the Company announced that a cash dividend rate of $0.22 per share will be payable to holders of ARMOUR common stock for the months of May and June 2016, as set forth below:
 
Holder of Record Date
Payment Date
 
 
May 16, 2016
May 27, 2016
June 15, 2016
June 29, 2016

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.  
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated May 2, 2016





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: May 2, 2016
 
 
ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.
 
 
 
  
 
 
By:
/s/ James R. Mountain
 
 
Name:
James R. Mountain
 
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
 






Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated May 2, 2016