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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)                      April 2, 2018                      
 
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 8.01.
Other Events.
 
On April 2, 2018, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (“ARMOUR”) confirmed that a cash dividend rate of $0.19 per share will be payable to holders of ARMOUR common stock for the month of April 2018, as set forth below:
Holder of Record Date
Payment Date
 
 
April 13, 2018
April 27, 2018
 
Additionally, ARMOUR confirmed on April 2, 2018 that monthly cash dividend rates of $0.171875 and $0.1640625 per share will be payable to holders of ARMOUR Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, respectively, for each of the three months in the second quarter of 2018 as set forth below:
Holder of Record Date
Payment Date
 
 
April 15, 2018
April 27, 2018
May 15, 2018
May 29, 2018
June 15, 2018
June 27, 2018
  
A copy of ARMOUR's press release confirming the common stock and preferred stock dividends is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
Description
  
  
99.1




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: April 2, 2018
 
 
ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ James R. Mountain
 
 
Name:
James R. Mountain
 
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer