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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 21, 2021

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland001-3476626-1908763
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3001 Ocean Drive, Suite 201 
Vero Beach,Florida32963
(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading symbolsName of Exchange on which registered
Preferred Stock, 7.00% Series C Cumulative RedeemableARR-PRCNew York Stock Exchange
Common Stock, $0.001 par valueARRNew 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 ☐




Item 8.01.Other Events.
 
    On April 21, 2021, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (“ARMOUR”) announced a cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable to holders of ARMOUR common stock for the month of May 2021, as set forth below:
 
Holder of Record DatePayment Date
May 17, 2021May 27, 2021


    A copy of ARMOUR's press release announcing the dividend 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 
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)




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 21, 2021

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