armour_8k-102811.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 28, 2011
| ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. |
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| Maryland |
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001-33736 |
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26-1908763 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3000 Ocean Drive, Suite 201 |
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| Vero Beach, Florida |
32963 |
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| (772) 617-4340 |
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| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
| n/a |
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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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 28, 2011, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has postponed its Special Meeting of Stockholders, originally scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, in order to provide stockholders additional time to vote their shares. The Special Meeting has been rescheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2011. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release, dated October 28, 2011
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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: October 28, 2011
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ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC. |
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By:
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/s/ Jeffrey J. Zimmer |
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Name: Jeffrey J. Zimmer |
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Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer, President and Co-Vice Chairman |
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Exhibit Index
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Description |
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| 99.1 |
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Press Release, dated October 28, 2011 |