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) November 5, 2015
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Maryland | 001-34766 | 26-1908763 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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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)
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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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 5, 2015, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (“ARMOUR”) issued a press release announcing that it will provide an online, real-time webcast of its conference call with equity analysts covering ARMOUR's operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015, on Monday, November 9, 2015, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information reported under this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and 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 the liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of ARMOUR 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.
In addition, on November 5, 2015, ARMOUR announced that a cash dividend rate of $0.33 per share will be payable to holders of ARMOUR common stock for the month of December 2015, as set forth below:
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Holder of Record Date | Payment Date |
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December 16, 2015 | December 30, 2015 |
A copy of ARMOUR's press release announcing the common stock dividend is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press release dated November 5, 2015 |
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: November 5, 2015
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| ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ James R. Mountain | |
| Name: | James R. Mountain | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press release dated November 5, 2015 |