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 9, 2010
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland | 001-33736 | 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.
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. today announced that it has closed its previously-announced public offering of 4,600,000 shares of its common stock, including the full 600,000 shares of common stock subject to the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The shares were sold at a price of $7.25 per share for gross proceeds of $33,350,000.
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., acted as lead bookrunning manager and representative of the several underwriters in the offering. Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and Maxim Group LLC acted as co-bookrunning managers and National Securities Corporation and Boenning & Scattergood Inc. acted as co-managers in the offering.
A copy of ARMOUR’s press release announcing the closing of the offering is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description |
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99.1 | Press Release, dated November 9, 2010 |
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 9, 2010
ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.
By: /s/ Jeffrey J. Zimmer
Name: Jeffrey J. Zimmer
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer, President and Co-Vice Chairman
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description |
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99.1 | Press Release, dated November 9, 2010 |