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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) March 16, 2017
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):
[_] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[_] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[_] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[_] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 16, 2017, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (“ARMOUR”) issued a press release announcing its estimated February 28, 2017 book value per common share and that its March 14, 2017 company update slide deck presentation has been made available on its website. The company update slide deck presentation is also publicly accessible through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site.
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 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release dated March 16, 2017 |
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: March 16, 2017
ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.
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 March 16, 2017 |