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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)                       June 13, 2013                      

 

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland 

001-34766

26-1908763

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS 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)

 

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 8.01.

Other Events.

 

On June 13, 2013, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (“ARMOUR”) announced a monthly cash dividend rate of $0.07 per share will be payable to holders of ARMOUR common stock for each of the three months in the third quarter of 2013, as set forth below, continuing ARMOUR's second quarter 2013 cash dividend rate:

 

Holder of Record Date

Payment Date

 

 

July 15, 2013

July 30, 2013

August 15, 2013

August 29, 2013

September 16, 2013

September 27, 2013

 

Additionally, ARMOUR confirmed on June 13, 2013 monthly cash dividend rates of $0.171875 and $0.1640625 per share will be payable to holders of ARMOUR Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, respectively, for each of the three months in the third quarter of 2013 as set forth below:

 

Holder of Record Date

Payment Date

 

 

July 15, 2013

July 29, 2013

August 15, 2013

August 27, 2013

September 15, 2013

September 27, 2013

  

A copy of ARMOUR's press release announcing the common stock dividends and confirming the preferred stock dividends is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

Description

  

  

99.1

Press Release announcing Q3 2013 common stock dividends and confirming Q3 2013 Series A Preferred Stock dividends and Series B Preferred Stock dividends, dated June 13, 2013

 

 
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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: June 13, 2013

 

 

ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James R. Mountain

 

 

Name:

James R. Mountain

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 
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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

Description

  

  

99.1

Press Release announcing Q3 2013 common stock dividends and confirming Q3 2013 Series A Preferred Stock dividends and Series B Preferred Stock dividends, dated June 13, 2013

 

 

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