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EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - Armour Residential REIT, Inc.exhibit991-updatedtaxdiscl.htm
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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)                      February 23, 2018                      
 
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)
(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)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company o
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by a check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act o

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Item 8.01.
Other Events.
 
U.S. Federal Income Tax Disclosure

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing as Exhibit 99.1 (which is incorporated herein and in to the Company’s Registration Statements and prospectuses and prospectus supplements thereto by reference) an updated summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the taxation of the Company as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the ownership and disposition of the capital stock of the Company in connection with the recently passed U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The summary contained in Exhibit 99.1 replaces and supersedes prior summaries of the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Company and its stockholders contained in the Company’s Registration Statements and prospectuses and prospectus supplements thereto to the extent that they are inconsistent with the summary contained in this Form 8-K. This summary is based on current law, is for general information only and is not tax advice.
Forward Looking Statements Disclaimer
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “should,” “may” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s beliefs, assumptions and expectations of the Company’s future performance, taking into account all information currently available to the Company. The Company cannot assure you that actual results will not vary from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements. All of the forward-looking statements are subject to numerous possible events, factors and conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company and not all of which are known to the Company, including, without limitation, market conditions and new laws and regulations and those described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect us. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to, and does not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except a required by law.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 





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: February 23, 2018
 
 
ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ James R. Mountain
 
 
Name:
James R. Mountain
 
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer