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 5, 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.)

956 Beachland Blvd., Suite 11 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 of Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01.   Other Events.

On March 5, 2010, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the declaration of a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per common share for the first fiscal quarter of 2010. The dividend will be paid on April 29, 2010 to stockholders of record on March 15, 2010, with an ex-dividend date of March 11, 2010.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the dividend 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
99.1	Press Release, dated March 5, 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: March 5, 2010

ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.

By: /s/ Jeffrey J. Zimmer                           

Name: Jeffrey J. Zimmer

Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated March 5, 2010