ARMOUR 8-K

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) July 23, 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 or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

Commencing on July 23, 2010, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (“ARMOUR”) will make a slide deck presentation available on its website which contains a update on ARMOUR’s financial position, business and operations. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report is the form of slide deck presentation to be posted by ARMOUR.

The slide deck presentation attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 is furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed filed in this or any other filing of ARMOUR under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

Also on July 23, ARMOUR announced that the proceeds from its recently completed equity raise has been fully deployed into agency mortgage assets. A copy of ARMOUR’s press release announcing the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incoporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Slide Deck Presentation
99.2	Press Release dated July 23, 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: July 23, 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	Slide Deck Presentation
99.2	Press Release dated July 23, 2010