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)  October 31, 2011

 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)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3000 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):

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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On October 31, 2011, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has no material exposure with regard to repurchase agreements involving MF Global Holdings.  A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated October 31, 2011

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: October 31, 2011

ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.
By:	/s/ Jeffrey J. Zimmer
Name: Jeffrey J. Zimmer
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer, President and Co-Vice Chairman

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated October 31, 2011