8-K

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)  January 3, 2017

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):

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 3, 2017, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (“ARMOUR”) announced that a cash dividend of $0.19 per share will be payable to holders of ARMOUR common stock for the month of January 2017, as set forth below:

Holder of Record Date	Payment Date
January 17, 2017	January 30, 2017

Additionally, ARMOUR confirmed on January 3, 2017 that 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 first quarter of 2017 as set forth below:

Holder of Record Date	Payment Date
January 15, 2017	January 27, 2017
February 15, 2017	February 27, 2017
March 15, 2017	March 27, 2017

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

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release announcing the January 2017 common stock dividend, Series A Preferred Stock dividends and Series B Preferred Stock dividends, dated January 3, 2017

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: January 3, 2017

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

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release announcing the January 2017 common stock dividend, Series A Preferred Stock dividends and Series B Preferred Stock dividends, dated January 3, 2017

EX-99.1

ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.

ANNOUNCES JANUARY 2017 DIVIDEND RATE PER COMMON SHARE

AND Q1 MONTHLY DIVIDEND RATES PER PREFERRED SHARE

VERO BEACH, Florida – January 3, 2017 – ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE: ARR, ARR PrA and ARR PrB) (“ARMOUR” or the “Company”) today announced the January 2017 cash dividend rate for the Company's Common Stock and the Q1 2017 monthly cash dividend rates for the Company’s Series A and Series B Preferred Stock.

January 2017 Common Stock Dividend Information

Month	Dividend	Holder of Record Date	Payment Date
January 2017	$0.19	January 17, 2017	January 30, 2017

Q1 2017 Series A Preferred Stock Dividend Information

Month	Dividend	Holder of Record Date	Payment Date
January 2017	$0.171875	January 15, 2017	January 27, 2017
February 2017	$0.171875	February 15, 2017	February 27, 2017
March 2017	$0.171875	March 15, 2017	March 27, 2017

Q1 2017 Series B Preferred Stock Dividend Information

Month	Dividend	Holder of Record Date	Payment Date
January 2017	$0.1640625	January 15, 2017	January 27, 2017
February 2017	$0.1640625	February 15, 2017	February 27, 2017
March 2017	$0.1640625	March 15, 2017	March 27, 2017

Certain Tax Matters

ARMOUR has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. In order to maintain this tax status, ARMOUR is required to timely distribute substantially all of its ordinary REIT taxable income. Accordingly, ARMOUR may increase the amount of one or more announced dividends before the applicable record date or may declare supplemental dividends, if necessary to meet this tax requirement. Dividends paid in excess of REIT taxable income for a fiscal year (including any taxable income carried forward from the previous year) will generally not be taxable to stockholders.

About ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

ARMOUR invests primarily in fixed rate residential, adjustable rate and hybrid adjustable rate residential mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”), or guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association. In addition, ARMOUR invests in other securities backed by residential mortgages for which the payment of

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principal and interest is not guaranteed by a GSE or government agency. ARMOUR is externally managed and advised by ARMOUR Capital Management LP, an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Safe Harbor

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ from expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. The Company disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

Investors, security holders and other interested persons may find additional information regarding the Company at the SEC's Internet site at www.sec.gov, or the Company website at www.armourreit.com, or by directing requests to: ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc., 3001 Ocean Drive, Suite 201, Vero Beach, Florida 32963, Attention: Investor Relations.

Investor Contact:    

James R. Mountain

Chief Financial Officer

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

(772) 617-4340

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