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) June 13, 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)	(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 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 13, 2017, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (“ARMOUR”) produced for distribution a slide deck presentation, which contains updates on ARMOUR's financial position, business and operations. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report is the slide deck presentation produced 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 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.  

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Slide Deck Presentation dated June 13, 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: June 13, 2017

ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.

By: /s/ Mark Gruber                           

Name: Mark Gruber

Title: Chief Operating Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Slide Deck Presentation dated June 13, 2017

EX-99.1

ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, Inc. Company Update 6/13/2017

PLEASE READ: Important Regulatory and Yield Estimate Risk Disclosures 2 Certain statements made in this presentation regarding ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (“ARMOUR” or the “Company”), and any other statements regarding ARMOUR’s future expectations, beliefs, goals or prospects constitute forward-looking statements made within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates” and similar expressions) should also be considered forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding the projections for ARMOUR’s business and plans for future growth and operational improvements. A number of important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. ARMOUR assumes no obligation to update the information in this communication, except as otherwise required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward- looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. This material is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any securities or financial instruments. The statements, information and estimates contained herein are based on information that the company believes to be reliable as of today's date unless otherwise indicated, but cannot be represented that such statements, information or estimates are complete or accurate. Actual realized yields, durations and net durations described herein will depend on a number of factors that cannot be predicted with certainty. Estimated yields do not reflect any of the costs of operation of ARMOUR. THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN IS UNAUDITED AND UNREVIEWED.

NIM Breakdown 3.5% 3.0% 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 1Q 14 2Q 14 3Q 14 4Q 14 1Q 15 2Q 15 3Q 15 4Q 15 1Q 16 2Q 16 3Q 16 4Q 16 1Q 17 ARMOUR Key Metrics 3 Market Date 3/31/2017 4/28/2017 5/31/2017 Common Stock Price $22.71 $24.07 $25.99 Estimated Book Value $25.62 $26.25 $26.90 Common Shares Outstanding(1) 36,756,294 36,756,294 36,756,294 Preferred A Shares Outstanding 2,180,572 2,180,572 2,180,572 Preferred B Shares Outstanding 5,650,000 5,650,000 5,650,000 Asset Balance Sheet Duration 3.70 3.46 3.27 Hedge Balance Sheet Duration (2.89) (2.67) (2.86) Net Balance Sheet Duration 0.82 0.8 0.41 Leverage(2) 5.7 5.5 5.4 Rates DV01 $697,000 $748,000 $382,450 Spread DV01 $4,384,000 $4,654,000 $4,534,583 FNCL 3.5 Price 102.36 102.86 103.22 FNCI 3.0 Price 102.56 102.89 103.09 10 Yr Treasury Yield 2.39% 2.28% 2.20% 5 Year OIS Swap Rate 1.75% 1.65% 1.61% 10 Year OIS Swap Rate 2.04% 1.92% 1.88% (1) Share count data includes dilutive common stock equivalents. (2) Leverage does not include TBA dollar rolls or forward settling transactions. ARMOUR invests in and manages a leveraged portfolio of mortgage-backed securities and mortgage-related assets. Asset Yield Cost of Funds NIM

ARMOUR Overview Transparency and Governance 4 ARMOUR REIT Manager Common Stock Dividend Policy Capitalization Information as of 5/31/2017. • Total Capitalization of $1,184.6 million composed of: ◦ Estimated book value of common stock of $988.8 million. ◦ Preferred stock par value of $195.8 million. • ARMOUR pays common stock dividends monthly. • Dividends are typically announced on a monthly basis. • Since inception, ARR has paid out $1.26 billion in dividends through May 2017.(1) • $250 million in share repurchases between May 2013 and December 2015. • $123 million additional "return of capital" to shareholders between 2013 and 2015. • Senior management made open market purchases of $1.8 million of stock in 2016/17. • Updated portfolio and liability details can be found at www.armourreit.com. • Agency premium amortization is expensed monthly as it occurs.(2) • Hedge positions are marked-to-market daily (GAAP/Tax differences). • Non-Executive Board Chairman and separate Lead Independent Director. • ARMOUR REIT is externally managed by ARMOUR Capital Management LP. (1) Includes both common and preferred stock dividends. (2) Due to the prepayment lockout feature of our Agency multifamily securities, premium is amortized using a level yield methodology Common Stock Dividend PolicyShareholder Alignment

ARMOUR Balance Sheet Metrics ARMOUR invests in mortgage securities. Current allocation of equity in repo is: • 53.0% in Agency securities. • 47.0% in Non-Agency securities. 0.41 net balance sheet duration. • 3.27 gross asset duration. • (2.86) hedge duration. $4.7 billion in hedges (interest rate swaps). • 58.8% of Agency fixed rate assets hedged. • 85.2% of Agency fixed rate asset repurchase agreements hedged. $615.4 million in total liquidity. • $228.0 million in cash. • $387.4 million in unlevered securities. 5.4x estimated shareholder's equity. • $6.3 billion in net REPO borrowings. 5 Equity Allocation Duration Hedging Liquidity Leverage Information as of 5/31/2017.

ARMOUR Portfolio Strategy and Investment Methodology 6 Non-Agency Structure Analysis • Seniority, subordination model. • Model completeness and accuracy. • Litigation and policy risks. Agency & Non-Agency Class Analysis • Prepayment history. • Prepayment expectations. • Premium/discount. • Liquidity. Agency & Non-Agency Loan Analysis • Original and current loan balance. • Year of origination. • Originating company, third-party originators. • Loan seasoning. • Principal amortization schedule. • Original loan-to-value ratio. • Geography. • 41.2% of our 15yr MBS are between 85k - 175k loan balances. Agency Pool Analysis • Prepayment history and expectations. • Premium over par. • Hedgability. • Liquidity. • Diversify broadly to limit idiosyncratic pool risk. Management has a focused and disciplined approach to evaluating assets for inclusion in the ARMOUR portfolio. ARMOUR employs a strong bias toward a ‘buy and hold’ strategy rather than a ‘trading’ strategy. ARMOUR will strategically sell assets when it believes market conditions warrant. Information as of 5/31/2017

ARMOUR Agency & Non-Agency Portfolio 7 Information as of 5/31/2017. Portfolio value is based on independent third-party pricing. Information includes estimates of the effect of forward settling trades. Some totals may not foot due to rounding. Total Agency Securities % ofPortfolio Current Value (millions) Weighted Average Book Price Weighted Average Current Market Price Weighted Average Net/Gross Coupon Estimated Effective Duration Using Current Values ARMs & Hybrids 0.8% $ 75.5 104.7% 103.8% 2.66/3.27 1.00 Agency Multifamily Ballooning in 120 Months or Less 17.1 1,566.3 102.2% 104.6% 3.18/4.36 6.21 Fixed Rates Maturing Between 0 and 120 Months 1.2 113.9 104.7% 105.2% 4.00/4.37 2.65 Fixed Rates Maturing Between 121 and 180 Months 19.5 1,783.0 105.5% 105.6% 3.66/4.13 3.39 Fixed Rates Maturing Between 181 and 240 Months 2.3 214.1 109.4% 108.2% 4.48/5.03 3.61 Fixed Rates Maturing Between 241 and 300 Months 0.6 52.4 106.0% 104.6% 3.70/4.30 4.10 Fixed Rates Maturing Between 301 and 360 Months 25.8 2,360.6 105.2% 105.6% 3.94/4.43 3.71 Interest-Only 0.3 28.4 18.5% 19.1% 4.82/5.34 (5.28) Total or Weighted Average 67.6% $ 6,194.3 104.2% 105.0% 3.67/4.34 4.16 Total Non-Agency Securities % ofPortfolio Current Value (millions) Weighted Average Book Price Weighted Average Current Market Price Weighted Average Net/Gross Coupon Estimated Effective Duration Using Current Values Legacy Non-Agency Assets 1.0% $ 95.2 76.1% 84.5% 5.40/4.73 1.66 New Issue Prime Fixed 0.2 19.2 94.1% 96.8% 3.68/3.98 5.54 Credit Risk Transfer 9.5 866.1 98.5% 111.7% 5.52/4.07 (2.92) NPL/RPLs 0.7 61.4 99.4% 100.5% 3.59/4.83 0.90 Total or Weighted Average 11.4% $ 1,041.9 96.4% 108.3% 5.36/4.17 (2.12) Total or Weighted Average Portfolio 100.0% $ 9,160.9 102.0% 103.9% 3.82/4.24 3.25 Total TBA Securities % ofPortfolio Current Value (millions) Weighted Average Book Price Weighted Average Current Market Price Weighted Average Net/Gross Coupon Estimated Effective Duration Using Current Values 15Y TBA 11.9% $ 1,089.3 103.2% 103.7% N/A 3.20 30Y TBA 9.1 835.3 104% 104.4% N/A 3.34 Total or Weighted Average 21.0% $ 1,924.6 103.6% 104.0% N/A 3.26

ARMOUR Hedge Portfolio 8 Information as of 5/31/2017. Some totals may not foot due to rounding. Derivative Type Remaining Term Weighted Average Remaining Term (Months) Notional Amount (millions) Weighted Average Rate Interest Rate Swap 0-12 Months 4 $ 250.0 0.61 Interest Rate Swap 13-24 Months 0 — 0.00 Interest Rate Swap 25-36 Months 30 550.0 1.21 Interest Rate Swap 37-48 Months 37 500.0 1.48 Interest Rate Swap 49-60 Months — — — Interest Rate Swap 61-72 Months 69 1,375.0 2.11 Interest Rate Swap 73-84 Months 78 800.0 1.74 Interest Rate Swap 85-96 Months — — — Interest Rate Swap 97-108 Months 106 50.0 1.95 Interest Rate Swap 109-120 Months 114 1,200.0 1.95 Total or Weighted Average 71 $ 4,725.0 1.75

ARMOUR REPO Composition 9 (1) ARMOUR has 43 lending counterparties. Information as of 5/31/2017. Some totals may not foot due to rounding. REPO Counter-Party (1) Principal Borrowed (millions) Percentage of REPO Positions with ARMOUR Weighted Average Original Term in Days Weighted Average Remaining Term in Days Longest Remaining Term in Days 1 ICBC Financial Services LLC $ 563.1 8.9% 37 18 29 2 Nomura Securities International, Inc. 553.2 8.7 30 16 16 3 ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 475.0 7.5 30 14 23 4 Wells Fargo Securities 474.4 7.5 30 14 16 5 Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. 467.9 7.4 30 14 29 6 The Bank of Nova Scotia 424.3 6.7 31 14 29 7 Daiwa Securities America Inc. 399.7 6.3 47 8 9 8 Guggenheim Securities, LLC 304.3 4.8 50 20 23 9 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. 300.2 4.7 31 8 15 10 Societe Generale 295.6 4.7 30 23 23 11 FHLB - Cincinnati 259.6 4.1 1 1 1 12 E D & F Man Capital Markets Inc. 246.0 3.9 55 13 23 13 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 206.7 3.3 30 18 30 14 Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc. 177.1 2.8 30 22 30 15 Citibank, N.A. 146.1 2.3 40 39 92 16 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC 143.5 2.3 30 12 23 17 Royal Bank of Canada 143.1 2.3 69 39 91 18 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 123.3 1.9 31 23 26 19 South Street Securities LLC 121.8 1.9 31 8 8 20 KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P. 117.7 1.9 30 15 19 21 Natixis Financial Products LLC 110.3 1.7 31 15 15 22 RBC Capital Markets 107.0 1.7 31 19 19 23 Barclays Capital Inc. 58.4 0.9 31 12 19 24 BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 53.3 0.8 30 18 26 25 ING Financial Markets LLC 46.4 0.7 30 9 9 26 J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 15.2 0.2 29 15 23 Total or Weighted Average $ 6,333.2 100% 34 16 Weighted Average Repo Rate 1.23% Weighted Average Haircut 7.47% Debt to Shareholders' Equity Ratio 5.4

10 Monthly Portfolio CPR 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 Jan ua ry 20 16 Fe br ua ry 20 16 M arc h 2 01 6 Ap ril 20 16 M ay 20 16 Ju ne 20 16 Ju ly 20 16 Au gu st 20 16 Se pt em be r 2 01 6 Oc to be r 2 01 6 No ve mb er 20 16 De ce mb er 20 16 Jan ua ry 20 17 Fe br ua ry 20 17 M arc h 2 01 7 Ap ril 20 17 M ay 20 17 8.2 6.5 7.2 10.0 9.6 9.9 10.6 9.6 12.612.4 10.5 10.610.7 7.3 6.1 7.8 5.8 May 2017 Agency Asset CPR 20 15 10 5 0 AR Ms & Hy bri ds 10 Ye ar Pa ss- Th rou gh s 15 Ye ar Pa ss- Th rou gh s 20 Ye ar Pa ss- Th rou gh s 25 Ye ar Pa ss- Th rou gh s 30 Ye ar Pa ss- Th rou gh s Ag en cy Mu ltif am ily Ag en cy IO Po rtf oli o A ve rag e 11.4 4.7 9.4 14.7 7.6 5.3 — 11.5 5.8 Constant Prepayment Rate ("CPR") is the annualized equivalent of single monthly mortality ("SMM"). CPR attempts to predict the percentage of principal that will prepay over the next twelve months based on historical principal pay downs. CPR is reported on the 4th business day of the month for the previous month's prepayment activity. ARMOUR Portfolio Constant Prepayment Rates ("CPR")

www.armourreit.com ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. 3001 Ocean Drive Suite 201 Vero Beach, FL 32963 772-617-4340