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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) August 20, 2021

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland001-3476626-1908763
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3001 Ocean Drive, Suite 201 
Vero Beach,Florida32963
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading symbolsName of Exchange on which registered
Preferred Stock, 7.00% Series C Cumulative RedeemableARR-PRCNew York Stock Exchange
Common Stock, $0.001 par valueARRNew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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

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 ☐





Item 5.03.Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On August 20, 2021, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARMOUR”) filed Articles of Amendment with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland to increase ARMOUR’s authorized shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, under ARMOUR’s charter, from 125,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares and to increase the aggregate par value of all authorized shares of stock having par value, including ARMOUR’s common stock and preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, from $175,000 to $250,000. Pursuant to Maryland corporate law and Section 6.1 of ARMOUR’s charter, the Articles of Amendment were approved by ARMOUR’s board of directors and did not require any action by ARMOUR’s stockholders. The charter was amended effective on August 20, 2021.

A copy of the Articles of Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01.Other Events.
 
    On August 20, 2021, ARMOUR announced a cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable to holders of ARMOUR common stock for the month of September 2021, as set forth below:
 
Holder of Record DatePayment Date
September 15, 2021September 29, 2021


    A copy of ARMOUR's press release announcing the dividend is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.Description
3.1 
99.1 
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)




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: August 20, 2021

  ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.
        
  By:/s/ Gordon M. Harper  
  Name:Gordon M. Harper  
  Title:VP Finance, Controller and Treasurer