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)                      December 23, 2015                    

JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland	001-35673	45-5517523
(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)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 23, 2015, JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp. (“JAVELIN”) announced that it expects to pay a cash dividend rate of $0.09 to holders of JAVELIN common stock for the month of January 2016, as set forth below:

Holder of Record Date	Payment Date
January 15, 2016	January 27, 2016

A copy of JAVELIN's press release announcing the expected dividend 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 2016 expected common stock dividend, dated December 23, 2015

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: December 23, 2015

JAVELIN MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP.
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 2016 expected common stock dividend, dated December 23, 2015

EX-99.1

JAVELIN MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP. ANNOUNCES EXPECTED

JANUARY 2016 DIVIDEND RATE PER COMMON SHARE

VERO BEACH, Florida – December 23, 2015 –JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp. (NYSE: JMI) (“JAVELIN” or the “Company”) today announced the January 2016 expected cash dividend rate for the Company’s Common Stock.

January 2016 Common Stock Dividend Information

Month	Dividend	Holder of Record Date	Payment Date
January 2016	$0.09	January 15, 2016	January 27, 2016

Certain Tax Matters

JAVELIN 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, JAVELIN is required to timely distribute substantially all of its ordinary REIT taxable income. Accordingly, JAVELIN 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 JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp.

JAVELIN is a Maryland corporation that invests primarily in fixed rate, adjustable rate and hybrid adjustable rate Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) and non-Agency RMBS. JAVELIN 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

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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

Updated information on the Company’s investment, financing and hedge positions can be found in JAVELIN’s most recent “Company Update.” JAVELIN posts unaudited and unreviewed Company updates each month on www.javelinreit.com. Additional information regarding the Company can be found at the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, or by directing requests to: JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp., 3001 Ocean Drive, Suite 201, Vero Beach, Florida 32963, Attention: Investor Relations.

Investor Contact:    

James R. Mountain

Chief Financial Officer

JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp.

(772) 617-4340

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