ARMOUR 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) May 2, 2013


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)


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 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.


On May 2, 2013, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release correcting and replacing its previously issued press release dated May 2, 2013, which announced the Company's financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013. A copy of the corrected press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.


The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.  


(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release dated May 2, 2013




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: May 3, 2013


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 dated May 2, 2013