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) November 9, 2010


ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Maryland

001-33736

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 8.01.

Other Events.


ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. today announced that it has closed its previously-announced public offering of 4,600,000 shares of its common stock, including the full 600,000 shares of common stock subject to the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The shares were sold at a price of $7.25 per share for gross proceeds of $33,350,000.


Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., acted as lead bookrunning manager and representative of the several underwriters in the offering. Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and Maxim Group LLC acted as co-bookrunning managers and National Securities Corporation and Boenning & Scattergood Inc. acted as co-managers in the offering.


A copy of ARMOUR’s press release announcing the closing of the offering is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.


Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.  


(c) Exhibits


Exhibit No.

Description

 

 

99.1

Press Release, dated November 9, 2010




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: November 9, 2010


ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.


By: /s/ Jeffrey J. Zimmer                           

Name: Jeffrey J. Zimmer

Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer, President and Co-Vice Chairman




 





Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.

Description

 

 

99.1

Press Release, dated November 9, 2010