ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc.

22/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 22/11/2024 23:39

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
STATON DANIEL C
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Armour Residential REIT, Inc. [ARR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
(Last) (First) (Middle)
9501 JAGGED CREEK COURT 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/20/2024
(Street)
DELRAY BEACH, FL 33446 		4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 11/20/2024 M(1) 720 A $ 0 24,760 I See Footnote.(2)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 11/20/2024 M(3) 500 A $ 0 25,260 I See Footnote.(2)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock (4) 11/20/2024 M 720 (1) (1) Common Stock 720 $ 0 10,690 D
Phantom Stock (4) 11/20/2024 M 500 (3) (3) Common Stock 500 $ 0 10,190 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
STATON DANIEL C
9501 JAGGED CREEK COURT
DELRAY BEACH, FL 33446 		X Chairman of the Board

Signatures

/s/ Daniel C. Staton 11/22/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On November 20, 2024, the reporting person elected to convert 720 of the 720 shares of vested phantom stock into 720 shares of ARMOUR common stock. The 720 shares are part of, and relate to, phantom stock vesting over five-year periods, which was reported on Form 4 reports filed by the reporting person on January 16, 2020, January 14, 2021 and February 14, 2023.
(2) Represents shares owned indirectly through DM Staton Family Limited Partnership. The reporting person is a general partner and a limited partner of DM Staton Family Limited Partnership. The reporting person has a pecuniary interest in the shares held by DM Staton Family Limited Partnership.
(3) On November 20, 2024, the reporting person elected to convert 500 of the 500 shares of vested phantom stock into 500 shares of ARMOUR common stock. The 500 shares are part of, and relate to, phantom stock vesting over five-year periods, which was reported on Form 4 reports filed by the reporting person on January 16, 2020, and February 14, 2023 and phantom stock vesting over a six-and-a-half year period, which was reported on a Form 4 report filed by the reporting person on January 14, 2021.
(4) Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of ARMOUR common stock.
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