[Form 4] Armour Residential REIT, Inc. Insider Trading Activity

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Armour Residential REIT Chairman Daniel C. Staton reported derivative exercises that converted phantom stock awards into common shares. On February 24, 2026, he elected to convert 1,043 vested phantom stock units into 1,043 shares of Armour common stock and separately converted another 480 vested phantom units into 480 common shares, each at a stated price of $0.0000 per share. Each phantom stock unit is economically equivalent to one share of Armour common stock. Following these transactions, he held 17,964 and 17,484 phantom stock units in the respective grants and 30,823 shares of common stock indirectly through DM Staton Family Limited Partnership, where he is both a general partner and a limited partner with a pecuniary interest.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9501 JAGGED CREEK COURT

(Street)

DELRAY BEACH FL 33446

(City) (State) (Zip)

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	02/24/2026		M(1)		1,043	A	$0	30,343	I	See Footnote(2)
Common Stock	02/24/2026		M(3)		480	A	$0	30,823	I	See Footnote(2)

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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)	02/24/2026		M			1,043	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	1,043	$0	17,964	D
Phantom Stock	(4)	02/24/2026		M			480	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	480	$0	17,484	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On February 24, 2026, the reporting person elected to convert 1,043 shares of vested phantom stock into 1,043 shares of ARMOUR common stock. The 1,043 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 February 14, 2023 and December 18, 2025.

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 February 24, 2026, the reporting person elected to convert 480 shares of vested phantom stock into 480 shares of ARMOUR common stock. The 480 shares are part of, and relate to, phantom stock vesting over a six-and-a half year periods, which was reported on 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.

Remarks:

	/s/ Daniel C. Staton	02/26/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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