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

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Armour Residential REIT (ARR) CEO and director Scott J. Ulm reported equity-based compensation activity. On November 21, 2025, he exercised 3,380 units of phantom stock into an equivalent number of common shares at an exercise price of $0 per share. Phantom stock is structured so that each unit is economically equivalent to one share of common stock.

Of these vested phantom units, he chose to receive 2,028 shares of ARR common stock and to convert the remaining 1,352 shares into cash solely to cover income taxes, reflected as a disposition at $16.31 per share. After these transactions, he directly owned 72,802 shares of common stock and 40,250 phantom stock units, indicating continued alignment with shareholders through meaningful equity exposure.

Insider Trade Summary

3,380 shares exercised/converted

Mixed 3 txns

Insider ULM SCOTT

Role CEO

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Exercise	Phantom Stock	3,380	$0.00	--
Exercise	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	3,380	$0.00	--
Tax Withholding	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	1,352	$16.31	$22K

Holdings After Transaction: Phantom Stock — 40,250 shares (Direct); Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share — 74,154 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. On November 21, 2025, the reporting person elected to convert 2,028 of the 3,380 shares of vested phantom stock into 2,028 shares of ARMOUR common stock. The reporting person elected to convert the remaining 1,352 shares of vested phantom stock into cash solely to pay income taxes on the vested stock. The 3,380 shares are part of, and relate to 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 and phantom stock vesting over a seven-year period, which was reported on a Form 4 report filed by the reporting person on February 16, 2023. Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of ARMOUR common stock.

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

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^*

ULM SCOTT

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3001 OCEAN DRIVE

SUITE #201

(Street)

VERO BEACH FL 32963

(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)
	CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/21/2025

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, par value $0.001 per share	11/21/2025		M(1)		3,380	A	$0	74,154	D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	11/21/2025		F(1)		1,352	D	$16.31	72,802	D

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	(2)	11/21/2025		M			3,380	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	3,380	$0	40,250	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On November 21, 2025, the reporting person elected to convert 2,028 of the 3,380 shares of vested phantom stock into 2,028 shares of ARMOUR common stock. The reporting person elected to convert the remaining 1,352 shares of vested phantom stock into cash solely to pay income taxes on the vested stock. The 3,380 shares are part of, and relate to 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 and phantom stock vesting over a seven-year period, which was reported on a Form 4 report filed by the reporting person on February 16, 2023.

2. Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of ARMOUR common stock.

Remarks:

	/s/ Scott J. Ulm	11/24/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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