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ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. filings document a mortgage REIT that invests in a leveraged portfolio of Agency mortgage-backed securities and manages interest-rate and MBS price risk through financing, hedging and liquidity strategies. Its 8-K filings report operating results, financial-position presentations, common and preferred stock dividend announcements, and Regulation FD materials.
ARMOUR's regulatory record also covers its common stock and Series C preferred stock, REIT tax distribution framework, at-the-market equity activity, repurchases, external management arrangements with ARMOUR Capital Management LP, and annual proxy matters. Proxy and governance filings include director and compensation disclosures, equity incentive plan approvals, shareholder voting matters and related corporate governance information.
Armour Residential REIT, Inc. director Robert C. Hain reported a sale of common stock. On 01/06/2026, he sold 6,833 shares of Armour Residential REIT, Inc. common stock at a price of $18.0646 per share. After this transaction, he beneficially owned 1,010 shares of the company’s common stock in direct form. The filing indicates this was a non-derivative transaction and lists Hain as a director of the company with the form filed for one reporting person.
Armour Residential REIT, Inc. director reported receiving stock as part of regular board compensation. On January 2, 2026, the reporting person acquired 932 shares of common stock at a price of $17.69 per share, increasing the director’s beneficial ownership to 25,414 shares held directly.
This grant reflects the director’s election to receive a portion of quarterly board fees in stock rather than cash. The filing explains that the director may elect to receive $16,500 of total quarterly compensation, or $66,000 on an annual basis, in common stock, cash, or a mix of both, and that the 932 shares represent the stock portion chosen for the most recent quarter.
Armour Residential REIT director Stewart J. Paperin reported receiving shares of the company’s common stock as part of his regular board compensation. On January 2, 2026, he received 932 shares of Armour common stock at a price of $17.69 per share, recorded as an acquisition.
The filing explains that each director may elect to receive $16,500 of quarterly compensation (or $66,000 annually) in common stock, cash, or a mix of both. The 932 shares reflect Paperin’s election to take this quarter’s portion in stock. After this transaction, he beneficially owns 7,318 shares indirectly through the Stewart J. Paperin Family Trust, over which he has investment control and a pecuniary interest.
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. confirmed its regular cash dividends for early 2026. The company set a common stock dividend of $0.24 per share for January 2026, payable to holders of record on January 15, 2026, with payment on January 29, 2026. This represents the cash amount common shareholders will receive for that month.
ARMOUR also confirmed a monthly cash dividend rate of $0.14583 per share on its 7.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for each month in the first quarter of 2026. These preferred dividends will be paid on January 27, February 27, and March 27, 2026 to holders of record on January 15, February 15, and March 15, 2026, respectively. The company furnished a press release with further details as an exhibit.
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. disclosed two updates affecting its common shareholders and management costs. The company announced guidance for a monthly cash dividend of $0.24 per share on its common stock for January 2026, with shareholders of record on January 15, 2026 scheduled to receive payment on January 29, 2026. This continues ARMOUR’s practice of paying monthly dividends to common stockholders.
ARMOUR also reported a change to its management fee structure. ARMOUR Capital Management LP, its external manager, notified the company on December 22, 2025 that it is ending its voluntary waiver of a portion of the Base Management Fee under the existing management agreement. The waiver termination applies to Base Management Fees that become due and payable after February 1, 2026, covering services provided for January 2026, which means ARMOUR’s management fee expense will increase relative to the period when the waiver was in place.
Armour Residential REIT, Inc. reported that one of its directors received a grant of 12,857 units of phantom stock on December 16, 2025 under its Third Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. Each unit is economically equivalent to one share of common stock and, once vested, will be settled in an equal number of common shares within 30 days.
The award vests over a five-year, time-based schedule: 643 phantom shares vest beginning on February 20, 2026, with an additional 643 (or 642, due to rounding) vesting on each following May 20, August 20, November 20, and February 20 through November 20, 2030. Unvested phantom stock fully and automatically vests upon the director’s death, disability, or a change in control, and is generally forfeited upon termination of service, with special retirement treatment when age plus years of service is at least 70. The director will receive cash dividend equivalents on each phantom share, or may elect additional common shares instead, and will hold 16,057 phantom stock units directly after this grant.
Armour Residential REIT reported that its chairman and director received a grant of 12,857 phantom stock units on December 16, 2025 under the company's stock incentive plan. These derivative awards are economically equivalent to common shares and were recorded at a price of $0 per unit.
The phantom shares vest over a five-year period, with about 643 units vesting on each quarterly date from February 20, 2026 through November 20, 2030, after which all 12,857 units will have vested and be settled in an equal number of common shares within 30 days. The units receive dividend equivalents in cash or stock at the holder's election and fully vest on death, disability, or a change in control, while generally being forfeited upon service termination. Following this grant, the reporting person beneficially owned 19,007 phantom stock units directly.
Armour Residential REIT, Inc. reported that a director received a grant of 12,857 units of phantom stock on December 16, 2025 under its Third Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.
The phantom shares vest over a five-year period, with 643 units vesting beginning on February 20, 2026 and additional installments of 643 (or 642, due to rounding) on each May 20, August 20, November 20 and February 20 through November 20, 2030, after which all 12,857 units will be fully vested. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock, and upon vesting the director is entitled to receive an equal number of common shares within 30 days. The award includes dividend-equivalent rights in cash or stock, optional share withholding for taxes, accelerated vesting upon death, disability or a change in control, and forfeiture of unvested units upon most terminations, with special treatment for retirement or resignation when age plus years of service is at least 70.
Armour Residential REIT, Inc. reported that one of its directors received a grant of 12,857 units of phantom stock on December 16, 2025 under the company’s Third Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. These units vest over roughly five years, with installments beginning on February 20, 2026 and continuing on specified quarterly dates through November 20, 2030, after which all units are scheduled to be vested.
Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Armour common stock, and upon vesting the director is entitled to receive an equal number of common shares within 30 days. Unvested units fully vest upon death, disability, or a change in control, but are otherwise forfeited if service ends, subject to special retirement conditions. The director receives dividend-equivalent payments in cash or shares and held 19,007 phantom stock units after this grant.
Armour Residential REIT, Inc. reported that a director received an award of 12,857 phantom stock units under its stock incentive plan. Each unit is economically equivalent to one share of common stock and converts into one share within 30 days after vesting.
The phantom shares vest over a five-year period: 643 phantom shares vest beginning on February 20, 2026, with an additional 643 (or 642, due to rounding) vesting on each following May 20, August 20, November 20, and February 20 through November 20, 2030. Unvested units fully and automatically vest upon death, disability, or a change in control, but are forfeited if service ends, except certain resignation or retirement situations where age plus years of service is at least 70. The director also receives cash dividend equivalents on each phantom share, or may elect to receive additional shares instead of cash.