Sec Form 4 Filing - STATON DANIEL C @ Armour Residential REIT, Inc. - 2015-10-01

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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) 16193 BRIDLEWOOD CIRCLE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/01/2015 (Street) DELRAY BEACH, FL33445 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 10/01/2015 M( 1 ) 31 ( 2 ) A 257,910 ( 2 ) I See Footnote. ( 3 ) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 10/01/2015 A( 1 ) 823 ( 2 ) A 258,733 ( 2 ) I See Footnote. ( 3 ) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 245 ( 2 ) I By Wife

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other STATON DANIEL C 16193 BRIDLEWOOD CIRCLE DELRAY BEACH, FL33445 X Chairman of the Board Signatures /s/ Daniel C. Staton 10/05/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On October 1, 2015, the reporting person elected to redeem 31 shares of vested phantom stock previously granted under ARMOUR's Second Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan into 31 shares of ARMOUR's common stock and received 823 shares of ARMOUR common stock pursuant to quarterly compensation paid for the reporting person's service on ARMOUR's Board of Directors. Commencing with the end of the first quarter of 2013, the reporting person may elect to receive $16,500 of the reporting person's total quarterly compensation (or $66,000 on an annual basis) paid in common stock, cash, or a combination of stock and cash at the option of the director. The 823 shares of stock represent the reporting person's election of stock compensation for the past quarter. ( 2 )Effective as of July 31, 2015, ARMOUR's common stock was reduced on a one-for-eight basis pursuant to the issuer's reverse stock split. Accordingly, all shares reported in this report reflect the effect of the one-for-eight reverse stock split. ( 3 )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.

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