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0001207637
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001428205
Armour Residential REIT, Inc.
001-34766
3001 OCEAN DRIVE
SUITE 201
VERO BEACH
FL
32963
(772) 617-4340
PAPERIN STEWART J
Director
Common
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
24852
468460.00
55760266
12/31/2024
NYSE
Common
12/01/2024
Vested RSAs
Issuer
N
24852
12/01/2024
Equity Compensation
Y
Stewart Paperin Trustee of the Paperin Family Trust Shares vested over time from 4/1/2012 through 12/1/2024
12/31/2024
Stewart J Paperin