BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enterprise Acquisition Corp. (NYSE Amex, Units: "EST.U", Common Stock: "EST," Warrants: "EST.WS") ("Enterprise") announced today that at the special meeting of Enterprise warrantholders, warrantholders will be voting to extend the expiration date of the Enterprise warrants from November 7, 2011 to November 7, 2013, instead of November 7, 2012 as previously contemplated in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). On October 5, 2009, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. ("ARMOUR") filed Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 ("Amendment No. 2") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which includes a proxy statement for stockholders and warrantholders of Enterprise. In addition to a special meeting of stockholders to vote upon the proposed business combination involving Enterprise and ARMOUR, at a special meeting of warrantholders, warrantholders will vote upon a proposal (the "Warrant Amendment Proposal") to amend certain terms of the Warrant Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2007, between Enterprise and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the "Warrant Agreement"), which governs the terms of Enterprise's outstanding warrants. The Warrant Amendment Proposal will amend the Warrant Agreement to provide that (i) the exercise price of Enterprise's warrants be increased from $7.50 to $11.00 per share, and (ii) the expiration date of the warrants will be extended from November 7, 2011 to November 7, 2013. Amendment No. 2 reflects a change agreed upon by Enterprise and ARMOUR to extend the expiration date to November 7, 2013, a two year extension, instead of November 7, 2012, a one year extension, as previously contemplated in Amendment No. 1 to ARMOUR's Registration Statement on Form S-4. Prior to filing a definitive proxy statement/prospectus, the Enterprise preliminary proxy statement/prospectus can be found in ARMOUR's Amendments to Registration Statement on Form S-4. About Management Upon consummation of the business combination, ARMOUR's investment team will be led by Co-Chief Executive Officers Scott J. Ulm and Jeffrey J. Zimmer. Mr. Ulm has 23 years of structured finance and debt capital markets experience, including mortgage-backed securities. Since 2005, Mr. Ulm has been Chief Executive Officer of Litchfield Capital Holdings, a structured finance manager. From 1986-2005, he held a variety of senior positions at Credit Suisse both in New York and London including Global Head of Asset-Backed securities, Head of United States and European Debt Capital Markets, and Global Co-Head of Collateralized Debt Obligations. While at Credit Suisse, Mr. Ulm was responsible for the underwriting and execution of more than $100 billion of mortgage and asset-backed securities. Mr. Zimmer has worked in the mortgage securities market for 25 years. From September 2003 through March 2008 he was Chief Executive Officer of Bimini Capital Management, Inc., a publicly traded REIT which managed over $4 billion of agency mortgage assets, approximately $4 billion in short term repurchase liabilities, and $100 million in long term debt. Prior to 2003, he was a managing director at RBS/Greenwich Capital in the Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Department where since 1990, he held various positions that included working closely with some of the nation's largest hedge funds, mortgage banks and investment management firms on various mortgage-backed securities investments. Mr. Zimmer was employed at Drexel Burnham Lambert in the institutional mortgage-backed sales area from 1984-1990. Enterprise Acquisition Corp. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, Enterprise Acquisition Corp. (http://www.enterpriseacq.com/) is a blank check company formed for effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with one or more operating businesses. The prospective target is not limited to a particular industry. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, about Enterprise, ARMOUR and their combined business after completion of the proposed acquisition. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Enterprise's and ARMOUR's management, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: the failure of Enterprise stockholders to approve the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby; the number and percentage of Enterprise's stockholders voting against the acquisition and electing conversion rights; changing interpretations of generally accepted accounting principles; continued compliance with government regulations; legislation or regulatory environments; cyclical business trends; general economic conditions; geopolitical events and regulatory changes, as well as other relevant risks detailed in Enterprise's filings with the SEC. The information set forth herein should be read in light of such risks. Neither Enterprise nor ARMOUR assumes any obligation to update the information contained in this press release. Enterprise and ARMOUR caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in Enterprise and ARMOUR's filings with the SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning Enterprise and ARMOUR, the merger, the related transactions or other matters and attributable to Enterprise and ARMOUR or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Enterprise and ARMOUR caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Enterprise and ARMOUR do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in their expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Additional Information and Where to Find It This communication is being made in respect of the proposed business combination involving Enterprise and ARMOUR. In connection with the proposed transaction, ARMOUR has filed Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the SEC on October 5, 2009, in each case, that contains a preliminary Proxy Statement/Prospectus for Enterprise. The definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be mailed to stockholders and warrantholders of Enterprise as of the record date of October 5, 2009. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF ENTERPRISE ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by Enterprise and ARMOUR through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov/. Free copies of the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC can also be obtained by directing a request to Enterprise Acquisition Corp., 6800 Broken Sound Parkway, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 Attention: Investor Relations. Participants in Solicitation Enterprise and ARMOUR and their respective directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding Enterprise's directors and executive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which was filed with the SEC on March 16, 2009, and information regarding ARMOUR's directors and executive officers will be available in the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be filed with the SEC by Enterprise and ARMOUR when it becomes available. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available. Investor Contact Ezra Shashoua Chief Financial Officer Enterprise Acquisition Corp. (561) 988-1700 DATASOURCE: Enterprise Acquisition Corp. CONTACT: Ezra Shashoua, Chief Financial Officer, of Enterprise Acquisition Corp., +1-561-988-1700 Web Site: http://www.enterpriseacq.com/

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