As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2022

            Registration No. 333-216117
    
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
____________________
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
26-1908763
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3001 Ocean Drive, Suite 201
Vero Beach, Florida
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
32963
(Zip Code)
Shares of Common Stock Issuable to Non-Executive Directors
(Full Title of the Plan)
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James R. Mountain
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
3001 Ocean Drive, Suite 201
Vero Beach, Florida 32963
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(772) 617-4340
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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With a copy to:
Bradley D. Houser
Shane N. Segarra
Holland & Knight LLP
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300
Miami, Florida 33131
(305) 374-8500
Facsimile (305) 789-7799
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.

    


EXPLANATORY NOTE
TERMINATION OF OFFERINGS
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the “Post-Effective Amendment No. 1”) is being filed by ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (the “Registrant”) to terminate all offerings under the Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-216117, filed on February 17, 2017, registering 55,000 shares of common stock of the Company issuable to the Registrant’s non-employee directors in connection with certain director compensation (“the Registration Statement”) filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All shares subject to the Registration Statement have been issued. Accordingly, the Registrant hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.


    

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SIGNATURES
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this Form S-8 and has duly caused this this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Vero Beach, State of Florida, on this 18th day of February, 2022.
ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT, INC.
  
  By: /s/ James R. Mountain
  Name: James R. Mountain
  Title: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)

No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statements in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933.















    

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