Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

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 OF SECURITIES
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* Zimmer Jeffrey J	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) Co-CEO and President
(Last) (First) (Middle) 3001 OCEAN DRIVE, SUITE #201	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/23/2021
(Street) VERO BEACH, FL 32963 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/23/2021		M		18540 ⁽¹⁾	A	$0	189774	D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	11/23/2021		D		7416 ⁽¹⁾	D	$10.13	182358	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Phantom Stock	⁽²⁾	11/23/2021		M			18540	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	18540.0	$0	238210	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	On November 23, 2021, the reporting person elected to convert 11,124 of the 18,540 shares shares of vested phantom stock into 11,124 shares of ARMOUR common stock. The reporting person elected to convert the remaining 7,416 shares of vested phantom stock into cash solely to pay income taxes on the vested stock. The 18,540 shares are part of, and relate to, phantom stock vesting over five-year periods, which was reported on Form 4 reports filed by the reporting person on November 22, 2017 and January 16, 2020, phantom stock vesting over a two-and-a-half year period, which was reported on a Form 4 report filed by the reporting person on May 19, 2020, and phantom stock vesting over a six-and-a-half year period, which was reported on a Form 4 report filed by the reporting person on January 14, 2021.
(2)	Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of ARMOUR common stock.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Zimmer Jeffrey J 3001 OCEAN DRIVE SUITE #201 VERO BEACH, FL 32963	X		Co-CEO and President