ARR-C ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc New

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 * 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/YYYY) 2/21/2023
(Street) DELRAY BEACH, FL 33445 (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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	2/21/2023		M(1)		2400	A	$0	339511	I	See Footnote. (2)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	2/21/2023		M(3)		3500	A	$0	343011	I	See Footnote. (2)

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock	(4)	2/21/2023		M			2400	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	2400.0	$0	96150	D
Phantom Stock	(4)	2/21/2023		M			3500	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	3500.0	$0	92650	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	On February 21, 2023, the reporting person elected to convert 2,400 of the 2,400 shares of vested phantom stock into 2,400 shares of ARMOUR common stock. The 2,400 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 January 16, 2020, January 14, 2021, and February 14, 2023 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)	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.
(3)	On February 21, 2023, the reporting person elected to convert 3,500 of the 3,500 shares of vested phantom stock into 3,500 shares of ARMOUR common stock. The 3,500 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 January 16, 2020, January 14, 2021, and February 14, 2023.
(4)	Each unit of phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of ARMOUR common stock.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STATON DANIEL C 16193 BRIDLEWOOD CIRCLE DELRAY BEACH, FL 33445	X		Chairman of the Board

Signatures
/s/ Daniel C. Staton		2/23/2023
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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