VERO BEACH, Fla., May 31, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR) (NYSE Amex:ARR.WS) ("ARMOUR" or the "Company") announced today that it is commencing an underwritten public offering of its Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. ARMOUR expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional shares to cover overallotments, if any. The Company has applied to list the Series A Preferred Stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ARR PrA."

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated are acting as joint book-running managers of the offering. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as co-managers and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. and Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. are acting as junior co-managers. 

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to acquire additional agency securities as market conditions warrant and for general corporate purposes.

A registration statement relating to the offered securities has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the related prospectus for the proposed offering may be obtained by contacting: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Attention: Prospectus Department, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11220, telephone: 1-877-858-5407, or by emailing batprospectusdept@citi.com; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Attention: Prospectus Group, 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-2836, by calling (800) 503-4611, or by emailing prospectus.cpdg@db.com; or Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080, Attn: Prospectus Department, or email dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Company's securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

ARMOUR is a Maryland corporation that invests primarily in hybrid adjustable rate, adjustable rate and fixed rate residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS") issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government-chartered entities. ARMOUR is externally managed and advised by ARMOUR Residential Management LLC ("ARRM"). ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, commencing with ARMOUR's taxable year ended December 31, 2009.

Safe Harbor

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CONTACT:  Investor Contact:

          Jeffrey Zimmer
          Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
          President and Co-Vice Chairman
          ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
          (772) 617-4340