Stewart J. Paperin - 24 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Armour Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ Stewart J. Paperin
Issuer symbol
ARR
Transactions as of
24 Feb 2026
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
26 Feb 2026, 16:06:19 UTC
Previous filing
06 Jan 2026
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
PAPERIN STEWART J Director 3001 OCEAN DRIVE, SUITE #201, VERO BEACH /s/ Stewart J. Paperin 26 Feb 2026 0001207637

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction ARR Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share Options Exercise $0 +1,043 +14% $0.000000 8,361 24 Feb 2026 See Footnote F1, F2
holding ARR Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 208 24 Feb 2026 Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction ARR Phantom Stock Options Exercise $0 -1,043 -6.5% $0.000000 15,014 24 Feb 2026 Common Stock 1,043 Direct F1, F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 On February 24, 2026, the reporting person elected to convert 1,043 shares of vested phantom stock into 1,043 shares of ARMOUR common stock. The 1,043 shares are part of, and relate to, phantom stock vesting over a five-year period, which was reported on a Form 4 filed by the reporting person on February 14, 2023 and December 18, 2025.
F2 Represents shares owned indirectly through the Stewart J. Paperin Family Trust. Mr. Paperin has a pecuniary interest in and investment control over the shares held by the Trust.
F3 Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of ARMOUR common stock.