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    Ellington Financial Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    5/7/25 4:26:22 PM ET
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    UNITED STATES
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    Washington, D.C. 20549
    FORM 8-K
    CURRENT REPORT
    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2025
    ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC.
    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
    Delaware001-3456926-0489289
    (State or other jurisdiction
    of incorporation)
    (Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
    53 Forest Avenue
    Old Greenwich, CT 06870
    (Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
    Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 698-1200
    Not Applicable
    (Former Name or Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
    ☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    ☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
    Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
    Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
    EFC
    The New York Stock Exchange
    6.750% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
    EFC PR A
    The New York Stock Exchange
    6.250% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset
    Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
    EFC PR BThe New York Stock Exchange
    8.625% Series C Fixed-Rate Reset
    Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
    EFC PR CThe New York Stock Exchange
    7.00% Series D Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred StockEFC PRDThe New York Stock Exchange
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
    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 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ¨




    Item 8.01.    Other Events
    On May 7, 2025, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on June 30, 2025 to common stockholders of record as of May 30, 2025.
    A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the information related to the dividend is incorporated herein by reference.
    Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
    (d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith this Current Report on Form 8-K.

    99.1   Press release dated May 7, 2025
    104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)




    SIGNATURE
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
     
       ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC.
    Date: May 7, 2025 By: /s/ JR Herlihy
       JR Herlihy
       Chief Financial Officer



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