Michael Ralph S Iii returned 7,325 shares to the company, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Arlington Asset Investment Corp. [ AAIC ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 12/14/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction 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 | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 12/14/2023 | D | 7,325 | D | (1)(2) | 0 | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year) | 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: 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 | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (3) | 12/14/2023 | D | 90,108(3) | (3) | (3) | Class A Common Stock | 90,108 | (3) | 0(3) | D | ||||
| Deferred Stock Units | (4) | 12/14/2023 | D | 46,097(4) | (4) | (4) | Class A Common Stock | 46,097 | (4) | 0(4) | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On December 14, 2023, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 29, 2023 (the "Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Ellington Financial Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), EF Merger Sub Inc., a Virginia corporation and a direct and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and solely for the limited purposes set forth in the Agreement, Ellington Financial Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("EFC Manager"), the Issuer merged with and into Merger Sub with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving corporation and a subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). |
| 2. Pursuant to the Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of the Issuer's Class A common stock ("Common Stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive (i) from Parent, 0.3619 shares of Parent's common stock, with fractional shares paid out in cash, and (ii) from EFC Manager, $0.09 in cash (the "Per Share Common Merger Consideration"). |
| 3. Pursuant to the Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted stock unit held by the reporting person was converted into the right to receive the Per Share Common Merger Consideration. |
| 4. Pursuant to the Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding deferred stock unit held by the reporting person was converted into the right to receive the Per Share Common Merger Consideration. |
| D. Scott Parish, Attorney-in-Fact | 12/18/2023 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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