Ellington Financial (NYSE: EFC) announces common and preferred stock dividends

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Ellington Financial Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared multiple dividends for common and preferred shareholders. The company set a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share on its common stock, payable on January 30, 2026 to holders of record as of December 31, 2025. The Board also approved a quarterly dividend of $0.593907 per share on the Series A Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.390625 per share on the 6.250% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and $0.5390625 per share on the 8.625% Series C Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, each payable on January 30, 2026 to holders of record on December 31, 2025. In addition, the company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4375 per share on the 7.00% Series D Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on December 30, 2025 to holders of record as of December 20, 2025.

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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): December 4, 2025

ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-34569

26-0489289

(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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading 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 B

The New York Stock Exchange

8.625% Series C Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

EFC PR C

The New York Stock Exchange

7.00% Series D Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Stock

EFC PRD

The 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 December 4, 2025, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared the following: (i) a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on January 30, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of December 31, 2025; (ii) a quarterly dividend of $0.593907 per share on the Company's Series A Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on January 30, 2026 to Series A preferred stockholders of record as of December 31, 2025; (iii) a quarterly dividend of $0.390625 per share on the Company's 6.250% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on January 30, 2026 to Series B preferred stockholders of record as of December 31, 2025; (iv) a quarterly dividend of $0.5390625 per share on the Company's 8.625% Series C Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on January 30, 2026 to Series C preferred stockholders of record as of December 31, 2025; and (v) a quarterly dividend of $0.4375 per share on the Company's 7.00% Series D Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on December 30, 2025 to Series D preferred stockholders of record as of December 20, 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 December 4, 2025

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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:

December 4, 2025

By:

/s/ JR Herlihy

JR Herlihy

Chief Financial Officer

FAQ

What dividend did Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) declare on its common stock?

Ellington Financial Inc. declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share on its common stock, payable on January 30, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of December 31, 2025.

What is the latest preferred stock dividend for Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) Series A?

The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.593907 per share on its Series A Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on January 30, 2026 to Series A holders of record as of December 31, 2025.

What dividends were declared on Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) Series B and Series C preferred stock?

Ellington Financial Inc. declared a $0.390625 per share quarterly dividend on its 6.250% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and a $0.5390625 per share quarterly dividend on its 8.625% Series C Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, each payable on January 30, 2026 to holders of record as of December 31, 2025.

What dividend did Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) declare on its Series D preferred stock?

The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4375 per share on its 7.00% Series D Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on December 30, 2025 to Series D holders of record as of December 20, 2025.

When will Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) pay the newly declared dividends?

The common stock and Series A, B, and C preferred stock dividends will be paid on January 30, 2026, while the Series D preferred stock dividend will be paid on December 30, 2025.

What are the record dates for Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) dividend declarations?

The record date for the common stock and Series A, B, and C preferred stock dividends is December 31, 2025. The record date for the Series D preferred stock dividend is December 20, 2025.