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Ellington Financial Inc. filings document formal disclosures for a specialty finance company with an investment portfolio segment and a Longbridge segment focused on reverse mortgage loan origination and servicing. Form 8-K reports cover quarterly operating results, Regulation FD book value updates, common stock dividends, and dividends on Series B, Series C, and Series D preferred stock.
Proxy materials describe board and shareholder-voting matters, executive compensation, equity awards, and pay-versus-performance disclosures. The filings also identify the company's reported common and preferred equity classes and provide recurring records of financial condition, portfolio valuation disclosures, capital-return actions, governance, and risk-related forward-looking statements.
Ellington Financial Inc., a mortgage-focused REIT listed on the NYSE under “EFC,” has filed an automatic shelf registration statement that allows it and any selling security holders to offer, from time to time, a wide range of securities. These may include common stock, multiple series of preferred stock, stockholder rights, warrants, debt securities, depositary shares, and units combining these instruments.
The company states that, unless specified otherwise in a prospectus supplement, net proceeds from its own offerings will be used to purchase targeted residential and commercial mortgage assets and for general corporate purposes, while any proceeds from sales by selling security holders will go to those holders. Ellington Financial reports a diversified investment portfolio totaling approximately $4.8 billion as of September 30, 2025, and benefits from the broader Ellington platform, which had approximately $18.2 billion of assets under management as of that date.
Ellington Financial Inc. insider equity award: Chief Accounting Officer Christopher Smernoff reported receiving 18,209 OP LTIP Units of Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC on 12/17/2025. These derivative securities have an exercise price of $0 and are designated as a separate non-voting class of limited liability company interests.
According to the filing, 11,654 of the OP LTIP Units will vest on December 16, 2026 and the remaining 6,555 will vest on December 16, 2027, with an additional 4,372 OP LTIP Units vesting on December 12, 2026. After vesting and subject to the stated conditions, the OP LTIP Units may be converted on a one-for-one basis into Common Units of the operating partnership, which are, in turn, redeemable for an equivalent number of shares of Ellington Financial Inc. common stock or the cash value of those shares at the company’s election. Following this grant, Smernoff beneficially owns 100,366 derivative securities.
Ellington Financial Inc. reported an equity award to its Chief Financial Officer on December 17, 2025. The CFO received 36,417 OP LTIP Units, a separate non-voting class of limited liability company interests in Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC, the company’s operating partnership subsidiary.
According to the vesting schedule, 14,567 OP LTIP Units will vest on December 16, 2026, and the remaining 21,850 OP LTIP Units will vest on December 16, 2027. Once vested, these OP LTIP Units may be converted on a one-for-one basis into common units of the operating partnership, which are, subject to certain conditions, redeemable for an equivalent number of Ellington Financial common shares or the cash value of those shares at the company’s election.
The OP LTIP Units were issued with an exercise price of $0 under Ellington Financial’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, and following this transaction the reporting person beneficially owned 171,870 derivative securities.
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.
Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) filed a current report to share an investor update under Regulation FD. The company announced that it issued a press release on November 26, 2025, providing its estimated book value per share of common stock as of October 31, 2025. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference for informational purposes.
The disclosure is furnished under Item 7.01, meaning it is not deemed filed for liability purposes under the Exchange Act or automatically incorporated into other SEC filings unless specifically referenced.
Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) announced a monthly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2025 to stockholders of record as of November 28, 2025.
Ellington Financial Inc. reports solid growth for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Total assets rose to $17.8 billion from $16.3 billion, driven mainly by loans at fair value, which increased to $15.5 billion. HMBS-related obligations grew to $10.1 billion, reflecting expansion in the reverse mortgage business.
Quarterly net interest income improved to $49.7 million from $33.6 million a year earlier. Net income attributable to common stockholders increased to $29.5 million, or $0.29 per share, compared with $16.2 million, or $0.19 per share. For the first nine months of 2025, net income attributable to common stockholders was $104.1 million versus $95.4 million in 2024. Operating cash flow was negative, while financing activities provided significant cash as the company issued common stock and added secured borrowings. Common shares outstanding reached 106.1 million as of September 30, 2025.
Ellington Financial Inc. furnished an 8-K announcing it issued a press release with financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The information is furnished under Item 2.02 and incorporated by reference into Item 7.01 pursuant to Regulation FD, and is not deemed “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act. The press release is provided as Exhibit 99.1, with the cover page interactive data file included as Exhibit 104.
Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) furnished an Item 7.01 update announcing its estimated book value per share of common stock as of September 30, 2025. The company disclosed this information via a press release, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Consistent with Regulation FD, the information in Item 7.01 is being furnished and is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. The filing also lists the company’s NYSE‑traded securities, including common stock and multiple series of preferred stock.
Ellington Financial Inc. announced that its Board declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on Nov 28, 2025 to shareholders of record as of Oct 31, 2025. The company filed a press release dated Oct 7, 2025 as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated the dividend information by reference into this Current Report.