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): February 2, 2011
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC
(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
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) |
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished by Ellington Financial LLC (the “Company”) pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD.
Ellington Financial LLC (the “Company”) previously announced in a press release issued on January 28, 2011, that its senior management team will make a presentation at the 2011 Morgan Stanley Financials Conference at approximately 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at The New York Palace Hotel in New York City.
A copy of the Company’s presentation materials will also be available on the Company’s web site, www.ellingtonfinancial.com, under “For Our Shareholders-Presentations” starting at approximately 1:00 p.m. on February 2, 2011. The presentation will remain available on the Company’s web site for 30 days. The information contained on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference herein.
In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: February 2, 2011 | By: | /s/ Lisa Mumford | ||
| Lisa Mumford Chief Financial Officer | ||||