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): January 21, 2020
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 6870
(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)
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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 | ||
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).
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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 21, 2020, Ellington Financial Inc. (the “Company”) delivered written notice to each of JMP Securities LLC, B. Riley FBR, Inc., and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (each an “Agent” and together the “Agents”) that it was terminating each of the equity distribution agreements, dated April 3, 2019, between the Company and the Agents (each an “Agreement” and collectively, the “Agreements”), pursuant to Section 12(b) of each Agreement, effective on January 21, 2020. As of January 21, 2020, the Company had not sold any shares of common stock under this “at-the-market” equity offering program (the “ATM Program”) pursuant to the Agreements. With the termination of the Agreements, the ATM Program is no longer available for use.
A copy of the form of the Agreement was filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2019 (the “Prior Form 8-K”). The description of the Agreements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the form of Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Prior Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC. | |||
Dated: January 21, 2020 | By: | /s/ JR Herlihy | |
JR Herlihy | |||
Chief Financial Officer | |||