Form 8-K

 

 

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): August 2, 2012

 

 

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:

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

Clarification of Second Quarter Dividend Record Date

On August 1, 2012, Ellington Financial LLC (the “Company”) issued a press release and Current Report on Form 8-K indicating that its Board of Directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.70 per common share for the second quarter of 2012 payable on September 17, 2012 to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2012. On August 2, 2012, the Company announced a change in the record date for its second quarter cash dividend of $0.70 per common share payable on September 17, 2012. The record date for this dividend is August 31, 2012, not September 1, 2012 as previously announced. A copy of the press release issued on August 2, 2012 is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith this Current Report on Form 8-K.

99.1     Press Release dated August 2, 2012.


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: August 2, 2012     By:  

/s/ Lisa Mumford

      Lisa Mumford
      Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated August 2, 2012.
Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ellington Financial LLC Clarifies Record Date for Second Quarter Dividend

OLD GREENWICH, Conn.,—August 2, 2012 — Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE: EFC) (the “Company”) today announced a change in the record date for its second quarter cash dividend of $0.70 per common share payable on September 17, 2012, which was declared yesterday, August 1, 2012. The record date for this dividend is August 31, 2012, not September 1, 2012 as previously announced.

About Ellington Financial LLC

Ellington Financial LLC is a specialty finance company that acquires and manages mortgage-related assets, including residential mortgage-backed securities backed by prime jumbo, Alt-A, manufactured housing and subprime residential mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. government agency or a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise, mortgage-related derivatives, commercial mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt, as well as corporate debt and equity securities and derivatives. Ellington Financial LLC is externally managed and advised by Ellington Financial Management LLC, an affiliate of Ellington Management Group LLC.

 

Investor Contact:    Media Contact:   
Lisa Mumford    Shawn Pattison or Dana Gorman   
Chief Financial Officer    The Abernathy MacGregor Group, for   
Ellington Financial LLC    Ellington Financial LLC   
(203) 409–3575    (212) 371–5999