-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, E9GxlXqlc+Sdpc0YGg2QCi8VN0+MMUvoTy8n9QOuI4KYLqQM8w9hJ4eGdn0Zfvpz ws3b4mIHJxXb3m4DHCkqDQ== 0001181431-10-050273.txt : 20101007 0001181431-10-050273.hdr.sgml : 20101007 20101007215854 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-10-050273 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101007 FILED AS OF DATE: 20101007 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20101007 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROBARDS THOMAS F CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001185488 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34569 FILM NUMBER: 101114954 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 666 THIRD AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ellington Financial LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001411342 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 53 Forest Ave CITY: Greenwich STATE: ct ZIP: 06870 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-698-1200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 53 Forest Ave CITY: Greenwich STATE: ct ZIP: 06870 3 1 rrd288208.xml FORM 3 X0203 3 2010-10-07 0 0001411342 Ellington Financial LLC EFC 0001185488 ROBARDS THOMAS F 53 FOREST AVENUE OLD GREENWICH CT 06870 1 0 0 0 Common shares representing limited liability cmpny interests 1250 D LTIP units Common shares 3750 D Represents a separate non-voting class of limited liability company interests ("LTIP Units") of the Issuer, which are structured as profits interests. 2,500 of the LTIP Units have vested. 1,250 LTIP Units will remain forfeitable, subject to the reporting person's continued service as a member of the board of the Issuer, until October 1, 2011. The LTIP Units may be converted, at the election of the holder, into common shares representing limited liability company interests of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis. The LTIP Units were issued pursuant to, and are subject to the terms and conditions of, the Issuer's 2007 Incentive Plan for Individuals. Exhibit List Exhibit 24- Power of Attorney /s/ Ashton J. Harris 2010-10-07 EX-24. 2 rrd258400_291505.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd258400_291505.html
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        The undersigned (the "Reporting Person") hereby constitutes and appoints
Laurence Penn, Daniel Margolis, Lisa Mumford, Mark Tecotzky, Neha Mathur, Daniel
M. LeBey, Christopher C. Green and Ashton J. Harris, and each of them, as the
Reporting Person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

        (1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a
Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or
appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

        (2) execute for and on behalf of the Reporting Person, in the Reporting
Person's capacity as an officer and/or director of Ellington Financial LLC (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

        (3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the Reporting
Person which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form
3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely
file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

        (4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the Reporting Person, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
Reporting Person pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

        The Reporting Person grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the Reporting Person
might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The Reporting Person acknowledges that the
foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
Reporting Person, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
Reporting Person's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until the Reporting Person
is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the Reporting
Person's holdings of, and transactions in securities issued by, the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the Reporting Person in a signed writing delivered to
the attorney-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Reporting Person has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed on September 21, 2010.

                             Sign here:  /s/ Thomas Robards
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                             Print Name: Thomas Robards
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