0001628280-23-041835.txt : 20231218 0001628280-23-041835.hdr.sgml : 20231218 20231218194222 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001628280-23-041835 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20231214 FILED AS OF DATE: 20231218 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20231218 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Smernoff Chris CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001732958 ORGANIZATION NAME: FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34569 FILM NUMBER: 231495268 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 53 FOREST AVENUE CITY: OLD GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06870 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ellington Financial Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001411342 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] ORGANIZATION NAME: 05 Real Estate & Construction IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 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 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Ellington Financial LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070831 4 1 wk-form4_1702946532.xml FORM 4 X0508 4 2023-12-14 0 0001411342 Ellington Financial Inc. EFC 0001732958 Smernoff Chris 53 FOREST AVENUE OLD GREENWICH CT 06870 0 1 0 0 Chief Accounting Officer 0 OP LTIP Units 2023-12-14 4 A 0 11245 0 A Common Units 11245 67165 D Represents a separate non-voting class of limited liability company interests ("OP LTIP Units") of Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC (the "Operating Partnership"), the operating partnership subsidiary of Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company"). 5,623 of the OP LTIP Units will vest on December 14, 2024 and the remaining 5,622 of the OP LTIP units will vest December 14, 2025. The OP LTIP Units may be converted, upon lapse of the vesting restrictions described above, at the election of the holder, or at any time at the election of the Company, into limited liability company interests of the Operating Partnership designated as common units ("Common Units") on a one-for-one basis. Subject to certain conditions, the Common Units are redeemable by the holder for an equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share ("Common Shares") or for the cash value of such Common Shares, at the Company's election. The OP LTIP Units were issued pursuant to, and are subject to the terms and conditions of, the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2017 Plan"). 4,754 of the OP LTIP units will vest on December 15, 2024. /s/ Alaael-Deen Shilleh, as attorney-in-fact for Christopher Smernoff 2023-12-18