Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001411342-24-000099
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2024-10-16 17:20:24
Reporting Period:
2024-10-14
Accepted Time:
2024-10-16 17:20:24
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
1411342 Ellington Financial Inc. EFC Real Estate (6500) 000000000
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1474808 W Michael Vranos 53 Forest Avenue
Old Greenwich CT 06870
Co-Chief Investment Officer No Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock Disposition 2024-10-14 14,000 $12.48 168,359 No 4 S Indirect In Trusts
Common Stock Disposition 2024-10-15 14,361 $12.58 153,998 No 4 S Indirect In Trusts
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 S Indirect In Trusts
No 4 S Indirect In Trusts
Reported Non-Derivative Holdings
Sec. Name Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock 927,141 Indirect See Footnote
Common Stock 1,889,689 Indirect See footnote
Common Stock 38,759 Indirect In Trust
Reported Derivative Holdings
Sec. Name Sec. Type Price Date Expiration Date Amount Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership
Common Stock LTIP Units $0.00 319,241 319,241 Indirect
Common Stock Common Units $0.00 28,521 28,521 Indirect
Expiration Date Amount Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership
319,241 319,241 Indirect
28,521 28,521 Indirect
Footnotes
  1. Of these 1,025,920 common shares, 1,024,079 common shares are owned directly by EMG Holdings, L.P. ("EMGH") and 1,841 common shares are directly owned by EFM. VC Investments LLC ("VC") is the general partner of EMGH and the managing member of EFM. Michael W. Vranos is the managing member of, and holds a controlling interest in, VC. Michael W. Vranos and VC together share the power to direct the voting and disposition of common shares held by EMGH and EFM, and may be regarded as the beneficial owners of the common shares. Each of Michael W. Vranos and VC disclaims beneficial ownership of any common shares owned beneficially or of record by each other except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.
  2. Mr. Vranos is the managing member of an entity that holds these shares for estate planning purposes.
  3. 38,759 shares of Common Stock are held by an entity owned by a family trust of which Laurence Penn is a settlor and for which Mr. Vranos serves as a trustee (the "Penn Family Trust"). Mr. Vranos has certain consent rights with respect to transfers of shares of Common Stock held by the Penn Family Trust. Mr. Vranos disclaims any pecuniary interest in the shares of Common Stock held by the Penn Family Trust.
  4. These shares of Common Stock are held in family trusts established by EMGH partners (other than Mr. Vranos) for which Mr. Vranos acts as trustee. One of the trusts, in which Mr. Vranos has sole voting power, owns 91,822 shares of Common Stock, and did not participate in these reported sales. The other trusts, in which Mr. Vranos has shared voting power, hold the remaining shares of Common Stock; the decision to enter into the reported transactions was made by another trustee who shares voting power in the selling trust with Mr. Vranos. The total holdings in these trusts have also been adjusted to reflect acquisitions resulting from the reinvestment of dividends pursuant to a plan that provides for the regular reinvestment of dividends, is a broad-based plan, does not discriminate in favor of employees of the Company, and operates on substantially the same terms for all plan participants.
  5. Represent a separate non-voting class of limited liability company interests ("LTIP Units") of the Issuer, which are structured as profits interests. 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 372,162 LTIP Units are held by EMGH and have vested. Mr. Vranos disclaims beneficial ownership of these LTIP Units except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
  6. Represents a class of limited liability company interests ("Common Units") of Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC, the operating partnership of Ellington Financial LLC (the "Issuer"). The Common Units may be converted into common shares representing limited liability company interests of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis after a two-year holding period and other applicable conditions have been satisfied. The two-year holding period may be waived upon the occurrence of certain events.
  7. After the sale by Mr. Penn, 82,484 Common Units were held by EMGH, 90,757 Common Units were held by the Vranos Family Trust and 38,759 Common Units were held by the Penn Family Trust. Mr. Vranos continued to have certain consent rights with respect to transfers of all Common Units including those held by the Vranos Family Trust and the Penn Family Trust. Mr. Vranos disclaims any pecuniary interest in the Common Units held by the Vranos Family Trust and the Penn Family Trust.