SEC Form 4 · accession 0001628280-26-061337
Ellington Financial Inc. · EFC
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Stephen J Dannhauser
Director
Period of report
Sep 9, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Sep 10, 2026 · 4:10 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
box not checked
Issuer CIK
0001411342
Table I — non-derivative securities
No Table I lines on this filing.
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OP LTIP UnitsF1,F2 | — | Sep 9, 2026 | A | 10,181 | A | — | — | Common Units | 10,181 | 45,679 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents 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").
- F2The 10,181 OP LTIP Units remain forfeitable, subject to the reporting person's continued service as a member of the board of directors of the Company, until September 8, 2027. 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 (the "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 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.