Other Events On August 10, 2026, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on September 30, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of August 31, 2026. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the information related to the dividend is incorporated herein by reference.

of Form 8-K, insofar as they disclose historical information regarding the Company's results of operations or financial condition for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. On August 6, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K,…

Other Events On June 8, 2026, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on August 31, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of July 31, 2026. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the information related to the dividend is incorporated herein by reference.

Other Events On June 8, 2026, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared the following: (i) a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on July 31, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of June 30, 2026; (ii) a quarterly dividend of $0.390625 per share on the Company's 6.250% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on July 30, 2026 to Series B preferred stockholders…

The filing pertains to the approval of an equity incentive plan, not a management change.

Other Events On May 7, 2026, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on June 30, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of May 29, 2026. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the information related to the dividend is incorporated herein by reference.

of Form 8-K, insofar as they disclose historical information regarding the Company's results of operations or financial condition for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. On May 5, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K,…

Other Events On April 7, 2026, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on May 29, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of April 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the information related to the dividend is incorporated herein by reference.

Other Events On March 9, 2026, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has has declared the following: (i) a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on April 30, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of March 31, 2026; (ii) a quarterly dividend of $0.390625 per share on the Company's 6.250% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on April 30, 2026 to Series B preferred stock…

of Form 8-K, insofar as they disclose historical information regarding the Company's results of operations or financial condition for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. On February 25, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 o…

Other Events On February 9, 2026, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on March 31, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of February 27, 2026. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the information related to the dividend is incorporated herein by reference.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On January 26, 2026, Ellington Financial Inc. (the “Company”) and Ellington Financial Management LLC (the “Manager”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to the offer and sale of 8,775,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common St…

Other Events On January 28, 2026, Ellington Financial Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has elected to redeem all outstanding shares of its 6.750% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) pursuant to the terms of the certificate of designation for the Series A Preferred Stock. The redemption will occur on February 27, 2026 (the “Redemption Date”) at a redemption price equal to the $25.00 liquidation pre…

Other Events On January 8, 2026, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on February 27, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of January 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the information related to the dividend is incorporated herein by reference.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On December 23, 2025, Ellington Financial Inc. (the “Company”) and Ellington Financial Management LLC, the Company’s manager (the "Manager"), entered into separate amendments (each an "Amendment" and collectively, the "Amendments") to its existing equity distribution agreements dated September 30, 2024 (collectively, as amended, the "Existing Sales Agreements") with each of Citizens JMP Securities, LLC (“Citizens JMP”), B. Riley Securities, Inc. (“B.…

Other Events On December 4, 2025, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared the following: (i) a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on January 30, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of December 31, 2025; (ii) a quarterly dividend of $0.593907 per share on the Company's Series A Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on January 30, 2026 to Series A preferred stockhold…

Other Events On November 10, 2025, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on December 31, 2025 to common stockholders of record as of November 28, 2025. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the information related to the dividend is incorporated herein by reference.

of Form 8-K, insofar as they disclose historical information regarding the Company's results of operations or financial condition for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. On November 5, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6…

Other Events On October 7, 2025, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on November 28, 2025 to common stockholders of record as of October 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the information related to the dividend is incorporated herein by reference.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth in

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On October 6, 2025, Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC, EF Holdco Inc., EF Cayman Holdings Ltd., Ellington Financial REIT Cayman Ltd. and Ellington Financial REIT TRS LLC (the “Issuers”), subsidiaries of Ellington Financial Inc. (the “Company”), issued $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.375% unsecured senior notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) under an indenture, dated as of October 6, 2025 (the “Indenture”), between the Issuers,…

by reference. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Senior Notes Offering for general corporate purposes, including repaying a portion of the borrowings under the Company’s outstanding repurchase agreements and funding purchases of additional assets in accordance with its investment objectives and strategies. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and unless so reg…

Other Events On September 29, 2025, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it plans to offer $400 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the “Notes” and, such offering, the “Senior Notes Offering”) through certain of its subsidiaries (such subsidiaries, the “Issuers”). The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Issuers and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. The Company expects to u…

Other Events On September 8, 2025, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared the following: (i) a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on October 31, 2025 to common stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025; (ii) a quarterly dividend of $0.624039 per share on the Company's Series A Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on October 30, 2025 to Series A preferred stockho…

of Form 8-K, insofar as they disclose historical information regarding the Company's results of operations or financial condition for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. On August 7, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K,…