| Type | Sym | Class | Transaction | Value $ | Shares | Change % | * Price $ | Shares After | Date | Ownership | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| transaction | EFC | Common Stock | Sale | -$101K | -8.3K | -4.68% | $12.11 | 169K | Jun 14, 2024 | In Trusts | F4 |
| transaction | EFC | Common Stock | Sale | -$101K | -8.3K | -4.91% | $12.15 | 161K | Jun 17, 2024 | In Trusts | F4 |
| holding | EFC | Common Stock | 927K | Jun 14, 2024 | See Footnote | F1 | |||||
| holding | EFC | Common Stock | 1.89M | Jun 14, 2024 | See footnote | F2 | |||||
| holding | EFC | Common Stock | 38.8K | Jun 14, 2024 | In Trust | F3 |
| Type | Sym | Class | Transaction | Value $ | Shares | Change % | * Price $ | Shares After | Date | Underlying Class | Amount | Exercise Price | Ownership | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| holding | EFC | LTIP Units | 319K | Jun 14, 2024 | Common Stock | 319K | See footnote | F5, F6 | ||||||
| holding | EFC | Common Units | 28.5K | Jun 14, 2024 | Common Stock | 28.5K | See footnote | F7, F8 |
| Id | Content |
|---|---|
| F1 | Of these 927,141 shares of common stock of the Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company"), $0.001 par value per share ("Common Stock"), 842,221 of them are owned directly by EMG Holdings, L.P. ("EMGH") and 84,920 of them are directly owned by Ellington Financial Management LLC ("EFM"). VC Investments LLC ("VC") is the general partner of EMGH and EMGH is the managing member of EFM. Michael W. Vranos is the managing member of, and holds a controlling interest in, VC. Mr. Vranos and VC together share the power to direct the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock held by EMGH and EFM, and may be regarded as the beneficial owners of the shares of Common Stock. Each of Michael W. Vranos and VC disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock owned beneficially or of record by each other except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein. |
| F2 | Mr. Vranos is the managing member of the Estate Planning Entity ("EPE"). Shares of Common Stock held by the EPE include 409,879 shares of Common Stock previously held directly by Mr. Vranos and 90,757 shares of Common Stock previously held by a family trust of which Mr. Vranos is the settlor. |
| F3 | These 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. |
| F4 | 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 trust, in which Mr. Vranos has shared voting power, holds the remaining shares of Common Stock; the decision to enter into the reported transactions was made by another trustee who shares voting power in that trust with Mr. Vranos. |
| F5 | Represents a separate non-voting class of limited liability company interests ("OP LTIP Units") of Ellington Financial Operating Partnership ("EFCOP"). Each OP LTIP Unit may be converted, at the election of the holder, or at any time at the election of the Company, into limited liability company interests of EFCOP 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 or for the cash value of such Common Stock, at the Company's election. |
| F6 | These OP LTIP Units are held by EMGH. Mr. Vranos and VC together share the power to direct the voting and disposition of OP LTIP Units held by EMGH, and may be regarded as the beneficial owners of the OP LTIP Units. Each of Mr. Vranos and VC disclaims beneficial ownership of any OP LTIP Units owned beneficially or of record by each other except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. |
| F7 | Represents Common Units of EFCOP, the operating partnership of the Company. Subject to certain conditions, the Common Units are redeemable by the holder for an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock or for the cash value of such shares of Common Stock, at the Company's election. |
| F8 | The remaining 28,521 Common Units are held by EMGH. Mr. Vranos and VC together share the power to direct the voting and disposition of Common Units held by EMGH, and may be regarded as the beneficial owners of the Common Units. Each of Mr. Vranos and VC disclaims beneficial ownership of any Common Units owned beneficially or of record by each other except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. |