Ronald I. Simon - Sep 13, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Jason Frank, attorney-in-fact for Ronald I. Simon
Stock symbol: EFC
Transactions as of: Sep 13, 2022
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 9/15/2022, 04:06 PM
Previous filing: Feb 16, 2022
Next filing: Sep 15, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	EFC	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+4.07K	+10.44%	$0.00	43K	Sep 13, 2022	By trust	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	EFC	OP LTIP Units	Award	$0	+6.2K	+152.46%	$0.00	10.3K	Sep 13, 2022	Common Units	6.2K		Direct	F2, F3
transaction	EFC	OP LTIP Units	Options Exercise	$0	-4.07K	-39.61%	$0.00	6.2K	Sep 13, 2022	Common Units	4.07K		Direct	F2, F4, F5

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Shares"), of Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") are held in the Simon Family Trust (the "Trust"). Dr. Simon is a trustee of the Trust. Dr. Simon and his wife are the beneficiaries of the Trust. Dr. Simon disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F2	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 the Company.
F3	The 6,199 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 12, 2023. 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 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"). The rights to convert OP LTIP Units into Common Units and redeem such Common Units do not have expiration dates.
F4	The OP LTIP Units were issued pursuant to, and were subject to the terms and conditions of, the 2017 Plan and were converted into Common Units and then redeemed for Common Shares on a one-for-one basis.
F5	Represents the conversion of outstanding vested OP LTIP Units into Common Units and the redemption of the Common Units for Common Shares pursuant to the terms thereof. The conversion and redemption do not represent or involve a disposition for value. The 4,066 LTIP Units became convertible on September 13, 2022. The rights to convert OP LTIP Units into Common Units and redeem such Common Units do not have expiration dates.