0001628280-22-003829.txt : 20220224 0001628280-22-003829.hdr.sgml : 20220224 20220224162145 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001628280-22-003829 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220222 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220224 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220224 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Vranos Michael W CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001474808 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34569 FILM NUMBER: 22671319 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 52 FOREST AVENUE CITY: OLD GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06870 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ellington Financial Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001411342 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 53 Forest Ave CITY: Greenwich STATE: ct ZIP: 06870 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-698-1200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 53 Forest Ave CITY: Greenwich STATE: ct ZIP: 06870 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Ellington Financial LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070831 4 1 wf-form4_164573766581043.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2022-02-22 0 0001411342 Ellington Financial Inc. EFC 0001474808 Vranos Michael W 53 FOREST AVENUE OLD GREENWICH CT 06870 0 1 0 0 Co-Chief Investment Officer Common Stock 2022-02-22 4 J 0 19094 0 A 927141 I See Footnote Common Stock 1889689 I See footnote Common Stock 38759 I In Trust Common Stock 177474 I In Trusts The shares of common stock ("Common Stock") of Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Issuer") were issued in connection with the fourth quarter 2021 incentive fee payable to Ellington Financial Management LLC ("EFM"), the Issuer's manager, pursuant to a management agreement between the Issuer and EFM, and the Issuer's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. Of these 927,141 shares of Common Stock, 842,221 of them are owned directly by EMG Holdings, L.P. ("EMGH") and 84,920 of them 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. 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. Mr. Vranos is the managing member of an entity that holds these shares for estate planning purposes. 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. Shares of Common Stock are held in family trusts for the benefit of EMGH partners (other than Mr. Vranos) for which Mr. Vranos acts as trustee. /s/ Jason S. Frank, attorney-in-fact for Michael W. Vranos 2022-02-24