Ellington Financial LLC Announces Exchange Offer of Senior Notes, Conditioned Upon the Company’s Corporate Tax
Election
Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE: EFC) ("Ellington Financial" or the "Company") announced today the offer to exchange up to
$86,000,000 of 5.50% Senior Notes due September 1, 2022 (the “New Notes”), to be issued by the Company’s subsidiaries EF Holdco
Inc. and EF Cayman Holdings Ltd. (the “Issuers”) along with other Company subsidiaries that may be added as issuers, for any or all
of Ellington Financial’s $86,000,000 outstanding 5.25% Senior Notes due September 1, 2022 (the “Outstanding Notes”). Holders of a
majority of the Outstanding Notes have already entered into agreements with the Company to participate in the exchange. The
exchange offer will expire at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on February 6, 2019, unless further extended.
The New Notes will be issued only to Qualified Institutional Buyers pursuant to a new indenture, will be guaranteed fully and
unconditionally by Ellington Financial, and will not be registered and thus will be subject to certain transfer restrictions. Any
Outstanding Notes that are not tendered in the exchange offer will continue to be subject to the indenture governing the
Outstanding Notes, as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture which will take effect upon consummation of the exchange
offer.
The exchange offer is conditioned upon Ellington Financial’s decision to elect to be taxed as a corporation for U.S. federal
income tax purposes. As previously announced, Ellington Financial currently expects to elect to be taxed as a corporation in order
to facilitate its planned qualification and election to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If Ellington
Financial does not elect to be taxed as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes by April 30, 2019, the exchange offer
will not be consummated and will be abandoned, unless prior to such date Ellington Financial announces the extension of such
election deadline.
The terms of the exchange offer are described in an exchange offer and consent solicitation, which shall be made available to
noteholders who are Qualified Institutional Buyers. Requests for assistance or for copies of the exchange offer and consent
solicitation and related letter of transmittal should be directed to the exchange agent, by registered and certified mail or by
regular mail or courier, or by telephone or email, to D.F. King & Co., Inc., 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor, New York, New York
10005; Banks and Brokers call: (212) 269-5550; All others call: (800) 515-4507; Email: efc@dfking.com. Noteholders should visit
www.dfking.com/efc to complete the eligibility process.
This press release is not an offer to exchange the New Notes for the Outstanding Notes or the solicitation of an offer to
exchange, which we are making only through the exchange offer and consent solicitation. The New Notes have not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or
sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
and applicable state laws.
About Ellington Financial LLC
Ellington Financial LLC is a specialty finance company that invests in a diverse array of financial assets, including
residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, residential and commercial mortgage loans, consumer loans and asset-backed
securities backed by consumer loans, collateralized loan obligations, corporate equity and debt securities (including distressed
debt), non-mortgage and mortgage-related derivatives, equity investments in mortgage-related entities, and other strategic
investments. Ellington Financial LLC is externally managed and advised by Ellington Financial Management LLC, an affiliate of
Ellington Management Group, L.L.C.
Investors:
Ellington Financial LLC
Investor Relations, 203-409-3575
info@ellingtonfinancial.com
or
Media:
Gasthalter & Co., for Ellington Financial LLC
Amanda Klein / Kevin FitzGerald, 212-257-4170
ellington@gasthalter.com
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