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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001181431-11-061587
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2011-12-21 18:13:01
Reporting Period:: 2011-12-19

Filing Date:: 2011-12-21
Accepted Time:: 2011-12-21 18:13:01
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
1411342	Ellington Financial Llc	EFC	Real Estate (6500)	000000000

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1474808	W Michael Vranos	53 Forest Avenue Old Greenwich CT 06870	Co-Chief Investment Officer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Shares Rep. Limited Liability Company Interests	Acquisiton	2011-12-19	1,200	$17.09	8,334	No	4	P	Direct
Common Shares Rep. Limited Liability Company Interests	Acquisiton	2011-12-20	1,050	$17.23	9,384	No	4	P	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	P	Direct
No	4	P	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Shares Rep. Limited Liability Company Interests	2,499,381	Indirect	See footnotes.

Reported Derivative Holdings

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Date	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Common Shares	LTIP Units	$0.00			375,000	375,000	Indirect

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
	375,000	375,000	Indirect

Footnotes

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $17.07 to $17.11. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. All purchases pursuant to this transaction were made pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $17.08 to $17.30. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. All purchases pursuant to this transaction were made pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
Three affiliated hedge funds ("Hedge Funds") own 1,250,000 common shares. EMG Holdings, L.P ("EMGH") owns 1,228,920 common shares. Ellington Financial Management LLC ("EFM") owns 20,461 common shares. Ellington Capital Management, LLC ("ECM") is the general partner of the Hedge Funds. VC Investments L.L.C. ("VC") is the general partner of EMGH and the managing member of EFM and ECM. Michael W. Vranos is the managing member of, and holds a controlling interest in VC. Mr. Vranos, together with VC and, with respect to 1,228,920 common shares, EMGH, share the power to direct the voting and disposition of the common shares, and may be regarded as the beneficial owners of the common shares owned beneficially or of record by each other. Each of Mr. Vranos, VC and EMGH disclaims beneficial ownership of any common shares owned beneficially or of record by each other except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.
Represents a separate non-voting class of limited liability company interests ("LTIP Units") of the Issuer, which are structured as profits interests. The 375,000 LTIP Units are held by EMGH and have vested. The LTIP Units may be converted, at the election of the holder, into common shares representing limited liability company interests of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis. Each of VC, EMGH and Mr. Vranos disclaims beneficial ownership of these LTIP Units except to the extent of it or his pecuniary interest therein.