OLD GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE: EFC) ("Ellington Financial" or the "Company") today announced that its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time at the offices of Hunton & Williams LLP, 200 Park Avenue, 52nd Floor, New York, New York 10166. The Board of Directors has established March 22, 2013 as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the 2013 Annual Shareholders Meeting. 

About Ellington Financial LLC

Ellington Financial LLC is a specialty finance company that acquires and manages mortgage-related assets, including residential mortgage-backed securities backed by prime jumbo, Alt-A and subprime residential mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. government agency or a U.S. government-sponsored entity, mortgage-related derivatives, commercial mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt, as well as corporate debt and equity securities and derivatives. Ellington Financial LLC is externally managed and advised by Ellington Financial Management LLC, an affiliate of Ellington Management Group LLC.

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