OLD GREENWICH, Conn., March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE: EFC) ("Ellington Financial" or the "Company") announced today that its 2012 tax packages for shareholders of the Company, including the Schedule K-1, are available online and may be accessed through the Ellington Financial website by visiting www.ellingtonfinancial.com and clicking on "K-1 Information" under the "For Our Shareholders" caption. The Company expects to begin mailing the 2012 tax packages on Thursday, March 21, 2013. For additional information, please contact our Tax Package Support at 1-877-496-3830 during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Central Time.

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, manufactured housing 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 enterprise, 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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