Form 8-K

8-K — Ellington Financial Inc.

Accession: 0001628280-26-061716

Filed: 2026-09-14

Period: 2026-09-14

CIK: 0001411342

SIC: 6500 (REAL ESTATE)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 14, 2026

ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 001-34569 26-0489289

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

53 Forest Avenue

Old Greenwich, CT 06870

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 698-1200

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

EFC

The New York Stock Exchange

6.250% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset

Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

EFC PR B The New York Stock Exchange

8.625% Series C Fixed-Rate Reset

Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

EFC PR C The New York Stock Exchange

7.00% Series D Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Stock EFC PRD The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 8.01. Other Events

On September 14, 2026, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it plans to offer $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the “New Notes” and, such offering, the “Senior Notes Offering”) through certain of its subsidiaries (such subsidiaries, the “Issuers”). The New Notes will be offered as additional notes under the indenture, dated as of October 6, 2025 (the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the Issuers previously issued $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the “Existing Notes”). The New Notes will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture as the Existing Notes and will have identical terms and conditions as the Existing Notes (other than the issue date, the first interest payment date, the date from which interest will accrue and, if applicable, the issue price).

The New Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Issuers and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Senior Notes Offering for general corporate purposes, including repaying a portion of the borrowings under the Company’s outstanding repurchase agreements and funding purchases of additional assets in accordance with its investment objectives and strategies.

A copy of the Company’s press release with respect to the Senior Notes Offering is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.

The New Notes and the guarantee have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the securities laws of any other applicable jurisdiction. The New Notes will be offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.

This report is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the New Notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith this Current Report on Form 8-K.

99.1 Press release dated September 14, 2026

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC.

Date: September 14, 2026 By: /s/ JR Herlihy

JR Herlihy

Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 99.1

Ellington Financial Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes

OLD GREENWICH, Conn., September 14, 2026—Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) (the “Company”) today announced that it plans to offer $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the “New Notes”) through certain of its subsidiaries (such subsidiaries, the “Issuers”).

The New Notes will be offered as additional notes under the indenture, dated as of October 6, 2025 (the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the Issuers previously issued $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the “Existing Notes”). The New Notes will be treated as a single class with the Existing Notes for all purposes under the Indenture, and will have identical terms as the Existing Notes (other than the issue date, first record date, the first interest payment date, the date from which interest will accrue and, if applicable, the issue price).

The New Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Issuers and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including repaying a portion of the borrowings under the Company’s outstanding repurchase agreements and funding purchases of additional assets in accordance with its investment objectives and strategies.

This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the New Notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those relating to the offering of the New Notes and the use of proceeds therefrom. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ from our beliefs, expectations, estimates, and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature and can be identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "plan," "continue," "intend," "should," "would," "could," "goal," "objective," "will," "may," "seek" or similar expressions or their negative forms, or by references to strategy, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future operations, business strategies, performance, financial condition, liquidity and prospects, taking into account information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions, and expectations are subject to risks and uncertainties and can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and strategies may vary materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. The following factors are examples of those that could cause actual results to vary from our forward-looking statements: risks and uncertainties associated with our ability to complete the offering of the New Notes on favorable terms, if at all, and general market conditions that might affect the offering, changes in interest rates and the market value of our investments, market volatility, changes in mortgage default rates and prepayment rates, our ability to borrow to finance our assets, changes in government regulations affecting our business, our ability to maintain our exclusion from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, our ability to maintain our qualification as a real estate investment trust, or "REIT," and other changes in market conditions and economic trends, such as changes to fiscal or monetary policy, heightened inflation, slower growth or recession, and currency fluctuations. Furthermore, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, those described under Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which can be accessed or at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). Other risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied may be described from time to time in reports we file with the SEC, including reports on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

About Ellington Financial

Ellington Financial invests in a diverse array of financial assets, including residential and commercial mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, reverse mortgage loans, mortgage servicing rights and related investments, consumer loans, asset-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations, non-mortgage and mortgage-related derivatives, debt and equity investments in loan origination companies, and other strategic investments. Ellington Financial is externally managed and advised by Ellington Financial Management LLC, an affiliate of Ellington Management Group, L.L.C.

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