Ellington Financial, LLC

Founded in 2007, Ellington Financial is a specialty finance company that invests in a broad spectrum of financial assets, including residential and commercial mortgage loans, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, consumer loans and asset-backed securities, and corporate debt. The company's primary objective is to generate attractive, risk-adjusted total returns for its shareholders by making investments that are designed to provide both current income and capital appreciation. Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC), the parent entity, is structured as a real estate investment trust (REIT) and is externally managed by Ellington Financial Management LLC, an affiliate of Ellington Management Group, L.L.C.