Ellington Financial Inc.

Ellington Financial Inc. (www.ellingtonfinancial.com) is a specialty finance company that acquires and manages mortgage-related, consumer-related, corporate-related, and other financial assets. The Company invests in a range of financial assets, including residential and commercial mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), consumer loans and asset-backed securities (ABS), including ABS backed by consumer loans, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), non-mortgage- and mortgage-related derivatives, equity investments in loan origination companies, and other strategic investments. Its investments in residential and commercial mortgage loans may consist of performing, non-performing, or sub-performing loans. In addition, it may from time to time acquire real property. It also acquires and manages other types of mortgage-related and financial assets, such as mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and credit risk transfer securities (CRTs).

• Ellington Financial Inc.