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): May 10, 2013

ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC
(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

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Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished by Ellington Financial LLC (the “Company”) pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD.
The Company previously announced in a press release issued on May 10, 2013, that its senior management team will make a presentation at the JMP Securities Financial Services & Real Estate Conference at approximately 3:30 p.m.Pacific Time on Monday, May 13, 2013 at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco in San Francisco, California. A copy of the Company's presentation materials will be available on the Company's web site, www.ellingtonfinancial.com, under “For Our Shareholders - Presentations” starting at approximately 6:00 a.m. on May 13, 2013.
 The Company has also opted to make a web cast of its presentation available. A live web cast of the presentation will be available at by going to http://wsw.com/webcast/jmp20/efc/. In addition, interested parties may view the web cast for a period of ninety days after the presentation by going to the same link.
 In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.






SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
May 10, 2013
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/    Lisa Mumford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lisa Mumford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer