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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 23, 2013
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-35896 | 46-0687599 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
53 Forest Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 698-1200
Not applicable
(Former name or former 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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 23, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (the "Company"), upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, approved 2013 restricted share awards pursuant to its 2013 Equity Incentive Plan for the following independent members of its Board: Thomas F. Robards, Robert B. Allardice, III, David Miller, and Ronald I. Simon, Ph.D. Each of these trustees was granted 1,616 restricted common shares of beneficial interest. Each restricted share award will be reflected in a share award agreement in the form filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith this Current Report on Form 8-K.
10.1 Form of Share Award Agreement
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 RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE REIT | |||
Dated: September 25, 2013 | By: | /s/ Sara Walden Brown | |
Sara Walden Brown | |||
Secretary | |||