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Ellington Financial Prices Common Stock Offering
OLD GREENWICH, Conn., January 27, 2026--Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) (the "Company") announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 8,775,000 shares of its common stock for total expected gross proceeds of $118.5 million, before underwriting fees and estimated offering expenses. The Company also granted the underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase up to an additional 1,316,250 shares of common stock. The offering is subject to customary closing conditions and
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