Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit
99.1 attached hereto) is being furnished by Ellington Financial Inc. (the
"Company") pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K in satisfaction of the public
disclosure requirements of Regulation FD.
On January 8, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing its estimated
book value per common share as of December 31, 2019. A copy of the press release
is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information
included in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1
hereto), shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange 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.

Item 8.01. Other Events On January 8, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had declared a dividend of $0.15 per common share. The dividend will be paid on February 25, 2020 to stockholders of record on January 31, 2020. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the information related to the dividend is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith this Current Report on Form 8-K.

99.1 Press release dated January 8, 2020

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