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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001411342-23-000155"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "EFC"
cik: "0001411342"
company_name: "Ellington Financial Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T07:37:55.113263+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ellington Financial board adopts annual say-on-pay vote after stockholder approval

## Summary
- Stockholders voted 38.7M for annual advisory vote on exec comp; 249K for 2 years, 492K for 3 years.
- Board decided to hold annual advisory votes consistent with majority and its recommendation.
- Company intends to continue annual votes until next required frequency vote on exec comp.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001411342-23-000155
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: EFC
- cik: 0001411342
- company_name: Ellington Financial Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000141134223000155/0001411342-23-000155-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000141134223000155/efc-20230817.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001411342-23-000155.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Ellington Financial Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay votes.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: As previously reported in the Original Form 8-K, the results of the voting were as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 38,695,306 249,535 492,227 362,868 14,874,047
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/000141134223000155/0001411342-23-000155-index.htm

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