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Issuer:     Ellington Credit Co (EARN)
CIK:        0001560672
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001560672-23-000003
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT amends bylaws for SEC proxy rule compliance and exclusive forum
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- Bylaws updated to comply with SEC Rule 14a-19, requiring shareholders soliciting proxies to support nominees with at least 67% voting power.
- Shareholder meeting provisions clarified: remote meetings permitted, white proxy card reserved for Board, and nominee info requirements expanded.
- New exclusive forum clause requires most derivative and fiduciary litigation to be filed in Maryland state or federal court.
- Board quorum and notice requirements temporarily reducible during a catastrophe or emergency.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560672/000156067223000003/0001560672-23-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560672/000156067223000003/earn-20230105.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001560672-23-000003

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