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Issuer:     Ellington Credit Co (EARN)
CIK:        0001560672
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001560672-25-000013
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 3.03, 8.01, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ellington Credit shareholders approve conversion to CLO closed-end fund; over 93% of votes in favor
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- Shareholders approved conversion from Maryland REIT to Delaware registered closed-end fund focusing on corporate CLO investments.
- Over 93% of votes cast in favor (over 95% excluding abstentions); Series A Preferred automatically redeemed after vote.
- Conversion to be effective in near future; entity will be treated as a regulated investment company (RIC) under the Code.
- CEO Laurence Penn says strategic transformation will enhance ability to deliver earnings and unlock shareholder value.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560672/000156067225000013/0001560672-25-000013-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560672/000156067225000013/earn-20250117.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001560672-25-000013

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