8-K
filed May 29, 2026, 4:13 PM ET
ticker EFC
CIK 0001411342
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.50
Ellington Financial stockholders approve 2026 Equity Incentive Plan and reelect directors
Ellington Financial Inc.
- 2026 Equity Incentive Plan approved with 55.0M for, 2.8M against, 0.9M abstain.
- Five directors elected: Dannhauser, Mumford, Penn, Resendez, Simon (all with >55M votes).
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with 54.7M for vs 3.3M against; 33.1M broker non-votes.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers ratified as auditor for 2026 with 90.2M votes for.
- No executive departures or appointments; plan details incorporated from proxy statement.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Ellington Financial Inc. shareholders approved Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote to Approve Executive Compensation.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2: Advisory (Non-Binding) “Say on Pay” Vote to Approve Executive Compensation Votes on a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers were as follows: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 54,695,130 3,273,132 761,795 33,067,881
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Ellington Financial Inc. shareholders approved Election of five directors.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1: Election of Directors Votes regarding the election of five directors, each of whom was elected for a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting or until such time as his or her successor is elected and qualified, were as follows: For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Stephen J. Dannhauser 48,401,715 10,328,342 33,067,881 Lisa Mumford 56,886,550 1,843,507 33,067,881 Laurence E. Penn 56,661,780 2,068,277 33,067,881 Edward Resendez 55,950,937 2,779,120 33,067,881 Ronald I. Simon, Ph.D. 55,333,825 3,396,232 33,067,881
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Ellington Financial Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accountants at the 2026-12-31 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-12-31
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accountants Votes regarding the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 were as follows: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 90,170,282 880,741 746,915 *
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Ellington Financial Inc. shareholders approved Approval of the Equity Incentive Plan.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4: Approval of the Equity Incentive Plan Votes on a proposal to approve the Equity Incentive Plan were as follows: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 55,004,182 2,837,889 887,986 33,067,881
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