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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): September 12, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC</B></P>

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in its charter)</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Delaware</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">001-34569</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">26-0489289</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction<BR> of incorporation)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(IRS Employer<BR> Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>53 Forest Avenue</B></P>

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area code: <B>(203) 698-1200</B></P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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    <TD>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left; font-weight: bold">Item 7.01.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold">Regulation FD Disclosure.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">The information contained in this Current
Report on Form 8-K is being furnished by Ellington Financial LLC (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K
in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">The Company previously announced in a press
release issued on September 6, 2012, that its senior management team will make a presentation at the JMP Securities Financial Services
&amp; Real Estate Conference at approximately 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at The St. Regis in New York,
New York. A copy of the Company&rsquo;s presentation materials will be available on the Company's web site, www.ellingtonfinancial.com,
under &ldquo;For Our Shareholders &ndash; Presentations&rdquo; starting at approximately 6:00 a.m. on September 13, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">The Company has also opted to make a web
cast of its presentation available. A live web cast of the presentation will be available at by going to http://wsw.com/webcast/jmp19/efc/.
In addition, interested parties may view the web cast for a period of ninety days after the presentation by going to the same link.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">In accordance with General Instructions
B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed &quot;filed&quot; for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), 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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold">ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date: September 12, 2012</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ Lisa Mumford</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">Lisa Mumford</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): September 12, 2012
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
Delaware
001-34569
26-0489289
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
53 Forest Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
(Address and zip code of
principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code:
(203) 698-1200
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information contained in this Current
Report on Form 8-K is being furnished by Ellington Financial LLC (the "Company") pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K
in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD.
The Company previously announced in a press
release issued on September 6, 2012, that its senior management team will make a presentation at the JMP Securities Financial Services
& Real Estate Conference at approximately 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at The St. Regis in New York,
New York. A copy of the Company's presentation materials will be available on the Company's web site, www.ellingtonfinancial.com,
under "For Our Shareholders – Presentations" starting at approximately 6:00 a.m. on September 13, 2012.
The Company has also opted to make a web
cast of its presentation available. A live web cast of the presentation will be available at by going to http://wsw.com/webcast/jmp19/efc/.
In addition, interested parties may view the web cast for a period of ninety days after the presentation by going to the same link.
In accordance with General Instructions
B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed "filed" for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities 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.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC
(Registrant)
Date: September 12, 2012
By:
/s/ Lisa Mumford
Lisa Mumford
Chief Financial Officer