Item 8.01. Other Events.

Clarification of Second Quarter Dividend Record Date

On August 1, 2012, Ellington Financial LLC (the "Company") issued a press release and Current Report on Form 8-K indicating that its Board of Directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.70 per common share for the second quarter of 2012 payable on September 17, 2012 to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2012. On August 2, 2012, the Company announced a change in the record date for its second quarter cash dividend of $0.70 per common share payable on September 17, 2012. The record date for this dividend is August 31, 2012, not September 1, 2012 as previously announced. A copy of the press release issued on August 2, 2012 is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith this Current Report on Form 8-K.

99.1 Press Release dated August 2, 2012.

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