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.