Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 17, 2022, Ellington Financial Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the annual meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

Votes regarding the election of five directors, each of whom was elected for a term expiring at the 2023 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         31,077,785        4,194,188           12,022,592
Lisa Mumford                  30,544,490        4,727,483           12,022,592
Laurence Penn                 34,369,642          902,331           12,022,592
Edward Resendez               34,202,471        1,069,502           12,022,592
Ronald I. Simon, Ph.D.        34,290,106          981,867           12,022,592

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
  31,311,875       3,478,540        481,558          12,022,592

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, 2021 were as follows:


     For            Against       Abstentions        Broker Non-Votes
  46,715,066        355,037         224,462                 *

* No broker non-votes arose in connection with this proposal due to the fact that the proposal was considered "routine" under New York Stock Exchange Rules.

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