Sec Form 4 Filing - Tecotzky Mark @ Ellington Financial LLC - 2017-09-30

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Tecotzky Mark 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ellington Financial LLC [ EFC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Co-Chief Investment Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 53 FOREST AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/30/2017 (Street) OLD GREENWICH, CT06870 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares rep limited liability company interests 09/30/2017( 1 ) J 1,511 ( 1 ) A $ 0 26,838 I See footnote ( 1 ) Common Shares rep limited liability company interests 4,764 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Tecotzky Mark 53 FOREST AVENUE OLD GREENWICH, CT06870 Co-Chief Investment Officer Signatures /s/ Jason Frank, attorney-in-fact for Mark Tecotzky 03/26/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )In addition to the common shares that Mr. Tecotzky holds directly, Mr. Tecotzky is also a limited partner in EMG Holdings L.P. ("EMGH"), which holds certain common shares with respect to which Mr. Tecotzky receives the economic benefit but does not have voting or dispositive power while held by EMGH. Historically, Mr. Tecotzky has had the right to withdraw from EMGH some of those common shares, but not others. On September 30, 2017, by virtue of the terms of the limited partnership agreement of EMGH, Mr. Tecotzky gained the right to withdraw from EMGH an additional 1,511 common shares, and as a result Mr. Tecotzky may be deemed to have gained beneficial ownership of an additional 1,511 common shares as of such date. As the result of an administrative oversight, the change in status of these common shares was not previously reported on Form 4. Mr. Tecotzky did not pay or receive any consideration in connection with the change in status of these common shares.

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