Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE:EARN) Files An 8-K Other Events

On December 13, 2016, Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Trustees declared a dividend for the fourth quarter of 2016 of $0.40 per share. The dividend will be paid on January 25, 2017 to common shareholders of record as of December 30, 2016.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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

99.1 Press Release dated December 13, 2016

About Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE:EARN)
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT is a real estate investment trust. The Company conducts its business through its subsidiaries, EARN OP GP LLC and Ellington Residential Mortgage LP (the Operating Partnership). It specializes in acquiring, investing in and managing residential mortgage- and real estate-related assets. It constructs and managing a portfolio consisting of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the United States Government agency or the United States Government-sponsored entity (Agency RMBS) and, to a lesser extent, RMBS backed by prime jumbo, Alternative A-paper manufactured housing, and subprime residential mortgage loans (non-Agency RMBS). Its Agency RMBS include residential mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and to-be-announced mortgage pass-through certificates (TBAs). Its non-agency RMBS include investment grade and non-investment grade classes. Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE:EARN) Recent Trading Information
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE:EARN) closed its last trading session down -0.03 at 13.40 with 22,455 shares trading hands.