FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT OFEllington Financial Inc. • October 22nd, 2019 • Real estate
Company FiledOctober 22nd, 2019 IndustryPursuant to Sections 4.2 and 12.1 of the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC (the “Operating Agreement”), the Managing Member hereby amends the Operating Agreement as follows in connection with the issuance of up to 4,600,000 shares of 6.750% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) of the Managing Member and the issuance to the Managing Member of Series A Preferred Units (as defined below) in exchange for the contribution by the Managing Member of the net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Series A Preferred Stock: