UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 46-0687599 | |
| (State of Incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 53 Forest Avenue | ||
| Old Greenwich, Connecticut | 06870 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class to be so Registered |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered | |
| Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value per share | NYSE |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable):
File No. 333-187662
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
This filing relates to the New York Stock Exchange Original Listing Application filed by Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (the “Registrant”) on April 5, 2013.
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
A description of the Registrant’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, is set forth under the caption “Description of Our Shares of Beneficial Interest” in the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-187662), as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2013, as subsequently amended and as may be amended after the date hereof (the “Registration Statement”). Such portion of the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
None.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| ELLINGTON RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE REIT | ||||||
| Date: April 29, 2013 | By: | /s/ Sara Walden Brown | ||||
| Sara Walden Brown | ||||||
| Secretary | ||||||
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