{"url_path":"/sec/earn/8-k/2026-06-25/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-25","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560672/0001628280-26-045502-index.html","accession_number":"0001628280-26-045502","cik":"0001560672","ticker":"EARN","issuer_name":"Ellington Credit Co","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560672/0001628280-26-045502-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001560672","primary_entity_name":"Ellington Credit Co"},"word_count":254,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nOn June 25, 2026, Ellington Credit Company (the “Fund”) held an annual meeting of shareholders (the \"Annual Meeting\"). Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.\n\nProposal 1: Election of Trustees\n\nVotes regarding the election of six trustees, each of whom was elected to serve until the expiration of the term of office or until such time as their respective successors are elected and qualified, were as follows:\n\n ForWithheldBroker Non-Votes\n\nRobert B. Allardice, III6,757,247563,74115,737,656\n\nMary McBride6,792,432528,55615,737,656\n\nDavid J. Miller6,792,429528,55915,737,656\n\nLaurence E. Penn6,793,837527,15115,737,656\n\nRonald I. Simon, Ph.D.6,702,438618,55015,737,656\n\nMichael W. Vranos6,727,919593,06915,737,656\n\nProposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of the Fund's Independent Registered Public Accountants\n\nVotes regarding the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2027 were as follows:\n\nForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes\n\n21,741,032649,202668,410*\n\n* 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.\n\n2\n\nSIGNATURES\n\nPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.\n\nELLINGTON CREDIT COMPANY\n\nDated:June 25, 2026By:/s/ Christopher Smernoff\n\nChristopher Smernoff\n\nChief Financial Officer\n\n3"}