OLD GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE: EARN) (the "Company") today announced that Mark Tecotzky, Co-Chief Investment Officer, will participate on the Mortgage REIT panel at The Royal Bank of Canada 2013 Financial Institutions Conference at The Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, MA on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at approximately 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

The panel will be transmitted via a live audio Web cast on the internet at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/rbc/financial2013/15206151235.cfm and will be available for 90 days following the event.  Access to the recorded replay will also be available through the Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT website at www.earnreit.com.

About Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT

Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT is a mortgage real estate investment trust or "REIT" that specializes in acquiring, investing in and managing residential mortgage- and real estate-related assets, with a primary focus on residential mortgage-backed securities for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency or a U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise. The Company intends to make the election to be taxed as a REIT when it files its tax return for the short taxable period May 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT is externally managed and advised by Ellington Residential Mortgage Management LLC, an affiliate of Ellington Management Group, L.L.C.

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