Board Declares Second Quarter 2023 Dividend of $0.50 Per Share of 8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

Board Declares Second Quarter 2023 Dividend of $0.50 Per Share of 8% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

Board Declares Second Quarter 2023 Dividend of $0.484375 Per Share of 7.75% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

Board Declares Second Quarter 2023 Dividend of $0.50 Per Share of 8% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

The Board of Directors of Chimera announced the declaration of its second quarter cash dividend of $0.50 per share of 8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable June 30, 2023 to preferred shareholders of record on June 20, 2023. The ex-dividend date is June 19, 2023.

The Board of Directors of Chimera also announced the declaration of its second quarter cash dividend of $0.50 per share of 8% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable June 30, 2023 to preferred shareholders of record on June 20, 2023. The ex-dividend date is June 19, 2023.

The Board of Directors of Chimera also announced the declaration of its second quarter cash dividend of $0.484375 per share of 7.75% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable June 30, 2023 to preferred shareholders of record on June 20, 2023. The ex-dividend date is June 19, 2023.

The Board of Directors of Chimera also announced the declaration of its second quarter cash dividend of $0.50 per share of 8% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable June 30, 2023 to preferred shareholders of record on June 20, 2023. The ex-dividend date is June 19, 2023.

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Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Chimera does not undertake or accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Additional information concerning these, and other risk factors is contained in Chimera's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning Chimera or matters attributable to Chimera or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.

Readers are advised that the financial information in this press release is based on company data available at the time of this presentation and, in certain circumstances, may not have been audited by the Company's independent auditors.

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Chimera Declares Second Quarter 2023 Preferred Stock Dividends