UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

February 2, 2023

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-33796	26-0630461
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2400 New York, New York	10111
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 895-6557

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	CIM	New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	CIM PRA	New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Series B Cumulative Fixed-to-Floating Rate Redeemable Preferred Stock	CIM PRB	New York Stock Exchange
7.75% Series C Cumulative Fixed-to-Floating Rate Redeemable Preferred Stock	CIM PRC	New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Series D Cumulative Fixed-to-Floating Rate Redeemable Preferred Stock	CIM PRD	New York Stock Exchange

Registrant's Web site address: www.chimerareit.com

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 2, 2023, Chimera Investment Corporation issued a press release announcing, among other things, its preliminary estimated financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2022 and the declaration of its first quarter 2023 cash dividend of $0.23 per share of common stock (the “Press Release”).

Item 8.01. Other Events.

A copy of the Press Release referred to above in Item 2.02 is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits

99.1	Press Release, dated February 2, 2023, issued by Chimera Investment Corporation

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Chimera Investment Corporation



	By:	/s/ Subramaniam Viswanathan
		Name: Subramaniam Viswanathan
		Title: Chief Financial Officer


Date: February 2, 2023

Chimera Investment Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits