Chimera Declares Fourth Quarter 2017 Common and Preferred Stock Dividends

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  • BOARD DECLARES FOURTH QUARTER 2017 DIVIDEND OF $0.50 PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
  • BOARD DECLARES FOURTH QUARTER 2017 DIVIDEND OF $0.50 PER SHARE OF 8% SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
  • BOARD DECLARES FOURTH QUARTER 2017 DIVIDEND OF $0.50 PER SHARE OF 8% SERIES B CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of Chimera announced the declaration of its fourth quarter cash dividend of $0.50 per common share. The dividend is payable January 30, 2018 to common stockholders of record on December 29, 2017. The ex-dividend date is December 28, 2017.

The Board of Directors of Chimera also announced the declaration of its fourth quarter cash dividend of $0.50 per share of 8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable December 29, 2017 to preferred shareholders of record on December 1, 2017. The ex-dividend date is November 30, 2017.

The Board of Directors of Chimera also announced the declaration of its fourth quarter cash dividend of $0.50 per share of 8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable December 29, 2017 to preferred shareholders of record on December 1, 2017. The ex-dividend date is November 30, 2017.

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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.

Chimera Investment Corporation
Investor Relations
888-895-6557
www.chimerareit.com

Source: Chimera Investment Corporation

Released November 1, 2017