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):
May 26, 2011

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (646) 454-3759

No Change
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 26, 2011, Chimera Investment Corporation (“Chimera” or the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting in New York, New York for the purpose of: (i) electing three Class I directors to serve on the Board until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii) approving of a non-binding advisory resolution on our executive compensation; (iii)  recommending, by a non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation; and (iv) ratifying the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.  The total number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 1,027,107,362, of which 922,335,417 shares, or 89.8%, were present in person or by proxy.

The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1.   The election of three Class I directors to serve on the Board until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

All Class I director nominees were elected.  The continuing directors of the Company are Jeremy Diamond, John Reilly, Paul Keenan, Matthew Lambiase and Dennis Mahoney.  

Proposal 2.  A vote on a non-binding advisory resolution on the Company’s executive compensation.

Proposal 3.  A vote on the recommendation, by a non-binding advisory vote, on the frequency of advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation.

Proposal 4.  Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2011 fiscal year.

Further information regarding these proposals is set forth in Chimera’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 11, 2011.

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.