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 31, 2018

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

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 626-2300

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

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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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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.          ⃞

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

On May 31, 2018, the Company held its Annual Meeting for the purpose of: (i) electing three Class II directors to serve on the Board until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii) recommending, by a non-binding advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation; and (iii) ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year.  

The total number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 187,852,410, of which 170,930,709 shares, or 90.99%, 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 II directors to serve on the Board until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Based on the foregoing votes, Dennis Mahoney, Teresa Bazemore and Debra Still were elected as Class II directors to serve on the Board until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.     

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

Proposal 3.  Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the current fiscal year.

Further information regarding these proposals is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 19, 2018.

SIGNATURE

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.