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

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On March 24, 2022, John P. Reilly, an independent member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Chimera Investment Corporation (the “Company”), notified the Company that he will not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  His term will end on the day of the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  The Board expects that the Board will be decreased in size from nine to eight and the number of Class III directors from three to two at that time. This transition is not a result of any disagreement between Mr. Reilly and the Company.

 

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure

 

A copy of the press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the retirement of Mr. Reilly from the Board of the Company is attached hereto and furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The Press Release is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

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/ Phillip J. Kardis II
		Name:	Phillip J. Kardis II
		Title:	Chief Legal Officer

 

Date: March 25, 2022