Form: 8-K

Current report filing

February 17, 2022

Documents

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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 17, 2022

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 1-33796 26-0630461
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

630 Fifth Avenue, Ste 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 Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock CIM PRB New York Stock Exchange
7.75% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock CIM PRC New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative 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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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).        

Emerging growth company    ☐

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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

    On February 17, 2022, the registrant issued a press release announcing the declaration of its first quarter cash dividend of $0.33 per share of common stock, $0.50 per share of 8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.50 per share of 8% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.484375 per share of 7.75% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and $0.50 per share of 8% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1
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 17, 2022