Current Report Filing (8-k)

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):

June 14, 2023

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-33796	26-0630461
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2400 New York, New York	10111
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

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

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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).            

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.         ☐

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 14, 2023, Chimera Investment Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release (“the Press Release”) which announced the second quarter common stock dividend and an increase in the common stock repurchase program. The Company hereby furnishes the information set forth in the Press Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The Press Release is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, and the information contained therein shall not be deemed “filed” for the 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 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 8.01 Other Events.

On June 14, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an increase in the amount authorized under the Company’s common stock repurchase program. As of March 31, 2023, $177 million in aggregate amount of common stock remained available for repurchase under the program. Following the Board’s action, the aggregate amount of common stock available for repurchase under the program is $250 million. The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common shares and the program may be suspended or discontinued at the Company’s discretion without prior notice.

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated June 14, 2023, issued by Chimera Investment Corporation
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

	CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
	(REGISTRANT)
Date:  June 14, 2023
	By:       /s/ Subramaniam Viswanathan
	Name:  Subramaniam Viswanathan
	Title:    Chief Financial Officer