UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
______________
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 13, 2024
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: (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 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
|
(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).
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 14, 2024, the registrant issued a press release announcing the declaration of its first quarter dividends of $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.
The registrant expects to announce first quarter dividends on its common stock in late-March, second quarter dividends in mid-June, third quarter dividends in mid-September and fourth quarter dividends in mid-December, which schedule is consistent with many of its market peers.
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 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
| |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). |
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: February 14, 2024 | | |
| By:
| /s/ Subramaniam Viswanathan
|
| Name:
| Subramaniam Viswanathan |
| Title:
| Chief Financial Officer |
