UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K/A

 

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 11, 2025

 

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)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

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

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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

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
9.000% Senior Notes due 2029		CIMN		New York Stock Exchange
9.250% Senior Notes due 2029		CIMO		New York Stock Exchange

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. ☐

 

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K of Chimera Investment Corporation (“Chimera”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2025 (the “Original Current Report”), in which Chimera reported, among other events, the execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement (as defined therein). This Amendment is solely for the purpose of filing a copy of the Stock Purchase Agreement as Exhibit 2.1 herewith. The Original Current Report otherwise remains unchanged.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 11, 2025, by and among Chimera Investment Corporation and the Sellers and their Representatives, each as defined therein.
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
Date: June 13, 2025				By:		/s/ Phillip J. Kardis II
						Phillip J. Kardis II
						President and Chief Executive Officer