Company: CIMO
Filing Date: 2025-05-08
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-023813
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Company: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-08
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
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 to execute on our business and investment strategy;

•our ability to determine accurately the fair market value of our assets;

•changes in our industry, the general economy or geopolitical conditions (such as the recent tensions in international trade);

•our ability to successfully integrate and realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions, including the Palisades Acquisition (as defined below);

•our ability to operate our investment management and advisory services and manage any regulatory rules and conflicts of interest;

•the degree to which our hedging strategies may or may not be effective;

•our ability to effect our strategy to securitize residential mortgage loans;

•our ability to compete with competitors and ability to source target assets at attractive prices;

•our ability to find and retain qualified executive officers and key personnel;

•the ability of servicers and other third parties to perform their services at a high level and comply with applicable law and expanding regulations;

•our dependence on information technology and its susceptibility to cyber-attacks;

•our ability to comply with extensive government regulation;

•the impact of and changes in governmental regulations, tax law and rates, accounting guidance, and similar matters;

•our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”);

•our ability to maintain our classification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

•the volatility of the market price and trading volume of our shares; and

•our ability to make distributions to our stockholders in the future.

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Forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and prospects may vary materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us. Except as required by law, we are not obligated to, and do not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Executive Summary

We are a publicly traded REIT that is primarily engaged in the business of investing for