Company: CIMO
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001206774-25-000245
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Company: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEFA14A
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<div align='center'>UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )</div>

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 by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))                                       |
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<div align='center'>Chimera Investment Corporation

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</div>

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| CHIMERA INVESTMENT            
 CORPORATION                   
 ATTN: SUBRAMANIAM VISWANATHAN 
 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2400  
 NEW YORK, NY 10111            |     | Your                   
 Vote Counts!           
 CHIMERA                
 INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
 2025                   
 Annual Meeting         
 Vote by June           
 9, 2025                
 11:59 PM ET            |
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| V69673-P29269                 |     |                        |

You invested in CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION and it’s time to vote!You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the stockholder meeting to be held on June 10, 2025.

Get informed before you voteView the Annual Report and Notice and Proxy Statement online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to May 27, 2025.If you would like to