Company: CIMO
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001206774-25-000244
Chunk: 80

Company: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 80
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 reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form
10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish
such materials to the SEC.

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Stockholder Proposals

Any stockholder intending to present
a proposal pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act at our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and have the proposal included in the
proxy statement for such meeting must, in addition to complying with the applicable laws and regulations governing submissions of such
proposals, submit the proposal in writing to us no later than December 25, 2025.

In addition, pursuant to our current
bylaws, any stockholder business proposal for consideration at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders submitted outside the processes
of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, including any stockholder nominations for our Board of Directors, must be received by us not earlier
than 150 days nor later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the
preceding year’s annual meeting (or between November 25, 2025 and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 25, 2025, based on the date
of this year’s Proxy Statement of April 24, 2025).

In addition, to comply with the
universal proxy rules, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees for our annual
meeting to be held in 2026 must also comply with the additional requirements of Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act no later than April
13, 2026, including providing a statement that such stockholder intends to solicit the holders of shares representing at least 67% of
the voting power of the Company’s shares entitled to vote on the election of directors in support of director nominees other than
the Company’s nominees. If our 2026 annual meeting is changed by more than 30 calendar days from the first anniversary of our 2025
annual meeting, stockholders must comply with the additional requirements of Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act no later than the later
of 60 calendar days prior to the date of the 2026 annual meeting or the 10th calendar day following the day on which public announcement
of the date of the 2026 annual meeting