Company: CIMO
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001206774-25-000244
Chunk: 70

Company: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
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 information
presented in the Pay versus Performance table.

Compensation Actually Paid and ROE

As demonstrated by the following
graph, the amount of compensation actually paid to the relevant PEO for the applicable year and the average amount of compensation actually
paid to the Company’s NEOs as a group (excluding the relevant PEO for the applicable year) is aligned with the Company’s ROE
over the four years presented in the table.

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Compensation Actually Paid and TSR

As demonstrated by the following
graph, the amount of compensation actually paid to the relevant PEO for the applicable year and the average amount of compensation actually
paid to the Company’s NEOs as a group (excluding the relevant PEO for the applicable year) is aligned with the Company’s TSR
over the four years presented in the table.

Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income

As demonstrated by the following
table, the amount of compensation actually paid to the relevant PEO for the applicable year and the average amount of compensation actually
paid to the Company’s NEOs as a group (excluding the relevant PEO for the applicable year) is generally aligned with the Company’s
net income over the four years presented in the table.

| EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION |

We have adopted an equity incentive
plan to provide incentives to our independent directors, employees, and other service providers to stimulate their efforts toward our
continued success, long-term growth, and profitability and to attract, reward and retain personnel.

The following table provides
information as of December 31, 2024 concerning shares of our common stock authorized for issuance under our existing equity incentive
plan. The total share numbers reflect a 1-for-3 reverse stock split that became effective following the close of business on May 21, 2024.

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| Plan Category                                              |     Number of Securities 
                    to be 
  Issued Upon Exercise of 
     Outstanding Options, 
 Warrants, and Rights (1) | Weighted             
 Average              
 Exercise Price of    
 Outstanding Options, 
 Warrants, and Rights |         Number of Securities 
      Remaining Available for 
        Future Issuance Under 
 Equity Compensation Plans(2) |
| Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Stockholders         |                1,979,096 | —                    |                    5,144,681 |
| Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Stockholders (3) |                        — | —                    |                            — |
|