Company: CIMO
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001206774-25-000244
Chunk: 9

Company: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 9
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 II, currently serving as a Class III director, has been nominated to serve as a Class II director.

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***Ms. Walsh was elected to the
Board of Directors on December 1, 2024 as a Class III Director, with a term expiring at the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders
will vote to elect Brian P. Reilly and Cynthia B. Walsh as Class III Directors, whose terms will expire at our annual meeting of stockholders
in 2028, and Phillip J. Kardis II as a Class II Director, whose term will expire at our annual meeting of stockholders in 2027, and in
each case until the election and qualification of their successors or to the earlier of their death, resignation, or removal.

Nominees for Election as Class
III Directors

The following information is furnished
regarding the nominees for election as Class III Directors by the holders of common stock.

Brian P. Reilly was elected
as one of our Class III Directors on July 31, 2019. Mr. Reilly has over 36 years of experience across multiple roles in the financial
services industry. Until May 2022, Mr. Reilly served as Senior Vice President and Chief Auditor of The Travelers Companies, Inc., where
he oversaw the global audit team evaluating risk management controls, financial reporting controls, operational efficiency and effectiveness,
regulatory compliance and governance procedures, and system and data integrity, including cybersecurity controls. He had been the Chief
Auditor of The Travelers since 2002. Prior to joining The Travelers, Mr. Reilly was a partner with Arthur Andersen LLP. In addition, he
previously served as a board member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants, an organization of accounting professionals
and Village for Families and Children, a non-profit organization. Mr. Reilly has a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting from the University
of Connecticut.

The Board believes that Mr. Reilly’s
experience and qualifications, including, among other things, his experience as an auditor and certified public accountant, and his significant
experience in the oversight and evaluation of financial controls, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance and system and data integrity,
make him a valuable member of the Board.

Cynthia B. Walshwas
elected as one of our Class III Directors effective December 1, 2024. Ms. Walsh has over 38 years of experience across multiple roles
in the financial