Company: CIMO
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001206774-25-000244
Chunk: 78

Company: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 78
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 pay” vote demonstrated that stockholders generally agreed
with our compensation program and policies and the compensation of our named executive officers.

The Board of Directors recommends
that stockholders vote in favor of the following resolution: “RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the company’s named
executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation
tables and narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.”

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS
A VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION.

| PROPOSAL                                                     
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 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC 
 ACCOUNTING FIRM                                              |

Our audit committee has appointed
Ernst & Young to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and stockholders
are asked to ratify the selection at the Annual Meeting. We expect that representatives of Ernst & Young will be present at the Annual
Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
If the appointment of Ernst & Young is not ratified, our audit committee will reconsider the appointment.

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Relationship with Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm</div>

Expenses are
generally accrued when services are provided. The aggregate fees billed for 2024 and 2023 for each of the following categories of services
are set forth below:

| Service Category |       2024 |       2023 |
| Audit            | $3,117,303 | $2,138,200 |
| Audit-Related    |   $549,000 |   $262,250 |
| Tax              |   $630,290 |   $651,720 |
| All Other        |         $0 |         $0 |
| Total            | $4,296,593 | $3,052,170 |

Audit Fees: Audit fees primarily relate to integrated audits of our annual consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial
reporting under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, reviews of our quarterly consolidated financial statements, audits of our subsidiaries’
financial statements and comfort letters and consents related to SEC registration statements.

Audit-Related Fees: Audit-Related
fees are primarily for assurance and related services that are traditionally performed by the independent registered public accounting
firm and include due diligence and accounting consultations.

Tax Fees: Tax