UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~WASHINGTON~~ Washington, ~~D.C.~~DC 20549

____________ FORM 8-K

~~Current~~CURRENT ~~Report~~REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT toTO ~~Section~~SECTION 13 orOR 15(d) ofOF ~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~THE

~~Date~~SECURITIES ofEXCHANGE ~~Report~~ACT ~~(date~~OF ~~of earliest event reported):~~1934

~~November~~Date 5,of ~~2025~~Report (Date of earliest event reported):

November 6, 2025

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 001-33796


Maryland	1-33796	26-0630461
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

Maryland	26-0630461
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2400

630 Fifth Avenue, Ste 2400
New York, New York	10111
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

New York, New York

(~~888)~~Address ~~895-6557 Registrant’s~~of ~~telephone~~principal ~~number,~~executive ~~including area code~~offices)10111

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 895-6557

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	CIM	New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	CIM PRA	New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	CIM PRB	New York Stock Exchange
7.75% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	CIM PRC	New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	CIM PRD	New York Stock Exchange
9.000% Senior Notes due 2029	CIMN	New York Stock Exchange
9.250% Senior Notes due 2029	CIMO	New York Stock Exchange
8.875% Senior Notes due 2030	CIMP	New York Stock Exchange

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Securities~~Indicate ~~registered~~by ~~pursuant~~check tomark ~~Section~~whether 12the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (b§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act: of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	CIM	New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	CIM PRA	New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Series B Cumulative Fixed-to-Floating Rate Redeemable Preferred Stock	CIM PRB	New York Stock Exchange
7.75% Series C Cumulative Fixed-to-Floating Rate Redeemable Preferred Stock	CIM PRC	New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Series D Cumulative Fixed-to-Floating Rate Redeemable Preferred Stock	CIM PRD	New York Stock Exchange
9.000% Senior Notes due 2029	CIMN	New York Stock Exchange
9.250% Senior Notes due 2029	CIMO	New York Stock Exchange
8.875% Senior Notes due 2030	CIMP	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 72.0102. ~~Regulation~~Results FDof ~~Disclosure.~~Operations and Financial Condition

On November 56, 2025, the registrant issued a press release announcing ~~the declaration of~~ its ~~fourth~~financial ~~quarter~~results ~~dividends~~for ofthe ~~$0.50~~quarter ~~per~~ended ~~share~~September ~~of 8.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock~~30, $02025.~~6274~~ per share of 8.00% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.5681 per share of 7.75% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and $0.6083 per share of 8.00% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

~~The~~ On ~~Press~~November ~~Release~~6, ~~is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01~~2025, ~~and~~ the ~~information contained~~registrant ~~therein~~posted ~~shall~~investor ~~not~~presentation beinformation ~~deemed~~on ~~“filed” for~~ the ~~purposes~~News of& ~~Section~~Events 18- ofPress ~~the~~Releases ~~Securities~~section ~~Exchange Act~~ of ~~1934,~~its aswebsite ~~amended~~ (~~the “Exchange Act”~~www.chimerareit.com),. orA ~~otherwise~~copy ~~subject to the liabilities~~ of ~~that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under~~ the ~~Securities~~investor ~~Act~~presentation ofinformation ~~1933,~~is furnished as ~~amended,~~Exhibit or99.2 ~~the~~to ~~Exchange~~this ~~Act,~~report ~~except~~and asincorporated ~~shall~~herein ~~be expressly set forth~~ by ~~specific~~ reference ~~in such filing~~.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~Exhibit~~(d) Exhibits

99.1	Press Release, dated November 5, 2025, issued by Chimera Investment Corporation
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

99.1 Press Release, dated November 6, 2025, issued by Chimera Investment Corporation

~~SIGNATURE~~99.2 Investor Presentation Q3 2025

~~Pursuant~~104 Cover toPage ~~the~~Interactive ~~requirements~~Data ofFile ~~the~~(embedded ~~Securities Exchange~~within ~~Act of 1934, as amended,~~ the ~~registrant~~Inline ~~has~~XBRL ~~duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~document).

	CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION (REGISTRANT)
Date: November 5, 2025
	By:	/s/ Subramaniam Viswanathan
	Name:	Subramaniam Viswanathan
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Chimera Investment Corporation

By: /s/ Subramaniam Viswanathan

Name: Subramaniam Viswanathan Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of the registrant)

Date: November 6, 2025

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