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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
______________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 2, 2016

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

Maryland

1-33796

26-0630461

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

520 Madison Avenue, 32nd Fl
New York, New York

10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 626-2300



(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)

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure

On May 2, 2016, Chimera Investment Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it sponsored a $1.5 billion residential mortgage loan securitization.

The information referenced in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being “furnished” and, as such, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.  The information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

As discussed therein, the press release and additional information may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  These forward-looking statements relate to the Company’s current expectations and are subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the press release and additional information, as well as in the Company’s other documents filed with the SEC, including, without limitation, that actual events and/or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)     Exhibits

99.1      Press Release issued by the Company dated May 2, 2016.



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/ Rob Colligan

Name:

Rob Colligan

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 
 

Date:

May 2, 2016