X0306 4 2017-02-16 0 0001409493 CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP CIM 0001650531 Yarlagadda Choudhary C/O: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION 520 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 0 1 0 0 Chief Operating Officer Common Stock 2017-02-16 4 A 0 19830 0 A 132928 D Common Stock 2017-02-16 4 F 0 2367 18.71 D 130561 D Common Stock 257025 I By Spouse Represents shares of Chimera common stock underlying restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The RSUs are scheduled to vest one-third per year on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date and shall be settled 100% in shares of Chimera common stock. The reporting person does not intend to report the vesting of the RSUs nor the delivery of the shares of common stock. The reporting person elected to defer share settlement until separation of service. Each RSU has the economic equivalent of one share of Chimera common stock. Dividend equivalent rights issued on RSUs are included in the reporting person's common stock holding balance. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of Chimera common stock. Shares reported were withheld for payment of taxes associated with the vesting of approximately one-third of a grant of restricted stock originally made in February 2016. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. /s/ Choudhary Yarlagadda 2017-02-21