Chimera Investment Corp.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On August 5, 2026, the registrant issued a press release announcing the declaration of its third quarter cash dividends of $0.50 per share of 8.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.6111 per share of 8.00% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.5578 per share of 7.75% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and $0.5984 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. A copy of the press release is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, and the information contained therein shall not be deemed “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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibits 99.1 Press Release, dated August 5, 2026, issued by Chimera Investment Corporation 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).