CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION (NYSE:CIM) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION (NYSE:CIM) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders

On June 1, 2017, the Company held its Annual Meeting for the
purpose of: (i) electing three Class I directors to serve on the
Board until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii)
recommending, by a non-binding advisory vote, the Companys
executive compensation; (iii) recommending, by a non-binding
advisory vote, the frequency of stockholder voting on the
Companys executive compensation and (iv) ratifying the
appointment of Ernst Young LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year.
The total number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at
the Annual Meeting was 187,779,489, of which 164,853,283 shares,
or 87.79%, were present in person or by proxy.
The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a
vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1. The election of three Class I directors to serve on
the Board until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Director
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Class I
Paul Donlin
97,107,083
4,991,686
336,456
62,418,058
Mark Abrams
100,466,705
1,628,789
339,731
62,418,058
Gerard Creagh
101,131,186
962,225
341,814
62,418,058
Based on the foregoing votes, Paul Donlin, Mark Abrams and Gerard
Creagh were elected as Class I directors to serve on the Board
until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their
successors are duly elected and qualified.
Proposal 2. A vote on a non-binding advisory resolution on the
Companys executive compensation.
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
97,170,309
4,577,618
687,298
62,418,058
Proposal 3. A vote on a non-binding advisory resolution on the
frequency of stockholder voting on the Companys executive
compensation.
Every One Year
Every Two Years
Every Three Years
Abstentions
88,979,763
1,528,673
11,339,739
587,050
Proposal 4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst Young LLP as
independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for
the current fiscal year.
For
Against
Abstentions
162,786,925
1,168,116
898,242
Further information regarding these proposals is set forth in the
Companys definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with
the SEC on April 17, 2017.


About CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION (NYSE:CIM)

Chimera Investment Corporation is a real estate investment trust. The Company is primarily engaged in the business of investing, on a leveraged basis, in a diversified portfolio of mortgage assets, including Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), Non-Agency RMBS, Agency commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS), residential mortgage loans and real estate related securities. The mortgage backed securities (MBS) and real estate-related securities the Company purchases may include investment-grade and non-investment grade classes, including the BB-rated, B-rated and non-rated classes. The Company invests in mortgage pass-through certificates issued or guaranteed by The Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). The Company may also invest in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) issued by the Agencies.