X0508 4 2026-02-17 0 0001409493 CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP CIM 0001823298 Macdowell Jack Lee Jr C/O CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2400 NEW YORK NY 10111 0 1 0 0 Chief Investment Officer 0 Common Stock 2026-02-17 4 F 0 12200 13.70 D 302421 D Shares reported were withheld for payment of taxes associated with the vesting of prior grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"). Dividend equivalent rights ("DERs") issued on RSUs and underlying performance stock units or PSUs are included in the reporting person's common stock holding balance. Each DER is the economic equivalent of one share of Chimera Investment Corporation common stock. /s/ Jack Lee Macdowell, Jr 2026-02-19