Phillip John Kardis II - 17 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP (CIM)

Role: President and CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ Phillip John Kardis II
Issuer symbol: CIM
Transactions as of: 17 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$1,742,202
Form type: 4
Filing time: 19 Feb 2026, 16:23:44 UTC
Previous filing: 21 Jan 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Kardis Phillip John II	President and CEO, Director	C/O: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2400, NEW YORK	/s/ Phillip John Kardis II	19 Feb 2026	0001652530

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CIM	Common Stock	Tax liability	$1,742,202	-127,168	-18%	$13.70	579,085	17 Feb 2026	Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares reported were withheld for payment of taxes associated with the vesting of prior grants of performance stock units ("PSUs") and restricted stock units ("RSUs").
F2	Dividend equivalent rights ("DERs") issued on RSUs and 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.