CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION 85,000,000 Shares Common Stock ($0.01 Par Value) UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT April 1, 2010Underwriting Agreement • April 2nd, 2010 • Chimera Investment Corp • Real estate investment trusts • New York
Chimera Investment Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as underwriter (“Credit Suisse” or the “Underwriter”) an aggregate of 85,000,000 shares (the “Firm Shares”) of common stock, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”), of the Company. In addition, solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, the Company proposes to grant to the Underwriter the option to purchase from the Company up to an additional 12,750,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Shares”). The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are hereinafter collectively sometimes referred to as the “Shares.” The Shares are described in the Prospectus which is referred to below.
