---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001206774-25-000217"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CIM"
cik: "0001409493"
company_name: "CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP"
filed_at: "2025-04-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T16:00:42.350913+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Independent Director Sandra Bell resigns from Chimera Board; no disagreement cited

## Summary
- Sandra Bell resigned as independent Board member effective April 9, 2025.
- Resignation is not due to any disagreement with Chimera's operations, policies or practices.
- Board reduced its size by one director, effective April 11, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001206774-25-000217
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CIM
- cik: 0001409493
- company_name: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP
- filed_at: 2025-04-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409493/000120677425000217/0001206774-25-000217-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409493/000120677425000217/cim4469341-8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-25-000217
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-25-000217.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-25-000217.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sandra Bell resigned as Independent Director at CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Independent Director
  source text: On April 9, 2025, Sandra Bell, an independent member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Chimera Investment Corporation (the “Company”), notified the Company that she intends to resign from the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409493/000120677425000217/0001206774-25-000217-index.htm

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