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Chimera Investment Executive Compensation (FY25)

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CIM · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

Chief executive, fiscal 2025

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Phillip Kardis II

Latest say-on-pay support

June 10, 2026

Chief executive pay ratio

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To the median employee

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Data as of October 22, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 11, 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.

Who is Chimera Investment's chief executive and what were they paid?

Total compensation for Phillip Kardis II, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, came to $6,167,961 in fiscal 2025. Kardis II's total moved 9.2% lower from the $6,790,329 reported for fiscal 2024.

What was Chimera Investment's say-on-pay result?

The say-on-pay proposal drew 95.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 10, 2026 for fiscal 2025.

Which companies are in Chimera Investment's peer group?

The disclosed peer group includes AGNC Investment Corp., AllianceBernstein Holding L.P., Annaly Capital Management, Inc., Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. and Broadmark Realty Capital Inc., among others.

What is Chimera Investment's chief executive pay ratio?

For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 24.7:1, against median employee compensation of $250,000.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.

Fiscal 2022

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Mohit Marria Former Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Director Departed during or after this year	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Choudhary Yarlagadda President, Chief Operating Officer, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Director	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Phillip J. Kardis II Chief Executive Officer and Director	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Subramaniam Viswanathan Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Dan Thakkar Co-Chief Investment Officer	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2023

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Miyun Sung Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	—	◇

Fiscal 2024

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Phillip J. Kardis II President, Chief Executive Officer and Director	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Subramaniam Viswanathan Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Dan Thakkar Chief Credit & Risk Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Miyun Sung Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Choudhary Yarlagadda Former President, Chief Operating Officer, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Director Departed during or after this year	◇	—	—	—	—	—	◇	◇
Jack L. Macdowell, Jr. Chief Investment Officer	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	—	◇

Fiscal 2025

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Phillip Kardis II President, Chief Executive Officer and Director	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Jack Macdowell Jr. Chief Investment Officer	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Subramaniam Viswanathan Chief Financial Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Dan Thakkar Former Chief Credit & Risk Officer Departed during or after this year	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Miyun Sung Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.

Fiscal 2025

Officer	Award	Grant date	Threshold units	Target units	Units granted	Maximum units	Exercise price	Grant date fair value
Dan Thakkar	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Dan Thakkar	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Jack L. Macdowell Jr.	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Jack L. Macdowell Jr.	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Macdowell Jr	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Macdowell Jr	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Miyun Sung	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Miyun Sung	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Phillip J. Kardis II	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Phillip J. Kardis II	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Subramanian Viswanathan	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Subramanian Viswanathan	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇

Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.

As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end

Officer	Award	Unvested units	Market value of unvested units	Exercise price	Expires
Subramaniam Viswanathan	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Miyun Sung	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
Phillip Kardis II	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Jack Macdowell Jr.	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Dan Thakkar	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.

Jack Macdowell Jr.

Chief Information Officer · Employment agreement

Severance multiple

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Miyun Sung

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary · Employment agreement

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Equity acceleration on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation	◇
Excise tax treatment	◇

Phillip Kardis II

Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement

Severance multiple

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Subramaniam Viswanathan

Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Equity acceleration on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation	◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.

Fiscal 2025

Director	Fees earned in cash	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Gerard Creagh	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Brian P. Reilly	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Debra W. Still	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Kevin G. Chavers	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Susan Mills	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Cynthia B. Walsh	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Sandra Bell	◇	—	—	—	—	—	◇

Phillip J. Kardis II served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.

Earlier years are included in the PDF.

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.

Board cash retainer	◇
Board equity retainer	◇
Total board retainer	◇
Board chair premium	◇
Audit committee chair	◇
Audit committee member	◇
Compensation committee chair	◇
Compensation committee member	◇
Nominating and governance chair	◇
Nominating and governance member	◇

Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Fiscal 2025

AGNC Investment Corp. AGNC
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. AB
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. NLY
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. ABR
Broadmark Realty Capital Inc. BRMK
Federated Hermes, Inc. FHI
iStar Inc. symbol not shown
Ladder Capital LADR
MFA Financial, Inc. MFA
MGIC Investment Corporation MTG
Mr. Cooper Group Inc. symbol not shown
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. NYMT
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. PFSI
Radian Group Inc. RDN
Redwood Trust, Inc. RWT
Two Harbors Investment Corp. symbol not shown
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. WD

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.

Year	Meeting	Support	Votes for	Votes against	Abstentions
2025	June 10, 2026	=	◇	◇	◇
2024	June 10, 2025	=	◇	◇	◇
2023	June 5, 2024	=	◇	◇	◇
2022	June 14, 2023	=	◇	◇	◇
2021	June 15, 2022	=	◇	◇	◇
2020	June 10, 2021	=	◇	◇	◇
2019	June 25, 2020	=	◇	◇	◇
2018	May 30, 2019	=	◇	◇	◇
2017	May 31, 2018	=	◇	◇	◇
2016	June 1, 2017	=	◇	◇	◇
2015	June 7, 2016	=	◇	◇	◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.

Ratio

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Median employee compensation

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Chief executive total compensation

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- Phillip Kardis II (President, Chief Executive Officer and Director), FY2025 total compensation $6,167,961 (base salary $900,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001206774-26-000238, filed 2026-04-23]

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256 figures on this page: 245 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.

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11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

8-K, filed June 11, 2026
0001206774-26-000325
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed April 23, 2026
0001206774-26-000238
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Potential Payments upon Termination · Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed June 11, 2025
0001206774-25-000405
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed April 24, 2025
0001206774-25-000244
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed June 6, 2024
0001206774-24-000614
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
EX-10, filed February 29, 2024
0001628280-24-007962
Employment Agreement
8-K, filed June 16, 2023
0001157523-23-000985
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
EX-10, filed May 4, 2023
0001628280-23-015753
Employment Agreement
DEF 14A, filed April 26, 2023
0001206774-23-000540
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed June 17, 2022
0001157523-22-000781
8-K, filed June 11, 2021
0001157523-21-000774
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed June 29, 2020
0001628280-20-010032
8-K, filed May 31, 2019
0001157523-19-001341
8-K, filed June 4, 2018
0001157523-18-001239
8-K, filed June 5, 2017
0001157523-17-001718
8-K, filed June 9, 2016
0001157523-16-005846

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Peers Chimera Investment discloses

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AGNC Investment Corp.AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.Annaly Capital Management, Inc.Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.Federated Hermes, Inc.Ladder Capital MFA Financial, Inc.MGIC Investment Corporation PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.Radian Group Inc.Redwood Trust, Inc.Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}

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