Chimera Investment Corp Q1 dividend

 Chimera Investment Corp announces 2015 Q4 earnings and a dividend information for Q1 2016.

• 4^TH QUARTER 2015 CORE EARNINGS⁽¹⁾ OF $0.53 PER SHARE AND GAAP EARNINGS OF $0.61 PER SHARE
• FULL YEAR CORE EARNINGS ⁽¹⁾ OF $2.37 PER SHARE UP FROM $2.14 IN 2014 AND $1.69 IN 2013.
• 2015 TAXABLE DIVIDENDS PER SHARE OF $1.92 PER SHARE UP 7% FROM $1.79 IN 2014 AND UP 37% FROM $1.40 IN 2013
• ECONOMIC BOOK VALUE⁽¹⁾ OF $14.65 PER SHARE AND GAAP BOOK VALUE OF $15.70 PER SHARE

• BOARD INCREASES EXISTING SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM BY $100 MILLION TO $350 MILLION 
• BOARD DECLARES FIRST QUARTER 2016 DIVIDEND OF $0.48 PER SHARE; EXPECTS TO MAINTAIN A $0.48 DIVIDEND FOR THE REMAINING THREE QUARTERS OF 2016