Chimera Investment Corp.

(CIM)
Christopher Karlin Aquitania Capital Management, LLC

VALUEx Vail

June 20, 2013

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Chimera Investment Corp.

Chimera (CIM) is a mortgage REIT formed in 2007 and managed by FIDAC, a wholly-

owned subsidiary of Annaly Capital Management (NLY)

Chimera primarily owns non-agency residential mortgage backed securities

CIM pays FIDAC a flat fee on equity of 1.5% (0.75% from 11/12 resolution of accounting issues) Managing credit risk is the principal value driver Financial leverage is significantly lower at 1.05x D/E @ 12/31/11 compared to agency mortgage REITS at 5.0x 7.0x Portfolio has great structural leverage from retaining subordinate and mezzanine tranches of re-REMIC securitizations done in 2009 2010 Non-agency portfolio was purchased at very low cost over $2.4b discount on $2.6b fair value portfolio

Chimera offers a highly-levered upside to an improving housing market without

significant downside exposure Market Capitalization: $3.2b, P/B: 1.0x, Dividend Yield: 11.6%

Why Might CIM Be Mispriced?

Financial statements are not current due to accounting restatement Potential NYSE delisting resulting from non-current financials Very limited communications with investors GAAP accounting treatment wildly deviates from cash economics Priced below $5 a share Trades with agency mREIT peer group although facing different set of risks and

opportunities

Portfolio Structure
Agency Portfolio $3.1b @ 12/31/11 Maintains REIT registration and 40 Act exemption under whole pool test Financed with $2.6b of repos and $950MM of interest rate swaps @ 12/31/11 Leverage (D/E) 6.1x @ 12/31/11 NIM @ 12/31/11 of 1.7% equates to 11.9% ROE Agency portfolio is highly liquid and constitutes dry powder for opportunistic investment Non-Agency Portfolio $2.6b @ 12/31/11 Focused on prime credit: Alt-A ARM, 30Y whole jumbo Leverage (D/E) 0.1x @ 12/31/11 Portfolio primarily created in 2009-2011 at steep discounts and using draconian loss assumptions Structural leverage created by 6 securitizations in 2009-2010 left CIM with subordinate and mezzanine tranches at very low cost basis Management has opportunistically managed credit risk in 2009-2011 period Credit performance has exceeded loss assumptions in 2009-2011 Unlevered ROE @ 12/31/11 of 13.3%

Accounting Issues
Essence of accounting restatement is that GAAP treats investment grade (ASC

310-20) and non-investment grade securities (ASC 310-30 & ASC 325-40) differently

Impacts whether losses flow through income statement (310-20) or through income statement and other comprehensive income (loss) (310-30 & 325-40) Book value, cash flow and taxable income are not impacted Restating financials requires performing impairment tests on each CUSIP

Cash Economics
Oxford English Dictionary definition of Chimera:

Accounting bears little relation to cash economics

(2) A thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve Book value likely understates economic value

GAAP earnings do not relate to cash flows

Most non-agency securities held are private, non-rated and with no public market Loss assumptions used are undisclosed but described as draconian Company estimates fair value then gets broker quotes which often have a 20pt bid/ask Management estimate are used if within broker quote GAAP earnings driven by large amortization of discounts on securities and Other Than Temporary Impairments GAAP forces recognizing OTTI even if no deterioration in performance of loan

Taxable earnings likely exceed cash flows due to amortization of discounts Dividends at 90% of taxable income likely consist of some principal payments

Inputs
Book Value + Dividends grew 21.3% in 2012, 3.1% in 2011 and 11.3% in 2010 Since we cant see CIMs portfolio, what can we look at to validate economics? Monthly reports on the 6 securitizations show how the collateral is performing ABX index pricing and price visibility into comparable underlying securities Changes in housing market Performance and commentary from other mREITs

Securitization Collateral
Pool Factor (Outstanding Balance as % of Issuance)

Securitization Collateral
Delinquent 30 days %

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Delinquent 90+ Days %

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Foreclosures %

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Real Estate Owned %

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1 Month Loss Severity %

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1 Month Prepayment Rate %

Index Performance
ABX AAA 2006-1
+9.4% 2012 +0.7% 2013

Index Performance
ABX AAA 2007-01

+2.4% 2013 +41.3% 2012

Index Performance
ABX AA 2006-1 Index
+7.1% 2013 +64.9% 2012

Scenarios
Null Hypothesis CIM reported book value is representative of economic value $3.04 @ 12/31/12 Book Value reflects $2b+ in discounts Variant Hypothesis CIM reported book value understates economic value Underlying collateral has shown significant improvement Market pricing on comparable securities has risen faster than growth in CIM book + dividends Housing market has markedly improved in last 18 months Loss assumptions set at purchase date (heavily weighted to 2009-2011) were highly conservative If CIM recovers more than loss assumptions set at purchase date, it could have a meaningful impact on cash flow and book value

Catalysts
Regaining current filing status 2011 10K was filed on 3/8/13 2012 10-Qs and 10-K should be filed over the next few months

Annaly is likely to purchase CIM once financials are clean CIM has been unable to raise equity and will not be able to raise equity via S-3 until achieving 1 year as a current filer Annaly modified its charter to allow for up to 25% non-agency securities Annaly recently acquired CreXus which it also managed
Annaly currently owns 4.4% of CIM
CreXus was an mREIT focused on CMBS 1.1x book value, 13% premium

Presumably delayed because auditor change from Deloitte & Touche to Ernst & Young for 2012

Catalysts
Cash flow should increase significantly Securitizations create tranches that receive cash flow both simultaneously and sequentially CIM sold off most of the senior tranches as of 12/31/11 The subordinated tranches should begin receiving increasing amounts of monthly cash flow as the senior tranches are paid off Improving performance on the underlying provides further support Hard to quantify without seeing their holdings Filing status provides insurance against dilution at the expense of accelerating portfolio growth

Outcomes
How can you really get hurt?

Baseline assumptions

Housing fundamentals deteriorate Assume CIM book value of $3.04 at 12/31/12 grows with ROE of 10% $3.34 in book value less: $0.36 in dividends = $2.98 in book value @ 12/31/13 Assume valuation at 1.0x book = $2.98 Returns with dividends 5% CIM gets current with financial statements by end of 2013 CIM has committed to paying $0.09 in quarterly dividends through Q413: $0.27 remaining Assume CIM book value of $3.04 at 12/31/12 grows with ROE of 12% - 15%

Assume NLY acquires at 1.1 1.2x book value = $3.34 - $3.77 Returns with dividends 16% - 30%

$3.40 - $3.50 in book value less: $0.36 in dividends = $3.04 - $3.14 in book value @ 12/31/13

Outcomes
Upside assumptions CIM gets current with financial statements by end of 2013 CIM has committed to paying $0.09 in quarterly dividends through Q413: $0.27 remaining Assume CIM book value understates economic value by 15% - 25%
Implies 12/31/12 economic value of $3.50 $3.80 Market recognizes through P/B multiple expansion until book value reflects intrinsic value CIM raises 2014 dividends as cash flow increases

Assume CIM book value grows with ROE of 12% - 17%

$3.92 - $4.44 in book value less: $0.36 in dividends = $3.56 - $4.08 in book value @ 12/31/13

Assume market valuation at 1x 1.1x book = $3.56 - $4.49 Returns with dividends 26% - 56%

Reward-to-Risk
Highly Asymmetric Probable downside is +5% Probable baseline is +16% - 30% Possible upside is +26% - 56%

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