Edgar Filing: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â ValueAct Holdings, L.P.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/12/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP [CIM]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

435 PACIFIC AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

SAN FRANSISCO,Â CAÂ 94133

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3,881,028	I	See footnote ⁽¹⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ValueAct Holdings, L.P. 435 PACIFIC AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR SAN FRANSISCO,Â CAÂ 94133	Â	Â X	Â	Â
VA Partners III, LLC 435 PACIFIC AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO,Â CAÂ 94133	Â	Â X	Â	Â
ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. 435 PACIFIC AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO,Â CAÂ 94133	Â	Â X	Â	Â
ValueAct Capital Management, LLC 435 PACIFIC AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO,Â CAÂ 94133	Â	Â X	Â	Â
ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC 435 PACIFIC AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO,Â CAÂ 94133	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

VALUEACT HOLDINGS, L.P., By: VALUEACT HOLDINGS GP, LLC, its General Partner, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Chief Operating Officer		06/16/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
VALUEACT CAPITAL MASTER FUND III, L.P., By: VA PARTNERS III, LLC, its General Partner, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Chief Operating Officer		06/16/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
VA PARTNERS III, LLC, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Chief Operating Officer		06/16/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., By: VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, its General Partner, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Chief Operating Officer		06/16/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Chief Operating Officer		06/16/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
VALUEACT HOLDINGS GP, LLC, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Chief Operating Officer		06/16/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reported stock is owned directly by ValueAct Capital Master Fund III, L.P. and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by (i) VA Partners III, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund III, L.P., (ii) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. as the manager of ValueAct Capital Master Fund III, L.P., (iii) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., (iv) ValueAct Holdings, L.P. as the sole owner of the limited partnership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. and the membership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, LLC, and as the majority owner of the membership interests of VA Partners III, LLC, and (v) ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Holdings, L.P.
Â Remarks: JointÂ FilerÂ Information: Name:Â ValueActÂ CapitalÂ MasterÂ FundÂ III,Â L.P. Address:Â 435Â PacificÂ Avenue,Â 4thÂ Floor,Â SanÂ Francisco,Â CAÂ 94133 DesignatedÂ Filer:Â ValueActÂ Holdings,Â L.P. IssuerÂ andÂ Ticker:Â ChimeraÂ InvestmentÂ CorporationÂ (CIM) DateÂ ofÂ EventÂ RequiringÂ Statement:Â 06/12/2008 Name:Â VAÂ PartnersÂ III,Â LLC Address:Â 435Â PacificÂ Avenue,Â 4thÂ Floor,Â SanÂ Francisco,Â CAÂ 94133 DesignatedÂ Filer:Â ValueActÂ Holdings,Â L.P. IssuerÂ andÂ Ticker:Â ChimeraÂ InvestmentÂ CorporationÂ (CIM) DateÂ ofÂ EventÂ RequiringÂ Statement:Â 06/12/2008 Name:Â ValueActÂ CapitalÂ Management,Â L.P. Address:Â 435Â PacificÂ Avenue,Â 4thÂ Floor,Â SanÂ Francisco,Â CAÂ 94133 DesignatedÂ Filer:Â ValueActÂ Holdings,Â L.P. IssuerÂ andÂ Ticker:Â ChimeraÂ InvestmentÂ CorporationÂ (CIM) DateÂ ofÂ EventÂ RequiringÂ Statement:Â 06/12/2008 Name:Â ValueActÂ CapitalÂ Management,Â LLC Address:Â 435Â PacificÂ Avenue,Â 4thÂ Floor,Â SanÂ Francisco,Â CAÂ 94133 DesignatedÂ Filer:Â ValueActÂ Holdings,Â L.P. IssuerÂ andÂ Ticker:Â ChimeraÂ InvestmentÂ CorporationÂ (CIM) DateÂ ofÂ EventÂ RequiringÂ Statement:Â 06/12/2008 Name:Â ValueActÂ HoldingsÂ GP,Â LLC Address:Â 435Â PacificÂ Avenue,Â 4thÂ Floor,Â SanÂ Francisco,Â CAÂ 94133 DesignatedÂ Filer:Â ValueActÂ Holdings,Â L.P. IssuerÂ andÂ Ticker:Â ChimeraÂ InvestmentÂ CorporationÂ (CIM) DateÂ ofÂ EventÂ RequiringÂ Statement:Â 06/12/2008

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