UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2019

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland
001-35236
27-3269228
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (772) 231-1400

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:
Trading symbol:
Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
ORC
NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On November 13, 2019, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend for the month of November 2019 of $0.08 per share to be paid on December 31, 2019 to holders of record on November 29, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of November 27, 2019. In addition, the Company announced certain details of its RMBS portfolio as of October 31, 2019 as well as certain other information regarding the Company.  A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the dividend and the other information regarding the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.

Caution About Forward-Looking Statements.

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws, including but not limited to statements about the Company’s distributions. These forward looking statements are based upon the Company’s present expectations, but the Company cannot assure investors that actual results will not vary from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward looking statements. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.  All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect the Company. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to, and does not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 13, 2019
        ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert E. Cauley
 
 
 
Robert E. Cauley
 
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 




EXHIBIT 99.1

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES
NOVEMBER 2019 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
OCTOBER 31, 2019 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

•
November 2019 Monthly Dividend of $0.08 Per Share
•
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of October 31, 2019
•
Next Dividend Announcement Expected December 12, 2019

Vero Beach, Fla., November 13, 2019 - Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of November 2019. The dividend of $0.08 per share will be paid December 31, 2019, to holders of record on November 29, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of November 27, 2019.  The Company plans on announcing its next dividend after the Board’s meeting on December 12, 2019.

The Company intends to make regular monthly cash distributions to its stockholders. In order to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), the Company must distribute annually to its stockholders an amount at least equal to 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gain. The Company will be subject to income tax on taxable income that is not distributed and to an excise tax to the extent that a certain percentage of its taxable income is not distributed by specified dates. The Company has not established a minimum distribution payment level and is not assured of its ability to make distributions to stockholders in the future.

As of November 13, 2019, the Company had 63,058,209 shares outstanding. At September 30, 2019, the Company also had 63,058,209 shares outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of October 31, 2019 are presented below. These figures are preliminary and subject to change.  The information contained herein is an intra-quarter update created by the Company based upon information that the Company believes is accurate:

•
RMBS Valuation Characteristics
•
RMBS Assets by Agency
•
Investment Company Act of 1940 (Whole Pool) Test Results
•
Repurchase Agreement Exposure by Counterparty
•
RMBS Risk Measures

About Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Orchid Island Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company that invests on a leveraged basis in Agency RMBS. Our investment strategy focuses on, and our portfolio consists of, two categories of Agency RMBS: (i) traditional pass-through Agency RMBS,  such as mortgage pass-through certificates issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae and CMOs, and (ii) structured Agency RMBS. Orchid is managed by Bimini Advisors, LLC, a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s distributions. These forward-looking statements are based upon Orchid Island Capital, Inc.’s present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

RMBS Valuation Characteristics
 
($ in thousands)
                                                                       
                                                   
Realized
   
Realized
             
                                                   
Oct 2019
   
Aug - Oct
   
Modeled
   
Modeled
 
                           
Net
               
Weighted
   
CPR
   
2019 CPR
   
Interest
   
Interest
 
               
%
         
Weighted
               
Average
   
(1-Month)
   
(3-Month)
   
Rate
   
Rate
 
   
Current
   
Fair
   
of
   
Current
   
Average
               
Maturity
   
(Reported
   
(Reported
   
Sensitivity
   
Sensitivity
 
Type
 
Face
   
Value(1)
   
Portfolio
   
Price
   
Coupon
   
GWAC
   
Age
   
(Months)
   
in Nov)
   
in Nov)
   
(-50 BPS)(2)
   
(+50 BPS)(2)
 
Pass Through RMBS
                                                                       
Post Reset ARM
 
$
1,111
   
$
1,179
     
0.03
%
 
$
106.11
     
4.46
%
   
4.91
%
   
182
     
179
     
63.90
%
   
38.50
%
 
$
7
   
$
(7
)
Fixed Rate CMO
   
312,979
     
325,822
     
8.88
%
   
104.10
     
4.22
%
   
4.58
%
   
24
     
333
     
25.32
%
   
23.05
%
   
1,070
     
(1,841
)
15yr 4.0
   
19,710
     
20,797
     
0.57
%
   
105.51
     
4.00
%
   
4.45
%
   
17
     
156
     
24.05
%
   
16.25
%
   
240
     
(284
)
15yr Total
   
19,710
     
20,797
     
0.57
%
   
105.51
     
4.00
%
   
4.45
%
   
17
     
156
     
24.05
%
   
16.25
%
   
240
     
(284
)
20yr 4.0
   
81,774
     
87,997
     
2.40
%
   
107.61
     
4.00
%
   
4.48
%
   
27
     
208
     
9.58
%
   
12.00
%
   
1,697
     
(1,805
)
20yr Total
   
81,774
     
87,997
     
2.40
%
   
107.61
     
4.00
%
   
4.48
%
   
27
     
208
     
9.58
%
   
12.00
%
   
1,697
     
(1,805
)
30yr 3.0
   
160,678
     
164,229
     
4.47
%
   
102.21
     
3.00
%
   
3.95
%
   
4
     
355
     
5.95
%
   
3.83
%
   
2,803
     
(3,875
)
30yr 3.5
   
641,434
     
671,902
     
18.30
%
   
104.75
     
3.50
%
   
4.16
%
   
5
     
353
     
5.28
%
   
6.47
%
   
10,813
     
(14,480
)
30yr 4.0
   
979,684
     
1,043,826
     
28.44
%
   
106.55
     
4.00
%
   
4.60
%
   
15
     
342
     
20.35
%
   
18.60
%
   
13,132
     
(17,943
)
30yr 4.5
   
419,876
     
454,970
     
12.39
%
   
108.36
     
4.50
%
   
5.05
%
   
10
     
349
     
14.42
%
   
12.44
%
   
4,082
     
(5,920
)
30yr 5.0
   
722,673
     
795,800
     
21.68
%
   
110.12
     
5.00
%
   
5.52
%
   
17
     
341
     
20.69
%
   
17.59
%
   
7,260
     
(9,592
)
30yr Total
   
2,924,345
     
3,130,727
     
85.29
%
   
107.06
     
4.15
%
   
4.76
%
   
12
     
346
     
15.49
%
   
14.56
%
   
38,090
     
(51,810
)
Total Pass Through RMBS
   
3,339,919
     
3,566,522
     
97.16
%
   
106.78
     
4.16
%
   
4.74
%
   
13
     
340
     
16.33
%
   
15.45
%
   
41,104
     
(55,747
)
Structured RMBS
                                                                                               
Interest-Only Securities
   
697,753
     
79,124
     
2.16
%
   
11.34
     
3.76
%
   
4.34
%
   
70
     
247
     
25.35
%
   
22.56
%
   
(9,369
)
   
10,599
 
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
194,607
     
25,062
     
0.68
%
   
12.88
     
3.21
%
   
4.86
%
   
64
     
286
     
16.08
%
   
14.84
%
   
1,088
     
(1,840
)
Total Structured RMBS
   
892,360
     
104,186
     
2.84
%
   
11.68
     
3.64
%
   
4.46
%
   
69
     
255
     
23.32
%
   
20.88
%
   
(8,281
)
   
8,759
 
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
4,232,279
   
$
3,670,708
     
100.00
%
           
4.05
%
   
4.68
%
   
25
     
322
     
17.80
%
   
16.75
%
 
$
32,823
   
$
(46,988
)
                                                                                                 
                                                                                   
Interest
   
Interest
 
   
Average
   
Hedge
                                                                   
Rate
   
Rate
 
   
Notional
   
Period
                                                                   
Sensitivity
   
Sensitivity
 
Hedge
 
Balance
   
End
                                                                   
(-50 BPS)(2)
   
(+50 BPS)(2)
 
Eurodollar Futures
 
$
(500,000
)
 
Dec-2020
                                                                     
(3,125
)
   
3,125
 
Fed Funds Futures
   
(400,000
)
 
Mar-2020
                                                                     
(833
)
   
833
 
Swaps
   
(2,120,000
)
 
May-2022
                                                                     
(26,072
)
   
26,072
 
5-Year Treasury Future
   
(140,000
)
 
Dec-2019(3)
                                                                     
(2,154
)
   
5,670
 
TBA Long
                                                                                               
Hedge Total
 
$
(3,160,000
)
                                                                         
$
(32,184
)
 
$
35,700
 
Rate Shock Grand Total
                                                                                 
$
639
   
$
(11,288
)

(1)
Amounts in the tables above exclude assets with a fair value of approximately $366.6 million sold in October 2019, which settle in November 2019.
(2)
Modeled results from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Yield Book. Interest rate shocks assume instantaneous parallel shifts and horizon prices are calculated assuming constant LIBOR option-adjusted spreads. These results are for illustrative purposes only and actual results may differ materially.
(3)
Five year treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $119.20 at October 31, 2019.  The notional contract value of the short position was $166.9 million.



RMBS Assets by Agency
           
Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test
 
($ in thousands)
           
($ in thousands)
           
         
Percentage
           
Percentage
 
   
Fair
   
of
     
Fair
   
of
 
Asset Category
 
Value(1)
   
Portfolio
 
Asset Category
 
Value(1)
   
Portfolio
 
As of October 31, 2019
           
As of October 31, 2019
           
Fannie Mae
 
$
2,892,794
     
78.8
%
Non-Whole Pool Assets
 
$
600,891
     
16.4
%
Freddie Mac
   
775,630
     
21.1
%
Whole Pool Assets
   
3,069,817
     
83.6
%
Ginnie Mae
   
2,284
     
0.1
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,670,708
     
100.0
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,670,708
     
100.0
%
                 

(1)
Amounts in the tables above exclude assets with a fair value of approximately $366.6 million sold in October 2019, which settle in November 2019.

Borrowings By Counterparty
               
($ in thousands)
               
           
Weighted
Weighted
 
       
% of
 
Average
Average
 
   
Total
 
Total
 
Repo
Maturity
Longest
As of October 31, 2019
 
Borrowings
 
Debt
 
Rate
in Days
Maturity
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
$
453,414
 
11.8%
 
2.40%
26
12/12/2019
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.
 
400,193
 
10.4%
 
2.12%
37
2/13/2020
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 
372,162
 
9.7%
 
2.08%
29
1/21/2020
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
 
337,504
 
8.8%
 
2.14%
59
1/13/2020
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
 
324,690
 
8.5%
 
2.13%
13
11/18/2019
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
 
224,212
 
5.8%
 
2.11%
72
1/14/2020
ASL Capital Markets Inc.
 
217,044
 
5.7%
 
2.05%
62
1/29/2020
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
 
207,186
 
5.4%
 
2.14%
9
11/15/2019
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
 
203,773
 
5.3%
 
2.11%
52
2/10/2020
South Street Securities, LLC
 
174,188
 
4.5%
 
2.49%
114
4/9/2020
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
 
165,296
 
4.3%
 
2.44%
29
1/28/2020
ING Financial Markets LLC
 
159,970
 
4.2%
 
2.04%
78
1/27/2020
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
 
111,101
 
2.9%
 
2.16%
7
11/12/2019
ICBC Financial Services LLC
 
101,593
 
2.6%
 
2.11%
14
11/14/2019
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
 
90,155
 
2.4%
 
2.07%
44
1/30/2020
FHLB-Cincinnati
 
78,926
 
2.1%
 
1.85%
1
11/1/2019
Lucid Cash Fund USG LLC
 
53,854
 
1.4%
 
2.14%
14
11/14/2019
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
 
48,554
 
1.3%
 
2.10%
14
11/14/2019
Bank of Montreal
 
40,767
 
1.1%
 
2.15%
16
11/27/2019
J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC
 
28,245
 
0.7%
 
2.19%
57
1/6/2020
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
 
26,271
 
0.7%
 
2.29%
9
11/12/2019
Lucid Prime Fund, LLC
 
13,395
 
0.3%
 
2.18%
14
11/14/2019
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
 
3,190
 
0.1%
 
2.47%
15
11/15/2019
Total Borrowings
$
3,835,683
 
100.0%
 
2.17%
39
4/9/2020

(1)
In October 2019, the Company sold assets with a fair value of approximately $366.6 million, which settle in November 2019 that collateralize approximately $363.7 million of repurchase agreements included in the table above.

Contact:

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
Robert E. Cauley
3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963
Telephone: (772) 231-1400