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Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC)

8-K 2020-11-13 For: 2020-11-12
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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 12, 2020

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended

to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the

registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant

to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange

Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)

under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e

-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company,

indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the

extended transition period

for complying with any new or revised financial accounting

standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the

Exchange

Act.

ITEM 8.01.

OTHER EVENTS.

On November 12, 2020,

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

(the “Company”) announced that

the Board of Directors

of the Company

declared a dividend for the month of November 2020 of

$0.065 per share to be paid on December

29, 2020 to holders of record

on November 30, 2020, with

an ex-dividend date of November

27, 2020. In addition, the

Company announced certain details

of its RMBS

portfolio as

of October

31, 2020

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 most recent Annual Report

on Form 10-K for the fiscal

year ended December 31, 2019 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

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

99.1

Press Release dated November 12, 2020

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the

Inline XBRL

document)

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 12, 2020

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL,

INC.

By:

/s/ Robert E. Cauley

Robert E. Cauley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES

NOVEMBER2020 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND

OCTOBER31, 2020 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS


·        November 2020 Monthly Dividend of $0.065 Per Share of Common Stock

·        RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of October 31, 2020

·        Next Dividend Announcement Expected December 15, 2020

Vero Beach, Fla., November 12, 2020 - 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 2020. The dividend of $0.065 per share will be paid December 29, 2020, to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on November 30, 2020, with an ex-dividend date of November 27, 2020.  The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on December 15, 2020.

The Company intends to make regular monthly cash distributions to its holders of common stock. 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 12, 2020, October 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, the Company had 69,295,962 shares of common stock outstanding.


RMBSPortfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of October 31, 2020 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

AboutOrchid 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 and collateralized mortgage obligations issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, and (ii) structured Agency RMBS. The Company is managed by Bimini Advisors, LLC, a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward-LookingStatements

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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

RMBS<br> Valuation Characteristics
( in<br> thousands) **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** Realized Realized **** **** **** ****
**** **** **** Oct 2020 Aug - Oct **** Modeled **** Modeled
**** **** **** **** **** **** Net **** **** Weighted CPR 2020 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<br> Reset ARM 924 $ 956 0.02% $ 103.50 3.39% 3.84% 195 166 65.71% 51.63% $ 3 $ (2)
Fixed<br> Rate CMO 135,894 145,172 3.60% 106.83 4.00% 4.40% 40 315 11.02% 20.49% (86) (137)
15yr<br> 4.0 692 742 0.02% 107.24 4.00% 4.49% 30 125 6.41% 89.68% 7 (8)
15yr<br> Total 692 742 0.02% 107.24 4.00% 4.49% 30 125 6.41% 89.68% 7 (8)
20yr<br> 2.0 100,000 103,397 2.56% 103.40 2.00% 2.88% 1 239 0.70% 6.16% 984 (1,646)
20yr<br> 2.5 147,250 153,647 3.81% 104.34 2.50% 3.34% 4 236 8.46% 4.30% 579 (1,151)
20yr<br> Total 247,250 257,044 6.37% 103.96 2.30% 3.15% 3 237 5.32% 4.99% 1,563 (2,797)
30yr<br> 2.5 247,618 259,497 6.43% 104.80 2.50% 3.36% 3 357 5.44% n/a 2,245 (4,152)
30yr<br> 3.0 605,480 662,434 16.42% 109.41 3.00% 3.56% 4 355 17.76% 18.52% 11,463 (14,265)
30yr<br> 3.5 1,446,206 1,600,002 39.66% 110.63 3.50% 3.99% 11 345 15.02% 13.74% 15,437 (22,471)
30yr<br> 4.0 204,193 229,733 5.69% 112.51 4.00% 4.52% 27 327 20.09% 17.83% 3,632 (4,114)
30yr<br> 4.5 279,005 316,470 7.84% 113.43 4.50% 5.01% 17 340 21.57% 21.15% 2,703 (3,212)
30yr<br> 5.0 46,897 53,024 1.31% 113.06 5.00% 5.65% 33 321 23.95% 28.06% 480 (486)
30yr<br> Total 2,829,399 3,121,160 77.37% 110.31 3.47% 4.01% 11 346 15.69% 15.87% 35,960 (48,700)
Total<br> Pass Through RMBS 3,214,159 3,525,074 87.38% 109.67 3.40% 3.96% 12 336 14.60% 14.50% 37,447 (51,644)
Structured RMBS
Interest-Only<br> Securities 285,612 30,517 0.76% 10.68 4.00% 4.60% 77 269 45.15% 42.46% (2,805) 4,546
Total<br> Structured RMBS 285,612 30,517 0.76% 10.68 4.00% 4.60% 77 269 45.15% 42.46% (2,805) 4,546
Long TBA Positions
FNCL<br> 2.0 TBA 465,000 478,514 11.86% 102.91 2.00% 7,273 (10,599)
Total<br> Long TBA 465,000 478,514 11.86% 102.91 2.00% 7,273 (10,599)
Total<br> Mortgage Assets 3,964,771 $ 4,034,105 100.00% 3.28% 4.01% 17 331 17.35% 17.25% $ 41,915 $ (57,697)
Interest **** Interest
Average Hedge Rate **** Rate
Notional Period Sensitivity **** Sensitivity
Hedge Balance End (-50 BPS)^(2)^ **** (+50 BPS)^(2)^
Eurodollar<br> Futures (50,000) Dec-2021 (313) 313
Swaps (820,000) Apr-2025 (9,790) 19,564
5-Year<br> Treasury Futures (69,000) Dec-2020^(3)^ (2,455) 1,979
TBA (328,000) Nov-2020 (2,472) 4,111
Swaptions (667,300) May-2021 (3,810) 4,712
Hedge<br> Total (1,934,300) $ (18,840) $ 30,679
Rate<br> Shock Grand Total $ 23,075 $ (27,018)

All values are in US Dollars.

(1)    Amounts in the tables above include assets with a fair value of approximately $362.0 million purchased in October 2020, which settle in November 2020.

(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 $125.60 at October 31, 2020.  The market value of the short position was $86.7 million.

RMBS<br> Assets by Agency **** **** Investment<br> Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test
( in<br> thousands) **** **** ( in<br> thousands) **** ****
**** Percentage **** Percentage
Fair of Fair of
Asset<br> Category Value^(1)(2)^ Portfolio Asset<br> Category Value^(1)(2)^ Portfolio
As of<br> October 31, 2020 **** **** As of<br> October 31, 2020 **** ****
Fannie<br> Mae 2,087,940 58.7% Non-Whole<br> Pool Assets 777,779 21.9%
Freddie<br> Mac 1,467,651 41.3% Whole<br> Pool Assets 2,777,812 78.1%
Total<br> Mortgage Assets 3,555,591 100.0% Total<br> Mortgage Assets 3,555,591 100.0%

All values are in US Dollars.

(1)    Amounts in the tables above include assets with a fair value of approximately $362.0 million purchased in October 2020, which settle in November 2020.

(2)    Amounts in the tables above exclude long TBA positions with a market value of approximately $478.5 million.

Borrowings<br> By Counterparty
( in<br> thousands)
Weighted Weighted ****
**** % of Average Average ****
Total Total Repo Maturity Longest
As of<br> October 31, 2020 Borrowings Debt Rate in Days Maturity
Mirae<br> Asset Securities (USA) Inc. 367,343 11.8% 0.24% 90 2/11/2021
Mitsubishi<br> UFJ Securities (USA), Inc 341,477 11.1% 0.24% 60 1/26/2021
Merrill<br> Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith 282,037 9.2% 0.25% 44 12/14/2020
Wells<br> Fargo Bank, N.A. 282,011 9.2% 0.23% 60 1/19/2021
J.P.<br> Morgan Securities LLC 259,243 8.5% 0.25% 130 3/12/2021
RBC<br> Capital Markets, LLC 205,128 6.7% 0.22% 61 1/12/2021
Citigroup<br> Global Markets Inc 199,862 6.5% 0.23% 75 1/21/2021
ED&F<br> Man Capital Markets Inc 164,703 5.4% 0.22% 61 1/22/2021
ABN<br> AMRO Bank N.V. 162,034 5.3% 0.22% 58 1/13/2021
ASL<br> Capital Markets Inc. 153,278 5.0% 0.23% 71 1/20/2021
ING<br> Financial Markets LLC 133,587 4.4% 0.22% 75 1/14/2021
Cantor<br> Fitzgerald & Co. 129,520 4.2% 0.24% 70 1/13/2021
Daiwa<br> Securities America Inc. 121,359 4.0% 0.25% 44 1/15/2021
South<br> Street Securities, LLC 76,724 2.5% 0.28% 135 5/13/2021
Bank<br> of Montreal 72,242 2.4% 0.24% 41 12/11/2020
Lucid<br> Cash Fund USG LLC 54,433 1.8% 0.26% 12 11/12/2020
Goldman,<br> Sachs & Co. 27,563 0.9% 0.20% 16 11/16/2020
J.V.B.<br> Financial Group, LLC 25,024 0.8% 0.23% 76 1/15/2021
AAAMCO 9,713 0.3% 0.26% 4 11/4/2020
Total<br> Borrowings 3,067,281 100.0% 0.24% 70 5/13/2021

All values are in US Dollars.

Contact:

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Robert E. Cauley

3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963

Telephone: (772) 231-1400