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Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC)

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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):

January 13, 2022

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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 13,

2022, Orchid Island

Capital, Inc. (the

“Company”) announced

its estimated book

value of $4.34

per share as

of December 31, 2021, certain details of its RMBS portfolio as of December 31, 2021, and estimated GAAP net loss per share

of $0.27, including an

estimated $0.49 per share

of net realized and

unrealized losses, for the

quarter ended December 31,

2021.

These figures and the

estimated book value per

share and estimated GAAP

net loss per share

are preliminary, subject to change,

and subject to review by the Company’s

independent registered public accounting firm.

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On January 13, 2022, the

Company announced that the Board of

Directors of the Company declared

a dividend for the month

of January 2022 of $0.055 per share of the Company’s

common stock to be paid on February 24, 2022 to holders

of record on

January 31,

2022, with

an ex-dividend

date of

January 28,

2022.

In addition,

the Company

announced certain

details of

its

RMBS

portfolio

as

of

December

31,

2021

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

and the

effect of

actual or

proposed actions

of the

Federal Reserve

and the

Federal Open

Market Committee

with respect

to

monetary policy or interest rates, timing with respect thereto, and the related impact of those actual

or proposed actions on the

Company.

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 Annual

Report on Form 10-K

for the fiscal year

ended

December

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 January 13, 2022

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: January 13, 2022

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL,

INC.

By:

/s/ Robert E. Cauley

Robert E. Cauley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

ORCHIDISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES

ESTIMATEDFOURTH QUARTER 2021 RESULTS,

JANUARY2022 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND

DECEMBER31, 2021 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS


·         January 2022 Monthly Dividend of $0.055 Per Share of Common Stock

·         Estimated Book Value Per Share as of December 31, 2021 of $4.34

·         Estimated GAAP net loss of $0.27 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, including an estimated $0.49 per share of net realized and unrealized losses on RMBS and derivative instruments

·         Estimated (4.9)% total return on equity for the quarter

·         Estimated book value, net income and total return on equity amounts are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm

·         RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of December 31, 2021

·         Next Dividend Announcement Expected February 16, 2022

Vero Beach, Fla., January 13, 2022 - 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 January 2022. The dividend of $0.055 per share will be paid February 24, 2022 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on January 31, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of January 28, 2022. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on February 16, 2022.

The Company has elected to reduce the monthly cash dividend in light of the rapid compression of the Company’s net interest margin that has occurred over the course of the fourth quarter. Additionally, recent comments from members of the Federal Open Market Committee indicate that the Federal Reserve may take actions to remove the substantial monetary policy accommodation that has been in place since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic over the very near term. The Company’s net interest margin has also been impacted by the persistence of longer-term rates remaining at or below levels observed earlier in 2021. As a result prepayment rates on the Company’s pass-through and interest-only securities remain elevated.

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 January 13, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had 176,993,049 shares of common stock outstanding. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had 153,318,351 shares of common stock outstanding.

EstimatedDecember 31, 2021 Book Value Per Share

The Company’s estimated book value per share as of December 31, 2021 was $4.34.  The Company computes book value per share by dividing total stockholders' equity by the total number of outstanding shares of common stock. At December 31, 2021, the Company's preliminary estimated total stockholders' equity was approximately $768.1 million with 176,993,049 shares of common stock outstanding. These figures and the resulting estimated book value per share are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.


Estimated Net Loss Per Share andRealized and Unrealized Gains and Losses on RMBS and Derivative Instruments


The Company estimates it generated a net loss per share of $0.27, which includes $0.49 per share of net realized and unrealized losses on RMBS and derivative instruments for the quarter ended December 31, 2021.  These amounts compare to total dividends declared during the quarter of $0.195 per share.  Net income per common share calculated under generally accepted accounting principles can, and does, differ from our REIT taxable income.  The Company views REIT taxable income as a better indication of income to be paid in the form of a dividend rather than net income. Many components of REIT taxable income can only be estimated at this time and our monthly dividends declared are based on both estimates of REIT taxable income to be earned over the course of the current quarter and calendar year and a longer-term estimate of the REIT taxable income of the Company. These figures are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

EstimatedTotal Return on Equity

The Company’s estimated total return on equity for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 was (4.9)%. The Company calculates total return on equity as the sum of dividends declared and paid during the quarter plus changes in book value during the quarter, divided by the Company’s stockholders’ equity at the beginning of the quarter.  The total return was $(0.235) per share, comprised of dividends per share of $0.195 and a decrease in book value per share of $0.43 from September 30, 2021.

RMBSPortfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of December 31, 2021 are presented below. These figures are preliminary and subject to change and, with respect to figures that will appear in the Company’s financial statements and associated footnotes as of and for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, are subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

·         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 and the effect of actual or proposed actions of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Open Market Committee with respect to monetary policy or interest rates, timing with respect thereto, and the related impact of those actual or proposed actions on the Company. 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, 2020.

RMBS<br> Valuation Characteristics
( in<br> thousands) **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** Realized Realized **** **** **** ****
**** **** **** Dec 2021 Oct - Dec **** Modeled **** Modeled
**** **** **** **** **** **** Net **** **** Weighted CPR 2021 CPR **** Interest **** Interest
**** **** **** % **** **** Weighted **** **** Average (1-Month) (3-Month) **** Rate **** Rate
Current **** Fair of **** Current Average **** **** Maturity (Reported (Reported **** Sensitivity **** Sensitivity
Type Face **** Value Portfolio **** Price Coupon GWAC Age (Months) in Jan) in Jan) **** (-50 BPS)^(1)^ **** (+50 BPS)^(1)^
Pass Through RMBS **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
15yr<br> 2.5 214,031 $ 223,724 3.44% $ 104.53 2.50% 2.87% 12 163 7.9% 9.9% $ 3,536 $ (4,053)
15yr<br> 4.0 433 461 0.01% 106.67 4.00% 4.54% 44 136 0.7% 62.7% 6 (7)
15yr<br> Total 214,464 224,185 3.44% 104.53 2.50% 2.88% 13 163 7.8% 10.0% 3,542 (4,060)
30yr<br> 2.5 1,055,207 1,079,884 16.59% 102.34 2.50% 3.30% 6 353 2.8% 5.7% 17,623 (25,647)
30yr<br> 3.0 4,347,161 4,600,632 70.66% 105.83 3.00% 3.48% 9 350 7.8% 8.8% 81,570 (108,919)
30yr<br> 3.5 251,296 274,480 4.22% 109.23 3.50% 4.04% 22 331 20.2% 21.4% 4,704 (5,769)
30yr<br> 4.0 110,070 119,006 1.83% 108.12 4.00% 4.75% 27 331 19.1% 17.6% 1,162 (1,474)
30yr<br> Total 5,763,734 6,074,002 93.29% 105.38 2.95% 3.50% 9 349 7.7% 8.9% 105,059 (141,809)
Total<br> Pass Through RMBS 5,978,198 6,298,187 96.73% 105.35 2.93% 3.47% 9 342 7.7% 9.0% 108,601 (145,869)
Structured RMBS
IO<br> 20yr 3.0 377,211 39,506 0.61% 10.47 3.00% 3.69% 66 168 24.4% 28.0% (3,555) 2,517
IO<br> 20yr 4.0 13,647 1,663 0.03% 12.18 4.00% 4.57% 120 113 19.1% 18.5% (29) 18
IO<br> 30yr 3.0 92,301 12,971 0.20% 14.05 3.00% 3.65% 52 299 14.8% 17.5% (1,241) 915
IO<br> 30yr 3.5 801,314 130,095 2.00% 16.24 3.48% 4.00% 50 301 20.3% 20.2% (13,333) 10,094
IO<br> 30yr 4.0 175,555 24,971 0.38% 14.22 4.00% 4.56% 69 284 27.9% 29.2% (2,227) 2,226
IO 30yr<br> 4.5 4,811 768 0.01% 15.97 4.50% 4.99% 138 209 28.7% 24.1% (68) 58
IO<br> 30yr 5.0 2,643 410 0.01% 15.51 5.00% 5.36% 138 209 22.0% 29.7% (29) 27
IO<br> Total 1,467,482 210,384 3.23% 14.34 3.40% 3.98% 57 263 21.9% 24.6% (20,482) 15,855
IIO<br> 30yr 4.0 44,505 2,524 0.04% 5.67 3.75% 4.41% 51 300 32.3% 24.9% (142) (97)
Total<br> Structured RMBS 1,511,987 212,908 3.27% 14.08 3.41% 3.99% 57 264 22.3% 24.6% (20,624) 15,758
Total<br> Mortgage Assets 7,490,185 $ 6,511,095 100.00% 3.03% 3.58% 19 326 10.6% 11.4% $ 87,977 $ (130,111)
Interest **** Interest
Average Hedge Rate **** Rate
Notional Period Sensitivity **** Sensitivity
Hedge Balance End (-50 BPS)^(1)^ **** (+50 BPS)^(1)^
5-Year<br> Treasury Future(2) (369,000) Mar-2022 $ (8,602) $ 13,379
10-Year<br> Treasury Ultra(3) (220,000) Mar-2022 (15,908) 25,428
Swaps (1,355,000) Dec-2026 (34,700) 34,700
TBA (575,000) Jan-2022 (7,842) 11,454
Swaptions (327,000) Oct-2022 (8,686) 14,124
Hedge<br> Total (2,846,000) $ (75,738) $ 99,085
Rate<br> Shock Grand Total $ 12,239 $ (31,026)

All values are in US Dollars.

(1)    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.

(2)    Five-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $120.98 at December 31, 2021.  The market value of the short position was $446.4 million.

(3)    Ten-year Treasury Ultra futures contracts were valued at prices of $146.44 at December 31, 2021.  The market value of the short position was $322.2 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 Portfolio Asset<br> Category Value Portfolio
As of<br> December 31, 2021 **** **** As of<br> December 31, 2021 **** ****
Fannie<br> Mae 4,719,349 72.5% Non-Whole<br> Pool Assets 290,344 4.5%
Freddie<br> Mac 1,791,746 27.5% Whole<br> Pool Assets 6,220,751 95.5%
Total<br> Mortgage Assets 6,511,095 100.0% Total<br> Mortgage Assets 6,511,095 100.0%

All values are in US Dollars.

Borrowings<br> By Counterparty
( in<br> thousands)
Weighted Weighted ****
**** % of Average Average ****
Total Total Repo Maturity Longest
As of<br> December 31, 2021 Borrowings Debt Rate in Days Maturity
Wells<br> Fargo Bank, N.A. 436,954 7.2% 0.13% 29 2/11/2022
Mirae<br> Asset Securities (USA) Inc. 425,890 6.8% 0.13% 62 9/14/2022
J.P.<br> Morgan Securities LLC 424,776 6.8% 0.14% 31 2/8/2022
RBC<br> Capital Markets, LLC 416,185 6.7% 0.14% 15 1/28/2022
ABN<br> AMRO Bank N.V. 407,945 6.5% 0.13% 44 3/14/2022
Merrill<br> Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith 388,303 6.2% 0.16% 15 1/28/2022
Cantor<br> Fitzgerald & Co 348,968 5.6% 0.12% 29 3/21/2022
Mitsubishi<br> UFJ Securities (USA), Inc 345,853 5.5% 0.22% 48 3/31/2022
Goldman,<br> Sachs & Co. 339,026 5.4% 0.18% 21 1/28/2022
Citigroup<br> Global Markets Inc 318,709 5.1% 0.14% 15 1/21/2022
ED&F<br> Man Capital Markets Inc 301,941 4.8% 0.11% 22 2/17/2022
Santander<br> Bank 299,670 4.8% 0.14% 17 1/25/2022
Nomura<br> Securities International, Inc. 284,851 4.6% 0.13% 47 2/22/2022
ASL<br> Capital Markets Inc. 281,879 4.5% 0.14% 17 1/20/2022
ING<br> Financial Markets LLC 274,333 4.4% 0.13% 10 1/10/2022
Bank<br> of Montreal 245,932 3.9% 0.17% 25 2/14/2022
Daiwa<br> Capital Markets America Inc. 207,575 3.3% 0.15% 15 2/8/2022
South<br> Street Securities, LLC 141,548 2.3% 0.15% 17 1/18/2022
Barclays<br> Capital Inc 137,691 2.2% 0.14% 14 1/14/2022
Austin<br> Atlantic Asset Management Co. 95,754 1.5% 0.14% 5 1/5/2022
Lucid<br> Cash Fund USG, LLC 88,865 1.4% 0.18% 13 1/13/2022
StoneX<br> Financial Inc. 27,869 0.4% 0.13% 18 1/18/2022
Mizuho<br> Securities USA, Inc 3,589 0.1% 0.56% 12 1/12/2022
Total<br> Borrowings 6,244,106 100.0% 0.15% 27 9/14/2022

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