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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): February 14, 2024

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)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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).

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 February 14, 2024, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. ( the "Company") announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend for the month of February 2024 of $0.12 per share of the Company’s common stock, to be paid on March 26, 2024 to holders of record on February 29, 2024, with an ex-dividend date of February 28, 2024. In addition, the Company announced certain details of its RMBS portfolio as of January 31, 2024 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. 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 February 14, 2024
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: February 14, 2024 ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
By: /s/ Robert E. Cauley
Robert E. Cauley
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

ex_625351.htm

Exhibit 99.1

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES

FEBRUARY 2024 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND

JANUARY 31, 2024 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

February 2024 Monthly Dividend of $0.12 Per Share of Common Stock
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of January 31, 2024
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Next Dividend Announcement Expected March 13, 2024
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Vero Beach, Fla., February 14, 2024 - Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of February 2024. The dividend of $0.12 per share will be paid March 26, 2024 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on February 29, 2024, with an ex-dividend date of February 28, 2024. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on March 13, 2024.

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 February 14, 2024 and January 31, 2024, the Company had 51,303,301 shares of common stock outstanding. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had 51,636,074 shares outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of January 31, 2024 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
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Investment Company Act of 1940 (Whole Pool) Test Results
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Repurchase Agreement Exposure by Counterparty
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RMBS Risk Measures
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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 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-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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.


RMBS Valuation Characteristics
( in thousands)
**** **** **** Realized
**** **** **** Realized Nov-23 -
Jan-24 Jan-24
**** Net **** Weighted CPR CPR
Weighted Average (1-Month) (3-Month) Modeled Interest
Fair % of Current Average **** Maturity (Reported (Reported Rate Sensitivity (1)
Type Value Portfolio Price Coupon GWAC Age (Months) in Feb) in Feb) (-50 BPS) (+50 BPS)
Fixed Rate RMBS **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
30yr 3.0 1,390,175 1,235,739 32.07 % 88.89 3.00 % 3.46 % 34 320 6.3 % 5.1 % 38,816 (39,284 )
30yr 3.5 193,119 179,633 4.66 % 93.02 3.50 % 4.04 % 47 302 6.0 % 5.8 % 5,074 (5,125 )
30yr 4.0 560,307 529,874 13.75 % 94.57 4.00 % 4.78 % 24 333 2.7 % 2.3 % 13,366 (14,338 )
30yr 4.5 338,732 329,019 8.54 % 97.13 4.50 % 5.45 % 19 339 7.4 % 6.2 % 6,431 (7,159 )
30yr 5.0 549,488 544,218 14.12 % 99.04 5.00 % 5.93 % 17 340 3.4 % 3.8 % 9,978 (11,435 )
30yr 5.5 271,070 274,239 7.12 % 101.17 5.50 % 6.43 % 10 349 5.1 % 3.5 % 4,246 (5,126 )
30yr 6.0 318,989 324,586 8.42 % 101.75 6.00 % 6.99 % 10 345 7.5 % 8.6 % 3,802 (4,738 )
30yr 6.5 332,433 341,679 8.87 % 102.78 6.50 % 7.39 % 6 351 11.0 % 8.7 % 2,770 (3,680 )
30yr 7.0 74,593 77,362 2.01 % 103.71 7.00 % 7.94 % 4 354 2.4 % 4.5 % 518 (647 )
Total Pass Through RMBS 4,028,906 3,836,349 99.55 % 95.22 4.33 % 5.06 % 23 333 5.8 % 5.1 % 85,001 (91,532 )
Structured RMBS **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
IO 20yr 4.0 8,613 892 0.02 % 10.36 4.00 % 4.57 % 145 88 10.0 % 10.2 % 5 (5 )
IO 30yr 3.0 2,952 356 0.01 % 12.05 3.00 % 3.64 % 108 240 24.3 % 9.4 % - (1 )
IO 30yr 4.0 80,114 14,756 0.38 % 18.42 4.00 % 4.60 % 113 238 6.2 % 8.4 % (241 ) 187
IO 30yr 4.5 3,440 643 0.02 % 18.69 4.50 % 4.99 % 163 183 4.4 % 5.5 % (4 ) 2
IO 30yr 5.0 1,871 374 0.01 % 20.00 5.00 % 5.36 % 163 185 3.7 % 5.0 % (6 ) 4
IO Total 96,990 17,021 0.44 % 17.55 4.01 % 4.60 % 119 222 7.0 % 8.5 % (245 ) 186
IIO 30yr 4.0 26,509 327 0.01 % 1.23 0.00 % 4.40 % 76 272 7.6 % 7.0 % 103 (84 )
Total Structured RMBS 123,499 17,348 0.45 % 14.05 3.15 % 4.55 % 109 232 7.1 % 8.1 % (142 ) 102
Total Mortgage Assets 4,152,405 $ 3,853,697 100.00 % 4.30 % 5.05 % 26 330 5.9 % 5.2 % $ 84,859 $ (91,430 )

All values are in US Dollars.

Average Hedge Modeled Interest
Notional Period Rate Sensitivity (1)
Hedge Balance End (-50 BPS) (+50 BPS)
3-Month SOFR Futures $ (100,000 ) Mar-26 $ (1,000 ) $ 1,000
5-Year Treasury Future^(2)^ (421,500 ) Mar-24 (8,823 ) 8,624
10-Year Treasury Future(3) (320,000 ) Mar-24 (10,306 ) 9,902
Swaps (2,326,500 ) Nov-29 (58,747 ) 56,657
TBA (645,700 ) Feb-24 (10,774 ) 12,812
Swaptions (800,000 ) May-24 (28 ) 256
Hedge Total $ (4,613,700 ) $ (89,678 ) $ 89,251
Rate Shock Grand Total $ (4,819 ) $ (2,179 )
(1) Modeled results from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Yield Book. Interest rate shocks assume instantaneous parallel shifts and horizon prices are calculated assuming constant SOFR option-adjusted spreads. These results are for illustrative purposes only and actual results may differ materially.
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(2) Five-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $108.39 at January 31, 2024. The market value of the short position was $456.9 million.
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(3) Ten-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $112.33 at January 31, 2024. The market value of the short position was $359.5 million.
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RMBS Assets by Agency ****
( in thousands)
Percentage
of
Asset Category Portfolio
As of January 31, 2024 ****
Fannie Mae 2,684,927 69.7 %
Freddie Mac 1,168,770 30.3 %
Total Mortgage Assets 3,853,697 100.0 %

All values are in US Dollars.

Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test
( in thousands)
Percentage
of
Asset Category Portfolio
As of January 31, 2024 ****
Non-Whole Pool Assets 141,882 3.7 %
Whole Pool Assets 3,711,815 96.3 %
Total Mortgage Assets 3,853,697 100.0 %

All values are in US Dollars.

Borrowings By Counterparty **** ****
( in thousands)
**** Weighted Weighted
% of Average Average
Total Repo Maturity Longest
As of January 31, 2024 Debt Rate in Days Maturity
RBC Capital Markets, LLC 295,473 8.0 % 5.48 % 13 2/13/2024
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. 280,200 7.6 % 5.49 % 23 2/29/2024
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 264,928 7.2 % 5.46 % 20 2/20/2024
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co 255,902 7.0 % 5.54 % 13 2/13/2024
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 247,472 6.7 % 5.46 % 26 2/26/2024
ASL Capital Markets Inc. 241,703 6.6 % 5.47 % 38 3/12/2024
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 208,284 5.7 % 5.47 % 54 3/25/2024
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith 198,201 5.4 % 5.48 % 16 2/27/2024
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc. 198,045 5.4 % 5.49 % 60 4/22/2024
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 178,201 4.9 % 5.48 % 50 3/28/2024
Daiwa Securities America Inc. 176,370 4.8 % 5.47 % 84 4/24/2024
Bank of Montreal 166,942 4.5 % 5.49 % 42 3/13/2024
StoneX Financial Inc. 166,206 4.5 % 5.48 % 16 2/16/2024
Marex Capital Markets Inc. 160,119 4.4 % 5.49 % 43 4/26/2024
Goldman, Sachs & Co. 157,780 4.3 % 5.47 % 18 2/29/2024
Banco Santander SA 152,412 4.1 % 5.53 % 40 3/22/2024
ING Financial Markets LLC 130,630 3.6 % 5.48 % 50 3/21/2024
DV Securities, LLC Repo 96,129 2.6 % 5.54 % 18 2/29/2024
South Street Securities, LLC 80,184 2.2 % 5.57 % 28 2/28/2024
Lucid Cash Fund USG LLC 9,699 0.3 % 5.49 % 15 2/15/2024
Lucid Prime Fund, LLC 8,489 0.2 % 5.49 % 15 2/15/2024
Total Borrowings 3,673,369 100.0 % 5.49 % 33 4/26/2024

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