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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 10, 2021

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 February 10,

2021, Orchid Island

Capital, Inc. (the

“Company”) announced that

the Board of

Directors of the

Company

declared a dividend for the month of February 2021 of $0.065 per share of the Company’s

common stock to be paid on March

29, 2021 to holders of record on February

26, 2021, with an ex-dividend date of

February 25, 2021. In addition, the Company

announced certain

details of

its RMBS portfolio

as of

January 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 expected funding of

purchased assets and anticipated borrowings.

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 February 10, 2021

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 10, 2021

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL,

INC.

By:

/s/ Robert E. Cauley

Robert E. Cauley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES

FEBRUARY2021 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND

JANUARY31, 2021 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS


·        February 2021 Monthly Dividend of $0.065 Per Share of Common Stock

·        RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of January 31, 2021

·        Next Dividend Announcement Expected March 17, 2021

Vero Beach, Fla., February 10, 2021 - 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 February 2021. The dividend of $0.065 per share will be paid March 29, 2021, to holders of record of the Company’s common stock on February 26, 2021, with an ex-dividend date of February 25, 2021.  The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on March 17, 2021.

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 10, 2021 and January 31, 2021, the Company had 85,121,365 shares of common stock outstanding. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had 76,073,317 shares of common stock outstanding.


RMBSPortfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of January 31, 2021 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 and the expected funding of purchased assets and anticipated borrowings. 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 **** **** **** ****
**** **** **** Jan 2021 Nov - Jan **** 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^(1)^ Portfolio **** Price Coupon GWAC Age (Months) in Feb) in Feb) **** (-50 BPS)^(2)^ **** (+50 BPS)^(2)^
Pass Through RMBS **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Fixed<br> Rate CMO 72,203 $ 76,982 1.73% $ 106.62 4.00% 4.40% 41 313 28.80% 32.06% $ (201) $ (346)
15yr<br> 2.5 239,845 257,515 5.78% 107.37 2.50% 2.87% 1 176 2.83% n/a 3,026 (4,597)
15yr<br> 4.0 647 697 0.02% 107.67 4.00% 4.50% 33 122 23.80% 22.91% 5 (9)
15yr<br> Total 240,492 258,212 5.79% 107.37 2.50% 2.88% 2 176 2.88% 22.91% 3,031 (4,606)
20yr<br> 2.0 397,839 413,008 9.26% 103.81 2.00% 2.86% 2 238 2.63% 2.73% 3,109 (6,803)
20yr<br> Total 397,839 413,008 9.26% 103.81 2.00% 2.86% 2 238 2.63% 2.73% 3,109 (6,803)
30yr<br> 2.5 1,236,221 1,315,433 29.50% 106.41 2.50% 3.31% 3 355 2.58% 4.36% 13,390 (26,285)
30yr<br> 3.0 809,658 891,249 19.99% 110.08 3.00% 3.48% 5 354 6.41% 6.90% 14,818 (21,213)
30yr<br> 3.5 617,482 683,643 15.33% 110.71 3.50% 4.00% 14 340 16.22% 18.60% 5,280 (11,056)
30yr<br> 4.0 180,120 203,249 4.56% 112.84 4.00% 4.51% 29 324 21.94% 19.18% 2,929 (4,179)
30yr<br> 4.5 93,291 105,442 2.37% 113.02 4.50% 5.00% 20 336 26.50% 25.98% 588 (1,301)
30yr<br> Total 2,936,772 3,199,016 71.75% 108.93 3.00% 3.63% 8 349 8.45% 11.64% 37,005 (64,034)
Total<br> Pass Through RMBS 3,647,306 3,947,218 88.53% 108.22 2.88% 3.51% 8 325 7.92% 11.91% 42,944 (75,789)
Structured RMBS
Interest-Only<br> Securities 249,787 29,573 0.66% 11.84 3.98% 4.57% 79 267 38.55% 42.56% (3,926) 3,629
Total<br> Structured RMBS 249,787 29,573 0.66% 11.84 3.98% 4.57% 79 267 38.55% 42.56% (3,926) 3,629
Long TBA Positions
FNCL<br> 2.0 TBA 365,000 376,349 8.44% 103.11 2.00% 4,983 (8,295)
FNCL<br> 2.5 TBA 100,000 105,234 2.36% 105.23 2.50% 636 (1,700)
Total<br> Long TBA 465,000 481,583 10.80% 103.57 2.11% 5,619 (9,995)
Total<br> Mortgage Assets 4,362,093 $ 4,458,374 100.00% 2.86% 3.58% 12 321 9.90% 14.87% $ 44,637 $ (82,155)
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 $ (250) $ 250
Swaps (855,000) Apr-2026 (10,103) 22,356
5-Year<br> Treasury Futures (69,000) Mar-2021^(3)^ (2,217) 2,340
TBA (528,000) Feb-2021 (2,478) 6,912
Swaptions (733,450) Feb-2022 (5,848) 6,329
Hedge Total (2,235,450) $ (20,896) $ 38,187
Rate<br> Shock Grand Total $ 23,741 $ (43,968)

All values are in US Dollars.

(1)    Amounts in the tables above include assets with a fair value of approximately $46.7 million purchased in January 2021, which settle in February 2021, and exclude assets with a fair value of approximately $80.5 million sold in January 2021, which settle in February 2021.

(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 $125.88 at January 31, 2021.  The market value of the short position was $86.9 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> January 31, 2021 **** **** As of<br> January 31, 2021 **** ****
Fannie<br> Mae 3,087,564 77.6% Non-Whole<br> Pool Assets 569,507 14.3%
Freddie<br> Mac 889,228 22.4% Whole<br> Pool Assets 3,407,285 85.7%
Total<br> Mortgage Assets 3,976,792 100.0% Total<br> Mortgage Assets 3,976,792 100.0%

All values are in US Dollars.

(1)    Amounts in the tables above include assets with a fair value of approximately $46.7 million purchased in January 2021, which settle in February 2021, and exclude assets with a fair value of approximately $80.5 million sold in January 2021, which settle in February 2021.

(2)    Amounts in the tables above exclude long TBA positions with a market value of approximately $481.6 million.

Borrowings<br> By Counterparty
( in<br> thousands)
Weighted Weighted ****
**** % of Average Average ****
Total Total Repo Maturity Longest
As of<br> January 31, 2021 Borrowings^(1)^ Debt Rate in Days Maturity
Wells<br> Fargo Bank, N.A. 411,276 10.8% 0.21% 44 4/19/2021
Mirae<br> Asset Securities (USA) Inc. 395,393 10.3% 0.23% 49 7/26/2021
J.P.<br> Morgan Securities LLC 382,267 10.0% 0.24% 56 7/21/2021
Mitsubishi<br> UFJ Securities (USA), Inc 334,442 8.7% 0.21% 76 4/26/2021
ASL<br> Capital Markets Inc. 269,629 7.0% 0.20% 21 4/26/2021
Cantor<br> Fitzgerald & Co. 236,033 6.1% 0.21% 18 4/22/2021
RBC<br> Capital Markets, LLC 230,058 6.0% 0.20% 22 4/19/2021
Citigroup<br> Global Markets Inc 213,413 5.6% 0.20% 11 2/11/2021
Nomura<br> Securities International, Inc. 211,464 5.5% 0.20% 35 4/19/2021
ED&F<br> Man Capital Markets Inc 162,935 4.2% 0.20% 94 7/26/2021
Barclays<br> Capital Inc. 156,684 4.1% 0.21% 12 2/12/2021
Merrill<br> Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith 149,500 3.9% 0.21% 11 3/2/2021
ING<br> Financial Markets LLC 123,519 3.2% 0.21% 73 4/14/2021
ABN<br> AMRO Bank N.V. 104,121 2.7% 0.20% 12 2/12/2021
Daiwa<br> Securities America Inc. 101,630 2.6% 0.23% 16 3/4/2021
South<br> Street Securities, LLC 79,298 2.1% 0.28% 71 5/13/2021
Goldman,<br> Sachs & Co. 77,823 2.0% 0.22% 16 2/16/2021
Bank<br> of Montreal 65,845 1.7% 0.22% 11 2/11/2021
Austin<br> Atlantic Asset Management Co. 51,189 1.3% 0.23% 5 2/5/2021
Lucid<br> Cash Fund USG LLC 51,028 1.3% 0.25% 11 2/11/2021
J.V.B.<br> Financial Group, LLC 34,319 0.9% 0.20% 83 4/26/2021
Total<br> Borrowings 3,841,866 100.0% 0.21% 7/26/2021

All values are in US Dollars.

(1)    In January 2021, the Company sold assets with a fair value of approximately $80.5 million, which settle in February 2021 that collateralize approximately $83.0 million of repurchase agreements included in the table above. In January 2021, the Company purchased assets with a fair value of approximately $46.7 million, which settle in February 2021 that are expected to be funded substantially by repurchase agreements not included in the table above.

Contact:

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Robert E. Cauley

3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963

Telephone: (772) 231-1400