ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES
ESTIMATED FIRST QUARTER 2022 RESULTS,
APRIL 2022 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
MARCH 31, 2022 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS
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April 2022 Monthly Dividend of $0.045 Per Share of Common Stock
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Estimated Book Value Per Share as of March 31, 2022 of $3.34
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Estimated GAAP net loss of $0.84 per share for the quarter ended
March 31, 2022, including an
estimated $1.04 per share of net realized and unrealized losses on RMBS and
derivative instruments
●
Estimated (19.5)% 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 March 31, 2022
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Next Dividend Announcement Expected May 11, 2022
Vero
Beach, Fla., April 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 April
2022. The
dividend of
$0.045 per
share
will be paid May
27, 2022 to holders
of record of the
Company’s common
stock on April 29,
2022, with an ex-dividend
date
of April 28, 2022. The Company plans on announcing its next common
stock dividend on May 11, 2022.
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 April
13, 2022 and
March 31, 2022,
the Company had
177,117,186 shares of common
stock outstanding. As of
December
31, 2021, the Company had 176,993,049 shares of common stock outstanding
.
Estimated March 31, 2022 Book Value
Per Share
The Company’s estimated book value per
share as of March
31, 2022 was $3.34.
The Company computes book
value per share
by dividing
total
stockholders' equity
by
the total
number
of outstanding
shares
of common
stock. At
March 31,
2022,
the
Company's
preliminary
estimated
total
stockholders'
equity
was
approximately
$592.4
million
with
177,117,186
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 and Realized and Unrealized
Gains and Losses on RMBS and Derivative Instruments
The Company estimates it generated a
net loss per share
of $0.84, which includes $1.04 per
share of net realized and
unrealized
losses on RMBS and derivative instruments for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
These amounts compare to total dividends
declared during
the quarter
of $0.155 per
share.
Net loss
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
loss. 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.