orc8k20120411.htm



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):  April 11, 2013

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)

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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS.

On April 11, 2013, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (“Orchid”) announced that on April 10, 2013, the Board of Directors declared a dividend for the month of April, 2013 of $0.135 per share to be paid on April 30, 2013 to holders of record on April 25, 2013 with an ex-dividend date of April 23, 2013.  In addition, the Company announced the details of its MBS portfolio as of March 31, 2013.  A copy of Orchid’s press release announcing the dividend and portfolio summary is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)  Exhibits
     
99.1
Press Release dated April 11, 2013


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: April 12, 2013
        ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Robert E. Cauley   
   
Robert E. Cauley
 
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 


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Exhibit 99.1
 
Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
Announces the Declaration of the Monthly Dividend for April 2013
and Portfolio Summary as of March 31, 2013

New York, April 11, 2013 -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ORC) announced that on April 10, 2013, the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of April 2013.  The dividend of $0.135 per share will be paid April 30, 2013, to holders of record on April 25, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of April 23, 2013.

The company intends to make regular monthly cash distributions to its stockholders. 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 certain percentages 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.

Details of the MBS Portfolio Performance

On February 28, 2013, the Company announced it had fully deployed the proceeds from its recently completed initial public offering.  Details of the MBS portfolio as of March 31, 2013 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, are subject to  review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

·  
MBS Portfolio Characteristics
·  
MBS Assets by Agency.
·  
Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test Results
·  
Repurchase agreement exposure by counter-party
·  
MBS Risk Measures

About Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Orchid Island Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company that invests in Agency RMBS that are either traditional pass-through Agency RMBS or structured Agency RMBS. Orchid Island Capital, Inc. intends to elect to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes.

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 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 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.


MBS Valuation Characteristics
                                   
(in thousands of $s)
                                   
Asset Category
 
Current Face
   
Fair
Value
   
Current Price
   
Percentage of Portfolio
   
Weighted Average Coupon
   
Realized Feb 2013 CPR
(Reported in March)
 
As of March 31, 2013
                                   
Adjustable Rate MBS
    5,983       6,485       108.39       1.80 %     4.20 %     0.12 %
7-1 Hybrid Rate MBS
    24,171       25,357       104.91       7.04 %     2.52 %     1.13 %
10-1 Hybrid Rate MBS
    83,423       87,128       104.44       24.18 %     2.65 %     5.69 %
Total Hybrid Adjustable Rate MBS
    107,594       112,485       104.55       31.22 %     2.62 %     4.54 %
10 Year Fixed Rate MBS
    9,893       10,484       105.98       2.91 %     3.00 %     1.94 %
15 Year Fixed Rate MBS
    53,016       55,975       105.58       15.54 %     3.05 %     7.64 %
20 Year Fixed Rate MBS
    29,154       30,814       105.69       8.55 %     3.25 %     0.38 %
30 Year Fixed Rate MBS
    114,349       120,535       105.41       33.46 %     3.40 %     0.31 %
Total Fixed Rate MBS
    206,412       217,808       105.52       60.46 %     3.27 %     5.87 %
Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through MBS
    319,989       336,778       105.25       93.48 %     3.07 %     4.94 %
Interest-Only Securities
    167,102       21,141       12.65       5.87 %     3.94 %     20.58 %
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
    25,661       2,341       9.12       0.65 %     6.15 %     37.76 %
Structured MBS
    192,763       23,482       12.18       6.52 %     4.16 %     23.52 %
Total Mortgage Assets
    512,752       360,260               100.00 %     3.14 %     13.53 %


MBS Assets by Agency
       
Investment Company Act of 1940 (Whole Pool) Test
 
(in thousands of $s)
                         
As of March 31, 2013
 
Fair
Value
   
Percentage of Portfolio
 
As of March 31, 2013
 
Fair
Value
   
Percentage of Portfolio
 
Fannie Mae
    228,668       63.5 %              
Freddie Mac
    106,817       29.6 %
Whole Pool Assets
    314,788       87.4 %
Ginnie Mae
    24,775       6.9 %
Non Whole Pool Assets
    45,472       12.6 %
Total Portfolio
    360,260       100 %
Total Portfolio
    360,260       100 %
 

 
Repurchase Agreement Exposure By Counterparty
         
(in thousands of $s)
                   
As of March 31, 2013
 
Total Borrowings
   
% Of Total Debt
   
Weighted Average Maturity in Days
 
Longest Maturity
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
    30,048       9.50 %     8  
4/19/2013
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
    107,287       33.90 %     21  
4/25/2013
CRT Capital Group, LLC
    45,277       14.31 %     5  
4/26/2013
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
    5,057       1.60 %     4  
4/1/2013
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
    15,464       4.89 %     7  
4/4/2013
Pierpont Securities, LLC
    16,322       5.16 %     85  
6/21/2013
The PrinceRidge Group, LLC
    35,928       11.35 %     26  
4/25/2013
South Street Securities, LLC
    21,587       6.82 %     9  
4/19/2013
Suntrust Robinson Humphry, Inc
    39,476       12.47 %     22  
4/19/2013
Total Borrowings
    316,446       100 %     20  
6/21/2013


MBS Risk Measures
                                   
(in thousands of $s)
                                   
Asset Category
 
Fair
Value
   
Weighted Average Months To Next Coupon Reset
(if applicable)
   
Weighted Average Lifetime Cap
(if applicable)
   
Weighted Average Periodic Cap Per Year
(if applicable)
   
Modeled Interest Rate Sensitivity
 -50 BPS*
   
Modeled Interest Rate Sensitivity +50 BPS*
 
As of March 31, 2013
                                   
Adjustable Rate MBS
    6,485       2       10.04 %     2.00 %     79       -87  
Total Hybrid Adjustable Rate MBS
    112,485       107       7.62 %     2.00 %     1,384       -2,308  
Total Fixed Rate MBS
    217,808       n/a       n/a       n/a       5,589       -6,220  
Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through MBS
    336,778       n/a       n/a       n/a       7,052       -8,614  
Interest-Only Securities
    21,141       n/a       n/a       n/a       -2,374       2,451  
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
    2,341       1       6.35 %     n/a       -189       277  
Structured MBS
    23,482       n/a       n/a       n/a       -2,564       2,728  
Total Mortgage Assets
    360,260       n/a       n/a       n/a       4,488       -5,886  
                                                 
(in thousands)
 
Notional Balance
   
Hedge Period End Date
                                 
Funding Hedge
    250,000    
Mar-18
                      -4,199       5,938  
Grand Total
                                    289       51  
* Modeled results from Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Yield Book. Interest rate shocks assume instantaneous parallel shifts and horizon prices are calculated assuming constant LIBOR OAS.
 
* These results are for illustrative purposes only and actual results may differ materially.
                 

Contact:

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
Robert E. Cauley
3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963
Telephone: (772) 231-1400