orc8k20130509.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):  May 9, 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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Exhibit 99.1


ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS.

On May 9, 2013, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (“Orchid”) announced that the Board of Directors declared a dividend for the month of May, 2013 of $0.135 per share to be paid on May 31, 2013 to holders of record on May 28, 2013 with an ex-dividend date of May 23, 2013.  In addition, the Company announced the details of its MBS portfolio as of April 30, 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 May 9, 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: May 9, 2013
        ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Robert E. Cauley   
   
Robert E. Cauley
 
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 

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Orchid Island Capital, Inc. Announces the Declaration of the Monthly Dividend for May 2013 and Portfolio Summary as of April 30, 2013
 

 
VERO BEACH, Fla., May 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE MKT:ORC) announced that today the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of May 2013. The dividend of $0.135 per share will be paid May 31, 2013, to holders of record on May 28, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of May 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
 
Details of the MBS portfolio as of April 30, 2013 are presented below. These figures are preliminary and subject to change. The information contained herein is an inter-quarter update created by the Company based upon information that the Company believes is accurate.
 
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 April 2013 CPR
(Reported in May)*
 
As of April 30, 2013
                                   
Adjustable Rate MBS
    5,968       6,469       108.39       1.76 %     4.19 %     0.87 %
10-1 Hybrid Rate MBS
    103,128       107,735       104.47       29.32 %     2.61 %     8.60 %
Total Hybrid Adjustable Rate MBS
    103,128       107,735       104.47       29.32 %     2.61 %     8.60 %
10 Year Fixed Rate MBS
    9,704       10,331       106.46       2.81 %     3.00 %     2.20 %
15 Year Fixed Rate MBS
    26,892       28,495       105.96       7.75 %     3.10 %     12.79 %
20 Year Fixed Rate MBS
    46,697       49,869       106.79       13.57 %     3.34 %     0.60 %
30 Year Fixed Rate MBS
    134,031       143,018       106.71       38.92 %     3.41 %     1.78 %
Total Fixed Rate MBS
    217,324       231,713       106.62       63.06 %     3.34 %     2.91 %
Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through MBS
    326,420       345,918       105.97       94.13 %     3.13 %     4.67 %
Interest-Only Securities
    162,357       19,334       11.91       5.26 %     3.95 %     27.58 %
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
    24,180       2,220       9.18       0.60 %     6.15 %     34.30 %
Structured MBS
    186,537       21,554       11.55       5.87 %     4.17 %     28.45 %
Total Mortgage Assets
    512,957       367,472               100.00 %     3.19 %     13.32 %
                                                 
* Amounts are as of April 30, 2013, and do not reflect pay-downs received in May. Prepayment speeds reported are not reflected in the current balance and fair value amounts.
 


 
 

 


 
             
MBS Assets by Agency
           
(in thousands of $s)
 
As of April 30, 2013
 
Fair
Value
   
Percentage
of Portfolio
 
Fannie Mae
    174,767       47.6 %
Freddie Mac
    168,612       45.9 %
Ginnie Mae
    24,093       6.6 %
Total Portfolio
    367,472       100 %

   
Investment Company Act of 1940 (Whole Pool) Test
 
(in thousands of $s)
 
As of April 30, 2013
 
Fair
Value
   
Percentage
of Portfolio
 
             
Whole Pool Assets
    304,961       83.0 %
Non Whole Pool Assets
    62,511       17.0 %
Total Portfolio
    367,472       100 %

           
Repurchase Agreement Exposure By Counterparty
         
(in thousands of $s)
As of April 30, 2013
 
Total
Borrowings
   
% Of Total
Debt
   
Weighted Average
Maturity in Days
 
 
Longest
Maturity
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
    29,855       9.19 %     5  
5/20/2013
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
    100,716       31.01 %     31  
6/10/2013
CRT Capital Group, LLC
    65,820       20.26 %     20  
5/24/2013
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
    5,052       1.56 %     1  
5/1/2013
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
    15,405       4.74 %     6  
5/6/2013
Pierpont Securities, LLC
    16,322       5.02 %     52  
6/21/2013
The PrinceRidge Group, LLC
    35,934       11.06 %     23  
5/24/2013
South Street Securities, LLC
    44,622       13.74 %     14  
5/24/2013
Suntrust Robinson Humphry, Inc
    11,106       3.42 %     17  
5/17/2013
Total Borrowings*
    324,832       100 %     22  
6/21/2013
* excludes 3,806 in borrowings of an asset which was sold on 4/26/13 and which subsequently settled on 5/1/13.

             

 
 

 


 
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 April 30, 2013
 
Adjustable Rate MBS
    6,469       1       10.04 %     2.00 %     -3       -24  
Total Hybrid Adjustable Rate MBS
    103,128       114       7.61 %     2.00 %     843       -1,972  
Total Fixed Rate MBS
    217,324       n/a       n/a       n/a       5,291       -6,634  
Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through MBS
    326,921       n/a       n/a       n/a       6,131       -8,629  
Interest-Only Securities
    162,357       n/a       n/a       n/a       -2,346       2,397  
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
    24,180       1       6.35 %     n/a       -180       259  
Structured MBS
    186,537       n/a       n/a       n/a       -2,526       2,657  
Total Mortgage Assets
    513,459       n/a       n/a       n/a       3,604       -5,973  
                                                 
(in thousands)
 
Notional Balance
   
Hedge Period End
Date
                   
Modeled Interest Rate Sensitivity
-50 BPS*
   
Modeled Interest
Rate Sensitivity +50 BPS*
 
Funding Hedge
    250,000    
Mar-18
                      -3,756       5,938  
Grand Total
                                    (152 )     (35 )
* 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.
 

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