orc8k20130812.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):  August 12, 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 July12, 2013, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend for the month of August, 2013 of $0.135 per share to be paid on August 30, 2013 to holders of record on August 26, 2013 with an ex-dividend date of August 22, 2013.  In addition, the Company announced the details of its MBS portfolio as of July 31, 2013.  A copy of the Company’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 August 12, 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: August 13, 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 Announces August 2013 Monthly Dividend and July 31, 2013 MBS Portfolio Characteristics
 
 
·  
August 2013 Monthly Dividend of $0.135 per Share
 
·  
MBS Portfolio Characteristics as of July 31, 2013
 
VERO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE MKT:ORC) announced that today the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of August 2013. The dividend of $0.135 per share will be paid August 30, 2013, to holders of record on August 26, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of August 22, 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.
 
 
MBS Portfolio Characteristics
 
 
Details of the MBS portfolio as of July 31, 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 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)
           
         
Weighted
Realized July 2013
Asset Category
Current
Fair
Current
Percentage of
Average
CPR
 
Face
Value
Price
Portfolio
Coupon
(Reported in June)
As of July 31, 2013
           
Adjustable Rate MBS
5,718
6,188
108.22
1.83%
4.24%
0.12%
10-1 Hybrid Rate MBS
99,859
99,355
99.50
29.40%
2.61%
12.69%
Total Hybrid Adjustable Rate MBS
99,859
99,355
99.50
29.40%
2.61%
12.69%
15 Year Fixed Rate MBS
40,855
42,140
103.14
12.47%
3.03%
2.63%
20 Year Fixed Rate MBS
31,433
32,276
102.68
9.55%
3.50%
1.87%
30 Year Fixed Rate MBS
136,107
136,217
100.08
40.31%
3.40%
5.18%
Total Fixed Rate MBS
208,395
210,633
101.07
62.33%
3.34%
4.18%
Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through MBS
313,972
316,176
100.70
93.56%
3.13%
6.81%
Interest-Only Securities
139,530
19,933
14.29
5.90%
4.02%
25.78%
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
19,762
1,843
9.32
0.54%
6.15%
49.10%
Structured MBS
159,292
21,776
13.67
6.44%
4.20%
28.67%
Total Mortgage Assets
473,264
337,951
 
100.00%
3.20%
14.17%
             
 

 
MBS Assets by Agency
 
(in thousands of $s)
   
 
Fair
Percentage
As of July 31, 2013
Value
of Portfolio
Fannie Mae
196,133
58.0%
Freddie Mac
118,928
35.2%
Ginnie Mae
22,890
6.8%
Total Portfolio
337,951
100%
     
 

 
Investment Company Act of 1940 (Whole Pool) Test
(in thousands of $s)
   
 
Fair
Percentage of
As of July 31, 2013
Value
Portfolio
Whole Pool Assets
280,073
82.9%
Non Whole Pool Assets
57,878
17.1%
Total Portfolio
337,951
100%
 

 
Repurchase Agreement Exposure By Counterparty
   
(in thousands of $s)
       
     
Weighted
 
As of July 31, 2013
Total
% Of Total
Average
Longest
 
Borrowings
Debt
Maturity in Days
Maturity
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
4,718
1.53%
19
8/19/2013
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
112,848
36.65%
36
10/1/2013
CRT Capital Group, LLC
50,802
16.50%
28
8/28/2013
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
4,862
1.58%
1
8/1/2013
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
25,032
8.13%
22
10/10/2013
Pierpont Securities, LLC
13,502
4.38%
27
8/28/2013
The PrinceRidge Group, LLC
26,729
8.68%
26
8/26/2013
South Street Securities, LLC
44,138
14.33%
13
8/23/2013
Suntrust Robinson Humphry, Inc
25,293
8.22%
16
8/16/2013
Total Borrowings
307,924
100%
27
10/10/2013
 

 
MBS Risk Measures
           
(in thousands of $s)
           
   
Weighted
       
   
Average Months
Weighted
Weighted
   
Asset Category
Fair
To Next Coupon
Average Lifetime
Average Periodic
Modeled Interest
Modeled Interest
 
Value
Reset
Cap
Cap Per Year
Rate Sensitivity
Rate Sensitivity
   
(if applicable)
(if applicable)
(if applicable)
-50 BPS*
+50 BPS*
As of July 31, 2013
           
Adjustable Rate MBS
6,188
0
10.05%
2.00%
37
(55)
Total Hybrid Adjustable Rate MBS
99,355
112
7.61%
2.00%
2,293
(2,688)
Total Fixed Rate MBS
210,633
n/a
n/a
n/a
6,373
(6,806)
Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through MBS
316,176
n/a
n/a
n/a
8,703
(9,549)
Interest-Only Securities
19,933
n/a
n/a
n/a
(1,475)
910
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
1,843
1
6.34%
n/a
(176)
113
Structured MBS
21,776
n/a
n/a
n/a
(1,651)
1,023
Total Mortgage Assets
337,951
n/a
n/a
n/a
7,052
(8,526)
             
             
         
Modeled Interest
Modeled Interest
(in thousands of $s)
Notional
Hedge Period
   
Rate Sensitivity
Rate Sensitivity
 
Balance
End Date
   
-50 BPS*
+50 BPS*
Funding Hedge
250,000
Sep-18
   
(5,225)
6,563
Grand Total
       
1,827
(1,963)
 

 
* 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