orc8k20130910.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):  September 10, 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 September 10, 2013, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend for the month of September 2013 of $0.135 per share to be paid on September 30, 2013 to holders of record on September 25, 2013 with an ex-dividend date of September 23, 2013.  In addition, the Company announced the details of its MBS portfolio as of Friday, August 30, 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 September 10, 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: September 11, 2013
        ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Robert E. Cauley   
   
Robert E. Cauley
 
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
orc8k20130910x991.htm
Exhibit 99.1
 

 
Orchid Island Capital Announces September 2013 Monthly Dividend and
August 30, 2013 MBS Portfolio Characteristics
 
·  
September 2013 Monthly Dividend of $0.135 per Share
 
·  
MBS Portfolio Characteristics as of August 30, 2013
 
 
VERO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 10, 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 September 2013. The dividend of $0.135 per share will be paid September 30, 2013, to holders of record on September 25, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of September 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.
 
MBS Portfolio Characteristics
 
Details of the MBS portfolio as of Friday, August 30, 2013 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.
 
·  
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 Aug 2013
 
Asset Category
 
Current
   
Fair
   
Current
   
Percentage of
   
Average
   
CPR
 
   
Face
   
Value
   
Price
   
Portfolio
   
Coupon
   
(Reported in Sep)
 
As of August 30, 2013
                                   
Adjustable Rate MBS
    5,703       6,170       108.18       1.86 %     4.23 %     0.10 %
10-1 Hybrid Rate MBS
    121,667       120,004       98.63       36.22 %     2.56 %     6.73 %
Total Hybrid Adjustable Rate MBS
    121,667       120,004       98.63       36.22 %     2.56 %     6.73 %
15 Year Fixed Rate MBS
    37,896       38,859       102.54       11.73 %     3.00 %     4.00 %
20 Year Fixed Rate MBS
    31,294       31,983       102.20       9.65 %     3.50 %     0.25 %
30 Year Fixed Rate MBS
    115,503       114,369       99.02       34.52 %     3.39 %     3.73 %
Total Fixed Rate MBS
    184,693       185,211       100.28       55.90 %     3.33 %     3.20 %
Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through MBS
    312,063       311,385       99.78       93.98 %     3.05 %     4.52 %
Interest-Only Securities
    132,486       18,249       13.77       5.51 %     4.28 %     22.50 %
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
    18,144       1,677       9.24       0.51 %     6.17 %     47.12 %
Structured MBS
    150,630       19,926       13.23       6.02 %     4.44 %     25.46 %
Total Mortgage Assets
    462,693       331,311               100.00 %     3.13 %     11.34 %
                                                 

MBS Assets by Agency
       
(in thousands of $s)
           
   
Fair
   
Percentage of
 
As of August 30, 2013
 
Value
   
Portfolio
 
Fannie Mae
    211,450       63.8 %
Freddie Mac
    97,303       29.4 %
Ginnie Mae
    22,558       6.8 %
Total Portfolio
    331,311       100 %
                 

Investment Company Act of 1940 (Whole Pool) Test
 
(in thousands of $s)
           
   
Fair
   
Percentage of
 
As of August 30, 2013
 
Value
   
Portfolio
 
Whole Pool Assets
    275,813       83.2 %
Non Whole Pool Assets
    55,498       16.8 %
Total Portfolio
    331,311       100 %
                 

Repurchase Agreement Exposure By Counterparty
   
(in thousands of $s)
       
     
Weighted
 
 
Total
% Of Total
Average
Longest
As of August 30, 2013
Borrowings
Debt
Maturity in
Maturity
     
Days
 
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
4,608
1.55%
19
9/18/2013
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
121,363
40.70%
28
10/8/2013
CRT Capital Group, LLC
31,441
10.54%
28
9/27/2013
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
4,777
1.60%
4
9/3/2013
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
25,075
8.41%
51
11/6/2013
Pierpont Securities, LLC
10,684
3.58%
28
9/27/2013
The PrinceRidge Group, LLC
25,988
8.71%
26
9/25/2013
South Street Securities, LLC
49,619
16.64%
15
9/23/2013
Suntrust Robinson Humphry, Inc
24,672
8.27%
17
9/16/2013
Total Borrowings
298,227
100%
26
11/6/2013
         
 
 
 
 

 

 
MBS Risk Measures
                                   
(in thousands of $s)
                                   
         
Weighted
                         
         
Average Months
   
Weighted
   
Weighted
         
Modeled
 
   
Fair
   
To Next Coupon
   
Average Lifetime
   
Average Periodic
   
Modeled Interest
   
Interest Rate
 
Asset Category
 
Value
   
Reset
   
Cap
   
Cap Per Year
   
Rate Sensitivity
   
Sensitivity +50
 
         
(if applicable)
   
(if applicable)
   
(if applicable)
   
-50 BPS*
   
BPS*
 
As of August 30, 2013
                                   
Adjustable Rate MBS
    6,170       5       10.05 %     2.00 %     37       (52 )
Total Hybrid Adjustable Rate MBS
    120,004       113       7.56 %     2.00 %     2,924       (3,358 )
Total Fixed Rate MBS
    185,211       n/a       n/a       n/a       5,557       (5,884 )
Total Mortgage-backed Pass-through MBS
    311,385       n/a       n/a       n/a       8,518       (9,294 )
Interest-Only Securities
    18,249       n/a       n/a       n/a       (1,321 )     828  
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
    1,677       1       6.35 %     n/a       (113 )     30  
Structured MBS
    19,926       n/a       n/a       n/a       (1,434 )     858  
Total Mortgage Assets
    331,311       n/a       n/a       n/a       7,084       (8,436 )
                                                 
                                           
Modeled
 
   
Notional
   
Hedge Period
                   
Modeled Interest
   
Interest Rate
 
(in thousands of $s)
 
Balance
   
End Date
                   
Rate Sensitivity
   
Sensitivity +50
 
                                   
-50 BPS*
   
BPS*
 
Funding Hedge
    250,000    
Sep-18
                      (5,332 )     6,563  
Grand Total
                                    1,752       (1,873 )
* 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