orc8k20150511.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 11, 2015

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS.

On May 11, 2015, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that on May 11, 2015 the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend for the month of May 2015 of $0.18 per share to be paid on May 29, 2015 to holders of record on May 26, 2015 with an ex-dividend date of May 21, 2015.  In addition, the Company announced certain details of its MBS portfolio as of April 30, 2015 as well as certain other information regarding the Company.  A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the dividend and the other information regarding the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.

Caution About Forward-Looking Statements.

This Current Report on Form 8-K 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 the Company’s present expectations, but the Company cannot assure you that actual results will not vary from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements. 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, 2014.  All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect the Company. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to, and does not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated May 11, 2015



 
 

 


 

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 11, 2015
        ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Robert E. Cauley
 
   
Robert E. Cauley
 
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 




 
 

 


 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated May 11, 2015

orc8k20150511x991.htm
EXHIBIT 99.1

 
ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES
MAY 2015 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
APRIL 30, 2015 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

·  
May 2015 Monthly Dividend of $0.18 Per Share
·  
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of April 30, 2015

Vero Beach, Fla., May 11, 2015 - Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of May 2015. The dividend of $0.18 per share will be paid May 29, 2015, to holders of record on May 26, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of May 21, 2015.

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.

As of May 11, 2015, the Company had 18,848,257 shares outstanding, including shares sold via the Company’s at the market program through that date that have not yet settled. At March 31, 2015, the Company had 17,924,383 shares outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of April 30, 2015 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:
 
 
·  
RMBS Valuation Characteristics
·  
RMBS Assets by Agency
·  
Investment Company Act of 1940 (Whole Pool) Test Results
·  
Repurchase Agreement Exposure by Counterparty
·  
RMBS 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. has elected to be taxed as a REIT 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, 2014.
 
 
 
 

 

 
RMBS Valuation Characteristics
                                   
($ in thousands)
                                   
                     
Percentage
   
Weighted
   
Realized
 
   
Current
   
Fair
   
Current
   
of
   
Average
   
Apr 2015 CPR
 
Asset Category
 
Face
   
Value(1)
   
Price
   
Portfolio
   
Coupon
   
(Reported in May)
 
As of April 30, 2015
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
  $ 3,246     $ 3,472       106.95       0.20 %     3.64 %     0.13 %
10-1 Hybrid Rate RMBS
    55,856       57,524       102.99       3.39 %     2.56 %     2.95 %
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
    55,856       57,524       102.99       3.39 %     2.56 %     2.95 %
15 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
    75,889       81,127       106.90       4.78 %     3.40 %     7.24 %
20 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
    310,966       336,082       108.08       19.78 %     4.00 %     7.19 %
30 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
    1,034,678       1,132,934       109.50       66.69 %     4.50 %     18.15 %
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
    1,421,533       1,550,143       109.05       91.25 %     4.33 %     15.02 %
Total Pass-through RMBS
    1,480,635       1,611,139       108.81       94.84 %     4.27 %     14.40 %
Interest-Only Securities
    569,888       72,033       12.64       4.24 %     3.62 %     16.10 %
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
    94,574       15,539       16.43       0.92 %     6.21 %     24.25 %
Structured RMBS
    664,462       87,572       13.18       5.16 %     4.08 %     17.34 %
Total Mortgage Assets
  $ 2,145,097     $ 1,698,711               100.00 %     4.26 %     15.42 %

 
RMBS Assets by Agency
           
Investment Company Act of 1940 (Whole Pool) Test
 
($ in thousands)
           
($ in thousands)
           
         
Percentage
           
Percentage
 
   
Fair
   
of
     
Fair
   
of
 
Asset Category
 
Value(1)
   
Portfolio
 
Asset Category
 
Value(1)
   
Portfolio
 
As of April 30, 2015
           
As of April 30, 2015
           
Fannie Mae
  $ 1,347,086       79.3 %
Whole Pool Assets
  $ 1,082,824       63.7 %
Freddie Mac
    331,876       19.5 %
Non Whole Pool Assets
    615,887       36.3 %
Ginnie Mae
    19,749       1.2 %
Total Mortgage Assets
  $ 1,698,711       100.0 %
Total Mortgage Assets
  $ 1,698,711       100.0 %                  

(1)  
The tables above include to-be-announced securities with a fair value of approximately $190.5 million purchased prior to month-end which settle in May 2015.


 
 

 


 
Repurchase Agreement Exposure By Counterparty
                   
($ in thousands)
                   
               
Weighted
   
         
% of
   
Average
   
   
Total
   
Total
   
Maturity
 
Longest
As of April 30, 2015
 
Borrowings
   
Debt
   
in Days
 
Maturity
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  $ 197,184       14.2 %     43  
7/10/2015
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
    134,088       9.7 %     21  
7/29/2015
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
    126,528       9.1 %     22  
6/1/2015
Goldman, Sachs & Co
    122,498       8.8 %     45  
6/17/2015
ICBC Financial Services LLC
    113,957       8.2 %     14  
5/22/2015
CRT Capital Group, LLC
    109,392       7.9 %     22  
5/27/2015
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
    106,434       7.7 %     19  
5/22/2015
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
    74,976       5.4 %     11  
5/18/2015
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
    66,599       4.8 %     37  
7/6/2015
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
    56,642       4.1 %     13  
5/27/2015
Morgan Stanley & Co
    56,391       4.1 %     20  
5/20/2015
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
    52,668       3.8 %     14  
5/27/2015
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
    49,090       3.5 %     24  
5/27/2015
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
    48,390       3.5 %     12  
5/14/2015
South Street Securities, LLC
    36,741       2.6 %     18  
5/27/2015
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
    31,344       2.3 %     18  
6/1/2015
Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc
    4,551       0.3 %     8  
5/8/2015
Total Borrowings
  $ 1,387,473       100.0 %     25  
7/29/2015

 
RMBS Risk Measures
                                   
($ in thousands)
                                   
Mortgage Assets
                                   
         
Weighted
                         
         
Average
   
Weighted
   
Weighted
   
Modeled
   
Modeled
 
         
Months
   
Average
   
Average
   
Interest
   
Interest
 
         
To Next
   
Lifetime
   
Periodic
   
Rate
   
Rate
 
   
Fair
   
Coupon Reset
   
Cap
   
Cap Per Year
   
Sensitivity
   
Sensitivity
 
Asset Category
 
Value
   
(if applicable)
   
(if applicable)
   
(if applicable)
   
(-50 BPS)(1)
   
(+50 BPS)(1)
 
As of April 30, 2015
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
  $ 3,472       2       10.07 %     2.00 %   $ 19     $ (20 )
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
    57,524       93       7.56 %     2.00 %     883       (1,118 )
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
    1,550,143       n/a       n/a       n/a       21,132       (27,982 )
Total Pass-through RMBS
    1,611,139       n/a       n/a       n/a       22,034       (29,120 )
Interest-Only Securities
    72,033       n/a       n/a       n/a       (14,084 )     12,549  
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
    15,539       1       6.39 %     n/a       (793 )     314  
Structured RMBS
    87,572       n/a       n/a       n/a       (14,877 )     12,863  
Total Mortgage Assets
  $ 1,698,711       n/a       n/a       n/a     $ 7,157     $ (16,257 )

 
 

 


 
Funding Hedges
                   
               
Modeled
 
Modeled
               
Interest
 
Interest
         
Average
Hedge
 
Rate
 
Rate
         
Notional
Period
 
Sensitivity
 
Sensitivity
         
Balance
End Date
 
(-50 BPS)(1)
 
(+50 BPS)(1)
As of April 30, 2015
             
Eurodollar Futures Contracts - Short Positions
$
 780,000
Dec-2018
$
 (12,769)
$
 14,625
Payer Swaption
       
 375,000
Sep-2025
 
 (87)
 
 541
Grand Total
           
$
 (5,699)
$
 (1,091)

(1)  
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