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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):  January 12, 2016 (January 11, 2016)

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 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On January 11, 2016, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its preliminary book value of $11.64 per share as of December 31, 2015 and certain details of its MBS portfolio as of December 31, 2015. These figures and the estimated book value per share are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to audit by the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. 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.

ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS.

On January 11, 2016 the Company announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend for the month of January 2016 of $0.14 per share to be paid on January 29, 2016 to holders of record on January 26, 2016 with an ex-dividend date of January 22, 2016. 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 January 11, 2016



 
 

 


 

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: January 12, 2016
        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 January 11, 2016

orc8k20160111x991.htm
EXHIBIT 99.1
 

 
ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES
JANUARY 2016 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
DECEMBER 31, 2015 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

·  
January 2016 Monthly Dividend of $0.14 Per Share
·  
Estimated Book Value Per Share at December 31, 2015 of $11.64
·  
Estimated 3.2% total return on equity for the quarter, or 12.7% annualized
·  
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of December 31, 2015
·  
1,216,243 cumulative shares repurchased through stock repurchase program

Vero Beach, Fla., January 11, 2016 - Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of January 2016. The dividend of $0.14 per share will be paid January 29, 2016, to holders of record on January 26, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of January 22, 2016.

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 January 11, 2016, the Company had 21,749,490 shares outstanding. At September 30, 2015, the Company had 21,892,773 shares outstanding.

Estimated December 31, 2015 Book Value Per Share

The Company’s estimated book value per share as of December 31, 2015 was $11.64.  The Company computes book value per share by dividing total stockholders' equity by the total number of shares outstanding of the Company's common stock. At December 31, 2015, the Company's preliminary estimated total stockholders' equity was approximately $253.3 million with 21,749,490 common shares outstanding. These figures and the resulting estimated book value per share are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Estimated Return on Equity

The Company’s estimated total return on equity for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 was 3.2%, or 12.7% on an annualized basis. The Company calculates total return on equity as the sum of dividends declared and paid during the quarter plus changes in book value during the quarter, divided by the Company’s stockholders’ equity at the beginning of the quarter.  The total return was $0.37 per share, comprised of dividends per share of $0.42 and a decrease in book value per share of $0.05 from September 30, 2015.


 
 

 


 
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of December 31, 2015 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 as of and for the quarter and six months ended December 31, 2015, are subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
 
 
·  
RMBS Assets by Agency
·  
Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test Results
·  
Borowings 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, 2015.
RMBS Valuation Characteristics
                                   
($ in thousands)
                                   
                     
Percentage
   
Weighted
   
Realized
 
   
Current
   
Fair
   
Current
   
of
   
Average
   
Dec 2015 CPR
 
Asset Category
 
Face
   
Value
   
Price
   
Portfolio
   
Coupon
   
(Reported in Jan)
 
As of December 31, 2015
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
  $ 2,791     $ 2,976       106.64       0.14 %     3.63 %     0.45 %
10-1 Hybrid Rate RMBS
    51,297       52,238       101.83       2.42 %     2.55 %     2.02 %
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
    51,297       52,238       101.83       2.42 %     2.55 %     2.02 %
15 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
    99,030       103,534       104.55       4.80 %     3.28 %     5.69 %
20 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
    438,687       468,564       106.81       21.71 %     4.00 %     4.15 %
30 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
    1,319,596       1,428,525       108.25       66.20 %     4.36 %     6.64 %
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
    1,857,313       2,000,623       107.72       92.71 %     4.22 %     6.00 %
Total Pass-through RMBS
    1,911,401       2,055,837       107.56       95.27 %     4.18 %     5.89 %
Interest-Only Securities
    504,758       61,574       12.20       2.85 %     3.58 %     13.36 %
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
    216,114       40,599       18.79       1.88 %     5.97 %     14.84 %
Structured RMBS
    720,872       102,173       14.17       4.73 %     4.53 %     13.80 %
Total Mortgage Assets
  $ 2,632,273     $ 2,158,010               100.00 %     4.19 %     8.06 %


 
 

 


 
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
   
Portfolio
 
Asset Category
 
Value
   
Portfolio
 
As of December 31, 2015
           
As of December 31, 2015
           
Fannie Mae
  $ 1,747,699       81.0 %
Whole Pool Assets
  $ 1,654,742       76.7 %
Freddie Mac
    394,256       18.3 %
Non Whole Pool Assets
    503,268       23.3 %
Ginnie Mae
    16,055       0.7 %
Total Mortgage Assets
  $ 2,158,010       100.0 %
Total Mortgage Assets
  $ 2,158,010       100.0 %                  
 

 
Borrowings By Counterparty
                   
($ in thousands)
                   
               
Weighted
   
         
% of
   
Average
   
   
Total
   
Total
   
Maturity
 
Longest
As of December 31, 2015
 
Borrowings
   
Debt
   
in Days
 
Maturity
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
  $ 185,107       9.4 %     14  
2/12/2016
Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati
    183,750       9.3 %     23  
1/23/2016
South Street Securities, LLC
    156,375       7.9 %     28  
1/28/2016
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    130,331       6.6 %     11  
1/13/2016
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
    128,751       6.5 %     20  
1/27/2016
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
    127,285       6.4 %     19  
1/25/2016
ICBC Financial Services LLC
    125,437       6.3 %     12  
1/12/2016
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
    119,092       6.0 %     13  
1/25/2016
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
    117,395       5.9 %     13  
1/22/2016
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
    113,021       5.7 %     18  
1/29/2016
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
    108,145       5.5 %     14  
2/2/2016
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
    99,292       5.0 %     9  
1/11/2016
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
    93,582       4.7 %     13  
1/22/2016
Natixis, New York Branch
    86,180       4.3 %     10  
1/22/2016
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
    83,913       4.2 %     17  
1/29/2016
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
    81,284       4.1 %     15  
1/15/2016
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
    39,422       2.0 %     13  
1/13/2016
Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc
    4,201       0.2 %     15  
1/15/2016
Total Borrowings
  $ 1,982,563       100.0 %     16  
2/12/2016


 
 

 


 
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 December 31, 2015
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
  $ 2,976       4       10.04 %     2.00 %   $ 18     $ (16 )
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
    52,238       85       7.55 %     2.00 %     880       (1,012 )
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
    2,000,623       n/a       n/a       n/a       32,110       (42,585 )
Total Pass-through RMBS
    2,055,837       n/a       n/a       n/a       33,008       (43,613 )
Interest-Only Securities
    61,574       n/a       n/a       n/a       (10,394 )     8,592  
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
    40,599       1       6.36 %     n/a       902       (1,776 )
Structured RMBS
    102,173       n/a       n/a       n/a       (9,492 )     6,816  
Total Mortgage Assets
  $ 2,158,010       n/a       n/a       n/a     $ 23,516     $ (36,797 )
                                                 
Funding Hedges
                                               
                                   
Modeled
   
Modeled
 
                                   
Interest
   
Interest
 
                   
Average
   
Hedge
   
Rate
   
Rate
 
                   
Notional
   
Period
   
Sensitivity
   
Sensitivity
 
                   
Balance(2)
   
End Date
   
(-50 BPS)(1)
   
(+50 BPS)(1)
 
Eurodollar Futures Contracts - Short Positions
    $ 780,000    
Mar-2019
    $ (13,189 )   $ 14,625  
Treasury Futures Contracts - Short Positions
      185,000    
Mar-2026
      (7,518 )     7,136  
Receiver Swaption
                    100,000    
May-2021
      1,615       (563 )
Grand Total
                                  $ 4,424     $ (15,599 )

 
(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 Option-Adjusted Spreads. These results are for illustrative purposes only and actual results may differ materially.
(2)  
Treasury futures contracts were valued at 125.91 at December 31, 2015.  The nominal value of the short position was $232.93 million.


Contact:

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