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 11, 2017

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, 2017, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") announced its preliminary book value of $10.09 per share as of December 31, 2016 and certain details of its RMBS portfolio as of December 31, 2016. 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, 2017, the Company announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend for the month of January 2017 of $0.14 per share to be paid on February 10, 2017 to holders of record on January 31, 2017, with an ex-dividend date of January 27, 2017. 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 investors 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, 2015. 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, 2017





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 11, 2017
        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, 2017

 

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES
JANUARY 2017 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
DECEMBER 31, 2016 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

January 2017 Monthly Dividend of $0.14 Per Share
Estimated Book Value Per Share at December 31, 2016 of $10.09
Estimated (6.2)% total return on equity for the quarter ended December 31, 2016, or (25.0)% annualized
Estimated 1.1% total return for the year ended December 31, 2016
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of December 31, 2016

Vero Beach, Fla., January 11, 2017 - 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 2017. The dividend of $0.14 per share will be paid February 10, 2017, to holders of record on January 31, 2017, with an ex-dividend date of January 27, 2017.

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 a certain percentage 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, 2017, the Company had 32,962,919 shares outstanding. At September 30, 2016, the Company had 26,252,193 shares outstanding.

Estimated December 31, 2016 Book Value Per Share

The Company's estimated book value per share as of December 31, 2016 was $10.09.  The Company computes book value per share by dividing total stockholders' equity by the total number of outstanding shares of common stock. At December 31, 2016, the Company's preliminary estimated total stockholders' equity was approximately $332.8 million with 32,962,919 common shares outstanding. These figures and the resulting estimated book value per share are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to audit 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, 2016 was (6.2)%, or (25.0)% 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 $(0.70) per share, comprised of dividends per share of $0.42 and a decrease in book value per share of $1.12 from September 30, 2016.



RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of December 31, 2016 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 year ended December 31, 2016, are subject to review by the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.

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 include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company's distributions. 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 2016 CPR
 
Asset Category
 
Face
   
Value
   
Price
   
Portfolio
   
Coupon
   
(Reported in Jan)
 
As of December 31, 2016
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
$
1,931
   
$
2,062
     
106.79
     
0.07
%
   
3.50
%
   
0.06
%
10-1 Hybrid Rate RMBS
   
44,435
     
45,459
     
102.30
     
1.50
%
   
2.55
%
   
17.86
%
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
   
44,435
     
45,459
     
102.30
     
1.50
%
   
2.55
%
   
17.86
%
15 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
84,574
     
87,981
     
104.03
     
2.91
%
   
3.28
%
   
12.19
%
20 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
406,357
     
435,238
     
107.11
     
14.40
%
   
4.00
%
   
9.14
%
30 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
2,145,347
     
2,303,475
     
107.37
     
76.22
%
   
4.29
%
   
7.98
%
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
   
2,636,278
     
2,826,694
     
107.22
     
93.53
%
   
4.21
%
   
8.29
%
Total Pass-through RMBS
   
2,682,644
     
2,874,215
     
107.14
     
95.10
%
   
4.19
%
   
8.44
%
Interest-Only Securities
   
575,377
     
69,726
     
12.12
     
2.31
%
   
3.59
%
   
17.53
%
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
379,613
     
78,233
     
20.61
     
2.59
%
   
5.40
%
   
15.98
%
Structured RMBS
   
954,990
     
147,959
     
15.49
     
4.90
%
   
4.55
%
   
16.91
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,637,634
   
$
3,022,174
             
100.00
%
   
4.20
%
   
10.67
%



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, 2016
           
As of December 31, 2016
           
Fannie Mae
 
$
2,260,402
     
74.8
%
Whole Pool Assets
 
$
2,411,766
     
79.8
%
Freddie Mac
   
751,987
     
24.9
%
Non Whole Pool Assets
   
610,408
     
20.2
%
Ginnie Mae
   
9,785
     
0.3
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,022,174
     
100.0
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,022,174
     
100.0
%
                 

Borrowings By Counterparty
                       
($ in thousands)
                       
               
Weighted
   
         
% of
   
Average
   
   
Total
   
Total
   
Maturity
 
Longest
As of December 31, 2016
 
Borrowings
   
Debt
   
in Days
 
Maturity
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
 
$
292,833
     
10.6
%
   
10
 
1/26/2017
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
   
287,239
     
10.3
%
   
26
 
2/17/2017
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
   
250,000
     
8.9
%
   
26
 
2/13/2017
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
   
242,554
     
8.7
%
   
10
 
1/12/2017
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
   
235,913
     
8.4
%
   
36
 
2/14/2017
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
   
230,187
     
8.2
%
   
19
 
1/18/2017
South Street Securities, LLC
   
175,201
     
6.3
%
   
7
 
1/20/2017
ICBC Financial Services LLC
   
165,927
     
5.9
%
   
18
 
1/30/2017
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
   
158,763
     
5.7
%
   
34
 
2/13/2017
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
   
150,400
     
5.4
%
   
60
 
3/14/2017
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
   
148,808
     
5.3
%
   
47
 
3/16/2017
Goldman, Sachs & Co
   
134,670
     
4.8
%
   
16
 
2/17/2017
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
   
107,651
     
3.9
%
   
11
 
1/13/2017
Natixis, New York Branch
   
90,050
     
3.2
%
   
10
 
1/20/2017
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
   
52,574
     
1.9
%
   
13
 
1/12/2017
FHLB-Cincinnati
   
51,907
     
1.9
%
   
4
 
1/3/2017
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
   
15,238
     
0.5
%
   
89
 
3/29/2017
Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc
   
3,790
     
0.1
%
   
7
 
1/6/2017
Total Borrowings
 
$
2,793,705
     
100.0
%
   
23
 
3/29/2017



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, 2016
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
$
2,062
     
6
     
10.05
%
   
2.00
%
 
$
11
   
$
(10
)
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
   
45,459
     
73
     
7.55
%
   
2.00
%
   
729
     
(811
)
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
   
2,826,694
     
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
62,865
     
(73,259
)
Total Pass-through RMBS
   
2,874,215
     
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
63,605
     
(74,080
)
Interest-Only Securities
   
69,726
     
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
(6,902
)
   
5,232
 
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
78,233
     
1
     
6.14
%
   
n/
a
   
5,054
     
(6,376
)
Structured RMBS
   
147,959
     
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
(1,848
)
   
(1,144
)
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,022,174
     
n/
a
   
n/
a
   
n/
a
 
$
61,757
   
$
(75,224
)
                                                 
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
   
$
643,750
   
Dec-2020
   
$
(11,534
)
 
$
12,875
 
Treasury Futures Contracts - Short Positions
     
465,000
   
Mar-2027
     
(18,208
)
   
17,174
 
Payer Swaps
                   
700,000
   
Dec-2021
     
(10,655
)
   
10,655
 
TBA Short Positions
                   
200,000
   
Jan-2017
     
(4,823
)
   
5,851
 
Total Hedges
                                   
(45,220
)
   
46,555
 
                                                 
Grand Total
                                 
$
16,537
   
$
(28,669
)

(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 a price of $124.28 at December 31, 2016. The nominal value of the short position was $577.9 million.


Contact:

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