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): February 14, 2018

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 February 14, 2018, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend for the month of February 2018 of $0.11 per share to be paid on March 10, 2018 to holders of record on February 28, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2018. In addition, the Company announced certain details of its RMBS portfolio as of January 31, 2018, 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, including but not limited to statements about the Company's distributions and the expected funding of purchased assets and anticipated borrowings. 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, 2017.  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 February 14, 2018





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: February 14, 2018
        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 February 14, 2018

EXHIBIT 99.1


ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES
FEBRUARY 2018 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
JANUARY 31, 2018 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

·
February 2018 Monthly Dividend of $0.11 Per Share
·
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of January 31, 2018

Vero Beach, Fla., February 14, 2018 - Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of February 2018. The dividend of $0.11 per share will be paid March 9, 2018, to holders of record on February 28, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2018.

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 February 14, 2018, the Company had 53,065,790 shares outstanding. At December 31, 2017, the Company had 53,061,904 shares outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of January 31, 2018 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 include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company's distributions and the expected funding of purchased assets and anticipated borrowings. 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, 2017.
 
 


RMBS Valuation Characteristics
                                   
($ in thousands)
                                   
                     
Percentage
   
Weighted
   
Realized
 
   
Current
   
Fair
   
Current
   
of
   
Average
   
Jan 2018 CPR
 
Asset Category
 
Face
   
Value(1)
   
Price
   
Portfolio
   
Coupon
   
(Reported in Feb)
 
As of January 31, 2018
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
$
1,654
   
$
1,747
   
$
105.61
     
0.04
%
   
3.95
%
   
0.01
%
10-1 Hybrid Rate RMBS
   
26,654
     
26,663
     
100.04
     
0.69
%
   
2.59
%
   
2.98
%
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
   
26,654
     
26,663
     
100.04
     
0.69
%
   
2.59
%
   
2.98
%
15 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
38,517
     
39,663
     
102.98
     
1.02
%
   
3.50
%
   
4.14
%
20 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
501,575
     
524,160
     
104.50
     
13.49
%
   
4.00
%
   
3.88
%
30 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
2,984,986
     
3,159,809
     
105.86
     
81.33
%
   
4.32
%
   
5.60
%
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
   
3,525,078
     
3,723,632
     
105.63
     
95.84
%
   
4.26
%
   
5.34
%
Total Pass-through RMBS
   
3,553,386
     
3,752,042
     
105.59
     
96.58
%
   
4.25
%
   
5.32
%
Interest-Only Securities
   
739,032
     
102,218
     
13.83
     
2.63
%
   
3.79
%
   
10.70
%
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
263,123
     
30,845
     
11.72
     
0.79
%
   
4.06
%
   
10.40
%
Structured RMBS
   
1,002,155
     
133,063
     
13.28
     
3.42
%
   
3.85
%
   
10.62
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
4,555,541
   
$
3,885,105
             
100.00
%
   
4.24
%
   
6.44
%

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 January 31, 2018
           
As of January 31, 2018
           
Fannie Mae
 
$
2,323,223
     
59.8
%
Whole Pool Assets
 
$
3,064,511
     
78.9
%
Freddie Mac
   
1,555,967
     
40.0
%
Non-Whole Pool Assets
   
820,594
     
21.1
%
Ginnie Mae
   
5,915
     
0.2
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,885,105
     
100.0
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,885,105
     
100.0
%
                 

(1)
Amounts in the tables above include assets with a fair value of approximately $10.1 million purchased in January 2018, which settle in February 2018, and exclude assets with a fair value of approximately $228.7 million sold in January 2018, which settle in February 2018.



Borrowings By Counterparty
                       
($ in thousands)
                       
               
Weighted
   
         
% of
   
Average
   
   
Total
   
Total
   
Maturity
 
Longest
As of January 31, 2018
 
Borrowings(1)
   
Debt
   
in Days
 
Maturity
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 
$
603,161
     
15.3
%
   
108
 
8/10/2018
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.
   
402,817
     
10.3
%
   
62
 
8/10/2018
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
   
297,322
     
7.6
%
   
12
 
2/12/2018
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
   
225,857
     
5.8
%
   
41
 
3/19/2018
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
   
219,183
     
5.6
%
   
40
 
3/12/2018
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
   
213,281
     
5.5
%
   
43
 
3/27/2018
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
   
203,829
     
5.2
%
   
16
 
2/16/2018
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
   
195,900
     
5.0
%
   
16
 
2/22/2018
ING Financial Markets LLC
   
192,964
     
4.9
%
   
37
 
3/12/2018
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
   
184,733
     
4.7
%
   
16
 
2/21/2018
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
   
167,519
     
4.3
%
   
19
 
3/19/2018
Goldman, Sachs & Co
   
156,862
     
4.0
%
   
23
 
3/29/2018
ICBC Financial Services LLC
   
151,117
     
3.9
%
   
30
 
3/2/2018
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
   
136,972
     
3.5
%
   
41
 
3/19/2018
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
   
124,525
     
3.2
%
   
71
 
8/14/2018
Natixis, New York Branch
   
104,563
     
2.7
%
   
20
 
2/26/2018
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
   
104,366
     
2.7
%
   
10
 
2/14/2018
FHLB-Cincinnati
   
93,415
     
2.4
%
   
1
 
2/1/2018
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
   
68,546
     
1.8
%
   
10
 
2/12/2018
Lucid Cash Fund USG LLC
   
32,778
     
0.8
%
   
15
 
2/15/2018
J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC
   
18,820
     
0.5
%
   
32
 
3/13/2018
South Street Securities, LLC
   
10,948
     
0.3
%
   
28
 
2/28/2018
Total Borrowings
 
$
3,909,478
     
100.0
%
   
43
 
8/14/2018

(1)
In January 2018, the Company purchased assets with a fair value of approximately $10.1 million, which settle in February 2018 that are expected to be funded by repurchase agreements.  The anticipated borrowings are not included in the table above.  In addition, the Company sold assets with a fair value of approximately $228.7 million, which settle in February 2018 that collateralize approximately $220.9 million of repurchase agreements included in the table above.



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 January 31, 2018
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
$
1,747
     
5
     
10.05
%
   
2.00
%
 
$
10
   
$
(5
)
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
   
26,663
     
59
     
7.59
%
   
2.00
%
   
389
     
(404
)
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
   
3,723,632
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
67,158
     
(93,954
)
Total Pass-through RMBS
   
3,752,042
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
67,557
     
(94,363
)
Interest-Only Securities
   
102,218
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
(15,650
)
   
7,676
 
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
30,845
     
1
     
5.25
%
   
n/a
     
2,369
     
(4,129
)
Structured RMBS
   
133,063
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
(13,281
)
   
3,547
 
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,885,105
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
   
$
54,276
   
$
(90,816
)
                                                 
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
   
$
1,183,333
   
Dec-2020
   
$
(16,098
)
 
$
17,750
 
Treasury Futures Contracts - Short Positions
     
305,000
   
Mar-2018
     
(9,415
)
   
8,490
 
Payer Swaps
     
1,010,000
   
Aug-2022
     
(13,193
)
   
13,193
 
Payer Swaption
     
500,000
   
Jan-2028
     
(3,335
)
   
8,239
 
TBA Short Positions
     
350,000
   
Feb-2018
     
(11,938
)
   
14,745
 
Total Hedges
                     
(53,979
)
   
62,417
 
                                   
Grand Total
                   
$
297
   
$
(28,399
)

(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)
Five and ten year treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $114.71 and $121.58, respectively, at January 31, 2018.  The notional contract value of the short position was $359.5 million.


Contact:

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