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 16, 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 May 16, 2018, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend for the month of May 2018 of $0.09 per share to be paid on June 8, 2018 to holders of record on May 31, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of March 30, 2018. In addition, the Company announced certain details of its RMBS portfolio as of April 30, 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 borrowinigs. 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
 





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 16, 2018
        ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert E. Cauley
 
 
 
Robert E. Cauley
 
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 





INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 

EXHIBIT 99.1

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES
MAY 2018 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
APRIL 30, 2018 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

·
May 2018 Monthly Dividend of $0.09 Per Share
·
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of April 30, 2018
·
Next Dividend Announcement Expected June 19, 2018

Vero Beach, Fla., May 16, 2018 - Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors (the "Board") declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of May 2018. The dividend of $0.09 per share will be paid June 8, 2018 to holders of record on May 31, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of May 30, 2018. The Company plans on announcing its next dividend after its Board meeting on June 19, 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 May 16, 2018, the Company had 52,160,408 shares outstanding. At March 31, 2018, the Company had 53,072,169 shares outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of April 30, 2018 are presented below. These figures are preliminary and subject to change.  The information contained herin is an intra-quarter update created by the Company based on information that the Company believes in 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.

MBS Valuation Characteristics
                                               
Asset Category
 
Current Face
   
Fair Value
   
Percentage of Portfolio
   
Current Price
   
Weighted Average Coupon
   
Weighted Average Maturity
   
Realized
1-Month CPR
April 2018
(Reported in May)
   
Realized 3-Month
CPR
February - April 2018
CPR
 
Hybrid/ARM
                                               
<3yr reset
 
$
1,638
   
$
1,728
     
0.05
%
   
105.52
     
3.95
%
   
202
     
0.01
%
   
0.01
%
3yr-5yr reset
   
18,211
     
18,125
     
0.49
%
   
99.53
     
2.71
%
   
294
     
34.15
%
   
20.56
%
5yr-7yr reset
   
8,292
     
8,103
     
0.22
%
   
97.72
     
2.33
%
   
303
     
0.86
%
   
0.80
%
Total Hybrid/ARM
   
28,141
     
27,956
     
0.76
%
   
99.35
     
2.68
%
   
291
     
22.35
%
   
13.54
%
Fixed Rate RMBS
                                                               
Fixed Rate CMO
   
150,000
     
155,693
     
4.21
%
   
103.80
     
4.50
%
   
291
     
3.61
%
   
n/a
 
Fixed Rate CMO Total
   
150,000
     
155,693
     
4.21
%
   
103.80
     
4.50
%
   
291
     
3.61
%
   
n/a
 
Fixed Rate 15yr 3.5
   
3,316
     
3,366
     
0.09
%
   
101.52
     
3.50
%
   
126
     
44.63
%
   
18.05
%
Fixed Rate 15yr 4.0
   
336,428
     
348,453
     
9.42
%
   
103.57
     
4.00
%
   
180
     
4.83
%
   
n/a
 
Fixed Rate 15yr Total
   
339,744
     
351,819
     
9.51
%
   
103.55
     
3.99
%
   
179
     
5.35
%
   
18.05
%
Fixed Rate 20yr 4.0
   
386,028
     
397,881
     
10.76
%
   
103.07
     
4.00
%
   
234
     
7.26
%
   
5.30
%
Fixed Rate 20yr Total
   
386,028
     
397,881
     
10.76
%
   
103.07
     
4.00
%
   
234
     
7.26
%
   
5.30
%
Fixed Rate 30yr 4.0
   
772,115
     
791,006
     
21.38
%
   
102.45
     
4.00
%
   
234
     
5.12
%
   
4.28
%
Fixed Rate 30yr 4.5
   
1,717,557
     
1,805,700
     
48.81
%
   
105.13
     
4.50
%
   
350
     
10.35
%
   
9.15
%
Fixed Rate 30yr 5.0
   
20,810
     
22,346
     
0.60
%
   
107.38
     
5.00
%
   
348
     
23.50
%
   
11.71
%
Fixed Rate 30yr Total
   
2,510,482
     
2,619,052
     
70.80
%
   
104.32
     
4.35
%
   
350
     
8.85
%
   
7.68
%
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
   
3,386,254
     
3,524,445
     
95.28
%
   
104.08
     
4.28
%
   
317
     
8.23
%
   
7.37
%
Structured RMBS
                                                               
Interest-Only Securities
   
777,038
     
119,783
     
3.24
%
   
15.42
     
3.83
%
   
282
     
11.50
%
   
12.03
%
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
253,105
     
26,944
     
0.73
%
   
10.65
     
3.76
%
   
311
     
11.74
%
   
10.83
%
Total Structured RMBS
   
1,030,144
     
146,727
     
3.97
%
   
14.24
     
3.82
%
   
287
     
11.56
%
   
10.94
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
4,444,538
   
$
3,699,128
     
100.00
%
           
4.26
%
   
320
     
9.12
%
   
8.49
%




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, 2018
           
As of April 30, 2018
           
Fannie Mae
 
$
2,262,184
     
61.2
%
Whole Pool Assets
 
$
2,757,932
     
74.6
%
Freddie Mac
   
1,431,252
     
38.7
%
Non-Whole Pool Assets
   
941,196
     
25.4
%
Ginnie Mae
   
5,692
     
0.1
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,699,128
     
100.0
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,699,128
     
100.0
%
                 

(1)
Amounts in the tables above include assets with a fair value of approximately $141.8 million purchased in April 2018, which settle in May 2018, and exclude assets with a fair value of approximately $130.3 million sold in April 2018, which settle in May 2018.



Borrowings By Counterparty
             
($ in thousands)
             
           
Weighted
 
       
% of
 
Average
 
   
Total
 
Total
 
Maturity
Longest
As of April 30, 2018
 
Borrowings(1)
 
Debt
 
in Days
Maturity
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
$
462,204
 
13.3%
 
75
8/10/2018
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.
 
390,061
 
11.3%
 
43
8/10/2018
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
 
268,045
 
7.7%
 
20
5/30/2018
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 
231,621
 
6.7%
 
14
5/14/2018
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
 
215,375
 
6.2%
 
16
5/18/2018
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
 
193,199
 
5.6%
 
15
5/15/2018
ING Financial Markets LLC
 
185,394
 
5.4%
 
10
5/11/2018
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
 
170,768
 
4.9%
 
24
7/23/2018
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
 
159,372
 
4.6%
 
43
6/13/2018
ICBC Financial Services LLC
 
144,374
 
4.2%
 
25
5/25/2018
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
 
130,319
 
3.8%
 
30
6/18/2018
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
 
121,337
 
3.5%
 
46
8/14/2018
South Street Securities, LLC
 
121,227
 
3.5%
 
29
5/31/2018
Natixis, New York Branch
 
97,706
 
2.8%
 
17
5/25/2018
FHLB-Cincinnati
 
90,730
 
2.6%
 
1
5/1/2018
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
 
81,553
 
2.4%
 
18
5/23/2018
ASL Capital Markets Inc.
 
72,270
 
2.1%
 
77
7/16/2018
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
 
68,283
 
2.0%
 
28
7/26/2018
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
 
67,298
 
1.9%
 
9
5/11/2018
Goldman, Sachs & Co
 
58,845
 
1.7%
 
11
5/11/2018
Lucid Cash Fund USG LLC
 
39,853
 
1.2%
 
14
5/14/2018
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
 
39,575
 
1.1%
 
23
5/30/2018
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
 
38,129
 
1.1%
 
7
5/7/2018
J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC
 
18,058
 
0.5%
 
14
5/14/2018
Total Borrowings
$
3,465,596
 
100.0%
 
32
8/14/2018

(1)
In April 2018, the Company purchased assets with a fair value of approximately $141.8 million, which settle in May 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 $130.3 million, which settle in May 2018 that collateralize approximately $132.4 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 April 30, 2018
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
$
1,728
     
2
     
10.05
%
   
2.00
%
 
$
6
   
$
(5
)
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
   
26,228
     
56
     
7.59
%
   
2.00
%
   
382
     
(398
)
Fixed Rate RMBS
   
3,524,445
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
71,439
     
(86,636
)
Fixed Rate CMO
   
155,693
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
705
     
(2,071
)
Total Pass-through RMBS
   
3,552,401
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
72,532
     
(89,110
)
Interest-Only Securities
   
119,783
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
(13,624
)
   
9,039
 
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
26,944
     
1
     
5.31
%
   
n/a
     
3,036
     
(3,597
)
Structured RMBS
   
146,727
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
(10,588
)
   
5,443
 
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,699,128
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
   
$
61,945
   
$
(83,667
)
                                                 
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
   
$
1,454,545
   
Dec-20
   
$
(20,000
)
 
$
20,000
 
Treasury Futures Contracts - Short Positions
     
165,000
   
Jun-18
     
(4,097
)
   
4,574
 
Payer Swaps
     
1,010,000
   
Aug-22
     
(11,933
)
   
11,933
 
Payer Swaption
     
750,000
   
Aug-28
     
(9,562
)
   
20,584
 
Receiver Swaption
     
100,000
   
Feb-24
     
1,251
     
(443
)
TBA Short Positions
     
400,000
   
Jun-18
     
(12,430
)
   
13,966
 
Total Hedges
                     
(56,771
)
   
70,614
 
                                   
Grand Total
                   
$
5,173
   
$
(13,053
)

(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 year treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $113.5 at April 30, 2018.  The notional contract value of the short position was $187.3 million.


Contact:

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