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):  October 17, 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 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On October 17, 2018, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") announced its preliminary book value of $7.56 per share as of September 30, 2018, certain details of its RMBS portfolio as of September 30, 2018, and preliminary net loss of $0.06 per share and preliminary realized and unrealized losses of $0.39 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. These figures and the estimated net book value per share are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to review 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 October 17, 2018, the Company announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend for the month of October 2018 of $0.08 per share to be paid on November 9, 2018 to holders of record on October 31, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of October 30, 2018. In addition, the Company announced certain details of its MBS portfolio as of September 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. 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: October 17, 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
OCTOBER 2018 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

·
October 2018 Monthly Dividend of $0.08 Per Share
·
Estimated Book Value Per Share as of September 30, 2018 of $7.56
·
Estimated GAAP net loss of $0.06 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, including an estimated $0.39 per share of realized and unrealized losses on RMBS and derivative instruments
·
Estimated (0.6)% total return on equity for the quarter, or (2.5)% annualized
·
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of September 30, 2018

Vero Beach, Fla., October 17, 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 October 2018. The dividend of $0.08 per share will be paid November 9, 2018 to holders of record on October 31, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of October 30, 2018. The Company plans on announcing its next dividend after the Board's meeting on November 14, 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 October 17, 2018, the Company had 52,039,168 shares outstanding. At June 30, 2018, the Company had 52,034,596 shares outstanding.

Estimated September 30, 2018 Book Value Per Share

The Company's estimated book value per share as of September 30, 2018 was $7.56.  The Company computes book value per share by dividing total stockholders' equity by the total number of outstanding shares of common stock. At September 30, 2018, the Company's preliminary estimated total stockholders' equity was approximately $393.3 million with 52,039,168 shares of common stock 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 Net Income Per Share and Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses on RMBS and Derivative Instruments

The Company estimates it generated a net loss per share of $0.06, which includes $0.39 per share of net realized  and unrealized gains and losses on RMBS and derivative instruments for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.  These amounts compare to total dividends declared during the quarter of $0.25 per share.  Net income per common share calculated under generally accepted accounting principles can, and does, differ from our REIT taxable income.  The Company views REIT taxable income as a better indication of income to be paid in the form of a dividend rather than net income. Many components of REIT taxable income can only be estimated at this time and our monthly dividends declared are based on both estimates of REIT taxable income to be earned over the course of the current quarter and calendar year and a longer-term estimate of the REIT taxable income of the Company. These figures 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 September 30, 2018 was (0.6)%, or (2.5)% 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 $(0.05) per share, comprised of dividends per share of $0.25 and a decrease in book value per share of $0.30 from June 30, 2018.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of September 30, 2018 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 ended September 30, 2018, 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, 2017.
 
 
RMBS Valuation Characteristics
                                 
($ in thousands)
                                 
                       
Realized
Realized
       
                       
Sep 2018
Jul - Sep
       
               
Net
   
Weighted
CPR
2018 CPR
 
Modeled
 
Modeled
         
%
   
Weighted
   
Average
(1-Month)
(3-Month)
 
Rate
 
Rate
   
Current
 
Fair
of
 
Current
Average
   
Maturity
(Reported
(Reported
 
Sensitivity
 
Sensitivity
Type
 
Face
 
Value
Portfolio
 
Price
Coupon
GWAC
Age
(Months)
in Oct)
in Oct)
 
(-50 BPS)(1)
 
(+50 BPS)(1)
ARM RMBS
                                 
ARM RMBS
$
1,361
$
1,437
0.04%
$
105.63
4.64%
5.08%
 166
 194
0.01%
43.58%
$
8
$
(7)
Total ARM RMBS
 
1,361
 
1,437
0.04%
 
105.63
4.64%
5.08%
 166
 194
0.01%
43.58%
 
8
 
(7)
Fixed Rate RMBS
                                 
Fixed Rate CMO
 
740,989
 
760,587
21.64%
 
102.64
4.27%
4.62%
 7
 351
7.36%
7.09%
 
6,662
 
(11,508)
Fixed Rate CMO Total
 
740,989
 
760,587
21.64%
 
102.64
4.27%
4.62%
 7
 351
7.36%
7.09%
 
6,662
 
(11,508)
15yr 3.5
 
2,860
 
2,884
0.08%
 
100.85
3.50%
3.83%
 59
 119
0.14%
22.75%
 
56
 
(55)
15yr 4.0
 
769,252
 
790,445
22.49%
 
102.76
4.00%
4.52%
 4
 174
4.97%
4.77%
 
14,827
 
(15,791)
15yr Total
 
772,112
 
793,329
22.57%
 
102.75
4.00%
4.51%
 4
 174
4.96%
4.86%
 
14,883
 
(15,846)
20yr 4.0
 
205,140
 
209,485
5.97%
 
102.12
4.00%
4.47%
 16
 220
8.42%
9.27%
 
4,917
 
(5,057)
20yr 4.5
 
19,024
 
19,763
0.56%
 
103.89
4.50%
5.14%
 5
 234
14.88%
15.95%
 
299
 
(379)
20yr Total
 
224,164
 
229,248
6.53%
 
101.44
4.04%
4.52%
 15
 221
8.97%
9.84%
 
5,216
 
(5,436)
30yr 4.0
 
325,251
 
329,921
9.39%
 
101.44
4.00%
4.48%
 18
 338
5.70%
6.45%
 
8,417
 
(9,764)
30yr 4.5
 
1,040,243
 
1,083,556
30.84%
 
104.16
4.50%
4.92%
 12
 346
7.84%
9.41%
 
20,511
 
(25,887)
30yr 5.0
 
169,898
 
180,862
5.15%
 
106.45
5.00%
5.50%
 6
 352
7.95%
6.78%
 
2,824
 
(3,672)
30yr Total
 
1,535,392
 
1,594,339
45.38%
 
103.84
4.45%
4.89%
 12
 345
7.40%
8.35%
 
31,752
 
(39,323)
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
 
3,272,657
 
3,377,503
96.12%
 
103.20
4.27%
4.72%
 9
 297
6.92%
7.48%
 
58,513
 
(72,113)
Total Pass Through RMBS
 
3,274,018
 
3,378,940
96.16%
 
103.20
4.27%
4.72%
 9
 297
6.92%
7.50%
 
58,521
 
(72,120)
Structured RMBS
                                 
Interest-Only Securities
 
714,440
 
111,929
3.19%
 
15.67
3.70%
4.28%
 61
 246
10.11%
11.07%
 
(12,360)
 
8,349
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
 
234,523
 
23,087
0.66%
 
9.84
3.06%
4.86%
 51
 300
11.02%
12.93%
 
2,702
 
(3,196)
Total Structured RMBS
 
948,963
 
135,016
3.84%
 
14.23
3.54%
4.42%
 58
 259
10.33%
11.53%
 
(9,658)
 
5,153
Total Mortgage Assets
$
4,222,981
$
3,513,956
100.00%
   
4.11%
4.65%
 20
 289
7.69%
8.57%
$
48,863
$
(66,967)
                                   


                             
Int
 
Int
   
Average
 
Hedge
                   
Rate
 
Rate
   
Notional
 
Period
                   
Sensitivity
 
Sensitivity
Hedge
 
Balance(2)
 
End
                   
(-50 BPS)(1)
 
(+50 BPS)(1)
Eurodollar Futures
 
(1,500,000)
 
Jan-2020
                 
$
(15,000)
$
15,000
Swaps
 
(1,260,000)
 
Oct-2020
                   
(13,455)
 
13,455
5-Year Treasury Future
 
(165,000)
 
Dec-2018
                   
(4,142)
 
4,112
TBA
 
(400,000)
 
Oct-2018
                   
(11,284)
 
12,835
Swaptions
 
(850,000)
 
Mar-2028
                   
(5,930)
 
22,887
Hedge Total
 
(4,175,000)
                     
$
(49,811)
$
68,289
Rate Shock Grand Total
                         
$
(948)
$
1,322
 
(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 $112.48 at September 30, 2018.  The notional contract value of the short position was $185.6 million.

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 September 30, 2018
           
As of September 30, 2018
           
Fannie Mae
 
$
2,196,959
     
62.5
%
Non-Whole Pool Assets
 
$
1,123,264
     
32.0
%
Freddie Mac
   
1,312,238
     
37.4
%
Whole Pool Assets
   
2,390,692
     
68.0
%
Ginnie Mae
   
4,759
     
0.1
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,513,956
     
100.0
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,513,956
     
100.0
%
                 
 
 

 
Borrowings By Counterparty
               
($ in thousands)
               
           
Weighted
Weighted
 
       
% of
 
Average
Average
 
   
Total
 
Total
 
Repo
Maturity
Longest
As of September 30, 2018
 
Borrowings
 
Debt
 
Rate
in Days
Maturity
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
$
451,522
 
13.4%
 
2.33%
44
11/28/2018
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.
 
365,454
 
11.0%
 
2.28%
38
11/13/2018
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 
279,921
 
8.4%
 
2.35%
66
12/7/2018
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 
270,968
 
8.2%
 
2.25%
12
10/26/2018
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
 
242,867
 
7.3%
 
2.35%
21
11/5/2018
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
 
224,256
 
6.8%
 
2.27%
36
11/16/2018
ICBC Financial Services LLC
 
181,998
 
5.5%
 
2.30%
63
12/13/2018
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
 
177,575
 
5.3%
 
2.24%
44
11/13/2018
ING Financial Markets LLC
 
157,743
 
4.7%
 
2.30%
28
11/29/2018
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
 
154,901
 
4.7%
 
2.28%
67
12/13/2018
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
 
147,852
 
4.5%
 
2.26%
36
11/9/2018
Natixis, New York Branch
 
121,495
 
3.7%
 
2.41%
17
10/24/2018
FHLB-Cincinnati
 
99,336
 
3.0%
 
2.36%
1
10/1/2018
South Street Securities, LLC
 
80,063
 
2.4%
 
2.35%
59
11/29/2018
Bank of Montreal
 
75,774
 
2.3%
 
2.28%
15
10/15/2018
ASL Capital Markets Inc.
 
55,622
 
1.7%
 
2.29%
46
11/16/2018
Lucid Cash Fund USG LLC
 
54,122
 
1.6%
 
2.33%
18
10/18/2018
Goldman, Sachs & Co
 
46,174
 
1.4%
 
2.23%
5
10/5/2018
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
 
42,851
 
1.3%
 
2.29%
18
10/22/2018
ASL Capital Markets Inc.
 
40,866
 
1.2%
 
2.29%
46
11/16/2018
J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC
 
26,294
 
0.8%
 
2.19%
16
10/16/2018
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
 
10,155
 
0.3%
 
2.32%
22
10/22/2018
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
 
8,401
 
0.3%
 
2.62%
6
10/10/2018
Lucid Prime Fund, LLC
 
5,594
 
0.2%
 
2.72%
18
10/18/2018
Total Borrowings
$
3,321,803
 
100.0%
 
2.30%
37
12/13/2018
 
Contact:

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