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 13, 2019

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 13, 2019, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors declared a dividend for the month of  February 2019 of $0.08 per share to be paid on March 29, 2019 to holders of record on February 28, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2019. In addition, the Company announced certain details of its MBS portfolio as of January 31, 2019 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. 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, 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: February 13, 2019
        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
FEBRUARY 2019 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
JANUARY 31, 2019 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

 ·
 February 2019 Monthly Dividend of $0.08 Per Share
 ·
 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of January 31, 2019
 ·
 Repurchased 469,975 shares through stock repurchase plan during January 2019
 ·
 Next Dividend Announcement Expected March 13, 2019

Vero Beach, Fla., February 13, 2019 - 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 February 2019. The dividend of $0.08 per share will be paid March 29, 2019, to holders of record on February 28, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2019.  The Company plans on announcing its next dividend after the Board’s meeting on March 13, 2019.

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 13, 2019, the Company had 48,662,448 shares outstanding. At December 31, 2018, the Company had 49,132,423 shares outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of January 31, 2019 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)
                                 
                       
Realized
Realized
       
                       
Jan 2019
Nov - Jan
 
Modeled
 
Modeled
               
Net
   
Weighted
CPR
2019 CPR
 
Interest
 
Interest
         
%
   
Weighted
   
Average
(1-Month)
(3-Month)
 
Rate
 
Rate
   
Current
 
Fair
of
 
Current
Average
   
Maturity
(Reported
(Reported
 
Sensitivity
 
Sensitivity
Type
 
Face
 
Value(1)
Portfolio
 
Price
Coupon
GWAC
Age
(Months)
in Feb)
in Feb)
 
(-50 BPS)(2)
 
(+50 BPS)(2)
ARM RMBS
                                 
Post Rest ARM
$
1,342
$
1,432
0.05%
$
106.73
4.75%
5.19%
 171
 190
0.07%
0.04%
$
10
$
(9)
Fixed Rate CMO
 
710,344
 
735,110
24.83%
 
103.49
4.27%
4.61%
 11
 346
8.00%
7.10%
 
1,821
 
(5,465)
15yr 4.0
 
524,838
 
544,043
18.38%
 
103.66
4.00%
4.53%
 8
 169
6.13%
5.95%
 
9,583
 
(10,161)
15yr Total
 
524,838
 
544,043
18.38%
 
103.66
4.00%
4.53%
 8
 169
6.13%
5.95%
 
9,583
 
(10,161)
20yr 4.0
 
90,217
 
93,570
3.16%
 
103.72
4.00%
4.48%
 18
 218
2.68%
6.62%
 
2,022
 
(2,101)
20yr Total
 
90,217
 
93,570
3.16%
 
103.72
4.00%
4.48%
 18
 218
2.68%
6.62%
 
2,022
 
(2,101)
30yr 4.0
 
304,365
 
313,896
10.60%
 
103.13
4.00%
4.55%
 21
 337
4.19%
5.12%
 
6,246
 
(7,795)
30yr 4.5
 
920,867
 
963,475
32.54%
 
104.63
4.50%
4.96%
 11
 348
12.70%
9.81%
 
11,133
 
(15,769)
30yr 5.0
 
164,020
 
175,744
5.94%
 
107.15
5.00%
5.50%
 11
 347
8.41%
8.89%
 
2,133
 
(2,799)
30yr Total
 
1,389,252
 
1,453,115
49.08%
 
104.60
4.45%
4.93%
 13
 345
10.28%
8.41%
 
19,512
 
(26,363)
Total Pass Through RMBS
 
2,715,993
 
2,827,270
95.49%
 
104.10
4.30%
4.76%
 12
 307
8.49%
7.39%
 
32,948
 
(44,099)
Structured RMBS
                                 
Interest-Only Securities
 
762,892
 
109,993
3.72%
 
14.42
3.74%
4.33%
 59
 254
6.82%
7.90%
 
(15,014)
 
12,111
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
 
222,678
 
23,471
0.79%
 
10.54
2.61%
4.86%
 55
 296
9.27%
10.56%
 
2,205
 
(2,899)
Total Structured RMBS
 
985,570
 
133,464
4.51%
 
13.54
3.48%
4.45%
 58
 263
7.37%
8.50%
 
(12,809)
 
9,212
Total Mortgage Assets
$
3,701,563
$
2,960,734
100.00%
   
4.08%
4.67%
 24
 296
8.18%
7.73%
$
20,139
$
(34,887)
                                   

                             
Interest
 
Interest
   
Average
 
Hedge
                   
Rate
 
Rate
   
Notional
 
Period
                   
Sensitivity
 
Sensitivity
Hedge
 
Balance
 
End
                   
(-50 BPS)(1)
 
(+50 BPS)(1)
Eurodollar Futures
$
(1,725,000)
 
Dec-2020
                 
$
(17,250)
$
17,250
Swaps
 
(1,260,000)
 
Oct-2020
                   
(9,226)
 
9,101
5-Year Treasury Future
 
(165,000)
 
Mar-2019(3)
                   
(3,820)
 
4,590
TBA
 
(250,000)
 
Jan-2018
                   
(6,270)
 
7,454
Swaptions
 
(700,000)
 
Jan-2028
                   
-
 
696
Hedge Total
$
(4,100,000)
                     
$
(36,566)
$
39,091
Rate Shock Grand Total
                         
$
(16,427)
$
4,204



(1)
Amounts in the tables above include assets with a fair value of approximately $210.0 million purchased in January 2019, which settle in February 2019, and exclude assets with a fair value of approximately $240.0 million sold in January 2019, which settle in February 2019.
(2)
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.
(3)
Five year treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $114.86 at January 31, 2019.  The notional contract value of the short position was $189.5 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(1)
   
Portfolio
 
Asset Category
 
Value(1)
   
Portfolio
 
As of January 31, 2019
           
As of January 31, 2019
           
Fannie Mae
 
$
1,429,262
     
48.3
%
Non-Whole Pool Assets
 
$
938,672
     
31.7
%
Freddie Mac
   
1,527,616
     
51.6
%
Whole Pool Assets
   
2,022,062
     
68.3
%
Ginnie Mae
   
3,856
     
0.1
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
2,960,734
     
100.0
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
2,960,734
     
100.0
%
                 

(1)
Amounts in the tables above include assets with a fair value of approximately $210.0 million purchased in January 2019, which settle in February 2019, and exclude assets with a fair value of approximately $240.0 million sold in January 2019, which settle in February 2019.


Borrowings By Counterparty
               
($ in thousands)
               
           
Weighted
Weighted
 
       
% of
 
Average
Average
 
   
Total
 
Total
 
Repo
Maturity
Longest
As of January 31, 2019
 
Borrowings(1)
 
Debt
 
Rate
in Days
Maturity
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.
$
377,892
 
13.6%
 
2.54%
11
3/26/2019
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
 
365,474
 
13.1%
 
2.67%
28
3/4/2019
ING Financial Markets LLC
 
325,422
 
11.6%
 
2.62%
20
3/25/2019
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 
262,708
 
9.4%
 
2.65%
28
3/26/2019
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
 
250,505
 
9.0%
 
2.56%
14
3/7/2019
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
 
204,795
 
7.3%
 
2.55%
16
2/19/2019
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 
154,797
 
5.5%
 
2.67%
15
2/19/2019
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
 
148,355
 
5.3%
 
2.57%
4
2/4/2019
ICBC Financial Services LLC
 
138,423
 
4.9%
 
2.68%
31
3/15/2019
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
 
112,084
 
4.0%
 
2.66%
23
2/27/2019
FHLB-Cincinnati
 
96,382
 
3.4%
 
2.69%
1
2/1/2019
South Street Securities, LLC
 
86,516
 
3.1%
 
2.64%
27
2/28/2019
Natixis, New York Branch
 
57,154
 
2.0%
 
2.78%
14
2/15/2019
Lucid Cash Fund USG LLC
 
49,812
 
1.8%
 
2.70%
14
2/14/2019
ASL Capital Markets Inc.
 
42,794
 
1.5%
 
2.55%
13
2/13/2019
Bank of Montreal
 
35,447
 
1.3%
 
2.66%
43
3/15/2019
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
 
26,762
 
1.0%
 
2.66%
29
3/1/2019
Lucid Prime Fund, LLC
 
20,841
 
0.7%
 
2.75%
14
2/14/2019
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
 
16,916
 
0.6%
 
3.05%
28
2/28/2019
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
 
13,415
 
0.5%
 
2.60%
7
2/7/2019
J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC
 
10,042
 
0.4%
 
2.54%
15
2/15/2019
Total Borrowings
$
2,796,536
 
100.0%
 
2.62%
19
3/26/2019

(1)
In January 2019, the Company sold assets with a fair value of approximately $240.0 million, which settle in February 2019 that collateralize approximately $221.7 million of repurchase agreements included in the table above.


Contact:

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