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):  July 15, 2020

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:
Trading symbol:
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
ORC
NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 




ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On July 15, 2020, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its preliminary book value of $5.22 per share as of  June 30, 2020, certain details of its RMBS portfolio as of June 30, 2020, and preliminary net income of $0.74 per share and preliminary realized and unrealized gains of $0.43 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. 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 July 15, 2020, the Company announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend for the month of July 2020 of $0.06 per share to be paid on August 27, 2020 to holders of record on July 31, 2020, with an ex-dividend date of July 30, 2020. In addition, the Company announced certain details of its RMBS portfolio as of June 30, 2020 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, 2019 and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2020.  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: July 15, 2020
        ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert E. Cauley
 
 
 
Robert E. Cauley
 
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
EXHIBIT 99.1

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES
ESTIMATED SECOND QUARTER 2020 RESULTS,
JULY 2020 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
JUNE 30, 2020 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS


July 2020 Monthly Dividend of $0.06 Per Share
Estimated Book Value Per Share as of June 30, 2020 of $5.22
Estimated GAAP net income of $0.74 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, including an estimated $0.43 per share of net realized and unrealized gains on RMBS and derivative instruments
Estimated 15.8% total return on equity for the quarter
Estimated book value, net income and total return on equity amounts are preliminary, subject to change, and subject to review by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of June 30, 2020
Next Dividend Announcement Expected August 19, 2020


Vero Beach, Fla., July 15, 2020 - 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 July 2020. The dividend of $0.06 per share will be paid August 27, 2020 to holders of record on July 31, 2020, with an ex-dividend date of July 30, 2020. The Company plans on announcing its next dividend after the Board’s meeting on August 19, 2020.

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 July 15, 2020 and June 30, 2020, the Company had 66,220,664 shares outstanding. At March 31, 2020, the Company had 66,236,639 shares outstanding.

Estimated June 30, 2020 Book Value Per Share

The Company’s estimated book value per share as of June 30, 2020 was $5.22.  The Company computes book value per share by dividing total stockholders' equity by the total number of outstanding shares of common stock. At June 30, 2020, the Company's preliminary estimated total stockholders' equity was approximately $346.0 million with 66,220,664 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 net income per share of $0.74, which includes $0.43 per share of net realized and unrealized gains on RMBS and derivative instruments for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.  These amounts compare to total dividends declared during the quarter of $0.165 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 Total Return on Equity

The Company’s estimated total return on equity for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 was 15.8%. 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 $0.73 per share, comprised of dividends per share of $0.165 and an increase in book value per share of $0.57 from March 31, 2020.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of June 30, 2020 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 June 30, 2020, 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 on a leveraged basis in Agency RMBS. Our investment strategy focuses on, and our portfolio consists of, two categories of Agency RMBS: (i) traditional pass-through Agency RMBS, such as mortgage pass-through certificates issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, and CMOs, and (ii) structured Agency RMBS. The Company is managed by Bimini Advisors, LLC, a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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, 2019 and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2020.



RMBS Valuation Characteristics
 
($ in thousands)
                                                                       
                                                   
Realized
   
Realized
             
                                                   
Jun 2020
   
Apr - Jun
   
Modeled
   
Modeled
 
                           
Net
               
Weighted
   
CPR
   
2020 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 Jul)
   
in Jul)
   
(-50 BPS)(1)
   
(+50 BPS)(1)
 
Pass Through RMBS
                                                                       
Post Reset ARM
 
$
940
   
$
957
     
0.03
%
 
$
101.81
     
4.51
%
   
4.96
%
   
191
     
170
     
0.00
%
   
0.00
%
 
$
2
   
$
(2
)
Fixed Rate CMO
   
152,286
     
162,516
     
4.63
%
   
106.72
     
4.00
%
   
4.40
%
   
36
     
320
     
19.16
%
   
20.96
%
   
374
     
(467
)
15yr 2.0 TBA
   
200,000
     
206,500
     
5.88
%
   
103.25
     
2.00
%
   
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
2,187
     
(2,720
)
15yr 4.0
   
1,246
     
1,349
     
0.04
%
   
108.25
     
4.00
%
   
4.49
%
   
26
     
140
     
0.64
%
   
61.47
%
   
17
     
(17
)
15yr Total
   
201,246
     
207,849
     
5.92
%
   
103.28
     
2.01
%
   
4.49
%
   
26
     
140
     
0.64
%
   
61.47
%
   
2,204
     
(2,737
)
30yr 2.5
   
279,671
     
294,458
     
8.39
%
   
105.29
     
2.50
%
   
3.56
%
   
2
     
358
     
0.26
%
   
0.00
%
   
2,206
     
(4,986
)
30yr 3.0
   
360,757
     
382,943
     
10.91
%
   
106.15
     
3.00
%
   
3.88
%
   
6
     
349
     
11.14
%
   
8.18
%
   
2,439
     
(3,939
)
30yr 3.5
   
1,222,582
     
1,333,076
     
37.97
%
   
109.04
     
3.50
%
   
4.03
%
   
9
     
347
     
13.43
%
   
12.68
%
   
13,206
     
(17,773
)
30yr 4.0
   
483,139
     
538,203
     
15.33
%
   
111.40
     
4.00
%
   
4.52
%
   
16
     
340
     
14.99
%
   
12.17
%
   
7,304
     
(8,662
)
30yr 4.5
   
333,225
     
374,186
     
10.66
%
   
112.29
     
4.50
%
   
5.00
%
   
16
     
341
     
21.36
%
   
18.96
%
   
3,362
     
(3,811
)
30yr 5.0
   
159,346
     
180,815
     
5.15
%
   
113.47
     
5.00
%
   
5.56
%
   
24
     
331
     
18.14
%
   
22.73
%
   
1,925
     
(2,058
)
30yr Total
   
2,838,720
     
3,103,681
     
88.39
%
   
109.33
     
3.62
%
   
4.25
%
   
11
     
346
     
13.30
%
   
13.41
%
   
30,442
     
(41,229
)
Total Pass Through RMBS
   
3,193,192
     
3,475,003
     
98.97
%
   
108.83
     
3.54
%
   
4.25
%
   
12
     
344
     
13.59
%
   
13.86
%
   
33,022
     
(44,435
)
Structured RMBS
                                                                                               
Interest-Only Securities
   
345,144
     
36,259
     
1.03
%
   
10.51
     
4.00
%
   
4.59
%
   
73
     
274
     
37.81
%
   
35.27
%
   
(1,718
)
   
3,313
 
Total Structured RMBS
   
345,144
     
36,259
     
1.03
%
   
10.51
     
4.00
%
   
4.59
%
   
73
     
274
     
37.81
%
   
35.27
%
   
(1,718
)
   
3,313
 
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,538,336
   
$
3,511,262
     
100.00
%
           
3.59
%
   
4.29
%
   
18
     
337
     
16.09
%
   
16.31
%
 
$
31,304
   
$
(41,122
)
                                                                                                 
                                                                                   
Interest
   
Interest
 
   
Average
   
Hedge
                                                                   
Rate
   
Rate
 
   
Notional
   
Period
                                                                   
Sensitivity
   
Sensitivity
 
Hedge
 
Balance
   
End
                                                                   
(-50 BPS)(1)
   
(+50 BPS)(1)
 
Eurodollar Futures
 
$
(50,000
)
 
Dec-2021
                                                                   
$
(375
)
 
$
375
 
Swaps
   
(820,000
)
 
Apr-2025
                                                                     
(16,497
)
   
20,769
 
5-Year Treasury
   
(140,000
)
 
May-2025
                                                                     
(3,463
)
   
3,371
 
5-Year Treasury Futures
   
(69,000
)
 
Sep-2020
                                                                     
(2,208
)
   
2,197
 
Swaptions
   
(645,800
)
 
Sep-2021(2)
                                                                     
(2,174
)
   
3,965
 
Hedge Total
 
$
(1,724,800
)
                                                                         
$
(24,717
)
 
$
30,677
 
Rate Shock Grand Total
                                                                                 
$
6,587
   
$
(10,445
)
(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 $125.74 at June 30, 2020.  The market value of the short position was $86.8 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 June 30, 2020
           
As of June 30, 2020
           
Fannie Mae
 
$
2,129,746
     
64.4
%
Non-Whole Pool Assets
 
$
293,022
     
8.9
%
Freddie Mac
   
1,175,016
     
35.6
%
Whole Pool Assets
   
3,011,740
     
91.1
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,304,762
     
100.0
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,304,762
     
100.0
%
                                   

(1)
Amounts in the tables above exclude long TBA positions with a market value of approximately $206.5 million.


Borrowings By Counterparty
               
($ in thousands)
               
           
Weighted
Weighted
 
       
% of
 
Average
Average
 
   
Total
 
Total
 
Repo
Maturity
Longest
As of June 30, 2020
 
Borrowings
 
Debt
 
Rate
in Days
Maturity
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.
$
382,893
 
11.9%
 
0.25%
12
7/20/2020
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 
340,088
 
10.7%
 
0.30%
30
8/11/2020
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
 
288,424
 
9.1%
 
0.29%
14
7/14/2020
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 
265,699
 
8.4%
 
0.29%
74
9/14/2020
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
 
259,269
 
8.2%
 
0.26%
16
7/27/2020
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
 
236,797
 
7.5%
 
0.28%
25
8/12/2020
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
 
235,396
 
7.4%
 
0.28%
20
9/15/2020
ASL Capital Markets Inc.
 
221,283
 
7.0%
 
0.29%
14
7/20/2020
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
 
205,809
 
6.5%
 
0.28%
39
8/13/2020
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
 
202,389
 
6.4%
 
0.37%
26
7/28/2020
ING Financial Markets LLC
 
115,493
 
3.6%
 
0.29%
19
7/20/2020
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
 
83,184
 
2.6%
 
0.32%
27
8/12/2020
Bank of Montreal
 
81,544
 
2.6%
 
0.26%
14
7/14/2020
South Street Securities, LLC
 
77,817
 
2.5%
 
0.29%
216
5/13/2021
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
 
62,832
 
2.0%
 
0.23%
39
9/11/2020
Lucid Cash Fund USG LLC
 
52,172
 
1.6%
 
0.31%
16
7/16/2020
J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC
 
26,270
 
0.8%
 
0.30%
107
10/15/2020
Barclays Capital Inc
 
25,863
 
0.8%
 
0.33%
10
7/10/2020
Austin Atlantic Asset Management Co.
 
11,428
 
0.4%
 
0.30%
1
7/1/2020
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc(1)
 
89
 
0.0%
 
0.00%
0
n/a
Total Borrowings
$
3,174,739
 
100.0%
 
0.29%
31
5/13/2021

(1)
At June 30, 2020, the outstanding repurchase agreement balance with Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. consisted entirely of cash posted as margin.

Contact:

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