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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES
MARCH 2018 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
FEBRUARY 28, 2018 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

·
March 2018 Monthly Dividend of $0.09 Per Share
·
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of February 28, 2018

Vero Beach, Fla., March 8, 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 March 2018. The dividend of $0.09 per share will be paid April 10, 2018, to holders of record on March 29, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of March 28, 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 March 8, 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 February 28, 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. 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
   
Feb 2018 CPR
 
Asset Category
 
Face
   
Value
   
Price
   
Portfolio
   
Coupon
   
(Reported in Mar)
 
As of February 28, 2018
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
$
1,649
   
$
1,740
   
$
105.53
     
0.05
%
   
3.95
%
   
0.02
%
10-1 Hybrid Rate RMBS
   
26,568
     
26,448
     
99.55
     
0.69
%
   
2.59
%
   
0.70
%
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
   
26,568
     
26,448
     
99.55
     
0.69
%
   
2.59
%
   
0.70
%
15 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
38,111
     
38,944
     
102.19
     
1.02
%
   
3.50
%
   
10.69
%
20 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
498,438
     
517,292
     
103.78
     
13.50
%
   
4.00
%
   
6.03
%
30 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
2,965,939
     
3,109,311
     
104.83
     
81.16
%
   
4.32
%
   
5.71
%
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
   
3,502,488
     
3,665,547
     
104.66
     
95.68
%
   
4.26
%
   
5.81
%
Total Pass-through RMBS
   
3,530,705
     
3,693,735
     
104.62
     
96.41
%
   
4.25
%
   
5.77
%
Interest-Only Securities
   
735,979
     
108,333
     
14.72
     
2.83
%
   
3.80
%
   
11.36
%
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
259,670
     
29,024
     
11.18
     
0.76
%
   
4.04
%
   
11.68
%
Structured RMBS
   
995,649
     
137,357
     
13.80
     
3.59
%
   
3.85
%
   
11.44
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
4,526,354
   
$
3,831,092
             
100.00
%
   
4.24
%
   
7.02
%

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 February 28, 2018
           
As of February 28, 2018
           
Fannie Mae
 
$
2,291,799
     
59.8
%
Whole Pool Assets
 
$
3,129,859
     
81.7
%
Freddie Mac
   
1,533,373
     
40.0
%
Non-Whole Pool Assets
   
701,233
     
18.3
%
Ginnie Mae
   
5,920
     
0.2
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,831,092
     
100.0
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,831,092
     
100.0
%
                 


Borrowings By Counterparty
             
($ in thousands)
             
           
Weighted
 
       
% of
 
Average
 
   
Total
 
Total
 
Maturity
Longest
As of February 28, 2018
 
Borrowings
 
Debt
 
in Days
Maturity
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
$
592,982
 
16.5%
 
95
8/10/2018
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.
 
393,335
 
10.8%
 
50
8/10/2018
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 
273,290
 
7.5%
 
14
3/14/2018
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
 
226,543
 
6.2%
 
16
3/19/2018
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
 
219,183
 
6.0%
 
12
3/12/2018
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
 
207,991
 
5.7%
 
15
3/27/2018
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
 
196,124
 
5.4%
 
16
3/16/2018
ING Financial Markets LLC
 
192,698
 
5.3%
 
11
3/12/2018
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
 
173,432
 
4.8%
 
19
3/23/2018
Goldman, Sachs & Co
 
154,046
 
4.2%
 
16
3/29/2018
ICBC Financial Services LLC
 
151,117
 
4.1%
 
2
3/2/2018
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
 
136,686
 
3.7%
 
18
3/29/2018
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
 
124,525
 
3.4%
 
43
8/14/2018
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
 
111,128
 
3.0%
 
9
3/14/2018
Natixis, New York Branch
 
103,550
 
2.8%
 
20
3/26/2018
FHLB-Cincinnati
 
92,054
 
2.5%
 
1
3/1/2018
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
 
86,115
 
2.4%
 
17
3/22/2018
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
 
73,769
 
2.0%
 
17
3/22/2018
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
 
67,255
 
1.8%
 
10
3/12/2018
Lucid Cash Fund USG LLC
 
40,111
 
1.1%
 
13
3/13/2018
J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC
 
18,697
 
0.5%
 
13
3/14/2018
South Street Securities, LLC
 
10,614
 
0.3%
 
28
3/28/2018
Total Borrowings
$
3,645,245
 
100.0%
 
32
8/14/2018
 

 


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 February 28, 2018
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
$
1,740
     
4
     
10.05
%
   
2.00
%
 
$
8
   
$
(6
)
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
   
26,448
     
58
     
7.59
%
   
2.00
%
   
386
     
(406
)
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
   
3,665,547
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
74,508
     
(93,300
)
Total Pass-through RMBS
   
3,693,735
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
74,902
     
(93,712
)
Interest-Only Securities
   
108,333
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
(12,083
)
   
8,526
 
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
29,024
     
1
     
5.28
%
   
n/a
     
3,050
     
(3,647
)
Structured RMBS
   
137,357
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
(9,033
)
   
4,879
 
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,831,092
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
   
$
65,869
   
$
(88,833
)
                                                 
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-2020
   
$
(20,000
)
 
$
20,000
 
Treasury Futures Contracts - Short Positions
     
165,000
   
Jun-2018
     
(4,374
)
   
4,308
 
Payer Swaps
     
1,010,000
   
Aug-2022
     
(12,175
)
   
12,175
 
Payer Swaption
     
750,000
   
Aug-2028
     
(5,462
)
   
13,106
 
Receiver Swaption
     
100,000
   
Feb-2024
     
1,141
     
(478
)
TBA Short Positions
     
400,000
   
Mar-2018
     
(11,708
)
   
13,640
 
Total Hedges
                     
(52,578
)
   
62,751
 
                                   
Grand Total
                   
$
13,291
   
$
(26,082
)

(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 $113.93 at February 28, 2018.  The notional contract value of the short position was $188.0 million.


Contact:

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