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EXHIBIT 99.1

ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES
JUNE 2017 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
MAY 31, 2017 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

·
June 2017 Monthly Dividend of $0.14 Per Share
·
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of May 31, 2017

Vero Beach, Fla., June 13, 2017 - Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of June 2017. The dividend of $0.14 per share will be paid July 10, 2017, to holders of record on June 30, 2017, with an ex-dividend date of June 28, 2017.

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 June 13, 2017, the Company had 41,529,272 shares outstanding, including shares sold via the Company's at the market program through that date that have not yet settled. At March 31, 2017, the Company had 34,270,126 shares outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of May 31, 2017 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, 2016.
 
 


RMBS Valuation Characteristics
                                   
($ in thousands)
                                   
                     
Percentage
   
Weighted
   
Realized
 
   
Current
   
Fair
   
Current
   
of
   
Average
   
May 2017 CPR
 
Asset Category
 
Face
   
Value(1)
   
Price
   
Portfolio
   
Coupon
   
(Reported in June)
 
As of May 31, 2017
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
$
1,820
   
$
1,935
     
106.33
     
0.06
%
   
3.52
%
   
0.07
%
10-1 Hybrid Rate RMBS
   
41,905
     
42,969
     
102.54
     
1.24
%
   
2.55
%
   
0.59
%
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
   
41,905
     
42,969
     
102.54
     
1.24
%
   
2.55
%
   
0.59
%
15 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
43,600
     
46,098
     
105.73
     
1.33
%
   
3.50
%
   
10.52
%
20 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
174,754
     
186,938
     
106.97
     
5.39
%
   
4.00
%
   
3.53
%
30 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
2,811,977
     
3,044,449
     
108.27
     
87.77
%
   
4.45
%
   
7.60
%
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
   
3,030,331
     
3,277,485
     
108.16
     
94.49
%
   
4.41
%
   
7.49
%
Total Pass-through RMBS
   
3,074,056
     
3,322,389
     
108.08
     
95.78
%
   
4.39
%
   
7.39
%
Interest-Only Securities
   
815,688
     
100,404
     
12.31
     
2.89
%
   
3.74
%
   
14.38
%
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
236,227
     
45,857
     
19.41
     
1.32
%
   
5.20
%
   
11.61
%
Structured RMBS
   
1,051,915
     
146,261
     
13.90
     
4.22
%
   
4.20
%
   
13.76
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
4,125,971
   
$
3,468,650
             
100.00
%
   
4.38
%
   
9.04
%

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 May 31, 2017
           
As of May 31, 2017
           
Fannie Mae
 
$
2,748,589
     
79.2
%
Whole Pool Assets
 
$
2,937,713
     
84.7
%
Freddie Mac
   
712,236
     
20.6
%
Non Whole Pool Assets
   
530,937
     
15.3
%
Ginnie Mae
   
7,825
     
0.2
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,468,650
     
100.0
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,468,650
     
100.0
%
                 

(1)
Amounts in the tables above include assets with a fair value of approximately $69.4 million purchased in May 2017 which settle in June 2017, and excludes assets with a fair value of $57.0 million sold in May 2017 which settle in June 2017.



Borrowings By Counterparty
                       
($ in thousands)
                       
               
Weighted
   
         
% of
   
Average
   
   
Total
   
Total
   
Maturity
 
Longest
As of May 31, 2017
 
Borrowings(1)
   
Debt
   
in Days
 
Maturity
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 
$
457,601
     
14.0
%
   
12
 
6/23/2017
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
   
323,946
     
9.9
%
   
11
 
6/12/2017
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
   
263,389
     
8.1
%
   
10
 
6/29/2017
ICBC Financial Services LLC
   
242,783
     
7.5
%
   
12
 
6/13/2017
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
   
232,042
     
7.1
%
   
18
 
6/21/2017
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
   
230,413
     
7.1
%
   
13
 
6/13/2017
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
   
201,965
     
6.2
%
   
45
 
7/17/2017
South Street Securities, LLC
   
174,853
     
5.4
%
   
9
 
6/22/2017
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
   
167,230
     
5.1
%
   
10
 
6/13/2017
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
   
154,051
     
4.7
%
   
15
 
6/23/2017
Goldman, Sachs & Co
   
137,375
     
4.2
%
   
10
 
6/13/2017
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
   
129,653
     
4.0
%
   
12
 
6/14/2017
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
   
107,208
     
3.3
%
   
13
 
6/16/2017
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.
   
86,600
     
2.7
%
   
12
 
6/12/2017
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
   
81,432
     
2.5
%
   
17
 
6/29/2017
FHLB-Cincinnati
   
81,381
     
2.5
%
   
1
 
6/1/2017
Natixis, New York Branch
   
77,512
     
2.4
%
   
9
 
6/22/2017
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
   
64,599
     
2.0
%
   
69
 
8/17/2017
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
   
43,692
     
1.3
%
   
26
 
6/26/2017
Total Borrowings
 
$
3,257,725
     
100.0
%
   
15
 
8/17/2017

(1)
In May 2017, the Company purchased assets with a fair value of approximately $69.4 million which settle in June 2017 that are expected to be funded by repurchase agreements.  These anticipated borrowings are not 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 May 31, 2017
                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
$
1,935
2
 
10.04%
2.00%
$
5
$
(3)
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
42,969
68
 
7.55%
2.00%
 
541
 
(651)
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
 
3,277,485
n/a
 
n/a
n/a
 
36,209
 
(56,515)
Total Pass-through RMBS
 
3,322,389
n/a
 
n/a
n/a
 
36,755
 
(57,169)
Interest-Only Securities
 
100,404
n/a
 
n/a
n/a
 
(18,077)
 
16,848
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
 
45,857
1
 
6.22%
n/a
 
252
 
(1,778)
Structured RMBS
 
146,261
n/a
 
n/a
n/a
 
(17,825)
 
15,070
Total Mortgage Assets
$
3,468,650
n/a
 
n/a
n/a
$
18,930
$
(42,099)
                     
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
$
953,333
Dec-2020
$
(14,231)
$
17,875
Treasury Futures Contracts - Short Positions
 
465,000
Sep-2027
 
(18,256)
 
17,841
Payer Swaps
 
950,000
May-2022
 
(11,955)
 
11,955
TBA Short Positions
 
250,000
Jun-2017
 
(6,513)
 
8,116
Total Hedges
       
(50,955)
 
55,787
               
Grand Total
     
$
(32,025)
$
13,688

(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)
Treasury futures contracts were valued at a price of $126.30 at May 31, 2017.  The nominal contract value of the short position was $587.3 million.


Contact:

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