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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES
APRIL 2018 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND
MARCH 31, 2018 RMBS PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS

·
April 2018 Monthly Dividend of $0.09 Per Share
·
Estimated Book Value Per Share at March 31, 2018 of $8.09
·
Estimated GAAP net loss of $0.31 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, including an estimated $0.72 per share of realized and unrealized losses on RMBS and derivative instruments
·
Estimated (3.6)% total return on equity for the quarter, or (14.2)% annualized
·
RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of March 31, 2018

Vero Beach, Fla., April 12, 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 April 2018. The dividend of $0.09 per share will be paid May 10, 2018 to holders of record on April 30, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of April 27, 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 April 12, 2018, the Company had 53,098,115 shares outstanding. At December 31, 2017, the Company had 53,061,904 shares outstanding.

Estimated March 31, 2018 Book Value Per Share

The Company's estimated book value per share as of March 31, 2018 was $8.09.  The Company computes book value per share by dividing total stockholders' equity by the total number of outstanding shares of common stock. At March 31, 2018, the Company's preliminary estimated total stockholders' equity was approximately $429.5 million with 53,072,169 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 $0.31, which includes $0.72 per share of net realized and unrealized losses on RMBS and derivative instruments for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.  These amounts compare to total dividends declared during the quarter of $0.31 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 March 31, 2018 was (3.6)%, or (14.2)% 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 $(0.31) per share, comprised of dividends per share of $0.31 and a decrease in book value per share of $0.62 from December 31, 2017.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of March 31, 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 March 31, 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 and the expected funding of purchases 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)
                                   
                     
Percentage
   
Weighted
   
Realized
 
   
Current
   
Fair
   
Current
   
of
   
Average
   
Mar 2018 CPR
 
Asset Category
 
Face
   
Value(1)
   
Price
   
Portfolio
   
Coupon
   
(Reported in Apr)
 
As of March 31, 2018
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
$
1,643
   
$
1,754
   
$
106.72
     
0.05
%
   
3.94
%
   
0.02
%
10-1 Hybrid Rate RMBS
   
26,536
     
26,482
     
99.80
     
0.71
%
   
2.59
%
   
0.71
%
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
   
26,536
     
26,482
     
99.80
     
0.71
%
   
2.59
%
   
0.71
%
15 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
124,811
     
128,941
     
103.31
     
3.44
%
   
3.85
%
   
4.77
%
20 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
494,385
     
512,935
     
103.75
     
13.69
%
   
4.00
%
   
7.14
%
30 Year Fixed Rate RMBS
   
2,790,033
     
2,927,257
     
104.92
     
78.15
%
   
4.33
%
   
7.75
%
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
   
3,409,229
     
3,569,133
     
104.69
     
95.28
%
   
4.27
%
   
7.57
%
Total Pass-through RMBS
   
3,437,408
     
3,597,369
     
104.65
     
96.04
%
   
4.25
%
   
7.51
%
Interest-Only Securities
   
791,518
     
120,199
     
15.19
     
3.21
%
   
3.82
%
   
11.51
%
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
256,047
     
28,216
     
11.02
     
0.75
%
   
3.80
%
   
9.17
%
Structured RMBS
   
1,047,565
     
148,415
     
14.17
     
3.96
%
   
3.82
%
   
10.93
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
4,484,973
   
$
3,745,784
             
100.00
%
   
4.24
%
   
8.31
%

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 March 31, 2018
           
As of March 31, 2018
           
Fannie Mae
 
$
2,248,934
     
60.0
%
Whole Pool Assets
 
$
2,953,255
     
78.8
%
Freddie Mac
   
1,490,267
     
39.8
%
Non-Whole Pool Assets
   
792,529
     
21.2
%
Ginnie Mae
   
6,583
     
0.2
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,745,784
     
100.0
%
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,745,784
     
100.0
%
                 

(1)
Amounts in the tables above include assets with a fair value of approximately $14.6 million purchased in March 2018, which settle in April 2018, and exclude assets with a fair value of approximately $159.3 million sold in March 2018, which settle in April 2018.



Borrowings By Counterparty
                       
($ in thousands)
                       
               
Weighted
   
         
% of
   
Average
   
   
Total
   
Total
   
Maturity
 
Longest
As of March 31, 2018
 
Borrowings(1)
   
Debt
   
in Days
 
Maturity
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 
$
589,348
     
16.3
%
   
90
 
8/10/2018
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.
   
388,453
     
10.7
%
   
71
 
8/10/2018
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
   
270,631
     
7.5
%
   
15
 
4/13/2018
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
   
216,939
     
6.0
%
   
37
 
5/18/2018
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
   
213,696
     
5.9
%
   
14
 
4/12/2018
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
   
194,987
     
5.4
%
   
18
 
4/16/2018
ING Financial Markets LLC
   
186,597
     
5.2
%
   
12
 
4/11/2018
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc
   
171,645
     
4.7
%
   
48
 
5/18/2018
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
   
165,195
     
4.6
%
   
75
 
6/13/2018
ICBC Financial Services LLC
   
147,091
     
4.1
%
   
29
 
4/27/2018
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
   
132,688
     
3.7
%
   
19
 
4/27/2018
South Street Securities, LLC
   
122,788
     
3.4
%
   
29
 
4/30/2018
KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P
   
121,254
     
3.4
%
   
68
 
8/14/2018
Goldman, Sachs & Co
   
113,200
     
3.1
%
   
14
 
4/12/2018
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
   
110,219
     
3.0
%
   
19
 
4/30/2018
Natixis, New York Branch
   
101,460
     
2.8
%
   
21
 
4/26/2018
FHLB-Cincinnati
   
91,868
     
2.5
%
   
4
 
4/2/2018
ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc
   
84,214
     
2.3
%
   
36
 
5/21/2018
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc
   
72,707
     
2.0
%
   
21
 
4/25/2018
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
   
66,230
     
1.8
%
   
12
 
4/12/2018
Lucid Cash Fund USG LLC
   
40,010
     
1.1
%
   
19
 
4/17/2018
J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC
   
18,060
     
0.5
%
   
15
 
4/13/2018
Total Borrowings
 
$
3,619,280
     
100.0
%
   
42
 
8/14/2018

(1)
In March 2018, the Company purchased assets with a fair value of approximately $14.6 million, which settle in April 2018 that are expected to be funded by repurchase agreements.  The anticipated borrowings are not included in the table above.  In addition, the Company sold assets with a fair value of approximately $159.3 million, which settle in April 2018 that collateralize approximately $152.4 million of repurchase agreements 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 March 31, 2018
                                   
Adjustable Rate RMBS
 
$
1,754
     
3
     
10.05
%
   
2.00
%
 
$
7
   
$
(6
)
Hybrid Adjustable Rate RMBS
   
26,482
     
57
     
7.59
%
   
2.00
%
   
371
     
(395
)
Total Fixed Rate RMBS
   
3,569,133
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
70,128
     
(88,614
)
Total Pass-through RMBS
   
3,597,369
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
70,506
     
(89,015
)
Interest-Only Securities
   
120,199
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
(15,476
)
   
10,951
 
Inverse Interest-Only Securities
   
28,216
     
1
     
5.25
%
   
n/a
     
2,715
     
(3,418
)
Structured RMBS
   
148,415
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
(12,761
)
   
7,533
 
Total Mortgage Assets
 
$
3,745,784
     
n/a
     
n/a
     
n/a
   
$
57,745
   
$
(81,482
)
                                                 
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
     
(11,918
)
   
11,918
 
Payer Swaption
     
750,000
   
Aug-2028
     
(6,493
)
   
15,539
 
Receiver Swaption
     
100,000
   
Feb-2024
     
1,299
     
(562
)
TBA Short Positions
     
400,000
   
Apr-2018
     
(11,581
)
   
13,551
 
Total Hedges
                     
(53,067
)
   
64,754
 
                                   
Grand Total
                   
$
4,678
   
$
(16,728
)

(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 $114.46 at March 31, 2018.  The notional contract value of the short position was $188.9 million.


Contact:

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