# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001518621
**File Stem:** 0001437749-26-000817
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 10495
**Document Hash:** f8c86fd016722334eee1e7b04d7f5173
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001437749-26-000817.hdr.sgml**: 20260107

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001437749-26-000817

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260107

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260107

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260107

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001518621
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 273269228
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-35236
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26516556

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3305 FLAMINGO DRIVE
- **CITY:** VERO BEACH
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 32963
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 772-231-1400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3305 FLAMINGO DRIVE
- **CITY:** VERO BEACH
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 32963

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**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): **January 7, 2026**

**Orchid Island Capital, Inc.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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| **Maryland** | **001-35236** | **27-3269228** |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |

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**3305 Flamingo Drive**,**Vero Beach**,**Florida32963**

(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| **Title of each class:** | **Trading symbol:**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  | **Name of each exchange on which registered:** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | ORC | NYSE |

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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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

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**Item 8.01. Other Events.**

On January 7, 2026, Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend for the month of January 2026 of $0.12 per share of the Company's common stock, to be paid on February 26, 2026, to holders of record on January 30, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of January 30, 2026. A copy of the Company's press release announcing the dividend 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. 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

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| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | [Press Release dated January 7, 2026](ex_904954.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**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.

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| Date: January 7, 2026 |  | ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL, INC. |
|  | By: | /s/ Robert E. Cauley |
|  |  | Robert E. Cauley |
|  |  | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES**

**JANUARY 2026 MONTHLY DIVIDEND AND** 

**FOURTH QUARTER 2025 RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT DATES**

● January 2026 Monthly Dividend of $0.12 Per Share of Common Stock

● Estimated Fourth Quarter 2025 Results and MBS Portfolio Characteristics as of December 31, 2025 to be Released January 14, 2026

● Year End and Fourth Quarter 2025 Results to be Released January 29, 2026

Vero Beach, Fla., January 7, 2026 - Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of January 2026. The dividend of $0.12 per share will be paid February 26, 2026, to holders of record of the Company's common stock on January 30, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of January 30, 2026. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on February 11, 2026.

The Company intends to make regular monthly cash distributions to its holders of common stock. 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.

The estimated results for the fourth quarter of 2025, consisting of estimated book value per share, estimated GAAP net income per share (including estimated net realized and unrealized gains on RMBS and derivative instruments per share), and estimated total return on equity will be released following the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. The Company also will release details of the RMBS portfolio as of December 31, 2025 in the January 14, 2026 announcement. These figures will be 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 year and quarter ended December 31, 2025, are subject to audit by the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.

The Company will release results for the year end and fourth quarter of 2025 following the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, January 29, 2026. An earnings conference call and live audio webcast will be hosted Friday, January 30, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET. Participants can register and receive dial-in information at https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIe7ac54790ec24b0086407642d1752926. A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/2yopaqhb or via the investor relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.orchidislandcapital.com. An audio archive of the webcast will be available for 30 days after the call.

**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 and collateralized mortgage obligations issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, 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 and announcements of results as of and for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2025. 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

**Contact:**

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

Robert E. Cauley

3305 Flamingo Drive,

Vero Beach, Florida 32963