Press Release: Orchid Island Capital Announces November 2026 Monthly Dividend and October 31, 2026 RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

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   -- November 2026 Monthly Dividend of $0.10 Per Share of Common Stock 
 
   -- RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of October 31, 2026 
 
   -- Estimated book value per common share of $6.52 to $6.54 as of November 6, 
      2026 
 
   -- Next Dividend Announcement Expected December 8, 2026 

VERO BEACH, Fla., Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 November 2026. The dividend of $0.10 per share will be paid December 31, 2026 to holders of record of the Company's common stock on November 30, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of November 30, 2026. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on December 8, 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.

As of November 10, 2026, the Company had 188,601,860 shares of common stock outstanding. As of October 31, 2026, the Company had 192,992,160 shares of common stock outstanding. As of September 30, 2026, the Company had 194,661,864 shares of common stock outstanding.

RMBS Portfolio Characteristics

Details of the RMBS portfolio as of October 31, 2026 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 

Estimated November 6, 2026 Book Value Per Share

The Company estimates book value per share as of November 6, 2026 to be approximately $6.52 to $6.54 per share, an increase of approximately 8% to 9% from the book value at September 30, 2026 of $6.02 per share. The estimated book value per share includes a deduction for the Company's October 2026 dividend that will be paid on November 27, 2026, which was declared on October 14, 2026 with an October 30, 2026 record date. The estimated book value per share is unaudited and has not been verified or reviewed by any third party. The Company is providing this update to its estimated book value per share given recent market conditions and resulting book value volatility. The Company undertakes no obligation to update its estimated book value per share.

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. 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, 2025.

 
RMBS Valuation Characteristics 
($ in thousands) 
-----------------    ----------   ----------  ---------  -------  --------  -----  ---  --------  ---------  ---------      -------   --------- 
                                                                                                             Realized 
                                                                                                  Realized   Aug-26 - 
                                                                                                   Oct-26     Oct-26 
                                                                    Net                 Weighted     CPR        CPR 
                                                                  Weighted              Average   (1-Month)  (3-Month)     Modeled Interest 
                      Current       Fair        % of     Current  Average               Maturity  (Reported  (Reported   Rate Sensitivity (1) 
                                                                                                     in         in 
Type                   Face         Value     Portfolio   Price    Coupon   GWAC   Age  (Months)  November)  November)   (-50 BPS)   (+50 BPS) 
-----------------   -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------  -----  ---  --------  ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------- 
Fixed Rate RMBS 
----------------- 
30yr 3.0            $   305,314  $   260,785      2.45%    85.42     3.00%  3.52%   66       286       6.5%       6.4%   $    7,912  $  (8,023) 
30yr 3.5                 35,527       31,140      0.29%    87.65     3.50%  4.30%   85       255       6.8%       8.6%          923       (935) 
30yr 4.0                 45,959       42,064      0.40%    91.52     4.00%  4.77%   89       266       1.6%       4.7%        1,119     (1,150) 
30yr 4.5                424,423      395,862      3.73%    93.27     4.50%  5.46%   34       321       5.1%       5.9%        9,365    (10,087) 
30yr 5.0              1,751,837    1,673,232     15.75%    95.51     5.00%  6.00%   19       336       4.4%       4.8%       37,027    (40,588) 
30yr 5.5              3,927,211    3,857,033     36.29%    98.21     5.50%  6.45%   17       338       5.8%       5.8%       74,486    (83,770) 
30yr 6.0              3,096,377    3,111,136     29.28%   100.48     6.00%  6.92%   21       333       8.9%      10.0%       48,300    (56,597) 
30yr 6.5              1,168,103    1,195,018     11.25%   102.30     6.50%  7.39%   24       330      14.0%      16.2%       15,278    (18,457) 
30yr 7.0                 47,531       49,422      0.47%   103.98     7.00%  7.91%   35       317      25.7%      14.4%          634       (748) 
------------------   ----------   ----------  ---------  -------  --------  -----  ---  --------  ---------  ---------      -------   --------- 
Total Pass-Through 
 RMBS                10,802,282   10,615,692     99.89%    98.27     5.55%  6.48%   22       333       7.4%       8.0%      195,044   (220,355) 
Total Structured 
 RMBS                    77,598       11,323      0.11%    14.59     3.40%  4.59%  144       200       6.8%       6.4%         (54)          31 
------------------   ----------   ----------  ---------  -------  --------  -----  ---  --------  ---------  ---------      -------   --------- 
Total Mortgage 
 Assets             $10,879,880  $10,627,015    100.00%              5.54%  6.47%   23       332       7.4%       8.0%   $  194,990  $(220,324) 
==================   ==========   ==========  =========  =======  ========  =====  ===  ========  =========  =========      =======   ========= 
 
 
                              Hedge       Modeled Interest 
                  Notional    Period    Rate Sensitivity (1) 
Hedge             Balance      End      (-50 BPS)    (+50 BPS) 
-------------   ------------  ------  -------------  --------- 
3-Month SOFR 
 Futures        $  (390,000)  Mar-27   $    (1,121)  $   1,121 
10-Year 
 Treasury 
 Future(2)       (1,281,000)  Aug-33       (39,481)     38,380 
10-Year Ultra 
 Treasury 
 Future(3)         (560,000)  May-36       (23,405)     22,383 
ERIS SOFR Swap 
 Futures            (10,000)  Dec-31          (164)        160 
Swaps            (6,264,200)  Mar-32      (144,078)    139,095 
Hedge Total     $(8,505,200)           $  (208,249)  $ 201,139 
--------------   -----------  ------      ---------   -------- 
Rate Shock 
 Grand Total                           $   (13,259)  $(19,185) 
==============   ===========  ======      =========   ======== 
 

(1) Modeled results from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Yield Book. Interest rate shocks assume instantaneous parallel shifts and horizon prices are calculated assuming constant SOFR option-adjusted spreads. These results are for illustrative purposes only and actual results may differ materially.

(2) Ten-year Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $106.64 at October 31, 2026. The market value of the short position was $1,366.1 million.

(3) Ten-year Ultra Treasury futures contracts were valued at prices of $108.13 at October 31, 2026. The market value of the short position was $605.5 million.

 
RMBS Assets by Agency 
($ in thousands) 
-----------------------    ----------  ---------- 
                                       Percentage 
                             Fair          of 
Asset Category               Value     Portfolio 
-----------------------   -----------  ---------- 
As of October 31, 2026 
Fannie Mae                $ 5,453,589       51.3% 
Freddie Mac                 5,173,426       48.7% 
------------------------   ----------  ---------- 
Total Mortgage Assets     $10,627,015      100.0% 
========================   ==========  ========== 
 
 
Investment Company Act of 1940 Whole Pool Test 
($ in thousands) 
                                               Percentage 
                                   Fair            of 
Asset Category                     Value       Portfolio 
---------------------------   ---------------  ---------- 
As of October 31, 2026 
Non-Whole Pool Assets          $      522,891        4.9% 
Whole Pool Assets                  10,104,124       95.1% 
----------------------------      -----------  ---------- 
Total Mortgage Assets          $   10,627,015      100.0% 
============================      ===========  ========== 
 
 
Borrowings By 
Counterparty 
($ in thousands) 
-----------------    ---------  ------  --------  --------  ---------- 
                                        Weighted  Weighted 
                                 % of   Average   Average 
                      Total     Total     Repo    Maturity   Longest 
As of October 31, 
2026                Borrowings   Debt     Rate    in Days    Maturity 
-----------------   ----------  ------  --------  --------  ---------- 
Hidden Road 
 Partners Civ US 
 LLC                $  455,496    4.6%     4.03%        16  11/16/2026 
Citigroup Global 
 Markets Inc           454,270    4.6%     4.04%        25  11/30/2026 
J.P. Morgan 
 Securities LLC        443,493    4.5%     4.08%        19  11/23/2026 
Marex Capital 
 Markets Inc.          440,600    4.4%     4.04%        30  11/30/2026 
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.     438,730    4.4%     4.06%        19  11/19/2026 
ASL Capital 
 Markets Inc.          435,272    4.4%     4.03%        21  11/23/2026 
StoneX Financial 
 Inc.                  435,106    4.4%     4.05%        23  11/23/2026 
South Street 
 Securities, LLC       424,771    4.3%     4.12%       161    9/3/2027 
The Bank of Nova 
 Scotia                419,199    4.2%     4.03%        28  11/30/2026 
Cantor Fitzgerald 
 & Co                  393,968    4.0%     4.07%        15  11/16/2026 
DV Securities, LLC 
 Repo                  384,727    3.9%     4.04%        10  11/16/2026 
Clear Street LLC       381,364    3.8%     4.06%        19  11/19/2026 
Daiwa Securities 
 America Inc.          373,490    3.8%     4.05%        21  11/23/2026 
Wells Fargo 
 Securities, LLC       367,948    3.7%     4.05%        27  11/27/2026 
Goldman, Sachs & 
 Co                    367,506    3.7%     4.05%        16  11/16/2026 
Brean Capital, LLC     339,436    3.4%     4.07%        20  11/25/2026 
ING Financial 
 Markets LLC           334,991    3.4%     4.05%        40  12/10/2026 
RBC Capital 
 Markets, LLC          325,273    3.3%     4.08%        10  11/25/2026 
TD Securities 
 (USA) LLC             310,428    3.1%     4.04%        30  11/30/2026 
Morgan Stanley & 
 Co. LLC               290,123    2.9%     4.03%        37  12/10/2026 
Mirae Asset 
 Securities (USA) 
 Inc.                  273,297    2.8%     4.04%        23  11/23/2026 
Merrill Lynch, 
 Pierce, Fenner & 
 Smith                 246,985    2.5%     4.06%        25  11/27/2026 
Mitsubishi UFJ 
 Securities (USA), 
 Inc.                  223,007    2.3%     4.06%        17  11/18/2026 
Mesirow Financial, 
 Inc.                  218,275    2.2%     4.04%        40  12/10/2026 
MUFG Securities 
 Canada, Ltd.          197,292    2.0%     4.05%        13  11/13/2026 
Nomura Securities 
 International, 
 Inc.                  196,684    2.0%     4.04%        13  11/13/2026 
Natixis, New York 
 Branch                174,515    1.8%     4.03%        30  11/30/2026 
Bank of Montreal       169,366    1.7%     4.05%        23  11/23/2026 
Mizuho Securities 
 USA LLC               169,083    1.7%     4.04%        20  11/20/2026 
BNP Paribas 
 Securities Corp.      150,098    1.5%     4.05%        25  11/25/2026 
Lucid Prime Fund, 
 LLC                    28,451    0.3%     4.04%        12  11/12/2026 
Banco Santander SA      23,012    0.2%     4.12%        13  11/13/2026 
Canyon Partners, 
 LLC                    21,702    0.2%     3.98%        13  11/13/2026 
------------------   ---------  ------  --------  --------  ---------- 
Total Borrowings    $9,907,958  100.0%     4.05%        28    9/3/2027 
==================   =========  ======  ========  ========  ========== 
 
Contact: 
 
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. 
Robert E. Cauley 
3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963 
Telephone: (772) 231-1400 

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