Orchid Island Capital, Inc. 8-K

What Happened

• Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC) announced on March 18, 2026 that its Board declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share of common stock for March 2026. The dividend has an ex-dividend and record date of March 31, 2026 and is payable on April 29, 2026.
• The company also released certain details about its residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) portfolio as of February 28, 2026; those details and other information were provided in a press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K.

Key Details

• Dividend amount: $0.12 per common share.
• Important dates: Filed March 18, 2026; ex-dividend/record date March 31, 2026; payment date April 29, 2026.
• RMBS portfolio disclosure date: information reported as of February 28, 2026.
• Press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in the filing.

Why It Matters

• The declared distribution is a concrete cash return to shareholders and sets the payout timing and amount for March 2026. Dividend timing and amount are direct inputs for income-focused investors evaluating ORC.
• Updated RMBS portfolio details provide investors with current information about the company’s asset holdings and composition, which can affect perceptions of portfolio risk and income-generating capacity.
• The Form 8-K includes standard forward-looking statement cautions and points investors to the “Risk Factors” in ORC’s 2025 Form 10-K for items that could affect future results.