SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cauley Robert E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BIMINI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC

3305 FLAMINGO DRIVE

(Street)

VERO BEACH

32963

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. [ ORC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Executive Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/25/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/25/2022		M		6,270⁽¹⁾	A	$0	154,722	D
Common Stock	03/28/2022		A		77,352⁽²⁾	A	$0	232,074	D
Common Stock	03/28/2022		F		28,590⁽³⁾	D	$3.36⁽⁴⁾	203,484	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Performance Units	⁽¹⁾	03/25/2022		M			6,270.5	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	6,270.5	$0	56,434.5	D
Performance Units	⁽⁵⁾	03/28/2022		A		77,352		⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	77,352	$0	133,786.5	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares represent 6,270 shares of the Company's common stock issued upon the vesting of Performance Units awarded to the Reporting Person on March 22, 2021 pursuant to the Issuer's 2012 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan and 2020 Long Term Equity Incentive Compensation Plan. Cash was paid in lieu of issuing fractional shares based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on March 25, 2022.

2. Unrestricted shares of the Issuer's common stock issued under the 2021 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan and the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, the 2019 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan and the 2021 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan.

3. The Reporting Person disposed of these shares of the Company's common stock to the Issuer to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations in connection with the awarding of shares that occurred on March 28, 2022.

4. The price represents the closing price of the Company's common stock on March 28, 2022.

5. Performance units issued under the 2021 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan and the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, the 2019 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan and the 2021 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan. Each performance unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The performance units are earned at the rate of 10% per quarter commencing with the quarter ending March 31, 2023 and concluding with the quarter ending June 30, 2025. The number of performance units actually earned by the Reporting Person is subject to adjustment based on the Issuer's achievement of certain performance goals as set forth in a performance unit award agreement by and between the Issuer and the Reporting Person.

	/s/ Robert E. Cauley	03/29/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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