Robert E. Cauley - 23 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC)

Reporting relationship: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Issuer ticker: ORC
Reported as of: 23 Mar 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 23 Mar 2026, 17:05:51 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 29 Dec 2025
Next SEC filing: 27 Mar 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Robert E. Cauley

Key filing fact

Robert E. Cauley filed Form 4 for Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC) on 23 Mar 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Robert E. Cauley's Form 4 filing for Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC).
3 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 23 Mar 2026, 17:05.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 29 Dec 2025.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001303084 Primary reporting owner

Cauley Robert E

Relationship: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Address: 3305 FLAMINGO DRIVE, VERO BEACH
Signature: /s/ Robert E. Cauley
Signature date: 23 Mar 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

ORC transaction

Common Stock

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +121,891
Change %: +83%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 269,386
Date: 23 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

ORC transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -49,790
Change %: -18%
Price: $6.82^*
Shares after: 219,596
Date: 23 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2, F3

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

ORC transaction Derivative

Performance Units

Award

Transaction value
Shares: -121,891
Change %: -48%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 134,384
Date: 23 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 121,891
Exercise price
Footnotes: F4

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 4 footnotes

Footnote F1

Unrestricted shares of the Issuer's common stock issued under the 2021 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan, including pursuant to the 2025 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan.

Footnote F2

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 23, 2026.

Footnote F3

This price represents the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on March 20, 2026.

Footnote F4

Performance units issued under the 2021 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan, including pursuant to the 2025 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, 2027 and concluding with the quarter ending June 30, 2029. 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.