Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Cauley Robert E
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. [ORC] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BIMINI MORTGAGE MANAGEMENT, INC., 3305 FLAMINGO DRIVE, SUITE 100		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2017
(Street)

VERO BEACH, FL 32963		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/29/2017   M   412 (1) A $ 9.4 (3) 46,241 (4) D  
Common Stock 12/29/2017   M   2,103 (2) A $ 9.4 (3) 48,344 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Cauley Robert E
C/O BIMINI MORTGAGE MANAGEMENT, INC.
3305 FLAMINGO DRIVE, SUITE 100
VERO BEACH, FL 32963		       CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Robert E. Cauley   01/03/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares represent 412 shares of the Company's common stock issued upon the vesting of Performance Units awarded to the Reporting Person on January 21, 2015 pursuant to the Issuer's 2012 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan. Each Performance Unit represents the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock subject to the Reporting Person continuing to serve as an executive officer of the Issuer, and are earned at a rate of 10% per quarter commencing with the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and concluding with the quarter ended June 30, 2018. The Reporting Person received cash in lieu of fractional shares.
(2) These shares represent 2,103 shares of the Company's common stock issued upon the vesting of Performance Units awarded to the Reporting Person on March 15, 2016 pursuant to the Issuer's 2012 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan and 2015 Long Term Equity Incentive Compensation Plan. Each Performance Unit represents the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock subject to the Reporting Person continuing to serve as an executive officer of the Issuer, and are earned at a rate of 10% per quarter commencing with the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and concluding with the quarter ended June 30, 2019.
(3) The price represents the closing price of the Company's common stock on December 28, 2017.
(4) Includes 386 shares acquired from June 2016 through December 2016, and 1,247 shares acquired from January 2017 through December 2017, respectively, pursuant to monthly dividend reinvestments in the Reporting Person's individual retirement account.

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