Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) President, CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 3305 FLAMINGO DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/1/2016
(Street) VERO BEACH, FL 32963 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	7/1/2016		M		412   (1) (2)	A	$10.29   (3)	22107	D
Common Stock	9/30/2016		M		412   (1) (2)	A	$10.42   (4)	22519	D
Common Stock	12/30/2016		M		412   (1)	A	$10.83   (5)	22931	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 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

Explanation of Responses:
( 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 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, 2016 and concluding with the quarter ended June 30, 2018. The Reporting Person received cash in lieu of fractional shares.
( 2)	This small acquisition was exempt from contemporaneous filing of a separate Form 4 pursuant to Rule 16a-6.
( 3)	The price represents the closing price of the Company's common stock on June 30, 2016.
( 4)	The price represents the closing price of the Company's common stock on September 30, 2016.
( 5)	The price represents the closing price of the Company's common stock on December 30, 2016.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cauley Robert E 3305 FLAMINGO DRIVE VERO BEACH, FL 32963	X		President, CEO

Signatures
/s/ Robert E. Cauley		1/3/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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