Bimini Capital Management, Inc. · OTC:BMNM

Bimini Capital Management — Merger or Acquisition (August 2012)

20 slides from Bimini Capital Management's merger presentation, Aug 3, 2012

  1. Slide 1: Merger Presentation August 2012

    Merger Presentation August 2012

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimers

    Disclaimers FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION Some of the statements in this presentation may constitute forward-looking statements. Words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “optimistic,” “intend,” “aim,” “will” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking s

  3. Slide 3: Proposed Merger Summary

    Proposed Merger Summary Merger Target:  Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (“Orchid Island”). Target Business:  Agency RMBS REIT with current stockholder equity of approximately $14.4 million, as of 3/31/2012, and an Agency RMBS portfolio fair value of approximately $85.2 million. Orchid Island’s managem

  4. Slide 4: Attractive Valuation Entry Point

    Attractive Valuation Entry Point  Upon completion of FlatWorld’s tender offer, merger and associated transactions, each FlatWorld shareholder will own a pro rata portion of the Company (the post-merger owner of Orchid Island Capital, LLC) and each holder of an ordinary share as of the record date s

  5. Slide 5: Merger Structure Provides Up-Front Cash and Economic Value

    Merger Structure Provides Up-Front Cash and Economic Value In exchange for Preferred Shares convertible into 1,418,730 ordinary shares of FlatWorld, FlatWorld is acquiring Orchid Island and its Agency RMBS portfolio with a book value of approximately $14.4 million – a merger value of $10.18 per shar

  6. Slide 6: Post-Merger Structure Designed to Minimize Expenses

    Post-Merger Structure Designed to Minimize Expenses During the Company’s Growth Phase  No incentive fee and shareholder friendly management fee structure which scales downward on a percentage basis as the equity of the Company increases.  Manager will waive allocation of overhead until the Company

  7. Slide 7: Experienced Management

    Experienced Management Robert E. Cauley G. Hunter Haas, IV Jerry Sintes Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Chief Vice President, Controller and Treasurer Chairman of the Board Investment Officer and Director Co-Founded Bimini Capital 11 years of industry exper

  8. Slide 8: Independent Directors

    Independent Directors John B. Van Heuvelen W. Coleman Bitting Frank P. Filipps Ava L. Parker Position at Orchid Island: Lead Position at Orchid Island: Position at Orchid Island: Position at Orchid Island: outside director; audit committee Independent director, Independent Director, member of Indepe

  9. Slide 9: Overview of Orchid Island

    Overview of Orchid Island Externally Target Assets Management Management Fee Dividend Policy Managed  Agency pass-though  Robert E. Cauley,  Manager will be a 90%  1.50% of  Distribute all taxable securities and CEO owned subsidiary of shareholder’s equity, REIT income, assuming structured Agen

  10. Slide 10: Investment Highlights

    Investment Highlights Track Record of Performance  Annualized return on invested capital at Bimini of 26.8% since September 2008  143% cumulative return on invested capital based on 15 quarters of operation  Demonstrated consistent returns through Agency- only strategy with minimal credit risk Ne

  11. Slide 11: Challenges of the Traditional Model

    Challenges of the Traditional Model The traditional REIT investment model: Repo-funded pass-through securities  Holders of premium priced Agency RMBS are Equity Issuances vs. Agency Prices(1) $ in 000s Dollars ($) Price Risk vulnerable to losses if prepayments rise 3,000 108 unexpectedly Agency Mor

  12. Slide 12: Orchid Approach

    Orchid Approach 1 Asset Selection 2 Embedded Leverage 3 Protect Book Value Issue  Traditional REITs buy a  Traditional REITs finance  Traditional REITs narrow catalogue of low- long-term assets with short imperfectly hedge MBS with duration MBS term debt swaps  Orchid expands the  Unfunded stru

  13. Slide 13: Our Approach to Risk Management

    Our Approach to Risk Management Asset Selection Book Value Stability Embedded Leverage  Structured Agency RMBS can  Agency pass-though securities  Strategy does not require ongoing provide more attractive returns combined with structured Agency fixed swap payments, yet has a than pass-throughs in

  14. Slide 14: Historical Performance Of the Manager

    Historical Performance Of the Manager Cumulative Returns for the Strategy(1) Quarterly Returns on Invested Capital % % 150 16 125 12 100 8 75 4 50 0 25 0 -4 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2008 2009 2010 2011 2008 2009 2010 2011 Attractive Ri

  15. Slide 15: Portfolio Characteristics & Asset Allocation

    Portfolio Characteristics & Asset Allocation Reinvestment Opportunity  Orchid can be more nimble in its asset selection than larger Agency REITs Illustrative Equity Allocation that have to buy the market $mm $37.1 $35.0  Agency pass-throughs are currently valued more richly than Agency IOs and 52%

  16. Slide 16: Agency REIT Attractive Historical Performance

    Agency REIT Attractive Historical Performance Annual Return On Average Common Equity % 2011Y 2010Y 2009Y 2008Y 2007Y 2006Y 2005Y 2004Y 2003Y 2002Y 2001Y NLY 2.42 13.13 22.97 5.00 11.14 4.08 -1.67 16.26 16.04 22.44 21.10 CMO 14.05 12.79 14.77 19.86 2.38 -10.88 25.47 18.02 37.93 34.57 28.79 ANH 13.07

  17. Slide 17: Attractive Returns

    Attractive Returns Dividend Yield Leverage (Repo / Equity) (1) Interest Rate Sensitivity Increase in Portfolio Value Based on 7.2x 50 bps Increase in Rates 7.0x 0.4% 0.31% 0.2% 13.1% 12.6% 0.0% 6.0x -0.2% 12.0% -0.4% 5.0x -0.6% 4.3x -0.8% -0.82% 4.0x -1.0% 8.0% ORC Peer Median Increase in Equity Val

  18. Slide 18: Merger Presentation August 2012

    Merger Presentation August 2012

  19. Slide 19: Proposed Merger Details

    Proposed Merger Details Merger Target:  Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (“Orchid Island”). Target Business:  Agency RMBS REIT with current stockholder equity of approximately $14.4 million, as of 3/31/2012, and an Agency RMBS portfolio fair value of approximately $85.2 million. Orchid Island’s managem

  20. Slide 20: Structure of the Transaction

    (1) Structure of the Transaction Bimini Capital FlatWorld Management, Public FlatWorld Sponsor and Shareholders: Inc. Shareholders Ordinary Shareholders of FlatWorld, following tender 141,873 Class A Preferred Shares 2,295,500 Ordinary offer consummation and upon record date: 100% (convertible to 1,

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