Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 11, 2024

Bimini Capital Management, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-32171	72-1571637
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3305 Flamingo Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (772) 231-1400

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On January 11, 2024, the Board of Directors of Bimini Capital Management, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed G. Hunter Haas, IV to the Board of Directors. Mr. Haas will serve as a Class III director with a term expiring at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2024. The Company announced the appointment of Mr. Haas in its January 16, 2024 press release. A copy of that press release is being filed with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 ― Press Release dated January 16, 2024

Exhibit 104 – Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 16, 2024		BIMINI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.


	By:	/s/ Robert E. Cauley
		Robert E. Cauley
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 99.1

BIMINI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCES ADDITION TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

VERO BEACH, Fla. (January 16, 2024) – Bimini Capital Management, Inc. (OTCQB:BMNM) ("Bimini” or the "Company"), today announced that G. Hunter Haas, IV, the Company’s Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Officer, was appointed to the Company’s board of directors at a meeting of the Company’s board on January 11, 2024.

About Bimini Capital Management, Inc.

Bimini Capital Management, Inc. is an asset manager that invests primarily in residential mortgage-related securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae).

Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Bimini Advisors Holdings, LLC ("Bimini Advisors"), we serve as the external manager of Orchid Island Capital, Inc. ("Orchid"). Orchid is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust (NYSE: ORC). Orchid is managed to earn returns on the spread between the yield on its assets and its costs, including the interest expense on the funds it borrows. As Orchid’s external manager, Bimini Advisors receives management fees and expense reimbursements for managing Orchid's investment portfolio and day-to-day operations. Pursuant to the terms of the management agreement, Bimini Advisors provides Orchid with its management team, including its officers, along with appropriate support personnel. Bimini Advisors is at all times subject to the supervision and oversight of Orchid's board of directors and has only such functions and authority as are delegated to it.

We also manage the portfolio of our wholly-owned subsidiary, Royal Palm Capital, LLC (“Royal Palm”). Royal Palm is managed with an investment strategy similar to that of Orchid. Bimini Capital Management, Inc. and its subsidiaries are headquartered in Vero Beach, Florida.

CONTACT:

Bimini Capital Management, Inc.

Robert E. Cauley, 772-231-1400

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

https://ir.biminicapital.com

Document And Entity Information	Jan. 11, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
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Document, Type	8-K
Document, Period End Date	Jan. 11, 2024
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity, File Number	001-32171
Entity, Tax Identification Number	72-1571637
Entity, Address, Address Line One	3305 Flamingo Drive
Entity, Address, City or Town	Vero Beach
Entity, Address, State or Province	FL
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code	32963
City Area Code	772
Local Phone Number	231-1400
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Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity, Emerging Growth Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
Entity, Central Index Key	0001275477