UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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):  October 7, 2005

 

Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland

 

001-32171

 

72-1571637

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

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:

 

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

 

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

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 



 

ITEM 7.01.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

 

On October 7, 2005, Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc. (the “Company”) prepared updated portfolio information as of September 30, 2005.  A copy of this information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

On October 7, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing the implementation of a share repurchase program relating to its outstanding Class A Common Stock.  A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

 

The Company believes that certain statements in the information attached may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements are made on the basis of management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made.  Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

This information furnished under this “Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure,” including the exhibit related hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any disclosure document of the Company, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such document.

 

ITEM 9.01.            EXHIBITS

 

(c)

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following exhibits are filed pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.1 - Updated Portfolio Information of Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc.

 

 

99.2 - Press release dated October 7, 2005.

 

 

 

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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: October 7, 2005

BIMINI MORTGAGE MANAGEMENT, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey J. Zimmer

 

 

 

Jeffrey J. Zimmer

 

 

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

-

 Updated Portfolio Information of Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc.

99.2

-

 Press release dated October 7, 2005.

 

4


Exhibit 99.1

 

UNAUDITED as of 9/30/2005

 

Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc. - Asset Information
This Table Reflects All Transactions. Prices Used Are Compiled from
Independent Third Party Sources.

 

Valuation

 

Asset Category

 

Market Value

 

As a Percentage of
Mortgage Assets

 

As a Percentage of
Mortgage Assets, Cash
and P&I Receivable

 

Fixed Rate Mortgage Backed Securities

 

$

627,879,364

 

16.27

%

15.51

%

Fixed Rate CMO

 

$

82,381,134

 

2.14

%

2.04

%

Fixed Rate Agency Debt

 

$

98,859,380

 

2.56

%

2.44

%

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities (1)

 

$

2,166,581,043

 

56.15

%

53.52

%

Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities

 

$

829,053,560

 

21.49

%

20.48

%

Balloon Maturity Mortgage Backed Securities

 

$

53,565,222

 

1.39

%

1.32

%

Total: Mortgage Assets

 

$

3,858,319,703

 

100.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash as of 9/30/2005

 

$

130,111,311

 

 

 

3.21

%

Dividend Payable

 

$

(8,064,084

)

 

 

-0.20

%

Bimini Capital Trust II Net Receivable

 

$

48,500,000

 

 

 

1.20

%

P&I Receivables (Net of P&I Waiver Advance)

 

$

19,294,495

 

 

 

0.48

%

Cash out on Margin (Encumbered Cash)

 

$

 

 

 

0.00

%

Total Liquidity

 

$

189,841,722

 

 

 

4.69

%

Total: All Assets

 

$

4,048,161,425

 

 

 

100.00

%

 


(1) Adjustable Rate MBS are those that reset coupons within one year’s time.

Note: The Value of Securities in the Box is $2,111,660

 

Prepayment Speeds

 

Asset Category

 

Weighted Average
One Month
Prepayment Speeds
(CPR)

 

Weighted Average
Three Month
Prepayment Speeds
(CPR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Mortgage Backed Securities

 

28.16

%

31.72

%

Fixed Rate CMO

 

33.08

%

34.36

%

Fixed Rate Agency Debt

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities

 

37.35

%

38.79

%

Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities

 

36.09

%

34.90

%

Balloon Maturity Mortgage Backed Securities

 

28.48

%

33.18

%

Total: Mortgage Assets

 

35.65

%

36.59

%

 

On September 8, 2005 Prepayment Speeds were released for paydowns occurring in August 2005 (June - August for three month speeds). The numbers above reflect that data.

 

Portfolio Price and Duration

 

Weighted Average Purchase Price

 

$

102.68

 

Weighted Average Current Price

 

$

101.60

 

Modeled Effective Duration

 

1.184

 

 

Characteristics

 

Asset Category

 

Weighted Average
Coupon

 

Weighted Average
Lifetime Cap

 

Weighted Average
Periodic Cap
Per Year (3)

 

Weighted Average
Coupon Reset
(in Months)

 

Longest
Maturity

 

Weighted Average
Maturity
(in Months)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Mortgage Backed Securities

 

6.93

%

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

1-Jun-35

 

279

 

Fixed Rate CMO

 

5.53

%

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

25-Jul-34

 

329

 

Fixed Rate Agency Debt

 

4.00

%

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

25-Feb-10

 

53

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities (3)

 

4.26

%

10.49

%

1.76

%

4.44

 

1-Dec-42

 

337

 

Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities

 

4.22

%

9.92

%

1.64

%

20.82

 

1-Apr-44

 

342

 

Balloon Maturity Mortgage Backed Securities

 

4.07

%

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

1-Feb-11

 

51

 

Total: Mortgage Assets

 

4.71

%

10.33

%

1.72

%

8.97

 

1-Apr-44

 

317

 

 


(3) 35.2% ($763.0 million) of The Adjustable Rate Mortgage Portfolio Have No Periodic Caps.  These assets are excluded from the weighted average periodic cap per year calculation

 

Agency

 

Market Value

 

As a Percentage of
Mortgage Assets

 

Fannie Mae

 

$

2,323,395,591

 

60.22

%

Freddie Mac

 

$

832,257,477

 

21.57

%

Ginnie Mae

 

$

702,666,635

 

18.21

%

Total Portfolio

 

$

3,858,319,703

 

100.00

%

 

Pool Status

 

Market Value

 

As a Percentage of
Mortgage Assets

 

Whole Pool

 

$

2,241,580,818

 

58.10

%

Non Whole Pool

 

$

1,616,738,885

 

41.90

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Portfolio

 

$

3,858,319,703

 

100.00

%

 



 

 

 

Market Value

 

% of Asset
Class

 

% of Total Mortgage
Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Month Libor

 

$

59,309,112

 

2.74

%

1.54

%

Moving Treasury Average

 

$

69,685,031

 

3.22

%

1.81

%

Cost Of Funds Index

 

$

444,137,100

 

20.50

%

11.51

%

Six Month LIBOR

 

$

261,551,260

 

12.07

%

6.78

%

Six Month CD Rate

 

$

3,134,748

 

0.14

%

0.08

%

One Year LIBOR

 

$

313,550,946

 

14.47

%

8.13

%

Conventional One Year CMT

 

$

575,565,700

 

26.57

%

14.92

%

FHA and VA One Year CMT

 

$

432,666,910

 

19.97

%

11.21

%

Other

 

$

6,980,236

 

0.32

%

0.18

%

Total ARMs

 

$

2,166,581,043

 

100.00

%

56.16

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hybrid ARMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generic Fannie or Freddie Hybrid ARMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 - 18 Months to First Reset

 

$

208,976,045

 

25.21

%

5.42

%

19 - 24 Months to First Reset

 

$

321,186,061

 

38.74

%

8.32

%

25 - 36 Months to First Reset

 

$

20,609,822

 

2.49

%

0.53

%

37 - 38 Months to First Reset

 

$

0

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

Total

 

$

550,771,928

 

66.44

%

14.27

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Alt-A Hybrid ARMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 - 18 Months to First Reset

 

$

8,925,280

 

1.08

%

0.23

%

19 - 24 Months to First Reset

 

$

23,724,334

 

2.86

%

0.61

%

25 - 36 Months to First Reset

 

$

10,946,893

 

1.32

%

0.28

%

37 - 50 Months to First Reset

 

$

14,531,537

 

1.75

%

0.38

%

Total

 

$

58,128,044

 

7.01

%

1.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GNMA Hybrid ARMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 - 24 Months to First Reset

 

$

0

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

25 - 36 Months to First Reset

 

$

220,153,587

 

26.55

%

5.71

%

Total

 

$

220,153,587

 

26.55

%

5.71

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Hybrid ARMs

 

$

829,053,560

 

100.00

%

21.49

%

 

 

 

Market Value

 

% of Asset
Class

 

% of Total Mortgage
Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balloons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

< = 4.0 Years to Balloon Date

 

$

22,635,978

 

42.26

%

0.59

%

4.01 - 5.0 Years to Balloon Date

 

$

17,434,937

 

32.55

%

0.45

%

5.01 - 5.5 Years to Balloon Date

 

$

13,494,307

 

25.19

%

0.35

%

Total Balloons

 

$

53,565,222

 

100.00

%

1.39

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Agency Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.5yr Stated Final Maturity

 

$

98,859,380

 

100.00

%

2.56

%

Total Fixed Rate Agency Debt

 

$

98,859,380

 

100.00

%

2.56

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate CMOs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate CMOs

 

$

82,381,134

 

100.00

%

2.14

%

Total Fixed Rate CMOs

 

$

82,381,134

 

100.00

%

2.14

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10yr Other (Seasoned, Low Avg Bal, Low FICO, etc..)

 

$

2,297,668

 

0.37

%

0.06

%

15yr $85,000 Maximum Loan Size

 

$

79,429,703

 

12.65

%

2.06

%

15yr $110,000 Maximum Loan Size

 

$

5,182,848

 

0.83

%

0.13

%

15yr 100% Investor Property

 

$

630,079

 

0.10

%

0.02

%

15yr 100% FNMA Expanded Approval Level 3

 

$

1,270,982

 

0.20

%

0.03

%

15yr 100% Alt-A

 

$

43,790,976

 

6.97

%

1.13

%

15yr Geography Specific (NY, FL, VT, TX)

 

$

1,892,095

 

0.30

%

0.05

%

15yr Other (Seasoned, Low Avg Bal, Low FICO, etc..)

 

$

30,344,524

 

4.83

%

0.79

%

20yr Other (Seasoned, Low Avg Bal, Low FICO, etc..)

 

$

1,292,648

 

0.21

%

0.03

%

20yr 100% Alt-A

 

$

1,123,503

 

0.18

%

0.03

%

30yr $85,000 Maximum Loan Size

 

$

162,255,421

 

25.84

%

4.21

%

30yr $110,000 Maximum Loan Size

 

$

43,816,743

 

6.98

%

1.14

%

30yr 100% Investor Property

 

$

7,569,242

 

1.21

%

0.20

%

30yr 100% FNMA Expanded Approval Level 3

 

$

66,669,883

 

10.62

%

1.73

%

30yr 100% Alt-A

 

$

48,659,757

 

7.75

%

1.26

%

30yr Geography Specific (NY, FL, VT, TX)

 

$

5,162,774

 

0.82

%

0.13

%

30yr 100% GNMA Builder Buydown Program

 

$

7,585,038

 

1.21

%

0.20

%

30yr Other (Seasoned, Low Avg Bal, Low FICO, etc..)

 

$

118,905,479

 

18.93

%

3.08

%

Total Fixed Rate Collateral

 

$

627,879,363

 

100.00

%

16.28

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (All Mortgage Assets)

 

$

3,858,319,703

 

 

 

100.00

%

Cash or Cash Receivables

 

$

189,841,722

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets and Cash

 

$

4,048,161,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Forward Settling Purchases

 

$

0

 

 

 

0.00

%

 



 

Unaudited Funding Information as of 9/30/2005

 

Repurchase Counterparties

 

Dollar Amount of
Borrowings

 

Weighted Average
Maturity in Days

 

Longest
Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank (1)

 

$

941,027,154.11

 

129

 

29-Apr-06

 

Nomura

 

$

817,596,000.00

 

174

 

18-Sep-06

 

Cantor Fitzgerald

 

$

530,931,000.00

 

160

 

25-Apr-06

 

REFCO

 

$

323,273,000.00

 

115

 

15-Sep-06

 

WAMU

 

$

233,932,000.00

 

14

 

13-Jan-06

 

Bear Stearns

 

$

196,476,000.00

 

217

 

7-Jul-06

 

Goldman Sachs

 

$

188,989,009.62

 

39

 

30-Jan-06

 

JP Morgan Secs

 

$

132,035,719.93

 

142

 

10-Jul-06

 

Merrill Lynch

 

$

128,119,000.00

 

188

 

19-Apr-06

 

UBS Securities

 

$

109,052,000.00

 

123

 

25-Apr-06

 

Lehman Bros

 

$

57,982,000.00

 

21

 

21-Oct-05

 

Countrywide Secs

 

$

45,975,000.00

 

82

 

22-Dec-05

 

Daiwa Secs

 

$

19,825,000.00

 

279

 

7-Jul-06

 

Morgan Stanley

 

$

4,160,758.53

 

95

 

3-Jan-06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

3,729,373,642

 

136

 

18-Sep-06

 

 


(1) Includes $507 Million floating rate repo obligations

 


Exhibit 99.2

 

 

BIMINI MORTGAGE MANAGEMENT, INC. AUTHORIZES STOCK BUYBACK PROGRAM

 

RELEASES INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE MERGER WITH OPTEUM FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

SETS THIRD QUARTER 2005 EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL DATES

 

VERO BEACH, Fla. (October 7, 2005) – Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc. (NYSE:BMM) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized Bimini to acquire up to 1,800,000 shares of its common stock, or approximately 9% of its total shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of October 7, 2005.  The shares are expected to be acquired at prevailing prices through open-market transactions which will be subject to restrictions related to volume, price, timing, market conditions, and applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules.

 

The Company also announced that it has and will continue to release information relevant to the merger with Opteum Financial Services, Inc. through 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This information can also be found on the Company’s Website.

 

The Company said it will release third quarter 2005 earnings after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 13, 2005. The Company expects to file a 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, prior to the end of the month. That filing will be available on the Company’s Web site at www.biminireit.com.

 

Senior management from Bimini Mortgage Management and Opteum Financial Services will hold a conference call to discuss the third quarter press release on Friday, October 14, 2005, at 10:00 a. m. Eastern Time.  In addition, management will discuss the stock buyback program and the merger with Opteum Financial Services.  Investors will have the opportunity to listen to a live broadcast of the conference call through the Company’s Web site at www.biminireit.com and at www.earnings.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the Web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, an Internet replay will be available shortly after the call and continue through October 21, 2005.

 

Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc., a real estate investment trust, 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). It earns returns on the spread between the yield on its assets and its costs, including the interest expense on the funds it borrows.

 

This news release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The reader is cautioned that such forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time and on management’s good faith belief with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements. Important factors that could cause such differences are described in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information to reflect subsequent results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information.

 

Contact:

Robert E. Cauley

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

(772) 231-1400

 

www.biminireit.com

 

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