Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Equity

Equity

9. Equity

Common Stock Repurchase

In September 2012, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a plan to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its common stock over the next 5 years. The Board of Directors reaffirmed the repurchase plan in October 2016 and extended the plan to December 31, 2018. Repurchased shares are immediately retired.  During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company repurchased 297,367 shares of common stock for approximately $10.2 million under this program, at a weighted average price of $34.24 per share. At March 31, 2018, approximately $19.2 million is available to purchase shares under the plan.

Redeemable Preferred Stock

Dividends: The Company’s Series A-1 Preferred Stock and Series A-2 Preferred Stock accrue quarterly dividends at the rate per annum of 6.5% per share. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company paid total dividends of $0.9 million on the Series A-1 and Series A-2 Preferred Stock. For additional disclosures on the Company’s Redeemable Preferred Stock, refer to Note 10 in the 2017 Form 10-K.