ISSUANCES OF EQUITY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

ISSUANCES OF EQUITY

ISSUANCES OF EQUITY

(6) ISSUANCES OF EQUITY

Underwritten Public Offerings

On June 21, 2013, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 6.3 million shares of common stock at a price of $12.35 per share to the public. The Company received approximately $73.3 million of net proceeds from the offering, after deducting $4.8 million for the underwriting discount and other stock issuance costs paid by the Company.

On April 2, 2014, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 11.5 million shares of common stock at a price of $12.75 per share to the public. The Company received approximately $137.7 million of net proceeds from the offering, after deducting the $8.9 million for the underwriting discount and other stock issuance costs paid by the Company.

On December 16, 2014, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 4.0 million shares of common stock at a price of $25.75 per share to the public. The Company received approximately $100.9 million of net proceeds from the offering, after deducting $2.1 million for the underwriting discount and other stock issuance costs paid by the Company.

On July 24, 2015 the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 7.0 million shares of common stock at a price of $25.50 per share to the public. The Company received approximately $174.1 million of net proceeds from the offering, after deducting $4.4 million for the underwriting discount and commissions and other stock issuance costs paid by the Company.

Rights Agreement

In February 2011, the Company adopted a rights agreement and subsequently distributed to the Company’s stockholders preferred stock purchase rights. Under certain circumstances, each right can be exercised for oneone‑thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock. In general, the rights will become exercisable in the event of an announcement of an acquisition of 15% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock or the commencement or announcement of an intention to make a tender offer or exchange offer for 15% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock. If any person or group acquires 15% or more of the Company’s common stock, the Company’s stockholders, other than the acquiror, will have the right to purchase additional shares of the Company’s common stock (in lieu of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock) at a substantial discount to the then prevailing market price. The rights agreement could significantly dilute such acquiror’s ownership position in the Company’s shares, thereby making a takeover prohibitively expensive and encouraging such acquiror to negotiate with the Company’s board of directors. The ability to exercise these rights is contingent on events that the Company has determined to be unlikely at this time, and therefore this provision has not been considered in the computation of equity or earnings per share.