Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

— Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had 99,281,754 and 93,775,746 shares of common stock outstanding, respectively, including restricted shares and shares issued pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan (“DRIP”), net of share repurchases. These include shares issued as Stock Dividends during 2020 and 2021. References made to weighted-average shares and per-share amounts in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the increase of 0.08871 shares for every outstanding share outstanding due to the Stock Dividends (including the January 2022 Stock Dividend), and are noted as such throughout the accompanying financial statements and notes. See Note 1 — Organization for additional information.

On April 1, 2021, the Company published a new estimate of per-share net asset value (“Estimated Per-Share NAV”) as of December 31, 2020, which was approved by the Board on March 31, 2021. The Company intends to publish Estimated Per-Share NAV periodically at the discretion of the Board, provided that such estimates will be made at least once annually.

Tender Offers

On January 9, 2020, the Company announced a tender offer (the “2020 Tender Offer”) to purchase up to 200,000 shares of its common stock for cash at a purchase price equal to $8.50 per share with the proration period and withdrawal rights expiring February 7, 2020. The Company made the 2020 Tender Offer in response to an unsolicited offer to stockholders commenced on December 31, 2019. The 2020 Tender Offer expired in accordance with the terms on February 7, 2020. In accordance with the 2020 Tender Offer, the Company accepted for purchase 200,000 shares for a total cost of approximately $1.7 million, which was funded with available cash.

Share Repurchase Program

Under the Company’s share repurchase program (the “SRP”), as amended from time to time, qualifying stockholders are able to sell their shares to the Company in limited circumstances. The SRP permits investors to sell their shares back to the Company after they have held them for at least one year, subject to significant conditions and limitations. Repurchases of shares of the Company’s common stock, when requested, are at the sole discretion of the Board.

Under the SRP, subject to certain conditions, only repurchase requests made following the death or qualifying disability of stockholders that purchased shares of the Company’s common stock or received their shares from the Company (directly or indirectly) through one or more non-cash transactions are considered for repurchase. Additionally, pursuant to the SRP, the

repurchase price per share equals 100% of the Estimated Per-Share NAV in effect on the last day of the fiscal semester, or the six-month period ending June 30 or December 31.

On October 30, 2019 the Company repurchased 446,830 shares of common stock for approximately $7.8 million, at an average price per share of $17.50 pursuant to the SRP. The repurchases reflect all repurchase requests made in good order following the death or qualifying disability of stockholders during the period commencing January 1, 2019 up to and including June 30, 2019.

On February 26, 2020, the Company repurchased 505,101 shares of common stock for approximately $8.8 million, at an average price per share of $17.50 pursuant to the SRP. The repurchases reflect all repurchase requests made in good order following the death or qualifying disability of stockholders during the period commencing July 1, 2019 up to and including December 31, 2019.

Pursuant to the SRP, repurchases were to be made in respect of requests made during the periods when the SRP was active during the active periods under the SRP during the six months ending June 30, 2020 - the period from January 1, 2020 to January 8, 2020 and the period from February 26, 2020 up to and including June 30, 2020 - no later than July 31, 2020.

On February 26, 2020, the Company repurchased 505,101 shares of common stock for approximately $8.8 million, at an average price per share of $17.50 pursuant to the SRP. The repurchases reflect all repurchase requests made in good order following the death or qualifying disability of stockholders during the period commencing July 1, 2019 up to and including December 31, 2019.

Pursuant to the SRP, repurchases were to be made in respect of requests made during the periods when the SRP was active during the active periods under the SRP during the six months ending June 30, 2020 - the period from January 1, 2020 to January 8, 2020 and the period from February 26, 2020 up to and including June 30, 2020 - no later than July 31, 2020.

On August 13, 2020, in order to strategically maintain the Company’s liquidity in light of the continued impact of COVID-19 pandemic and to comply with an amendment to the Credit Facility described in Note 5, which restricts the Company from repurchasing shares until no earlier than the quarter ending June 30, 2021, on August 6, 2020, the Board determined that, effective on August 12, 2020, repurchases under the SRP would be suspended. The Board has also rejected all repurchase requests made during the period from January 1, 2020 until the effectiveness of the suspension of the SRP. No further repurchase requests under the SRP may be made unless and until the SRP is reactivated. No assurances can be made as to when or if the SRP will be reactivated.

When a stockholder requests redemption and redemption is approved by the Board, the Company will reclassify such obligation from equity to a liability based on the settlement value of the obligation. Shares repurchased under the SRP have the status of authorized but unissued shares.

The table below reflects the number of shares repurchased and the average price per share (retroactively adjusted for the Stock Dividends), under the SRP and does not include any repurchases under tender offers (see above), cumulatively through December 31, 2021:

	Number of Shares Repurchased	Average Price per Share
Cumulative repurchases as of December 31, 2020	4,896,620	$	20.60
Year ended December 31, 2021	—	—
Cumulative repurchases as of December 31, 2021	4,896,620	20.60

Distribution Reinvestment Plan

Pursuant to the DRIP, stockholders may elect to reinvest distributions paid in cash by the Company into shares of common stock. No dealer manager fees or selling commissions are paid with respect to shares purchased under the DRIP. The shares purchased pursuant to the DRIP have the same rights and are treated in the same manner as all of the other shares of outstanding common stock. The Board may designate that certain cash or other distributions be excluded from reinvestment pursuant to the DRIP. The Company has the right to amend the DRIP or terminate the DRIP with ten days’ notice to participants. Shares issued under the DRIP are recorded as equity in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet in the period distributions are declared. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company did not issue any shares of common stock pursuant to the DRIP. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company issued 0.9 million and 1.5 million shares of common stock pursuant to the DRIP, generating aggregate proceeds of $14.6 million and $27.2 million, respectively. Because shares of common stock are only offered and sold pursuant to the DRIP in connection with the reinvestment of distributions paid in cash, participants in the DRIP will not be able to reinvest in shares thereunder for so long as the Company pays distributions in stock instead of cash.

Stockholder Rights Plan

In May 2020, the Company announced that the Board had approved a stockholder rights plan. In December 2020, the Company issued a dividend of one common share purchase right for each share of its common stock outstanding as authorized by its board of directors in its discretion.

Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. In connection with an underwritten offering in December 2019 (see details below), the Company classified and designated 1,610,000 shares of its authorized preferred stock as authorized shares of its Series A Preferred Stock as of December 31, 2021. In September 2020, the Board authorized the classification of 600,000 additional shares of the Company’s preferred stock as Series A Preferred Stock in connection with the Preferred Stock Equity Line (as defined below) and in May 2021, the Board authorized the classification of 2,530,000 additional shares of the Company’s preferred stock as Series A Preferred Stock in connection with the offering in May 2021 (described below). The Company had 3,977,144 and 1,610,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

In connection with an underwritten offering in October 2021, the Company classified and designated 3,680,000 shares of its authorized preferred stock on October 4, 2021 as authorized shares of its 7.125% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”). As a result of an underwritten offering in October 2021, the Company had 3,630,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021.

Series A Preferred Stock

Series A Preferred Stock — Terms

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to cumulative dividends in the amount of $1.84375 per share each year, which is equivalent to the rate of 7.375% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share per annum. The Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed, converted or otherwise repurchased. On and after December 11, 2024, at any time and from time to time, the Series A Preferred Stock will be redeemable in whole or in part, at the Company’s option, at a cash redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not authorized or declared), if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event or a Change of Control (each as defined in the articles supplementary governing the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Articles Supplementary”)), the Company may, subject to certain conditions, at its option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, after the first date on which the Delisting Event occurred or within 120 days after the first date on which the Change of Control occurred, as applicable, by paying the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not authorized or declared), if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control during a continuing Delisting Event, unless the Company has elected to exercise its redemption right, holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will have certain rights to convert Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Company’s common stock. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event, the dividend rate will be increased on the day after the occurrence of the Delisting Event by 2.00% per annum to the rate of 9.375% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share per annum (equivalent to $2.34375 per share each year) from and after the date of the Delisting Event. Following the cure of such Delisting Event, the dividend rate will revert to the rate of 7.375% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share per annum. The necessary conditions to convert the Series A Preferred Stock into

common stock have not been met as of December 31, 2021. Therefore, Series A Preferred Stock did not impact Company’s earnings per share calculations for the year ended December 31, 2021.

The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to common stock, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Voting rights for holders of Series A Preferred Stock exist primarily with respect to the ability to elect two additional directors to the board of directors if six or more quarterly dividends (whether or not authorized or declared or consecutive) payable on the Series A Preferred Stock are in arrears, and with respect to voting on amendments to the Company’s charter (which includes the Series A Articles Supplementary) that materially and adversely affect the rights of the Series A Preferred Stock or create additional classes or series of shares of the Company’s capital stock that are senior to the Series A Preferred Stock. Other than the limited circumstances described above and in the Series A Articles Supplementary, holders of Series A Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights.

Series A Preferred Stock Add-On Offering

On May 11, 2021, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 2,352,144 shares (which includes 152,144 shares issued and sold pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of their option to purchase additional shares) of its Series A Preferred Stock for net proceeds of $56.0 million after deducting the underwriters’ discount, structuring fee and other offering costs aggregating to $2.9 million. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Facility, all proceeds were used to repay amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility.

Series A Preferred Units

In September 2021, the Company partially funded the purchase of an MOB from an unaffiliated third party by causing the OP to issue 100,000 partnership units in the OP designated as “Series A Preferred Units”. These were recorded at fair value on the date of the acquisition at $2.6 million and were included as part of the consideration paid for the acquisition. Additionally, these are considered a non-controlling interest for the Company and were recorded as an increase in non-controlling interests on the consolidated balance sheet (see Note 13 — Non-controlling Interests for additional information).

Preferred Stock Equity Line with B. Riley Principal Capital, LLC

On September 15, 2020, the Company entered into a preferred stock purchase agreement and registration rights agreement with B. Riley Principal Capital, LLC (“B. Riley”), pursuant to which the Company has the right from time to time to sell up to an aggregate of $15 million of shares of its Series A Preferred Stock to B. Riley until December 31, 2023, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the purchase agreement. This arrangement is also referred to as the “Preferred Stock Equity Line.” The Company controls the timing and amount of any sales to B. Riley under the Preferred Stock Equity Line, and B. Riley is obligated to make purchases of up to 3,500 shares of Series A Preferred Stock each time (as may be increased by mutual agreement by the parties) in accordance with the purchase agreement, upon certain terms and conditions being met. The Company sold 15,000 shares under the Preferred Stock Equity Line during the year ended December 31, 2021, resulting in gross proceeds of $0.4 million and net proceeds of $0.3 million after fees and commissions.

In total, the Company incurred $1.2 million in costs related to establishing the Preferred Stock Equity Line which were all initially recorded in prepaid expenses and other assets on our consolidated balance sheet. Upon receiving proceeds under the Preferred Stock Equity Line in the third quarter of 2021, the Company reclassified $30,000 of these prepaid costs to additional paid in capital in the Company’s consolidated statement of changes in equity as a reduction of the gross proceeds received under the Preferred Stock Equity Line.

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company determined that it was not probable that additional proceeds would be received from the Preferred Stock Equity Line and later terminated the Preferred Stock Equity Line. As a result, the Company expensed the remaining balance of prepaid costs, which totaled $1.2 million, within acquisition and transaction related costs on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income during the year ended December 31, 2021.

The Company did not sell any Series A Preferred Stock under the Preferred Stock Equity Line during the year ended December 31, 2020.

Series B Preferred Stock

Series B Preferred Stock — Terms

Holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to cumulative dividends in the amount of $1.78125 per share each year, which is equivalent to the rate of 7.125% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share per annum. The Series B Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed, converted or otherwise repurchased. On

and after October 6, 2026, at any time and from time to time, the Series B Preferred Stock will be redeemable in whole or in part, at the Company’s option, at a cash redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not authorized or declared), if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event or a Change of Control (each as defined in the articles supplementary governing the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Articles Supplementary”)), the Company may, subject to certain conditions, at its option, redeem the Series B Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, after the first date on which the Delisting Event occurred or within 120 days after the first date on which the Change of Control occurred, as applicable, by paying the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not authorized or declared), if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control during a continuing Delisting Event, unless the Company has elected to exercise its redemption right, holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have certain rights to convert Series B Preferred Stock into shares of Company’s common stock. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event, the dividend rate will be increased on the day after the occurrence of the Delisting Event by 2.00% per annum to the rate of 9.125% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share per annum (equivalent to $2.28125 per share each year) from and after the date of the Delisting Event. Following the cure of such Delisting Event, the dividend rate will revert to the rate of 7.125% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share per annum. The necessary conditions to convert the Series B Preferred Stock into common stock have not been met as of December 31, 2021. Therefore, Series B Preferred Stock did not impact Company’s earnings per share calculations for the year ended December 31, 2021.

The Series B Preferred Stock ranks on parity with the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, and senior to its common stock, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Voting rights for holders of Series B Preferred Stock exist primarily with respect to the ability to elect two additional directors to the board of directors if six or more quarterly dividends (whether or not authorized or declared or consecutive) payable on the Series B Preferred Stock are in arrears, and with respect to voting on amendments to the Company’s charter (which includes the Series B Articles Supplementary) that materially and adversely affect the rights of the Series B Preferred Stock or create additional classes or series of shares of the Company’s capital stock that are senior to the Series B Preferred Stock. Other than the limited circumstances described above and in the Series B Articles Supplementary, holders of Series B Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights.

Underwritten Offering — Series B Preferred Stock

On October 6, 2021, the Company completed the initial issuance and sale of 3,630,000 shares (which includes 430,000 shares issued and sold pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of their option to purchase additional shares) of its 7.125% Series B Preferred Stock in an underwritten public offering at a public offering price equal to the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. The offering generated gross proceeds of $90.8 million and net proceeds of $86.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, structuring fees and other costs.

Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Facility, all proceeds were used to repay amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Facility, the Company may then draw on the Credit Facility to borrow any amounts so repaid.

Distributions and Dividends

Common Stock

In April 2013, the Board authorized, and the Company began paying distributions on a monthly basis at a rate equivalent to $1.70 per annum, per share of common stock, which began in May 2013. In March 2017, the Board authorized a decrease in the rate at which the Company pays monthly distributions to stockholders, effective as of April 1, 2017, to a rate equivalent to $1.45 per annum per share of common stock. On February 20, 2018, the Board authorized a further decrease in the rate at which the Company pays monthly distributions to stockholders, effective as of March 1, 2018, to a rate equivalent to $0.85 per annum per share of common stock.

From March 1, 2018 until June 30, 2020, the Company paid monthly distributions to stockholders at a rate equivalent to $0.85 per annum per share of common stock. Distributions were payable by the 5th day following each month end to stockholders of record at the close of business each day during the prior month.

On August 13, 2020, the Board changed the Company’s common stock distribution policy in order to preserve the Company’s liquidity and maintain additional financial flexibility in light of the continued COVID-19 pandemic and to comply with an amendment to the Credit Facility described in Note 5 which restricts the Company from paying distributions on common stock until no earlier than the quarter ending June 30, 2021. Under the new policy, distributions authorized by the Board on the Company’s shares of common stock, if and when declared, are now paid on a quarterly basis in arrears in shares of the Company’s common stock valued at the Company’s estimated per share net asset value of common stock in effect on the applicable date, based on a single record date to be specified at the beginning of each quarter. The Company declared the Stock Dividends of 0.01349 shares of the Company’s common stock on each share of the Company’s outstanding common stock on October 2020 and January 2021, and 0.014655 shares of the Company’s common stock on each share of the Company’s outstanding common stock in April, July, October 2021 and January 2022. These amounts were based on the Company’s prior cash distribution rate of $0.85 per share per annum and the then-current Estimated Per-Share NAV. The Board may further change the Company’s common stock distribution policy at any time, further reduce the amount of distributions paid or suspend distribution payments at any time, and therefore distribution payments are not assured.

The following table details from a tax perspective the portion of distributions classified as a return of capital, capital gain dividend income and ordinary dividend income, per share per annum, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. All common dividends in the year ended December 31, 2021, and a portion of common dividends issued in the year ended December 31, 2020, were issued as stock dividends, which do not represent taxable dividends to our shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. All dividends paid on the Series A Preferred Stock were considered 100% return of capital for tax purposes for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. There were no dividends paid on the Series B Preferred Stock, as the first dividend payment was made in January, 2022.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2020				2019
Return of capital (1)	100	%	$	0.42	100	%	$	0.83
Capital gain dividend income	—	%	—		—	%	—
Ordinary dividend income	—	%	—		—	%	—
Total	100.0	%	$	0.42	100.0	%	$	0.83

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(1) Amount for December 31, 2020 represents actual cash distributions paid to common shareholders during the year ended 2020, but excludes the stock dividends which do not represent taxable dividends to the Company’s shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Series A Preferred Stock

Dividends on the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock accrue in an amount equal to $1.84375 per share each year ($0.460938 per share per quarter) to Series A Preferred Stock holders, which is equivalent to 7.375% per annum on the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears on the 15th day of January, April, July and October of each year or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day to holders of record on the close of business on the record date set by the Company’s board of directors and declared by the Company. Any accrued and unpaid dividends payable with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock become part of the liquidation preference thereof.

Series B Preferred Stock

Dividends on the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock accrue in an amount equal to $1.78125 per share each year ($0.445313 per share per quarter) to Series B Preferred Stock holders, which is equivalent to 7.125% per annum on the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Series B Preferred Stock. Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears on the 15th day of January, April, July and October of each year or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day to holders of record on the close of business on the record date set by the Company’s board of directors and declared by the Company. The first quarterly dividend for the Series B Preferred Stock sold in this offering was paid on January 15, 2022 and represented an accrual for less than a full quarter, covering the period from October 6, 2021 to December 31, 2021. Any accrued and unpaid dividends payable with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock become part of the liquidation preference thereof.