Dividends

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Dividends

Dividends

5. Dividends

The following table describes the dividends declared by the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2020:

		Amount			Dividend	Dividend
Declaration Date	Security Class	Per Share		Period Covered	Paid Date	Amount
						(In thousands)
March 13, 2020	Common Stock	$	1.00	January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020	April 15, 2020	$	17,070
March 13, 2020	Series A preferred stock	$	0.5625	January 15, 2020 to April 14, 2020	April 15, 2020	$	338
June 15, 2020	Common Stock	$	1.06	April 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020	July 15, 2020	$	19,770
June 15, 2020	Series A preferred stock	$	0.5625	April 15, 2020 to July 14, 2020	July 15, 2020	$	338
September 15, 2020	Common Stock	$	1.17	July 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020	October 15, 2020	$	25,987
September 15, 2020	Series A preferred stock	$	0.5625	July 15, 2020 to October 14, 2020	October 15, 2020	$	338