Shareholders' Equity and Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Shareholders' Equity and Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

Shareholders' Equity and Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

14.Shareholders' Equity and Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

Common Shares Repurchased

Our Board of Trustees previously authorized the repurchase of up to $1.0 billion of our outstanding common shares, and in May 2023, increased the common share repurchase authorization to $1.5 billion. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we repurchased and retired 7.9 million and 18.4 million common shares for $120.8 million and $276.7 million, a weighted average purchase price per share of $15.24 and $14.98. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, we repurchased and retired 2.3 million and 14.2 million common shares for $54.0 million and $361.0 million, a weighted average purchase price per share of $23.35 and $25.49. Since we began the share repurchase program through September 30, 2023, we have repurchased and retired 41.7 million common shares for $900.2 million, a weighted average purchase price per share of $21.54.

During the fourth quarter of 2023, through the date of this filing, we repurchased and retired 2.0 million common shares for $28.0 million, a weighted average purchase price per share of $13.85, pursuant to a repurchase plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Unvested share-based compensation awards that entitle holders to receive non-forfeitable distributions are considered participating securities. Consequently, we are required to apply the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings (loss) that would otherwise have been available to common shareholders. Under the two-class method, earnings for the period are allocated between common shareholders and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive dividends. During periods of net loss, losses are allocated only to the extent the participating securities are required to absorb their share of such losses. Distributions to participating securities in excess of their allocated income or loss are shown as a reduction to net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share reflects the potential dilution of the assumed exchange of various unit and share-based compensation awards into common shares to the extent they are dilutive.

The following is a summary of the calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share and a reconciliation of net income (loss) to the amounts of net income (loss) available to common shareholders used in calculating basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share:

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		X	2023		2022
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income (loss)	$	(66,101)	$	(21,581)		$	(54,045)	$	119,836
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests		7,926		2,546			5,961		(15,712)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		168		(258)			703		(174)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders		(58,007)		(19,293)			(47,381)		103,950
Distributions to participating securities		(689)		(658)			(1,406)		(671)
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders - basic and diluted	$	(58,696)	$	(19,951)		$	(48,787)	$	103,279
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted		101,445		114,360			108,351		120,741
Earnings (loss) per common share - basic and diluted	$	(0.58)	$	(0.17)		$	(0.45)	$	0.86

The effect of the redemption of OP Units, Time-Based LTIP Units, fully vested LTIP Units and Special Time-Based LTIP Units that were outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and 2022 is excluded in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per common share as the assumed exchange of such units for common shares on a one-for-one basis was antidilutive (the assumed redemption of these units would have no impact on the determination of diluted earnings (loss) per share). Since OP Units, Time-Based LTIP Units, LTIP Units and Special Time-Based LTIP Units, which are held by noncontrolling interests, are attributed gains at an identical proportion to the common shareholders, the gains attributable and their equivalent weighted average impact are excluded from net income (loss) available to common shareholders and from the weighted average number of common shares outstanding in calculating diluted earnings (loss) per common share. AO LTIP Units, Performance-Based LTIP Units, formation awards and RSUs, which totaled 6.6 million and 6.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, and 5.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per common share as they were antidilutive, but potentially could be dilutive in the future.

Dividends Declared in August 2023

On October 31, 2023, our Board of Trustees declared a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per common share, payable on December 1, 2023 to shareholders of record as of November 17, 2023.