Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

21.   Subsequent Events

In April 2014, we declared the following dividends, which will be paid in May 2014:

- $0.1824792 per share to our common stockholders;

- $0.140625 per share to our Class E preferred stockholders; and

- $0.138021 per share to our Class F preferred stockholders.

In April 2014, we issued 13,800,000 shares of common stock at a price of $39.96 per share, including 1,800,000 shares purchased by the underwriters upon the exercise of their option to purchase additional shares.  After underwriting discounts and other offering costs of $23.0 million, the net proceeds of $528.5 million were used to repay borrowings under our acquisition credit facility.