Issuance of Common Stock

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Issuance of Common Stock

Issuance of Common Stock

10.     Issuance of Common Stock

In October 2015, we issued 11,500,000 shares of common stock, including 1,500,000 shares purchased by the underwriters upon the exercise of their option to purchase additional shares.  After underwriting discounts and other offering costs of $22.0 million, a portion of the net proceeds of $517.1 million was used to repay borrowings under our new credit facility and the remaining portion was used for other general corporate purposes, including acquisitions.

In April 2015, we issued 5,500,000 shares of common stock.  After underwriting discounts and other offering costs of $1.4 million, the net proceeds of $276.4 million were used to repay borrowings under our previous $1.5 billion unsecured credit facility.

In April 2014, we issued 13,800,000 shares of common stock, 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 $22.8 million, the net proceeds of $528.6 million were used to repay borrowings under our previous credit facility.