BENEFICIARIES' EQUITY OF THE PARENT COMPANY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

BENEFICIARIES' EQUITY OF THE PARENT COMPANY

13. BENEFICIARIES' EQUITY OF THE PARENT COMPANY

Earnings per Share (EPS)

The following table details the number of shares and net income used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except share and per share amounts; results may not add due to rounding):


	Year Ended December 31,
	2020				2019				2018
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
Numerator
Net income	$	307,326	$	307,326	$	34,529	$	34,529	$	135,472	$	135,472
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,799)		(1,799)		(262)		(262)		(954)		(954)
Nonforfeitable dividends allocated to unvested restricted shareholders	(410)		(410)		(396)		(396)		(369)		(369)


Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	305,117	$	305,117	$	33,871	$	33,871	$	134,149	$	134,149
Denominator
Weighted-average shares outstanding	171,926,079		171,926,079		176,132,941		176,132,941		178,519,748		178,519,748
Contingent securities/Share based compensation	—		390,997		—		553,872		—		1,121,744
Weighted-average shares outstanding	171,926,079		172,317,076		176,132,941		176,686,813		178,519,748		179,641,492
Earnings per Common Share:
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	1.77	$	1.77	$	0.19	$	0.19	$	0.75	$	0.75

The contingent securities/share based compensation impact is calculated using the treasury stock method and relates to employee awards settled in shares of the Parent Company. The effect of these securities is anti-dilutive for periods that the Parent Company incurs a net loss from continuing operations available to common shareholders and therefore is excluded from the dilutive earnings per share calculation in such periods.

Redeemable common limited partnership units, totaling 981,634 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and 982,871 as of December 31, 2018, respectively, were excluded from the diluted earnings per share computations because they are not dilutive.

Unvested restricted shares are considered participating securities which require the use of the two-class method for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, earnings representing nonforfeitable dividends were allocated to the unvested restricted shares issued to the Company’s executives and other employees under the Company's shareholder-approved long-term incentive plan.

Common and Preferred Shares

On December 8, 2020, the Parent Company declared a distribution of $0.19 per common share, totaling $32.7 million, which was paid on January 20, 2021 to shareholders of record as of January 6, 2021.

Of the 20,000,000 preferred shares authorized, none were outstanding as of December 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

Common Share Repurchases

The Parent Company maintains a common share repurchase program under which the Board of Trustees has authorized the Parent Company to repurchase common shares. On January 3, 2019, the Board of Trustees replenished this program by authorizing the Parent Company to repurchase up to $150 million common shares under the program from and after January 3, 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2020 the Company repurchased and retired 6,248,483 common shares at an average price of $9.60 per share, totaling $60.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repurchased and retired 1,337,169 common shares at an average price of $12.92 per share, totaling $17.3 million. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company repurchased and retired 1,729,278 common shares at an average price of $12.64 per share, totaling $21.9 million. The Company expects to fund any additional share repurchases with a combination of available cash balances and availability under its unsecured revolving credit facility. The timing and amounts of any repurchases will depend on a variety of factors, including market conditions, regulatory requirements, share prices, capital availability and other factors as determined by the Company’s management team. The repurchase program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time without notice.

In connection with the Parent Company’s common share repurchase program, one common unit of the Operating Partnership is retired for each common share repurchased. During the year ended December 31, 2020 the Company repurchased and retired 6,248,483 common units at an average price of $9.60 per unit, totaling $60.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repurchased and retired 1,337,169 common units at an average price of $12.92 per unit, totaling $17.3 million. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company repurchased and retired 1,729,278 units at an average price of $12.64 per unit totaling $21.9 million. During the year ended December 31, 2017 there were no repurchases under the program. The Company expects to fund any additional unit repurchases with a combination of available cash balances and availability under its unsecured revolving credit facility. The timing and amounts of any purchases will depend on a variety of factors, including market conditions, regulatory requirements, unit prices, capital availability and other factors as determined by the Company’s management team. The repurchase program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of units and may be suspended or discontinued at any time without notice.

The common shares repurchased were retired and, as a result, were accounted for in accordance with Maryland law, which does not contemplate treasury stock. The repurchases were recorded as a reduction of common shares (at $0.01 par value per unit) and a decrease to General Partnership Capital.

Continuous Offering Program

On January 10, 2017, the Parent Company entered into a continuous offering program (the “Offering Program”), that permitted the Parent Company to sell up to an aggregate of 16,000,000 common shares in at-the-market offerings.

There was no activity under the Offering Program during 2020 and 2019. During 2018, the Parent Company issued 23,311 common shares under the Offering Program at a weighted average price per share of $18.04, receiving net cash proceeds of $0.4 million. At December 31, 2020, no common shares remained available for issuance under the Offering Program, which terminated on January 10, 2020.