Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

14. Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

The Company’s outstanding Preferred Stock is detailed below:

As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021
Class of Preferred Stock	Shares Authorized		Shares Issued and Outstanding		Liquidation Preference (in thousands)		Dividend Rate			Annual Dividend per Depositary Share		Par Value		Optional Redemption Date
Class L		10,350		9,000	$	225,000		5.125	%	$	1.28125	$	1.00	8/16/2022
Class M		10,580		10,580		264,500		5.250	%	$	1.31250	$	1.00	12/20/2022
				19,580	$	489,500

Common Stock

The Company has a share repurchase program, which is scheduled to expire February 29, 2024. Under this program, the Company may repurchase shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, with an aggregate gross purchase price of up to $300.0 million. The Company did not repurchase any shares under the share repurchase program during the three months ended March 31, 2022. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $224.9 million available under this share repurchase program.

During August 2021, the Company established an at-the-market continuous offering program (the “ATM program”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell from time-to-time shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, with an aggregate gross sales price of up to $500.0 million through a consortium of banks acting as sales agents. Sales of the shares of common stock may be made, as needed, from time to time in “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, including by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise (i) at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, (ii) at prices related to prevailing market prices or (iii) as otherwise agreed to with the applicable sales agent. In addition, the Company may from time to time enter into separate forward sale agreements with one or more banks. The Company did not issue any shares under the ATM program during the three months ended March 31, 2022. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $422.4 million available under this ATM program.

Dividends Declared

The following table provides a summary of the dividends declared per share:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Common Shares	$	0.19000	$	0.17000
Class L Depositary Shares	$	0.32031	$	0.32031
Class M Depositary Shares	$	0.32813	$	0.32813