DIVIDENDS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Dividends [Abstract]

DIVIDENDS

NOTE 19 - DIVIDENDS

Common Dividends

The Board of Directors has declared common stock dividends as set forth below:

		Dividend per
Record Date	Payment Date	Common Share
January 31, 2018	February 15, 2018		$ 0.66
April 30, 2018	May 15, 2018		0.66
July 31, 2018	August 15, 2018		0.66
October 31, 2018	November 15, 2018		0.66
January 31, 2019	February 15, 2019		0.66

On the same dates listed above, Omega OP Unit holders received the same distributions per unit as those paid to the common stockholders of Omega.

Per Share Distributions

Per share distributions by our Company were characterized in the following manner for income tax purposes (unaudited):

	Year Ended December 31,
Common	2018		2017		2016
Ordinary income	$	1.691	$	1.571	$	1.968
Return of capital		0.931		0.932		0.322
Capital gains		0.018		0.037		0.070
Total dividends paid	$	2.640	$	2.540	$	2.360

For additional information regarding dividends, see Note 15 – Taxes.