Preferred Stock

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

5. Preferred Stock

In May 2019, we commenced a share repurchase program (the "Repurchase Program") of our Series A Preferred Stock. The Repurchase Program allowed us to purchase our Series A Preferred Stock through May 20, 2020, and there was no dollar limit on the amount of Series A Preferred Stock that may be repurchased, nor did the Repurchase Program obligate the Company to make any repurchases.

In November 2019, we amended and extended our Repurchase Program of our Series A Preferred Stock. The Repurchase Program allows us to purchase Series A Preferred Stock through December 31, 2020, at prevailing prices, in open market or negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, maximum share prices and other considerations. The Repurchase Program does not obligate us to make any repurchases and may be suspended at any time.

In May 2020, we initiated a tender offer to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. In June 2020, we accepted for purchase 36,827 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $22.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $0.8 million.

During the three months ended September 30, 2020, there were no repurchases of Series A Preferred Stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we repurchased 109,775 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a weighted-average price of $20.79 per share (including shares purchased through the tender offer described above), for a total cost of approximately $2.3 million.

Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock have no voting rights, except in specific circumstances of delisting or in the case the dividends are in arrears as specified in the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations. The Series A Preferred Stock accrue dividends at an annual percentage rate of 8.75%, and the liquidation preference provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock are considered contingent redemption provisions because there are rights granted to

the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock that are not solely within our control upon a change in control of the Company. Accordingly, the Series A Preferred Stock is presented between liabilities and the equity sections in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we paid $2.0 million and $6.0 million in dividends to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock. As of September 30, 2020, we had accrued $1.9 million related to dividends to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock. This dividend was paid on October 15, 2020.

A summary of our preferred equity balance for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is as follows:


	(in thousands)






Balance at December 31, 2019	$	90,015
Accumulated dividends on Series A Preferred Stock	(60)
Repurchase of Series A Preferred Stock	(2,667)
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	87,288