SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

SCHEDULE OF SHARES ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

Amounts received in connection with the DRIP and shares issued in connection with the DRIP for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

	2021		2020		2019
Amounts received (1)	$	1,361	$	26,411	$	73,965
Less: Dividend reinvestments		1,041		7,596		16,886
Amounts received, net	$	320	$	18,815	$	57,079
Number of Shares Issued		88		1,956		5,601

(1) Optional cash payments must be not less than $500 per payment nor more than $1,000 unless a request for a waiver has been accepted by us. We have not granted any waivers since March 2020 and the DRIP program has been temporarily suspended since January 2021.

SUMMARY OF CASH DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

The following cash distributions were paid to common shareholders during the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	2021				2020				2019
Quarter Ended	Amount		Per Share		Amount		Per Share		Amount		Per Share
December 31	$	16,672	$	0.17	$	16,486	$	0.17	$	15,570	$	0.17
March 31		17,694		0.18		16,654		0.17		15,825		0.17
June 30		17,694		0.18		16,641		0.17		16,064		0.17
September 30		17,694		0.18		16,657		0.17		16,283		0.17
	$	69,754	$	0.71	$	66,438	$	0.68	$	63,742	$	0.68

SCHEDULE OF DIVIDEND DECLARED AND PAID ON SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK

Our Board of Directors has authorized and we have paid the following dividends on our 6.125% Series C Preferred Stock for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands except per share amounts):

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend		Dividend per Share
10/1/20	11/16/20	12/15/20	$	7,775	$	0.3828125
1/14/21	2/16/21	3/15/21		8,416		0.3828125
4/1/21	5/17/21	6/15/21		8,416		0.3828125
7/1/21	8/16/21	8/31/21		8,416		0.3828125
			$	33,023	$	1.53125

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend		Dividend per Share
10/1/19	11/15/19	12/16/19	$	5,873	$	0.3828125
1/16/20	2/18/20	3/16/20		6,572		0.3828125
4/1/20	5/15/20	6/15/20		6,583		0.3828125
7/1/20	8/17/20	9/15/20		6,811		0.3828125
			$	25,839	$	1.53125

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend		Dividend per Share
10/1/18	11/15/18	12/17/18	$	4,415	$	0.3828125
1/16/19	2/15/19	3/15/19		4,424		0.3828125
4/2/19	5/15/19	6/17/19		4,681		0.3828125
7/1/19	8/15/19	9/16/19		4,945		0.3828125
			$	18,465	$	1.53125