Issuance and Redemption of Preferred Stock

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Issuance and Redemption of Preferred Stock

Issuance and Redemption of Preferred Stock

8.     Issuance and Redemption of Preferred Stock

A.  In February 2012, we issued 14.95 million shares of our 6.625% Monthly Income Class F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock at a price of $25 per share, including 1.95 million shares purchased by the underwriters upon the exercise of their overallotment option. In April 2012, we issued an additional 1.4 million shares of our Class F preferred stock at a price of $25.2863 per share.  After aggregate underwriting discounts and other offering costs totaling $13.8 million, we received total net proceeds of $395.4 million for the February and April offerings combined, of which $127.5 million was used to redeem all of our outstanding 7.375% Monthly Income Class D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and the balance was used to repay a portion of the borrowings under our credit facility. Beginning February 15, 2017, the Class F preferred shares are redeemable, at our option, for $25 per share.  The initial dividend of $0.1702257 per share was paid on March 15, 2012 and covered 37 days. Thereafter, dividends of $0.138021 per share will be paid monthly in arrears on the Class F preferred stock.

B.  We redeemed all of the 5.1 million shares of our 7.375% Monthly Income Class D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock in March 2012 for $25 per share, plus accrued dividends.  We incurred a charge of $3.7 million, representing the Class D preferred stock original issuance costs that we paid in 2004.