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Distributions Paid and Payable
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Distributions Paid and Payable  
Distributions Paid and Payable

14.   Distributions Paid and Payable

 

A.           Common Stock

We pay monthly distributions to our common stockholders. The following is a summary of the monthly distributions paid per common share for the first three months of 2014 and 2013:

 

Month

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

January

 

$

 0.1821667

 

$

0.1517500

February

 

0.1821667

 

0.1809167

March

 

0.1821667

 

0.1809167

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

 0.5465001

 

$

 0.5135834

 

At March 31, 2014, a distribution of $0.1824792 per common share was payable and was paid in April 2014.

 

B.           Class E Preferred Stock

In 2006, we issued 8.8 million shares of our 6.75% Monthly Income Class E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, or Class E preferred stock, at a price of $25.00 per share.  Since December 7, 2011, the shares of Class E preferred stock were redeemable, at our option, for $25.00 per share. During each of the first three months of 2014 and 2013, we paid three monthly dividends to holders of our Class E preferred stock totaling $0.421875 per share, or $3.7 million, and at March 31, 2014, a monthly dividend of $0.140625 per share was payable and was paid in April 2014.

 

C.           Class F Preferred Stock

In February 2012, we issued 14.95 million shares of 6.625% Monthly Income Class F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, or Class F preferred stock, at a price of $25.00 per share. 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.  Beginning February 15, 2017, the shares of Class F preferred stock are redeemable, at our option, for $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. During each of the first three months of 2014 and 2013, we paid three monthly dividends to holders of our Class F preferred stock totaling $0.414063 per share, or $6.8 million, and at March 31, 2014, a monthly dividend of $0.138021 per share was payable and was paid in April 2014.

 

We are current in our obligations to pay dividends on our Class E and Class F preferred stock.