Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity:

In February 2012, NNN filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") which permits the issuance by NNN of an indeterminate amount of debt and equity securities.

Dividends – The following table outlines the dividends declared and paid for each issuance of NNN's stock (in thousands, except per share data):

	Quarter Ended March 31,
	2014		2013
Series D preferred stock (1):
Dividends	$	4,762	$	4,762
Per share	0.414063		0.414063
Series E preferred stock (1):
Dividends	4,097		—
Per share	0.356250		—
Common stock:
Dividends	49,273		44,321
Per share	0.405		0.395

¹⁾ The Series D and E preferred stock have no maturity date and will remain outstanding unless redeemed.

In April2014, NNN declared a dividend of $0.405 per share, which is payable in May2014 to its common stockholders of record as of April 30, 2014.

Preferred Stock Issuances – In May 2013, NNN issued 11,500,000 depositary shares representing interests in its 5.700% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ("Series E Preferred Stock") at a price of $25.00 per depositary share generating gross proceeds of $287,500,000. In connection with this offering, NNN incurred stock issuance costs totaling approximately $9,856,000, consisting primarily of underwriters' fees and commissions, rating agency fees, legal and accounting fees and printing expenses.

At The Market Offerings – In May 2012, NNN established an at-the-market equity program ("2012 ATM") which allowed NNN to sell up to an aggregate of 9,000,000 shares of common stock from time to time through May 2015. The following table outlines the common stock issuances pursuant to the 2012 ATM during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

Shares of common stock	4,616,542
Average price per share (net)	$	32.56
Net proceeds	$	150,327
Stock issuance costs (1)	$	2,129

⁽¹⁾ Stock issuance costs consist primarily of underwriters' fees and commissions, and legal and accounting fees.

No shares were issued under the 2012 ATM during the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

In March 2013, NNN established a second ATM equity program ("2013 ATM") which allows NNN to sell up to an aggregate of 9,000,000 shares of common stock from time to time through March 2015. The following table outlines the common stock issuances pursuant to the 2013 ATM during the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

Shares of common stock	432,000
Average price per share (net)	$	34.91
Net proceeds	$	15,080
Stock issuance costs (1)	$	265

⁽¹⁾ Stock issuance costs consist primarily of underwriters' fees and commissions, and legal and accounting fees.

NNN incurred $135,000 of stock issuance costs related to the 2013 ATM consisting primarily of legal and accounting fees during the quarter ended March 31, 2013. No shares were issued under the 2013 ATM during the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Repurchase Plan – In February 2012, NNN filed a shelf registration statement with the Commission for its Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan ("DRIP") which permits the issuance by NNN of up to 16,000,000 shares of common stock. The following table outlines the common stock issuances pursuant to NNN's DRIP (dollars in thousands):

	Quarter Ended March 31,
	2014		2013
Shares of common stock	184,503		424,995
Net proceeds	$	6,107	$	13,822