Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Series D preferred stock (1):
Dividends	$	14,285	$	14,285
Per share	1.242188		1.242188
Series E preferred stock (1):
Dividends	12,291		4,780
Per share	1.068750		0.415625
Common stock:
Dividends	151,274		139,890
Per share	1.230		1.195

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

In October2014, NNN declared a dividend of $0.420 per share, which is payable in November2014 to its common stockholders of record as of October 31, 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, of which 8,958,840 shares have been issued as of September 30, 2014. The following table outlines the common stock issuances pursuant to the 2012 ATM (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Shares of common stock	4,676,542
Average price per share (net)	$	32.60
Net proceeds	$	152,435
Stock issuance costs (1)	$	2,161

⁽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 nine months ended September 30, 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, of which 6,038,812 shares have been issued as of September 30, 2014. The following table outlines the common stock issuances pursuant to the 2013 ATM (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Shares of common stock	3,758,362		2,280,450
Average price per share (net)	$	35.91	$	37.82
Net proceeds	$	134,962	$	86,237
Stock issuance costs (1)	$	2,153	$	1,585

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

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):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Shares of common stock	300,231		634,146
Net proceeds	$	10,171	$	21,159