Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity:

In February 2015, 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.

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Repurchase Plan – In February 2015, 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):

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015
Shares of common stock	149,543		82,271
Net proceeds	$	6,609	$	3,019

At-The-Market Offerings – NNN has established an at-the-market equity program ("ATM") which allows NNN to sell shares of common stock from time to time. The following outlines NNN's ATM programs:

	2016 ATM	2015 ATM	2013 ATM
Established date	March 2016	February 2015	March 2013
Termination date	March 2019	March 2016	February 2015
Total allowable shares	12,000,000	10,000,000	9,000,000
Total shares issued as of June 30, 2016	3,120,490	9,852,465	6,252,812

The following table outlines the common stock issuances pursuant to NNN's ATM equity programs (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015
Shares of common stock	4,613,422		2,124,873
Average price per share (net)	$	45.46	$	39.71
Net proceeds	$	209,722	$	84,382
Stock issuance costs(1)	$	3,379	$	1,442

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

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

	Quarter Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Series D preferred stock(1):
Dividends	$	4,762	$	4,762	$	9,523	$	9,523
Per depositary share	0.414063		0.414063		0.828125		0.828125
Series E preferred stock(1):
Dividends	4,096		4,096		8,194		8,194
Per depositary share	0.356250		0.356250		0.712500		0.712500
Common stock:
Dividends	62,451		56,086		123,602		111,400
Per share	0.435		0.420		0.870		0.840

⁽¹⁾ The Series D and E preferred stock have no maturity date and will remain outstanding unless redeemed. The earliest redemption date for the Series D and Series E preferred stock is February 2017 and May 2018, respectively.

In July2016, NNN declared a dividend of $0.455 per share, which is payable in August2016 to its common stockholders of record as of July 29, 2016.