Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Stockholders' Equity:

In February 2018, 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 Purchase Plan – In February 2018, 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 10,000,000 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,
	2018		2017
Shares of common stock	143,997		34,466
Net proceeds	$	5,471	$	1,413

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:



	2018 ATM	2016 ATM
Established date	February 2018	March 2016
Termination date	February 2021	February 2018
Total allowable shares	12,000,000	12,000,000
Total shares issued as of June 30, 2018	3,037,464	10,044,656

The following table outlines the common stock issuances pursuant to NNN's ATM equity programs for the six months ended June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):



	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018		2017
Shares of common stock	3,037,464		1,653,155
Average price per share (net)	$	41.17	$	43.64
Net proceeds	$	125,052	$	72,139
Stock issuance costs⁽¹⁾	$	1,633	$	1,183
⁽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,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Series D preferred stock⁽¹⁾:
Dividends	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	3,598
Per depositary share	—		—		—		0.312847

Series E preferred stock⁽²⁾:
Dividends	4,096		4,096		8,194		8,194
Per depositary share	0.356250		0.356250		0.712500		0.712500

Series F preferred stock⁽³⁾:
Dividends	4,485		4,485		8,970		8,970
Per depositary share	0.325000		0.325000		0.650000		0.650000

Common stock:
Dividends	72,850		67,660		145,583		134,440
Per share	0.475		0.455		0.950		0.910

⁽¹⁾The 6.625% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series D Preferred Stock") was redeemed in February 2017. The dividends paid in 2017 included accumulated and unpaid dividends through the redemption date.

⁽²⁾The 5.700% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series E Preferred Stock") has no maturity date and will remain outstanding unless redeemed by NNN. As of May 2018, the Series E Preferred Stock is redeemable by NNN.

⁽³⁾The 5.200% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series F Preferred Stock") has no maturity date and will remain outstanding unless redeemed by NNN. The earliest redemption date for the Series F Preferred Stock is October 2021.

In July 2018, NNN declared a dividend of $0.500 per share, which is payable in August 2018 to its common stockholders of record as of July 31, 2018.