Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity:

In August 2020, 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.

At-The-Market Offerings – Under NNN's shelf registration statement, 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:

	2020 ATM	2018 ATM
Established date	August 2020	February 2018
Termination date	August 2023	August 2020
Total allowable shares	17,500,000	12,000,000
Total shares issued as of June 30, 2021	1,599,304	11,272,034

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,
	2021		2020
Shares of common stock	30,000		1,417,977
Average price per share (net)	$	37.05	$	36.68
Net proceeds	$	1,111	$	52,018
Stock issuance costs(1)	$	122	$	746
(1) Stock issuance costs consist primarily of underwriters' fees and commissions, and legal and accounting fees.

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan – In February 2021, 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 6,000,000 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,
	2021		2020
Shares of common stock	31,430		33,246
Net proceeds	$	1,293	$	1,321

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,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Series F preferred stock(1):
Dividends	$	4,485	$	4,485	$	8,970	$	8,970
Per depositary share	0.3250		0.3250		0.6500		0.6500
Common stock:
Dividends	90,971		88,270		181,819		176,418
Per share	0.5200		0.5150		1.0400		1.0300

(1)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 2021, NNN declared a dividend of $0.5300 per share, which is payable in August 2021 to its common stockholders of record as of July 30, 2021.