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Equity and Dividends
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity and Dividends Equity and Dividends
Share Repurchase Plan

On February 16, 2024, our Board of Directors renewed our stock repurchase program (the “Repurchase Plan”) pursuant to which we may repurchase up to $160.0 million in shares of our issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The Repurchase Plan is effective for a period of one year and does not require us to repurchase any specific number of shares. The Repurchase Plan may be suspended or discontinued at any time. Shares may be repurchased from time-to-time in open market transactions at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means in accordance with the terms of Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and repurchases shall be made in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations in effect. The timing and number of shares repurchased, if any, will depend on a variety of factors, including price, general market and economic conditions, alternative investment opportunities and other corporate considerations. No common stock was repurchased under the Repurchase Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Forward Sale Agreements

In August 2024, we entered into forward equity sale agreements with financial institutions to sell up to an aggregate of 2.76 million shares of common stock, at an initial forward sale price of $68.40 per share, pursuant to which the financial institutions borrowed and sold these shares of common stock in a public offering. We did not receive any proceeds from the sale of common shares by the forward purchasers at the time of the offering.

As of September 30, 2024, all 2.76 million shares of common stock were available for settlement for proceeds of approximately $187.3 million at a forward price of $67.88. In the fourth quarter of 2024, we partially settled the forward equity sale agreements by issuing 1.8 million shares of common stock for net proceeds of $122.4 million.

ATM Equity Program

We maintain an ATM equity program which allows us to sell our common stock directly into the market and have entered into an ATM equity offering sales agreement pursuant to which the Company may sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate sales price of $500.0 million of the Company’s common stock. The ATM equity program has a forward sale provision which allows us to sell shares of common stock to forward purchasers at a predetermined price at a future date. No shares were sold under the ATM equity program during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Dividends

The following table summarizes dividends declared by the Board of Directors or paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Date of DeclarationDate of RecordDate Paid/PayableQuarterly Dividend
November 3, 2023December 29, 2023January 26, 2024$0.90
February 16, 2024March 28, 2024May 3, 2024$0.90
May 3, 2024June 28, 2024August 2, 2024$0.90
August 2, 2024September 27, 2024November 1, 2024$0.90

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Date of DeclarationDate of RecordDate Paid/PayableQuarterly Dividend
November 6, 2022December 30, 2022January 27, 2023$0.90
February 17, 2023March 31, 2023May 5, 2023$0.90
May 5, 2023June 30, 2023August 4, 2023$0.90
August 4, 2023September 29, 2023November 3, 2023$0.90
On November 1, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a $0.90 per share dividend payable on January 29, 2025 to common stockholders of record as of December 31, 2024.