Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

ATM Program and Forward Sale Agreement. On February 22, 2021, we entered into six separate equity distribution agreements pursuant to which we are able to sell up to an aggregate of $750.0 million of our common stock.

On February 23, 2021, under the ATM program, we executed a forward agreement, which allows us to issue a fixed number of shares at a price to be settled in the future. From February 24, 2021 to March 17, 2021, we borrowed 6,672,740 shares from third parties, which the dealer sold at a weighted average price of $22.48 per share. We may settle this agreement in shares, cash, or net shares by December 15, 2021. Had we settled all the shares under the forward agreement at March 31, 2021, we would have received approximately $148.5 million, based on a net price of $22.25 per share.

As of March 31, 2021, the ATM program (including the impacts of the forward sale agreement discussed above) had approximately $600.0 million of equity available for issuance. The program expires on December 31, 2023.

Preferred Stock. As of March 31, 2021, we had 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized for issuance, of which 440,000 shares of preferred stock in the aggregate for all series were outstanding. The following table displays preferred dividends declared for the period by outstanding series of shares:


				Three Months Ended March 31,			March 31	December 31,
				2021	2020			2021		2020
(in millions except shares and per share amounts)	Liquidation Preference Per Share		Shares	Dividends Declared Per Share		Outstanding
5.650% Series A	$	1,000.00	400,000	28.25	28.25			$	393.9	$	393.9
6.500% Series B	$	25,000.00	20,000	812.50	812.50			$	486.1	$	486.1

In addition, 20,000 shares of Series B–1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding as of March 31, 2021. Holders of Series B–1 Preferred Stock are not entitled to receive dividend payments and have no conversion rights. The Series B–1 Preferred Stock is paired with the Series B Preferred Stock and may not be transferred, redeemed or repurchased except in connection with the simultaneous transfer, redemption or repurchase of the underlying Series B Preferred Stock.

As of March 31, 2021 and 2020, Series A Preferred Stock had $6.7 million of cumulative preferred dividends in arrears, or $16.63 per share, and Series B Preferred Stock had $1.4 million of cumulative preferred dividends in arrears, or $72.23 per share.