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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | 12. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS The following table summarizes the Company’s dividends declared and payable during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
Date declared |  | Record date |  | Payment date |  | Per share amount |  | Total amount
October 24, 2023 |  | December 15, 2023 |  | December 28, 2023 |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 280 |
July 25, 2023 |  | September 15, 2023 |  | September 29, 2023 |  | 0.48 |  |  | 271
April 25, 2023 |  | June 15, 2023 |  | June 30, 2023 |  | 0.48 |  |  | 266 |
February 7, 2023 |  | March 15, 2023 |  | March 31, 2023 |  | 0.48 |  |  | 261 |
Total dividends declared and payable for the year ended December 31, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1.92 |  |  | $ | 1,078 |
October 25, 2022 |  | December 15, 2022 |  | December 29, 2022 |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 249 |
February 9, 2022 |  | December 15, 2022 |  | December 29, 2022 |  | 0.03 |  | (1) | 15 |
July 26, 2022 |  | September 15, 2022 |  | September 30, 2022 |  | 0.43 |  |  | 219 |
February 9, 2022 |  | September 15, 2022 |  | September 30, 2022 |  | 0.03 |  | (1) | 15 |
April 26, 2022 |  | June 15, 2022 |  | June 30, 2022 |  | 0.42 |  |  | 208 |
February 9, 2022 |  | June 15, 2022 |  | June 30, 2022 |  | 0.03 |  | (1) | 15 |
February 9, 2022 |  | March 15, 2022 |  | March 31, 2022 |  | 0.42 |  |  | 205 |
February 9, 2022 |  | March 15, 2022 |  | March 31, 2022 |  | 0.03 |  | (1) | 15 |
Total dividends declared and payable for the year ended December 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1.87 |  |  | $ | 941 |
October 26, 2021 |  | December 15, 2021 |  | December 30, 2021 |  | $ | 0.41 |  |  | $ | 191 |
July 28, 2021 |  | September 15, 2021 |  | September 30, 2021 |  | 0.41 |  |  | 189 |
April 28, 2021 |  | June 15, 2021 |  | June 30, 2021 |  | 0.40 |  |  | 177 |
February 10, 2021 |  | March 15, 2021 |  | March 31, 2021 |  | 0.40 |  |  | 175 |
Total dividends declared and payable for the year ended December 31, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1.62 |  |  | $ | 732 |
___________________________________________________________________________ (1)Represents an additional dividend. The Company has a dividend reinvestment plan, whereby the Company may buy shares of its common stock in the open market or issue new shares in order to satisfy dividend reinvestment requests. When the Company issues new shares in connection with the dividend reinvestment plan, the issue price is equal to the closing price of its common stock on the dividend payment date. Dividend reinvestment plan activity for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, was as follows:
| For the Years Ended December 31, |
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |
Shares issued | 2.5 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 1.9 |  |
Average issue price per share | $ | 19.48 |  |  | $ | 19.58 |  |  | $ | 19.86 |  |
Shares purchased by plan agent to satisfy dividends declared and payable during the period for stockholders | 0.8 |  | (1) | 1.6 |  | (2) | — |  |
Average purchase price per share | $ | 18.35 |  |  | $ | 17.85 |  |  | $ | — |  |
___________________________________________________________________________ (1)Shares were purchased in April 2023. (2)Shares were purchased in July 2022 and October 2022.

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