Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital

Shareholders’ Equity / Partners’ Capital

When the Company issues common or preferred shares, the Operating Partnership issues an equivalent number of units of partnership interest of a corresponding class to AH4R, with the Operating Partnership receiving the net proceeds from the share issuances.

Class A Common Share Offering

During the third quarter of 2020, the Company issued 14,950,000 Class A common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, in an underwritten public offering, raising net proceeds of $411.7 million after deducting underwriting discounts and before offering costs of approximately $0.2 million. The Company used the net proceeds from this offering to repay indebtedness the Company had incurred under its revolving credit facility and intends to use the remaining net proceeds (i) to develop new single-family properties and communities, (ii) to acquire and renovate single-family properties and for related activities in accordance with its business strategy and (iii) for general corporate purposes. The Operating Partnership issued an equivalent number of corresponding Class A units to AH4R in exchange for the net proceeds from the issuance.

At-the-Market Common Share Offering Program

During the second quarter of 2020, the Company extended its at-the-market common share offering program under which we can issue Class A common shares from time to time through various sales agents up to an aggregate gross sales offering price of $500.0 million (the “At-the-Market Program”). The At-the-Market Program also provides that we may enter into forward contracts for our Class A common shares with forward sellers and forward purchasers. The Company intends to use any net proceeds from the At-the-Market Program (i) to repay indebtedness the Company has incurred or expects to incur under its revolving credit facility, (ii) to develop new single-family properties and communities, (iii) to acquire and renovate single-family properties and for related activities in accordance with the Company’s business strategy and (iv) for working capital and general corporate purposes, including repurchases of the Company’s securities, acquisitions of additional properties, capital expenditures and the expansion, redevelopment and/or improvement of properties in the Company’s portfolio. The At-the-Market Program may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 86,130 Class A common shares under the At-the-Market Program, raising $2.4 million in gross proceeds before commissions and other expenses of approximately $0.4 million. As of September 30, 2020, 86,130 shares have been issued under the At-the-Market Program and $497.6 million remained available for future share issuances.

Share Repurchase Program

The Company’s board of trustees authorized the establishment of our share repurchase program, authorizing the repurchase of up to $300.0 million of our outstanding Class A common shares and up to $250.0 million of our outstanding preferred shares from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The program does not have an expiration date, but may be suspended or discontinued at any time without notice. All repurchased shares are constructively retired and returned to an authorized and unissued status. The Operating Partnership funds the repurchases and constructively retires an equivalent number of corresponding Class A units. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we did not repurchase and retire any of our shares. As of September 30, 2020, we had a remaining repurchase authorization of up to $265.1 million of our outstanding Class A common shares and up to $250.0 million of our outstanding preferred shares under the program.

Preferred Shares

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had the following series of preferred shares outstanding (in thousands, except share data):


					September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Series	Issuance Date	Earliest Redemption Date	Dividend Rate		Outstanding Shares	Current Liquidation Value		Outstanding Shares	Current Liquidation Value
Series D perpetual preferred shares	5/24/2016	5/24/2021	6.500	%	10,750,000	$	268,750	10,750,000	$	268,750
Series E perpetual preferred shares	6/29/2016	6/29/2021	6.350	%	9,200,000	230,000		9,200,000	230,000
Series F perpetual preferred shares	4/24/2017	4/24/2022	5.875	%	6,200,000	155,000		6,200,000	155,000
Series G perpetual preferred shares	7/17/2017	7/17/2022	5.875	%	4,600,000	115,000		4,600,000	115,000
Series H perpetual preferred shares	9/19/2018	9/19/2023	6.250	%	4,600,000	115,000		4,600,000	115,000
Total preferred shares					35,350,000	$	883,750	35,350,000	$	883,750

Distributions

The Company’s board of trustees declared the following distributions during the respective quarters. The Operating Partnership funds the payment of distributions, and the board of trustees declared an equivalent amount of distributions on the corresponding Operating Partnership units.


	For the Three Months Ended
Security	September 30, 2020		June 30, 2020		March 31, 2020		September 30, 2019		June 30, 2019		March 31, 2019
Class A and Class B common shares	$	0.05	$	0.05	$	0.05	$	0.05	$	0.05	$	0.05

6.500% Series D perpetual preferred shares	0.41		0.41		0.41		0.41		0.41		0.41
6.350% Series E perpetual preferred shares	0.40		0.40		0.40		0.40		0.40		0.40
5.875% Series F perpetual preferred shares	0.37		0.37		0.37		0.37		0.37		0.37
5.875% Series G perpetual preferred shares	0.37		0.37		0.37		0.37		0.37		0.37
6.250% Series H perpetual preferred shares	0.39		0.39		0.39		0.39		0.39		0.39

Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling interest as reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets primarily consists of the interests held by former American Homes 4 Rent, LLC (“AH LLC”) members in units in the Operating Partnership. Former AH LLC members owned 51,429,990, or approximately 14.0% and 14.6%, of the total 368,290,122 and 352,769,654 Class A units in the Operating Partnership as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Noncontrolling interest also includes interests held by non-affiliates in Class A units in the Operating Partnership. Non-affiliate Class A unitholders owned 596,990, or approximately 0.2%, of the total 368,290,122 and 352,769,654 Class A units in the Operating Partnership as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The Operating Partnership units owned by former AH LLC members and non-affiliates reflected as noncontrolling interest in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets are reflected as limited partner capital in the Operating Partnership’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.