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Dividends Declared and Paid
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Dividends Declared and Paid
Dividends Declared and Paid
The Company declared regular common share dividends of $1.32 per share and distributions on LTIP units of $1.32 per unit for the year ended December 31, 2017. The dividends and distributions and their tax characterization were as follows:
 
 
Record
Date
 
Payment
Date
 
Common
share
distribution
amount
 
LTIP
unit
distribution
amount
 
Taxable Ordinary Income
 
Unrecap. Sec. 1250 Gain
 
January
1/31/2017
 
2/24/2017
 
0.11

 
0.11

 
0.1042

 
$
0.0058

 
February
2/28/2017
 
3/31/2017
 
0.11

 
0.11

 
0.1042

 
0.0058

 
March
3/31/2017
 
4/28/2017
 
0.11

 
0.11

 
0.1042

 
0.0058

 
1st Quarter 2017
 
 
 
 
$
0.33

 
$
0.33

 
$
0.3126

 
$
0.0174

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
April
4/28/2017
 
5/26/2017
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.1042

 
$
0.0058

 
May
5/26/2017
 
6/30/2017
 
0.11

 
0.11

 
0.1042

 
0.0058

 
June
6/30/2017
 
7/28/2017
 
0.11

 
$
0.11

 
0.1042

 
$
0.0058

 
2nd Quarter 2017
 
 
 
 
$
0.33

 
$
0.33

 
$
0.3126

 
$
0.0174

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
July
7/31/2017
 
8/25/2017
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.1042

 
$
0.0058

 
August
8/31/2017
 
9/29/2017
 
0.11

 
0.11

 
0.1042

 
0.0058

 
September
9/29/2017
 
10/27/2017
 
$
0.11

 
0.11

 
$
0.1042

 
0.0058

 
3rd Quarter 2017
 
 
 
 
$
0.33

 
$
0.33

 
$
0.3126

 
$
0.0174

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
October
10/31/2017
 
11/24/2017
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.1042

 
$
0.0058

 
November
11/30/2017
 
12/29/2017
 
0.11

 
0.11

 
0.1042

 
0.0058

 
December
12/29/2017
 
1/26/2018
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.1042

 
0.0058

 
4th Quarter 2017
 
 
 
 
$
0.33

 
$
0.33

 
$
0.3126

 
$
0.0174

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total 2017
 
 
 
 
$
1.32

 
$
1.32

 
$
1.2504

 
$
0.0696

 


 
 
Record
Date
 
Payment
Date
 
Common
share
distribution
amount
 
LTIP
unit
distribution
amount
 
Taxable Ordinary Income
 
Return of Capital
Special
1/15/2016
 
1/29/2016
 
$
0.08

 
$
0.08

 
$
0.072

 
$
0.008

January
1/29/2016
 
2/26/2016
 
$
0.10

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.090

 
$
0.010

February
2/29/2016
 
3/25/2016
 
0.10

 
0.10

 
0.090

 
0.010

March
3/31/2016
 
4/29/2016
 
0.11

 
0.11

 
0.099

 
0.011

1st Quarter 2016
 
 
 
 
$
0.39

 
$
0.39

 
$
0.351

 
$
0.039

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
April
4/29/2016
 
5/27/2016
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.099

 
$
0.011

May
5/31/2016
 
6/24/2016
 
0.11

 
0.11

 
0.099

 
0.011

June
6/30/2016
 
7/29/2016
 
0.11

 
$
0.11

 
0.099

 
0.011

2nd Quarter 2016
 
 
 
 
$
0.33

 
$
0.33

 
$
0.297

 
$
0.033

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
July
7/29/2016
 
8/26/2016
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.099

 
$
0.011

August
8/31/2016
 
9/30/2016
 
0.11

 
0.11

 
0.099

 
0.011

September
9/30/2016
 
10/28/2016
 
$
0.11

 
0.11

 
$
0.099

 
$
0.011

3rd Quarter 2016
 
 
 
 
$
0.33

 
$
0.33

 
$
0.297

 
$
0.033

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
October
10/31/2016
 
11/25/2016
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.099

 
$
0.011

November
11/30/2016
 
12/30/2016
 
0.11

 
0.11

 
0.099

 
0.011

December
12/30/2016
 
1/27/2017
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.099

 
$
0.011

4th Quarter 2016
 
 
 
 
$
0.33

 
$
0.33

 
$
0.297

 
$
0.033

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total 2016
 
 
 
 
$
1.38

 
$
1.38

 
$
1.242

 
$
0.138



For the year ended December 31, 2017, approximately 94.7% of the distributions paid to stockholders were considered ordinary income and approximately 5.3% were considered section 1250 unrecaptured gain. For the year ended December 31, 2016, approximately 90.0% of the distributions paid to stockholders were considered ordinary income and approximately 10.0% were considered returns of capital for federal income tax purposes. A special dividend payment of $0.08 per share was authorized by the Company's Board of Trustees and declared by the Company on December 31, 2015. This special dividend was paid on January 29, 2016 to shareholders of record on January 15, 2016 and is taxable to shareholders in 2016.