Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Common stock

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had 22,924,982 and 22,142,143 shares, respectively, of $0.01 par value common stock outstanding with 125,000,000 shares authorized at each period end.

Preferred stock

During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of $130.0 million of preferred stock in two series and warrants to institutional accredited investors in a series of private placements. The Company issued 2,307,400 shares of 7.25% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Stock and 2,892,600 shares of 5.00% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Stock, each at a purchase price per share of $25.00 and two series of five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share. Each series of warrants includes a put option that allows the holder to sell the warrants to the Company at a specified put price on or after July 6, 2023. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the private placement to acquire mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets consistent with the Company's investment strategy.

The Company had 2,307,400 shares of Series A preferred stock and 2,892,600 shares of Series B preferred stock outstanding at June 30, 2020 and no shares of either series outstanding at December 31, 2019. There were 25,000,000 shares, cumulative for all series, authorized as of both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Treasury stock

As of June 30, 2020 the Company held 42,756 shares of treasury stock received through distributions of the Company's shares previously held by its Manager. The Company held 33,248 shares of treasury stock at December 31, 2019.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company sponsors a dividend reinvestment plan through which stockholders may purchase additional shares of the Company’s common stock by reinvesting some or all of the cash dividends received on shares of the Company’s common stock. During both the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 5,057 shares were issued under the plan for total proceeds of approximately $41,000. Comparatively, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 5,056 and 10,377 shares were issued, respectively, under the plan for total proceeds of approximately $0.1 million for both periods.

Stock Dividend

On March 24, 2020, the Company announced that it would pay its previously declared dividend of $0.32 per share in shares of the Company's common stock (value based upon the $9.14 per share closing price on the record date of March 17, 2020). The dividend was paid on March 27, 2020 through the issuance of 781,222 shares of common stock. On May 3, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per share to be paid on May 29, 2020 to its common stockholders of record as of May 15, 2020. Comparatively, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 the Company’s dividends paid on its outstanding shares of common stock were paid in cash with the exception of shares issued under existing dividend reinvestment plans as noted above.

At the Market Offering

The Company has entered into an equity distribution agreement under which the Company may sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50.0 million from time to time in any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, no shares were sold under the at the market program in either period.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The Company recognizes unrealized gains or losses on its investment in debt securities as components of Other comprehensive income/(loss). Total accumulated other comprehensive gain/(loss) on the Company’s balance sheet at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was as follows ($ in thousands):


Investments in securities:	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Unrealized gains	$	2,936	$	1,643
Unrealized losses	(6,872)		(366)
Accumulated other comprehensive gain/(loss)	$	(3,936)	$	1,277

Non-controlling Interest

During the second quarter of 2019, all 624,106 of the outstanding OP units held by an unaffiliated holder were exchanged for shares of the Company’s common stock, resulting in a reclassification within the Company's consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity of $10.8 million from non-controlling interest to the Additional paid-in capital and Common Stock accounts. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s Operating Partnership was 100% owned by the Company. The Company consolidates the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the Operating Partnership.

At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had non-controlling interests attributable to ownership interests by the following four legal entities.

AS Ajax E II LLC was formed by the Company during 2017 to purchase and hold an investment in a Delaware trust which holds single family residential real estate loans, SBC loans and other real estate assets. AS Ajax E II LLC is 46.9% held by third parties. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had retained 53.1% of AS Ajax E II LLC and consolidates the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the entity.

2017-D, a securitization trust, was formed by the Company during 2017. It is 50.0% held by an accredited institutional investor. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had retained 50.0% of 2017-D and consolidates the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the trust.

2018-C, a securitization trust, was formed by the Company during 2018. It is 37.0% held by an accredited institutional investor. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 the Company had retained 63.0% of 2018-C and consolidates the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the trust.

Great Ajax II REIT was formed by the Company during 2019 to hold an interest in Great Ajax II Depositor LLC, which was formed to act as the depositor of mortgage loans into securitization trusts and to hold the subordinated securities issued by such trusts and any additional trusts the Company may form for additional secured borrowings. It is 0.2% held by third parties. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had retained 99.8% of Great Ajax II REIT and consolidates the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the entity.

The following table sets forth the effects of changes in ownership of the Company's non-controlling interests due to transfers to or from non-controlling interest for the calendar preceding the Consolidated balance sheet dates ($ in thousands):


	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Decrease from redemption of OP units by third party investor	$	—	$	(10,816)
Decrease due to deconsolidation of Gaea	—		(22)
Change in non-controlling interest	$	—	$	(10,838)