Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity and Distributions

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Stockholders' Equity and Distributions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity and Distributions

7. Stockholders’ Equity and Distributions

The Company has issued and outstanding 138,596,438 and 133,044,602 shares of common stock as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Company may from time-to-time issue and sell shares of its common stock through public or At-The-Market ("ATM") offerings. The Company currently sells shares through its equity distribution agreement with JMP Securities LLC (“JMP”) and Jefferies LLC (“Jeffries”) (the “2022 Equity Distribution Agreement”). The 2022 Equity Distribution Agreement provides that the Company may offer and sell up to 17.5 million shares of its common stock from time to time through JMP or Jeffries, as its sales agents. Sales of the Company’s common stock, if any, may be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market,” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), including sales made directly on the NYSE or similar securities exchange or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange, at prices related to the prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.

The Company issued and sold the following shares of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

(in millions, except per share data)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

Number of Shares Issued

Gross Proceeds

 

Underwriting Fees/Offering Expenses

 

Net Proceeds

 

Average Price/Share

 

2022

4.9

$

86.1

 

$

0.9

 

$

85.2

 

$

17.54

 

2023

4.7

$

66.2

 

$

0.8

 

$

65.3

 

$

14.03

 

The Company generally uses net proceeds from these offerings to make investments, to repurchase or pay down liabilities and for general corporate purposes. As of March 31, 2023, approximately 3.9 million shares remain available for issuance and sale under the current equity distribution agreement.

The Company currently pays quarterly distributions to its stockholders. The following table summarizes the Company’s distributions declared during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022:

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Distribution Type

Declared Date

Record Date

Payment Date

Per Share Amount

 

Total Amount

 

Base

February 16, 2022

March 9, 2022

March 16, 2022

$

0.33

 

$

39,794

 

Supplemental

February 16, 2022

March 9, 2022

March 16, 2022

$

0.15

 

$

18,088

 

Base

April 27, 2022

May 17, 2022

May 24, 2022

$

0.33

 

$

41,245

 

Supplemental

April 27, 2022

May 17, 2022

May 24, 2022

$

0.15

 

$

18,748

 

Base

July 20, 2022

August 9, 2022

August 16, 2022

$

0.35

 

$

44,765

 

Supplemental

July 20, 2022

August 9, 2022

August 16, 2022

$

0.15

 

$

19,185

 

Base

October 13, 2022

November 10, 2022

November 17, 2022

$

0.36

 

$

47,472

 

Supplemental

October 13, 2022

November 10, 2022

November 17, 2022

$

0.15

 

$

19,780

 

Total distributions declared during the year ended December 31, 2022

$

1.97

 

$

249,077

 

Base

February 9, 2023

March 2, 2023

March 9, 2023

$

0.39

 

$

53,749

 

Supplemental

February 9, 2023

March 2, 2023

March 9, 2023

$

0.08

 

$

11,025

 

Total distributions declared during the three months ended March 31, 2023

$

0.47

 

$

64,774

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, for income tax purposes, the distributions paid of $0.47 per share were comprised of ordinary income. As of March 31, 2023, the Company estimates that it has generated undistributed taxable earnings “spillover” of $0.96 per share. The undistributed taxable earnings spillover will be carried forward toward distributions to be paid in accordance with RIC requirements.

The Company has a distribution 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 record date.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company issued 61,383 and 60,326 shares, respectively, of common stock to stockholders in connection with the dividend reinvestment plan.