Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Common and Preferred Stock Issuances

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Common and Preferred Stock Issuances
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Common and Preferred Stock Issuances
Common and Preferred Stock Issuances
In February 2017, we issued 12,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.16 2/3 per share, at the public offering price of $2.10 per share, and 500,000 shares of 7.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (Convertible Preferred Stock), par value $1.00 per share, with a liquidation preference of $100 per share, for total net proceeds of $72.3 million, after underwriting discount and offering expenses.
The dividends on our Convertible Preferred Stock will be payable on a cumulative basis when, as and if declared by our board of directors, or an authorized committee of our board of directors, at an annual rate of 7.25 percent of the liquidation preference of $100 per share. We may pay declared dividends in cash or, subject to certain limitations, in shares of our common stock, or in any combination of cash and shares of our common stock on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on June 30, 2017 and ending on, and including, March 31, 2020.
Unless converted earlier, each share of our Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically convert into between 41.4079 and 47.6190 shares of our common stock (respectively, the “minimum conversion rate” and “maximum conversion rate”), subject to anti-dilution adjustments. The number of shares of our common stock issuable on conversion will be determined based on the volume weighted-average price, of our common stock over the 20 consecutive trading day period beginning on, and including, the 23rd scheduled trading day immediately preceding March 31, 2020. Except in limited circumstances, at any time prior to March 31, 2020, a holder may convert Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of our common stock at the minimum conversion rate of 41.4079 shares of common stock per share of Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to anti-dilution adjustments.
On May 9, 2017, our board of directors declared a cash dividend of $2.4771 per share of our Convertible Preferred Stock for the period from and including February 22, 2017 through and including June 29, 2017, which was paid on June 30, 2017 to mandatory convertible preferred shareholders of record as of June 15, 2017. On August 3, 2017, the audit committee, on behalf of our board of directors declared a cash dividend of $1.8125 per share of our Convertible Preferred Stock for the period from and including June 30, 2017 through and including September 29, 2017, which was paid on October 2, 2017 to mandatory convertible preferred shareholders of record as of September 15, 2017. On December 4, 2017, our audit committee, on behalf of our board of directors declared a cash dividend of $1.8125 per share of our Convertible Preferred Stock for the period from and including September 30, 2017 through and including December 30, 2017, which was paid on January 2, 2018 to mandatory convertible preferred shareholders of record as of December 15, 2017.