Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Shareholders' Equity of the Company

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Shareholders' Equity of the Company
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Schedule of Shareholders' Equity of the Company [Line Items]  
Share Repurchase Program
Shareholders' Equity of the Company

Dividend Declaration

In January 2019, the Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.35 cash dividend per common which was paid during the first quarter of 2019, to each shareholder of record on January 31, 2019, and the Trustees of Tanger GP Trust declared a $0.35 cash distribution per Operating Partnership unit to the Operating Partnership's unitholders.

In February 2019, the Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.355 cash dividend per common share payable on May 15, 2019 to each shareholder of record on April 30, 2019, and the Trustees of Tanger GP Trust declared a $0.355 cash distribution per Operating Partnership unit to the Operating Partnership's unitholders. A liability in the amount of approximately $35.2 million was recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019.

Share Repurchase Program

In May 2017, the Company announced that our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $125.0 million of our outstanding common shares as market conditions warrant over a period commencing on May 19, 2017 and expiring on May 18, 2019. During 2017 and 2018, we repurchased an aggregate of approximately 2.8 million common shares on the open market at an average price of $24.48, totaling approximately $69.3 million.

In February 2019, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $44.3 million of our outstanding common shares for a total authorized amount of $100.0 million. The Board of Directors also extended the expiration of the existing plan by two years to May 2021. Repurchases may be made from time to time through open market, privately-negotiated, structured or derivative transactions (including accelerated share repurchase transactions), or other methods of acquiring shares. The Company intends to structure open market purchases to occur within pricing and volume requirements of Rule 10b-18.  The Company may, from time to time, enter into Rule 10b5-1 plans to facilitate the repurchase of its shares under this authorization.

Shares repurchased are as follows:
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Total number of shares purchased
 

 
443,700

Average price paid per share
 
$

 
$
22.52

Total price paid exclusive of commissions and related fees (in thousands)
 
$

 
$
9,990



The remaining amount authorized to be repurchased under the program as of March 31, 2019 was approximately $100.0 million.