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Shareholders' Equity of the Company

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Shareholders' Equity of the Company
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Equity [Abstract]  
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Dividend Declaration

In April 2022, the Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.20 cash dividend per common share payable on May 13, 2022 to each shareholder of record on April 29, 2022, and in its capacity as General Partner of the Operating Partnership a $0.20 cash distribution per Operating Partnership unit to the Operating Partnership's unitholders.

At-the-Market Offering

Under our at-the-market share offering program (“ATM Offering”), which commenced February 2021, we may offer and sell our common shares, $0.01 par value per share, having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $250.0 million (the “Shares”). We may sell the Shares in amounts and at times to be determined by us but we have no obligation to sell any of the Shares. Actual sales, if any, will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by us from time to time, including, among other things, market conditions, the trading price of the common shares, capital needs and determinations by us of the appropriate sources of funding. We currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of shares pursuant to the ATM Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes. As of June 30, 2022, we had approximately $60.1 million remaining available for sale under the ATM Offering program.

The following table sets forth information regarding settlements under our ATM offering program:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Number of common shares settled during the period (1)
—  2,810,503  —  9,677,581 
Average price per share (1)
$ —  $ 18.85  $ —  $ 18.97 
Aggregate gross proceeds (in thousands) $ —  $ 52,977  $ —  $ 183,615 
Aggregate net proceeds after commissions and fees (in thousands) (1)
$ —  $ 52,221  $ —  $ 180,876 
(1)In July 2021, we had an additional 331,682 shares settle at an average price per share of $18.85 with aggregate net proceeds after commissions and fees of $6.2 million.

Share Repurchase Program

In May 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $80.0 million of the Company’s outstanding shares through May 31, 2023. This authorization replaced a previous repurchase authorization for approximately $80.0 million that expired in May 2021. In June 2020, we amended our debt agreements primarily to improve future covenant flexibility and such amendments included a prohibition on share repurchases for twelve months starting July 1, 2020 (the “Repurchase Covenant”). The Company temporarily suspended share repurchases for the twelve months starting July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021 in light of a repurchase covenant. On July 1, 2021, the Repurchase Covenant expired.
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. The Company did not repurchase any shares for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. The remaining amount authorized to be repurchased under the program as of June 30, 2022 was approximately $80.0 million.