Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity

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Stockholders' Equity
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' Equity
Distributions to stockholders
On June 14, 2011, the Company declared dividends to common stockholders totaling $36.9 million, or $0.40 per share. The following table presents cash dividends declared by the Company on its common stock from October 28, 2009 through June 30, 2011:

Declaration Date
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Cash Dividend Per Share
June 14, 2011
 
June 24, 2011
 
July 20, 2011
 
$
0.40

March 2, 2011
 
March 14, 2011
 
April 14, 2011
 
$
0.40

December 8, 2010
 
December 17, 2010
 
January 20, 2011
 
$
0.40

September 13, 2010
 
September 30, 2010
 
October 21, 2010
 
$
0.39

June 14, 2010
 
June 30, 2010
 
July 22, 2010
 
$
0.33

March 12, 2010
 
March 31, 2010
 
April 23, 2010
 
$
0.36

December 21, 2009
 
December 31, 2009
 
January 26, 2010
 
$
0.26

The Company's dividends declared in 2011, 2010 and 2009 are characterized as ordinary non-qualified dividends.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated other comprehensive income at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was as follows:

(in thousands)
June 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value
 
 
 
Unrealized gains
$
78,169

 
$
30,811

Unrealized losses
(31,921
)
 
(8,192
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
$
46,248

 
$
22,619

Public offerings
On March 16, 2011, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 25,000,000 shares of its common stock and subsequently issued an additional 3,750,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the underwriters' over-allotments at a price of $10.25 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $294.7 million. On May 25, 2011, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 20,000,000 shares of its common stock and subsequently issued an additional 3,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the underwriters' over-allotments at a price of $10.40 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $239.2 million. Net proceeds to the Company from the offerings were approximately $523.0 million, net of issuance costs of approximately $10.9 million.
Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan
The Company sponsors a dividend reinvestment and share purchase 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. Stockholders may also make optional cash purchases of shares of the Company's common stock subject to certain limitation detailed in the plan prospectus. An aggregate of 7.5 million shares of our common stock has been reserved for issuance under the plan. As of June 30, 2011, 7,029 shares have been issued under the plan for total proceeds of $0.1 million.