Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stockholder's Equity

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Stockholder's Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Equity [Abstract]  
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
PREFERRED STOCK
The Company's authorized preferred stock consists of 10.0 million shares having a par value of $0.001 per share. On January 27, 2015, the Company sold, in an underwritten public offering, 2,250,000 depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 7.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred"). Pursuant to this offering, the Company issued 22,500 whole shares of Series A Preferred and received net cash proceeds of approximately $54.2 million.
On April 18, 2017, the Company closed a follow-on underwritten public offering of 2,800,000 depository shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock, at a price of $25.00 per depository share. On May 10, 2017, the Company sold an additional 150,000 depository shares at a public offering price of $25.00 per depository share in connection with the underwriters' exercise of their over-allotment option to purchase additional shares. Total proceeds from the offering were approximately $71.2 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses. A portion of the proceeds from the offering were utilized to repay $44.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the CorEnergy Revolver. Following the offering, the Company has a total of 5,200,000 depository shares outstanding, or 52,000 whole shares.
The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.84375 per share, equivalent to 7.375 percent of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The depositary shares may be redeemed on or after January 27, 2020, at the Company's option, in whole or in part, at the $25.00 liquidation preference plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of redemption. The depositary shares have no stated maturity, are not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and are not convertible into any other securities of the Company except in connection with certain changes of control. Holders of the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, except for limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarters (whether or not consecutive) and in certain other circumstances. The depositary shares representing the Series A Preferred trade on the NYSE under the ticker "CORRPrA." The aggregate par value of the preferred shares at December 31, 2017, was $52.00.
See Note 17 ("Subsequent Events"), for further information regarding the declaration of a dividend on the 7.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.
COMMON STOCK
On December 31, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for the Company to buy up to $10.0 million of its common stock. During 2016, the Company repurchased 90,613 shares for approximately $2.0 million in cash. Under the program, which expired December 31, 2016, the Company was authorized to repurchase shares from time to time through open market transactions, including through block purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. There were no such repurchases in 2017. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had 11,915,830 of common shares issued and outstanding. See Note 17 ("Subsequent Events"), for further information regarding the declaration of a dividend on the common stock.
SHELF REGISTRATION
On February 18, 2016, the Company had a new shelf registration statement declared effective by the SEC, pursuant to which it may publicly offer additional debt or equity securities with an aggregate offering price of up to $600.0 million.
As of December 31, 2017, the Company had issued 62,215 shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan pursuant to the February 18, 2016 shelf, reducing availability by approximately $1.8 million. Shelf availability was further reduced by approximately $73.8 million as a result of the follow-on offering of additional 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock during the second quarter of 2017. As of December 31, 2017, availability on the current shelf registration is approximately $524.5 million.