Prospectus excerpt:  We are offering 2,200,000 shares of our 6.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, which we refer to in this prospectus supplement as our Series A Preferred Stock. This is the original issuance of our Series A Preferred Stock, which has a liquidation preference of?$25.00 per share. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive dividend payments only when, as and if authorized by our Board of Directors and declared by us. We will pay cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock from the date of original issue at a rate of 6.75% per annum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share (equivalent to an annual rate of $1.6875 per share). Dividends will be paid quarterly in arrears on the 15th day of January, April, July and October of each year (or if not a business day, on the immediately preceding business day) to the holders of record as of the close of business on the first day of January, April, July and October of each year (or if not a business day, on the next succeeding business day).