on february 17 , 2017 , the closing price of our common stock was $ 108.11 per share as reported on the nyse . as of february 17 , 2017 , we had 427195037 outstanding shares of common stock and 153 registered holders . dividends as a reit , we must annually distribute to our stockholders an amount equal to at least 90% ( 90 % ) of our reit taxable income ( determined before the deduction for distributed earnings and excluding any net capital gain )