Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The high and low closing prices per share of our common shares, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape under the symbol “CPT,” and distributions per share declared for the quarters indicated are as follows:

In the first quarter of 2016, the Company's Board of Trust Managers increased the quarterly dividend rate from $0.70 to $0.75 per common share. Future dividend payments are paid at the discretion of the Board of Trust Managers and depend on cash flows generated from operations, the Company's financial condition and capital requirements, distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and other factors which may be deemed relevant by our Board of Trust Managers. Assuming similar dividend distributions for the remainder of 2016, our annualized dividend rate for 2016 would be $3.00.

This graph assumes the investment of $100 on December 31, 2010 and quarterly reinvestment of dividends. (Source: SNL Financial LC)

As of February 11, 2016, there were approximately 432 shareholders of record and approximately 37,571 beneficial owners of our common shares.

In May 2012, we created an ATM share offering program through which we could, but had no obligation to, sell common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $300 million (the "2012 ATM program"), in amounts and at times as we determined, into the existing trading market at current market prices as well as through negotiated transactions. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we issued approximately 0.6 million common shares at an average price of $73.73 per share for total net consideration of approximately $40.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2014, we issued approximately 0.7 million common shares at an average price of $74.60 per share for total net consideration of approximately $50.5 million under the 2012 ATM program. These amounts were used for general corporate purposes, which included repayment of outstanding balances on our unsecured credit facility and short-term borrowings, and funding for development, redevelopment, and capital improvement activities. The 2012 ATM program was terminated in the fourth quarter of 2014, and no further common shares are available for sale under this program.

In November 2014, we created an ATM share offering program through which we can, but have no obligation to, sell common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $331.3 million (the "2014 ATM program"), in amounts and at times as we determine, into the existing trading market at current market prices as well as through negotiated transactions. During the

year ended December 31, 2014, we issued approximately 0.2 million common shares at an average price of $76.28 per share for total net consideration of approximately $15.7 million. These amounts were used for general corporate purposes, which included funding for development, redevelopment, and capital improvement projects. There were no shares sold during the year ended December 31, 2015 under the 2014 ATM program. We intend to use the remaining net proceeds from any future sales under the 2014 ATM program for general corporate purposes, which may include funding for development, redevelopment, and capital improvement projects, financing for acquisitions, the redemption or other repurchase of outstanding debt or equity securities, reducing future borrowings under our unsecured credit facilities, and the repayment of other indebtedness. As of the date of this filing, we had common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $315.3 million remaining available for sale under the 2014 ATM program. Actual sales from time to time may depend on a variety of factors including, among others, market conditions, the trading price of our common shares, and determinations by management of the appropriate sources of funding for us.

See Part III, Item 12, for a description of securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.

In January 2008, our Board of Trust Managers approved an increase of the April 2007 repurchase plan to allow for the repurchase of up to $500 million of our common equity securities through open market purchases, block purchases, and privately negotiated transactions. Under this program, we repurchased 4.3 million shares for a total of approximately $230.2 million from April 2007 through December 31, 2008 and there have not been any shares repurchased subsequent to that date. As of the date of this filing, the remaining dollar value of our common equity securities authorized to be repurchased under the program was approximately $269.8 million.