sl green realty corp .
it happens here 2012 annual report 59 | 59 during the year ended december a031 , 2012 , when compared to the year ended december a031 , 2011 , we used cash for the follow- ing financing activities ( in thousands ) : .

Proceeds from our debt obligations
$254,579
Repayments under our debt obligations
538,903
Proceeds from issuance of common and preferred stock
(92,924)
Redemption of preferred stock
(200,013)
Noncontrolling interests, contributions in excess of distributions
144,957
Other financing activities
48,213
Dividends and distributions paid
(57,372)
Increase in net cash provided in financing activities
$636,343

ca pita liz ation | as of december a0 31 , 2012 , we had 91249632 shares of common stock , 2759758 units of lim- ited partnership interest in the operating partnership held by persons other than the company , 66668 a0 performance based ltip units , 7700000 a0 shares of our 7.625% ( 7.625 % ) series a0 c cumulative redeemable preferred stock , or series c preferred stock , and 9200000 a0 shares of our 6.50% ( 6.50 % ) series a0 i cumula- tive redeemable preferred stock , or series a0 i preferred stock , outstanding .
in addition , we also had preferred units of limited partnership interests in the operating partnership having aggregate liquidation preferences of $ 49.6 a0million held by per- sons other than the company .
in september a0 2012 , we redeemed 4000000 a0 shares , or $ 100.0 a0 million , of series c preferred stock at a redemp- tion price of $ 25.00 a0 per share plus a0 $ 0.3707 in accumu- lated and unpaid dividends on such preferred stock through september a0 24 , 2012 .
we recognized $ 6.3 a0 million of costs to partially redeem the series c preferred stock .
as a result of this redemption , we have 7700000 a0 shares of series a0 c preferred stock outstanding .
in august a0 2012 , we issued 9200000 a0 shares of our series a0 i preferred stock with a mandatory liquidation pref- erence of $ 25.00 a0 per share .
the series a0 i preferred share- holders receive annual distributions of $ 1.625 a0per share paid on a quarterly basis and distributions are cumulative , sub- ject to certain provisions .
we are entitled to redeem our series a0i preferred stock at par for cash at our option on or after august a0 10 , 2017 .
net proceeds from the series i preferred stock ( $ 222.2 a0million ) was recorded net of underwriters 2019 dis- count and issuance a0costs .
in july a0 2012 , we redeemed all 4000000 a0 shares , or $ 100.0 a0million , of our 7.875% ( 7.875 % ) series a0d cumulative redeemable preferred stock , or series a0d preferred stock , at a redemption price of $ 25.00 a0 per share plus $ 0.4922 in accumulated and unpaid dividends on such preferred stock through july a0 14 , 2012 .
we recognized $ 3.7 a0million of costs to fully redeem the series a0d preferred stock .
in july a0 2011 , we , along with the operating partnership , entered into an 201cat-the-market 201d equity offering program , or atm program , to sell an aggregate of $ 250.0 a0 million of our common stock .
during the year ended december a0 31 , 2012 , we sold 2.6 a0 million shares of our common stock through the atm program for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $ 204.6 a0 million ( $ 201.3 a0 million of net proceeds after related expenses ) .
the net proceeds were used to repay debt , fund new investments and for other corporate purposes .
as of december a0 31 , 2012 , we had $ 45.4 a0 million available to issue under the atm a0program .
dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan | in march a0 2012 , we filed a registration statement with the sec for our dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan , or drip , which automatically became effective upon filing .
we registered 3500000 a0shares of common stock under the drip .
the drip commenced on september a024 , 2001 .
during the years ended december a0 31 , 2012 and 2011 , we issued approximately 1.3 a0 million and 473 a0 shares of our common stock and received approximately $ 99.6 a0million and $ 34000 of net proceeds , respectively , from dividend reinvest- ments and/or stock purchases under the drip .
drip shares may be issued at a discount to the market price .
second amended and restated 2005 stock option and incentive plan | subject to adjustments upon cer- tain corporate transactions or events , up to a maximum of 10730000 a0 fungible units may be granted as options , restricted stock , phantom shares , dividend equivalent rights and other equity based awards under the second amended and restated 2005 a0 stock option and incentive plan , or the 2005 a0plan .
as of december a031 , 2012 , no fungible units were available for issuance under the 2005 a0plan after reserving for shares underlying outstanding restricted stock units , phantom stock units granted pursuant to our non-employee directors 2019 deferral program and ltip units , including , among others , outstanding ltip units issued under our 2011 a0 long-term outperformance plan , which remain subject to performance based a0vesting .
2005 long-ter m outper for m a nce compensation program | in december a0 2005 , the compensation commit- tee of our board of directors approved a long-term incentive compensation program , the 2005 a0 outperformance plan .
participants in the 2005 a0 outperformance plan were enti- tled to earn ltip a0 units in our operating partnership if our total return to stockholders for the three-year period beginning december a0 1 , 2005 exceeded a cumulative total return to stockholders of 30% ( 30 % ) ; provided that participants were entitled to earn ltip units earlier in the event that we achieved maximum performance for 30 consecutive days .
on june a014 , 2006 , the compensation committee determined that under the terms of the 2005 a0 outperformance plan , as of june a0 8 , 2006 , the performance period had accelerated and the maximum performance pool of $ 49250000 , taking into account forfeitures , had been earned .
under the terms of the 2005 a0 outperformance plan , participants also earned additional ltip a0units with a value equal to the distributions .

Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. for the september 2012 redemption of 4000000 shares of series c preferred stock at a redemption price , what percentage were the costs to redeem the series c preferred stock?
Choices:
0.063
9.2
0.007
1
0.065
Correct choice index: 0