SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2016
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
NOTE 13 • SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Common and Preferred Share Distributions. On March 8, 2016, our Board of Trustees declared the following distributions:

Class of shares/units
 
Quarterly Amount
per Share or Unit
 
Record Date
Payment Date
Common shares and limited partnership units
 
$
0.1300
 
March 21, 2016
April 1, 2016
Preferred shares:
        
Series A
 
$
0.5156
 
March 21, 2016
March 31, 2016
Series B
 
$
0.4968
 
March 21, 2016
March 31, 2016