10.	Debentures Payable and Term Loan from Principal Stockholder

In June 2007, First Acceptance Statutory Trust I (“FAST I”), a wholly-owned unconsolidated subsidiary trust of the Company, issued 40,000 shares of preferred securities at $1,000 per share to outside investors and 1,240 shares of common securities to the Company, also at $1,000 per share. FAST I used the proceeds from the sale of the preferred securities to purchase $41.2 million of junior subordinated debentures from the Company. The sole assets of FAST I are $41.2 million of junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company. The debentures will mature on July 30, 2037 and are currently redeemable by the Company in whole or in part and the preferred securities are callable. The debentures paid a fixed rate of 9.277% until July 30, 2012, after which the rate became variable (Three-Month LIBOR plus 375 basis points, resetting quarterly). The interest rate related to the debentures ranged from 4.637% to 5.128% during 2017. In January 2018, the interest rate reset to 5.517% through April 2018.

The obligations of the Company under the junior subordinated debentures represent full and unconditional guarantees by the Company of FAST I’s obligations for the preferred securities. Dividends on the preferred securities are cumulative, payable quarterly in arrears and are deferrable at the Company’s option for up to five years. The dividends on these securities, which have not been deferred, are the same as the interest on the debentures. The Company cannot pay dividends on its common stock during such deferments.

The debentures are classified as debentures payable in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and the interest paid on these debentures is classified as interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. At December 31, 2017, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs of $0.9 million are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the debentures.

On June 29, 2015, to finance the acquisition of the Titan Agencies, the Company borrowed the full amount under a $30 million Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Diamond Family Investments, LP, an affiliate of Gerald J. Ford, the Company’s controlling stockholder. The Loan Agreement provided a $30 million interest-only senior term loan facility, maturing in full on June 29, 2025. Commencing June 29, 2016, the Company has the right to prepay the loan in whole or in part, in cash, without premium or penalty, upon written notice to the lender. Amounts prepaid under the Loan Agreement may not be reborrowed. The term loan outstanding under the Loan Agreement bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum. The Loan Agreement contains certain representations, warranties and covenants. The Loan Agreement also contains customary events of default, including but not limited to: nonpayment; material inaccuracy of representations and warranties; violations of covenants; cross-default to material indebtedness; certain material judgments; certain bankruptcies and liquidations; invalidity of the loan documents and related events; and a change of control (as defined in the Loan Agreement). At December 31, 2017 the unamortized loan issuance costs of $0.2 million are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan.