LONG-TERM DEBT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

8. LONG-TERM DEBT

As discussed in Note 3 above, the net proceeds of the offering discussed in Senior Unsecured Notes below, were in part used to redeem all $45 million of the Company's Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes Due 2022 and the Company's Senior Notes Due 2027. We recognized $3.6 million as interest expense in our consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019, for prepayment fees, including the write-off unamortized debt issuance costs on the repayment.

Senior Unsecured Notes

On March 5, 2019, the Company completed a private placement offering and issued $100.0 million in principal amount of Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes due 2029 (the "Notes”), pursuant to an indenture dated as of March 5, 2019 (the “Indenture”). The Notes mature on March 15, 2029 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 7.5% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears, subject to increases in the interest rate payable in the event of a downgrade in the credit rating assigned to the Notes. The Notes are not convertible or exchangeable for any equity securities, other securities or assets of the Company or any subsidiary.

The Company may redeem the Notes under certain circumstances as set forth in the Indenture. Prior to March 15, 2024, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100.00% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus the “Applicable Premium,” plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date. The “Applicable Premium” is defined in the Indenture to mean, with respect to any Note on any applicable redemption date, the greater of (1) 1.0% of the then-outstanding principal amount of such Note and (2) the excess (if any) of: (A) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the applicable redemption price of such Note at March 15, 2024 (excluding any accrued but unpaid interest), plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such Note through March 15, 2024 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate (as defined in the Indenture) on such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over (B) the then-outstanding principal amount of such Note.

On and after March 15, 2024, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at 103.750% in 2024, 101.875% in 2025, and 100% in 2026 and thereafter, together with any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes being redeemed to but excluding the date of redemption.

If a change in control of the Company, as defined in the Indenture, occurs, the holders of the Notes will have the right to require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their Notes at a price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus any accrued but unpaid interest.

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equally with all of the Company’s other future senior unsecured indebtedness. The Indenture includes customary covenants and events of default. Among other things, the covenants restrict the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or make restricted payments, including dividends, and under certain circumstances, the Company is required to maintain certain levels of reinsurance coverage while the Notes remain outstanding, and maintain certain other financial covenants. These covenants are subject to important exceptions and qualifications set forth in the Indenture. Principal and interest on the Notes are subject to acceleration in the event of certain events of default, including automatic acceleration upon certain bankruptcy-related events.

Long-term debt consisted of the following:


	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Senior unsecured fixed rate notes, due March 15, 2029, net of deferred financing costs of $1,518 and $0, respectively	$	98,482	$	—
Senior unsecured floating rate notes, due December 31, 2027, net of deferred financing costs of $0 and $348, respectively	—		24,652
Senior unsecured fixed rate notes, due December 31, 2022, net of deferred financing costs of $0 and $248, respectively	—		19,752
Total long-term debt, net	$	98,482	$	44,404

As of September 30, 2019, the Company's estimated annual aggregate amount of debt maturities includes the following:


	Aggregate
	Debt
For the Years Ending December 31,	Maturities
	(In thousands)
2019	$	—
2020	—
2021	—
2022	—
2023	—
Thereafter	100,000
Total debt maturities	100,000
Less: deferred financing costs	1,518
Total debt maturities, net	$	98,482