Long Term Subordinated Notes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Long Term Subordinated Notes [Abstract]

Long Term Subordinated Notes

10. LONG TERM SUBORDINATED NOTES

The table below displays Holdings’ outstanding fixed to floating rate long term subordinated notes. Market value is based on quoted market prices, but due to limited trading activity, these subordinated notes are considered Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

June 30, 2020

December 31, 2019

Original

Consolidated

Consolidated

Principal

Maturity Date

Balance

Market

Balance

Market

(Dollars in thousands)

Date Issued

Amount

Scheduled

Final

Sheet Amount

Value

Sheet Amount

Value

Long term subordinated notes

04/26/2007

$

400,000

05/15/2037

05/01/2067

$

223,625

$

197,378

$

236,758

$

233,191

During the fixed rate interest period from May 3, 2007through May 14, 2017, interest was at the annual rate of 6.6%, payable semi-annually in arrears on November 15 and May 15 of each year, commencing on November 15, 2007. During the floating rate interest period from May 15, 2017 through maturity, interest will be based on the 3 month LIBOR plus 238.5 basis points, reset quarterly, payable quarterly in arrears on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year, subject to Holdings’ right to defer interest on one or more occasions for up to ten consecutive years. Deferred interest will accumulate interest at the applicable rate compounded quarterly for periods from and including May 15, 2017. The reset quarterly interest rate for May 15, 2020 to August 16, 2020 is 2.78%.

Holdings may redeem the long term subordinated notes on or after May 15, 2017, in whole or in part at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest; however, redemption on or after the scheduled maturity date and prior to May 1, 2047 is subject to a replacement capital covenant. This covenant is for the benefit of certain senior note holders and it mandates that Holdings receive proceeds from the sale of another subordinated debt issue, of at least similar size, before it may redeem the subordinated notes. Effective upon the maturity of the Company’s 5.40% senior notes on October 15, 2014, the Company’s 4.868% senior notes, due on June 1, 2044, have become the Company’s long term indebtedness that ranks senior to the long term subordinated notes.

The Company repurchased and retired $11,483 thousand and $13,183 thousand of its outstanding long term subordinated notes during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. The Company realized a gain of $2,034 thousand and $2,536 thousand from the repurchase of the long term subordinated notes during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.

On March 19, 2009, Group announced the commencement of a cash tender offer for any and all of the 6.60% fixed to floating rate long term subordinated notes. Upon expiration of the tender offer, the Company had reduced its outstanding debt by $161,441 thousand.

Interest expense incurred in connection with these long term subordinated notes is as follows for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Interest expense incurred	$	2,000	$	3,406	$	4,539	$	6,011