LONG-TERM DEBT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

The following table presents our long-term debt as of the dates indicated:


	December 31,
	2020				2019
($ in thousands)	Par Value		Unamortized Debt Issuance Cost and Discount		Par Value		Unamortized Debt Issuance Cost and Discount
5.25% senior notes due April 15, 2025	$	175,000	$	(1,291)	$	175,000	$	(1,579)

4.375% subordinated notes due October 30, 2030	85,000		(2,394)		—		—
Total	$	260,000	$	(3,685)	$	175,000	$	(1,579)

Senior Notes

On April 6, 2015, we completed the issuance and sale of $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 5.25% senior notes due April 15, 2025 (the “Senior Notes”). Net proceeds after debt issuance costs and discount were approximately $172.8 million.

The Senior Notes are unsecured debt obligations which rank equally with all of our other present and future unsecured unsubordinated obligations. We make interest payments on the Senior Notes semi-annually in arrears.

We may, at our option, on or after January 15, 2025 (i.e., 90 days prior to the maturity date of the Senior Notes), redeem the Senior Notes in whole at any time or in part from time to time, in each case on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice. The Senior Notes will be redeemable at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.

The Senior Notes were issued under the Senior Debt Securities Indenture, dated as of April 23, 2012 (the “Senior Notes Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 6, 2015 (the “Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture” and together with the “Senior Notes Base Indenture”, the “Senior Notes Indenture”). The Senior Notes Indenture contains several covenants which, among other things, restrict our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to dispose of or incur liens on the voting stock of certain subsidiaries and also contains customary events of default. We were in compliance with all covenants under the Senior Notes Indenture at December 31, 2020.

Subordinated Notes

On October 30, 2020, we completed the issuance and sale of $85.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 4.375% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due October 30, 2030 (the “Subordinated Notes”). Net proceeds after debt issuance costs were approximately $82.6 million.

The Subordinated Notes are unsecured debt obligations and subordinated to our present and future Senior Debt (as defined in the Subordinated Notes Indenture (as defined below)) and subordinated to all of our subsidiaries’ present and future indebtedness and other obligations. The Subordinated Notes bear interest at an initial fixed rate of 4.375% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears. From and including October 30, 2025 to, but excluding, the maturity date or the date of earlier redemption, the Subordinated Notes bear interest at a floating rate per annum equal to a benchmark rate, which is expected to be Three-Month Term SOFR, plus a spread of 419.5 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears.

We may, at our option, redeem the Subordinated Notes in whole or in part on October 30, 2025 and on any interest payment date thereafter. We may also, at our option, redeem the Subordinated Notes at any time, including prior to October 30, 2025, in whole but not in part, upon the occurrence of certain events. Any early redemption of the Subordinated Notes will be subject to obtaining the prior approval of the FRB to the extent then required under the rules of the FRB, and will be at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Subordinated Notes plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.

The Subordinated Notes were issued under the Subordinated Debt Securities Indenture, dated as of October 30, 2020 (the “Subordinated Notes Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture relating to the Subordinated Notes, dated as of October 30, 2020 (the “Subordinated Notes Supplemental Indenture,” and together with the Subordinated Notes Base Indenture, the “Subordinated Notes Indenture”). The Subordinated Notes Indenture contains several covenants and customary events of default. We were in compliance with all covenants under the Subordinated Notes Indenture at December 31, 2020.