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Long-term debt | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract] |
Long-term debt |
8 · Long-term debt
December 31 | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
(dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt of Utilities 1 | $ | 1,206,546 |  |  | $ | 1,217,945 |
HEI term loan LIBOR + .90%, due 2016 | 125,000 |  |  | — |
HEI medium-term note 6.51%, paid 2014 | — |  |  | 100,000 |
HEI senior note 4.41%, due 2016 | 75,000 |  |  | 75,000 |
HEI senior note 5.67%, due 2021 | 50,000 |  |  | 50,000 |
HEI senior note 3.99%, due 2023 | 50,000 |  |  | 50,000 |
| $ | 1,506,546 |  |  | $ | 1,492,945 |
1 | See components of “Total long-term debt” and unamortized discount in Hawaiian Electric and subsidiaries’ Consolidated Statements of Capitalization.
As of December 31, 2014, the aggregate principal payments required on the Company’s long-term debt for 2015 through 2019 are nil in 2015, $200 million in 2016, nil in 2017, $50 million in 2018 and nil in 2019. As of December 31, 2014, the aggregate payments of principal required on the Utilities' long-term debt for 2015 through 2019 are nil in 2015, 2016, 2017, $50 million in 2018 and nil in 2019. The HEI medium-term notes and senior notes contain customary representation and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, and events of default (the occurrence of which may result in some or all of the notes then outstanding becoming immediately due and payable). The HEI senior notes also contain provisions requiring the maintenance by HEI of certain financial ratios generally consistent with those in HEI’s revolving noncollateralized credit agreement, expiring on April 2, 2019. Upon a change of control or certain dispositions of assets (as defined in the Master Note Purchase Agreement dated March 24, 2011), HEI is required to offer to prepay the senior notes. The Utilities’ senior notes contain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, and events of default (the occurrence of which may result in some or all of the notes of each and all of the utilities then outstanding becoming immediately due and payable) and provisions requiring the maintenance by Hawaiian Electric, and each of Hawaii Electric Light and Maui Electric, of certain financial ratios generally consistent with those in Hawaiian Electric’s existing amended revolving noncollateralized credit agreement, expiring on April 2, 2019 (See Note 7 of the Consolidated Financial Statements). May 2014 loan. On May 2, 2014, HEI entered into a loan agreement with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada and U.S. Bank, National Association, which agreement includes substantially the same financial covenant and customary conditions as the HEI credit agreement described above. On May 2, 2014, HEI drew a $125 million Eurodollar term loan for a term of two years and at a resetting interest rate ranging from 1.12% to 1.14% through December 31, 2014. The proceeds from the term loan were used to pay-off $100 million of 6.51% medium term notes at maturity on May 5, 2014, pay down maturing commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.

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