9.	Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

		March 31, 2015					December 31, 2014
(In thousands)	Current Maturity Date	Amount Outstanding			Interest Rate		Amount Outstanding			Interest Rate
Senior secured notes - $53.5 million	December 30, 2029	$	45,859			7.25%	$	46,291			7.25%
Senior secured notes - $110.0 million	September 30, 2030		104,647			6.47%		105,622			6.47%
Senior secured notes - $25.0 million	December 30, 2020		19,688			8.50%		20,000			8.50%
Senior secured notes - $60.0 million	June 20, 2018		60,000			5.04%		60,000			5.04%
Senior secured credit facilities - $407.0 million	June 20, 2018		394,790		2.43%*			397,843		2.42%*
			624,984					629,756
Less current portion of long-term debt			(19,332	)				(19,234	)
Debt classified as long-term debt		$	605,652				$	610,522

*	Interest based on LIBOR at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, plus an applicable margin.

Senior Secured Notes – On December 31, 2009, SDTS issued $53.5 million aggregate principal amount of 7.25% per annum senior secured notes to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and affiliates. Principal and interest on the senior secured notes is payable quarterly and the senior secured notes are collateralized by SDTS’s T&D assets and the equity interests of SDTS and SDTS FERC.

On July 13, 2010, in connection with the acquisition of Cap Rock Holding Corporation (Cap Rock), SDTS issued $110.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.47% per annum senior secured notes to The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Principal and interest on the senior secured notes is payable quarterly and the senior secured notes are collateralized by SDTS’s T&D assets and the equity interests of SDTS and SDTS FERC.

On July 13, 2010, in connection with the acquisition of Cap Rock, TDC issued $25.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.5% per annum senior secured notes to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and affiliates. Principal and interest on the senior secured notes is payable quarterly and the senior secured notes are collateralized by the equity interest of TDC and certain accounts of TDC.

SDTS and TDC are entitled to prepay amounts outstanding under the notes, subject to payment of a prepayment penalty equal to the excess of the discounted value of the remaining scheduled payments with respect to such notes over the amount of the prepaid notes.

The senior secured note purchase agreements contain certain default triggers, including without limitation: failure to maintain compliance with financial and other covenants contained in the agreements, limitation on liens, investments and the incurrence of additional indebtedness. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, SDTS and TDC were in compliance with all debt covenants under these agreements.

Senior Secured Credit Facilities - On June 20, 2011, SPLLC entered into a construction term loan agreement consisting of a $667.0 million construction term loan, reduced to $447.0 million on March 8, 2013, syndicated broadly to a group of 14 international banks, and $60.0 million in fixed rate notes issued to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and affiliates. The senior secured credit facility is collateralized by SPLLC’s assets and SDTS’s equity interest in SPLLC.

The $447.0 million construction term loan accrued interest at LIBOR plus 2.00%. LIBOR resets at each selected interest period (one, two, three or six months), at SPLLC’s discretion, at the current market rate. The outstanding borrowing under the construction term loan at December 31, 2013 was $396.0 million. On May 16, 2014, the construction term loan outstanding was converted into a term loan with a balance of $407.0 million. After this conversion, interest accrues at LIBOR plus 2.25% for a period of three years, at which point the interest rate will increase to LIBOR plus 2.50%. Interest under the loan is payable the last day of the selected interest period for interest periods of three months or less, and every three months for interest periods greater than three months. Amortized principal amounts of the term loan are payable quarterly after the conversion.

Interest is payable quarterly on the $60.0 million fixed rate notes with the full principal balance due at maturity.

The term loan agreement and fixed rate notes contain certain default triggers, including without limitation: failure to maintain compliance with financial and other covenants contained in the agreements, limitation on liens, investments and the incurrence of additional indebtedness. SPLLC was in compliance with all debt covenants for the term loan and fixed rate notes as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.