Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Our outstanding long-term debt is shown below:



	September 30,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2019			2018
FPU secured first mortgage bonds ⁽¹⁾:
9.08% bond, due June 1, 2022	$	7,989		$	7,986
Uncollateralized senior notes:
5.50% note, due October 12, 2020	4,000			4,000
5.93% note, due October 31, 2023	13,500			15,000
5.68% note, due June 30, 2026	20,300			23,200
6.43% note, due May 2, 2028	6,300			7,000
3.73% note, due December 16, 2028	20,000			20,000
3.88% note, due May 15, 2029	50,000			50,000
3.25% note, due April 30, 2032	70,000			70,000
3.48% note, due May 31, 2038	50,000			50,000
3.58% note, due November 30, 2038	50,000			50,000
3.98% note, due August 20, 2039	100,000			—
Term Note due January 21, 2020	30,000			30,000
Term Note due February 28, 2020	30,000			—
Promissory notes	—			26
Finance lease obligation	—			1,310
Less: debt issuance costs	(679		)	(567		)
Total long-term debt	451,410			327,955
Less: current maturities	(75,600		)	(11,935		)
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities	$	375,810		$	316,020

⁽¹⁾ FPU secured first mortgage bonds are guaranteed by Chesapeake Utilities.

Uncollateralized Senior Notes

In October 2019, we reached commercial terms with four financial institutions with respect to the anticipated issuance of $70.0 million of 2.98% uncollateralized senior notes. The note issuance to these institutions is subject to the negotiation and execution of a note purchase agreement and satisfaction of customary conditions included therein. We expect to issue the notes in December 2019, with the notes having a maturity date of December 2034. If issued, we anticipate using the proceeds to pay the Term Notes described below.

Term Notes

In December 2018, we issued a $30.0 million unsecured term note through PNC Bank N.A. with a maturity date of January 21, 2020. The interest rate at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was 2.80% and 3.23%, respectively, which equals one-month LIBOR rate plus 75 basis points. In January 2019, we issued a $30.0 million unsecured term note through Branch Banking and Trust Company, with a maturity date of February 28, 2020. The interest rate, at September 30, 2019, was 2.84%, which equals the one-month LIBOR rate plus 75 basis points. As of September 30, 2019, these term notes totaling $60.0 million are included in the current maturities of long-term debt.

Shelf Agreements

We have entered into Shelf Agreements with Prudential, MetLife and NYL, whom are under no obligation to purchase any unsecured debt. We entered into the Prudential Shelf Agreement, totaling $150.0 million, in October 2015, and we issued $70.0 million of 3.25% unsecured debt in April 2017. The Prudential Shelf Agreement was then amended in September 2018 to increase the borrowing capacity back up to $150.0 million, and in August 2019, we issued $100.0 million of unsecured debt. We entered into the NYL Shelf Agreement, totaling $100.0 million, in March 2017, and we issued unsecured debt totaling $100.0 million during 2018. The NYL Shelf Agreement was amended in November 2018 to add incremental borrowing capacity of $50.0 million. As of September 30, 2019, we had not requested that MetLife

purchase unsecured senior debt under the MetLife Shelf Agreement, which we entered into in March 2017. The following table summarizes the borrowing information under our Shelf Agreements at September 30, 2019:



	Total Borrowing Capacity		Less: Amount of Debt Issued			Less: Unfunded Commitments		Remaining Borrowing Capacity
(in thousands)
Shelf Agreement
Prudential Shelf Agreement	$	220,000	$	(170,000	)	$	—	$	50,000
MetLife Shelf Agreement	150,000		—			—		150,000
NYL Shelf Agreement	150,000		(100,000		)	—		50,000
Total	$	520,000	$	(270,000	)	$	—	$	250,000

The Uncollateralized Senior Notes, Shelf Agreements or Shelf Notes set forth certain business covenants to which we are subject when any note is outstanding, including covenants that limit or restrict our ability, and the ability of our subsidiaries, to incur indebtedness, or place or permit liens and encumbrances on any of our property or the property of our subsidiaries.