Senior Notes

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

On July 14, 2010, we issued $245 million of senior notes in a private placement to a group of institutional investors (the “2010 Senior Notes”). The 2010 Senior Notes were issued in four series with maturities ranging from 6 to 10 years. The outstanding 2010 Senior Notes’ weighted average interest rate is 5.6% and the weighted average maturity is 10.0 years. The 2010 Senior Notes require interest payments semi-annually and contain certain restrictive covenants, including the maintenance of a maximum consolidated net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio of 3.00 and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 2.50. We were in compliance with all financial covenants under the 2010 Senior Notes as of March 31, 2020.

On May 8, 2018, we issued $400 million of senior notes in a private offering to qualified institutional investors (the “2018 Senior Notes”). The 2018 Senior Notes require interest payments semi-annually at a rate of 5.25% per annum and will mature on May 15, 2026.

On December 6, 2019, we issued $350 million of senior notes in a private offering to qualified institutional investors (the “2019 Senior Notes,” along with the 2010 Senior Notes and 2018 Senior Notes, the “Senior Notes”). We have used the net proceeds to repay a large portion of the outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility. The 2019 Senior Notes require interest payments semi-annually at a rate of 4.00% per annum and will mature on June 15, 2028.

The purchase agreements for the 2010 Senior Notes, as well as the indentures for the 2018 Senior Notes and 2019 Senior Notes contain certain covenants typical of unsecured obligations.

The following table presents the face values and fair values for the Senior Notes at March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2019:



	March 31, 2020				September 30, 2019
	Face Value (*)		Fair Value		Face Value (*)		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
The 2010 Senior Notes	85,000		85,255		85,000		86,121
The 2018 Senior Notes	400,000		402,000		400,000		428,000
The 2019 Senior Notes	350,000		331,625		—		—
Total	$	835,000	$	818,880	$	485,000	$	514,121

(*) The carrying value of the Senior Notes was reduced by the net debt issuance costs of $11.4 million and $5.2 million at March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively.

We measure the fair value of the Senior Notes based on Level 2 inputs, which include quoted market prices and interest rate spreads of similar securities.