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Long-Term Debt

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Long-Term Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
March 31, December 31,
2024 2023
(In thousands)
Secured notes $ 36,791  $ 33,516 
Deferred financing costs (488) (384)
Total $ 36,303  $ 33,132 
Debt – current portion 34,300  21,191 
Long-term debt – less current portion $ 2,003  $ 11,941 
The Company’s debt consists of Secured Notes entered into with High Trail Investments ON LLC and an affiliated institutional investor (together, the "Investors"). The Secured Notes contain customary affirmative and negative covenants (including covenants that limit the Company’s ability to incur debt, make investments, transfer assets, engage in certain transactions with affiliates and merge with other companies). For a full description of the debt arrangement, see Note 9, Long-Term Debt, in the audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2023 Form 10-K.
On April 1, 2024, the Company entered into the Second Note Amendment, to its Secured Notes with the Investors. For further information on the Second Note Amendment, see Note 17, Subsequent Events.
Secured Notes
The Secured Notes bear interest at 6.00% per annum, payable quarterly in cash on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing on January 1, 2024, and will mature on August 1, 2026. When the Company repays principal on the Secured Notes pursuant to the terms of the Secured Notes, it will be required to pay 120% of the principal amount repaid (the “Repayment Price”) plus accrued and unpaid interest.
On the first day of each three-month period beginning on April 1, 2024 (a “Partial Redemption Date”), the Company will redeem a portion of the principal amount of the Secured Notes at the Repayment Price plus accrued and unpaid interest, unless the Investors cancel such redemption. The aggregate principal amount of the Secured
Notes that will be redeemable on a Partial Redemption Date will be $8,750,000 for a Repayment Price of $10,500,000.
The Secured Notes include terms that provide the Investors seniority over other unsecured obligations in any settlement negotiations in the event of liquidation. Additionally, the Secured Notes contain redemption features in the event of default or a fundamental change in control that would make the Secured Notes immediately callable at a predetermined rate as described in the Secured Notes. The redemption features are settled in cash. As of March 31, 2024, the Company has not included the effect of an event of default or the effect of a fundamental change in control in the valuation of the Secured Notes, as the Company believes the likelihood of these occurring to be remote. The Company will continue to monitor the likelihood of these events in future reporting periods.
The Company incurred deferred financing costs of $0.4 million related to the Secured Notes, which were capitalized upon issuance and are being accreted over the term of the Secured Notes using the effective interest rate method with $0.1 million amortized to interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the remaining unamortized balance of deferred financing costs was $0.3 million and were included in Debt — current portion on the balance sheets.
Additionally, the Company is accreting discounts of $11.5 million and capitalizing to the carrying value of the Secured Notes over the term of the Secured Notes using the effective interest rate method with $3.1 million amortized to interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the unamortized discount was $7.2 million, which includes the difference between the principal and the Repayment Price, and capitalized deferred financing costs. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred and paid $0.6 million in interest expense related to the Secured Notes. The effective interest rate was 45.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The future minimum aggregate payments for the above borrowings are equal to the quarterly payments made using the Repayment Price, are as follows as of March 31, 2024:
(In thousands)
2024 $ 42,000 
2025 2,000 
$ 44,000