UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
November 20, 2013
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
AIR LEASE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-35121 |
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27-1840403 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
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2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1000N |
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90067 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 553-0555
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 20, 2013, Air Lease Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., for themselves and as representatives of the several underwriters listed in Schedule 1 thereto (the “Underwriters”), and the selling securityholders listed in Schedule 2 thereto (the “Selling Securityholders”), relating to the sale by the Selling Securityholders to the Underwriters of an aggregate of 10,138,888 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Securities”).
The Securities are being offered pursuant to a registration statement (File No. 333-185378) that the Company previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as supplemented by a preliminary prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on November 21, 2013, and a final prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on November 22, 2013. The Company is not selling any shares of Class A Common Stock in the offering and will not receive any proceeds from the sale nor incur any expenses from the sale. The total number of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock outstanding will not change as a result of this offering.
The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
The Underwriters and their respective affiliates have provided in the past to the Company and its affiliates, and may provide to the Company and its affiliates from time to time in the future, certain commercial banking, financial advisory, investment banking and other services in the ordinary course of business, for which they have received and may receive customary payments of interest, fees and commissions. In addition, certain affiliates of the respective Underwriters are lenders under the Company’s credit agreements.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 21, 2013, the Company issued a press releases announcing the pricing of the Securities. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit 1.1 |
Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2013, by and among Air Lease Corporation, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., for themselves and as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein, and the Selling Securityholders listed therein |
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Exhibit 99.1 |
Press Release dated November 21, 2013 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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AIR LEASE CORPORATION |
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Date: November 26, 2013 |
/s/ Carol H. Forsyte |
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Carol H. Forsyte |
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel, |
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Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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1.1 |
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Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2013, by and among Air Lease Corporation, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., for themselves and as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein, and the Selling Securityholders listed therein |
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99.1 |
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Press Release dated November 21, 2013 |