UNITED STATES
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the issuance on March 27, 2024 by Air Lease Corporation (the “Company”) of €600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.700% Medium-Term Notes, Series A, due April 15, 2030 (the “Notes”). The Notes were offered pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-255862), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2021, and as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, dated May 7, 2021, and the Pricing Supplement, dated March 20, 2024. The Company has applied to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “AL30” although it cannot guarantee such listing will be obtained. If the application is approved, the Company expects trading of the Notes on the NYSE to commence within 30 days.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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| 5.1 | Opinion of Cooley LLP, dated March 27, 2024. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| AIR LEASE CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: March 27, 2024 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Gregory B. Willis | |||||
| Name: | Gregory B. Willis | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||