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

September 17 2018

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

AIR LEASE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 553-0555

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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On September 17, 2018, Air Lease Corporation (the “Company”) consummated a public offering of $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.500% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”) and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes” and, together with the 2022 Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes were offered pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-224828) (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2018, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement, dated September 10, 2018.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes offering, which are estimated to be approximately $1.181 billion, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, the purchase of commercial aircraft and the repayment of existing indebtedness. Affiliates of the underwriters in the Notes offering may receive a portion of the net proceeds to the extent the Company uses any net proceeds to repay indebtedness under which certain of such underwriters or their affiliates are lenders. Pending any specific application, the Company may temporarily invest the net proceeds in short-term investments, including marketable securities.

The Notes are governed by an Indenture, dated as of October 11, 2012 (the “Base Indenture”), as amended and supplemented by (i) with respect to the 2022 Notes, a Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2018 (the “Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “2022 Indenture”), between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and (ii) with respect to the 2028 Notes, a Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2018 (the “Twentieth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “2028 Indenture” and, the 2028 Indenture together with the 2022 Indenture, the “Indentures”), between the Company and the Trustee.

The 2022 Notes will mature on January 15, 2022 and will bear interest at a rate of 3.500% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, 2019. The 2028 Notes will mature on October 1, 2028 and will bear interest at a rate of 4.625% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on April 1, 2019. The Company may redeem all or part of the 2022 Notes, at its option, at any time and from time to time prior to January 15, 2022 at a purchase price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes plus an Applicable Premium (as defined in the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. The Company may redeem all or part of the 2028 Notes, at its option, at any time and from time to time (i) prior to July 1, 2028 at a purchase price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2028 Notes plus an Applicable Premium (as defined in the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date or (ii) on or after July 1, 2028 at a purchase price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2028 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. If a Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined in the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture or the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, as applicable) occurs, the holders of the 2022 Notes or the 2028 Notes, as applicable, may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the purchase date.

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equal in right of payment with any existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company, without giving effect to collateral arrangements. The Notes will be effectively subordinated to all secured indebtedness of the Company to the extent of the value of the pledged assets and will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities of any subsidiary of the Company. The Notes will be senior in right of payment to any existing and future obligations of the Company that are expressly subordinated or junior in right of payment to the Notes pursuant to a written agreement.

The Indentures governing the Notes contain customary covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur liens on assets and the ability of the Company to consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions under the Indentures. The Indentures also provide for customary events of default with respect to the Notes, including the failure to pay scheduled principal and interest payments on the Notes, the failure to comply with covenants specified in the applicable Indenture, the acceleration of certain other indebtedness resulting from an event of default under the agreement governing that indebtedness or non-payment of that indebtedness, and certain events of insolvency. If any event of default occurs and is continuing under an Indenture, the principal of, and any accrued and unpaid interest on, the applicable Notes may become due and payable.

The foregoing description of the Base Indenture, the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture and the Notes is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to (i) the complete text of the Base Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-184382) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein, (ii) the complete text of the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, which includes the form of the 2022 Notes, filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein and (iii) the complete text of the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, which includes the form of the 2028 Notes, filed as Exhibit 4.3 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

The information contained under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

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.