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8-K filed December 23, 2025, 6:59 PM ET ticker WLFC CIK 0001018164
debt confidence high sentiment neutral materiality 0.60

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC): debt financing — Willis Lease subsidiary closes $392.9M note offering secured by 47 engines and 2 airframes

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP

Key facts

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Debt Financings SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.9

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP incurred senior notes of $392,900,000 in aggregate principal amount of fixed rate notes at 5.159% and 5.696% maturing final maturity of 25 years.

Instrument
senior notes
Principal
$392,900,000 in aggregate principal amount of fixed rate notes
Rate
5.159% and 5.696%
Maturity
final maturity of 25 years
Event
incurrence
Exact text from the filing
On December 23, 2025, Willis Lease Finance Corporation (the “Company”) and its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary Willis Engine Structured Trust IX (“WEST”), closed its offering of $392,900,000 in aggregate principal amount of fixed rate notes (the “Notes”).
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.7

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP entered into Servicing Agreement with Willis Lease Finance Corporation (effective 2025-12-23).

Action
entry
Counterparty
Willis Lease Finance Corporation
Effective
2025-12-23
Exact text from the filing
Servicing Agreement dated as of December 23, 2025 among WEST and Willis, as servicer and administrative agent, providing for the appointment of Willis as the servicer of the assets of WEST and its subsidiaries.
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP entered into Trust Indenture with U.S. Bank National Association, Bank of America, N.A. valued at $392,900,000 in aggregate principal amount (effective 2025-12-23).

Action
entry
Agreement
notes offering
Counterparty
U.S. Bank National Association, Bank of America, N.A.
Value
$392,900,000 in aggregate principal amount
Effective
2025-12-23
Exact text from the filing
On December 23, 2025, Willis Lease Finance Corporation (the “Company”) and its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary Willis Engine Structured Trust IX (“WEST”), closed its offering of $392,900,000 in aggregate principal amount of fixed rate notes (the “Notes”).
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP entered into Asset Purchase Agreement with Willis Lease Finance Corporation (effective 2025-12-23).

Action
entry
Agreement
asset purchase
Counterparty
Willis Lease Finance Corporation
Effective
2025-12-23
Exact text from the filing
Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of December 23, 2025 by and between Willis, as seller, and WEST, as purchaser, providing for, among other things, the sale by Willis to WEST of 47 aircraft engines and two airframes during a specified delivery period, by way of direct sale of the assets or the sale of beneficial ownership interests in trusts that own the assets.
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accession 0001018164-25-000156
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