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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001018164-26-000078"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WLFC"
cik: "0001018164"
company_name: "WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP"
filed_at: "2026-09-22T11:11:44+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-22T11:15:09.681073+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Willis Lease to issue $35M Series B Preferred to DBJ; 8.09% dividend

## Summary
- Entered agreement with Development Bank of Japan for 1,750,000 shares of Series B Preferred at $20.00/share.
- Gross proceeds ~$35M; closing expected by end of Q3 2026, subject to customary conditions.
- Series B pays 8.09% annual dividend with $20.00 per share liquidation preference.
- Follows 2024 DBJ investment; proceeds to support growth, including new Willis Engine Repair Center in Malaysia.
- Private placement exempt under Section 4(a)(2); no general solicitation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001018164-26-000078
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WLFC
- cik: 0001018164
- company_name: WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP
- filed_at: 2026-09-22T11:11:44+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816426000078/0001018164-26-000078-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816426000078/wlfc-20260916.htm

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