secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC)
CIK:        0001018164
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-22T11:11:44+00:00
Accession:  0001018164-26-000078
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 3.02, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816426000078/0001018164-26-000078-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816426000078/wlfc-20260916.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018164-26-000078

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