{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001018164-26-000082","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"WLFC","cik":"0001018164","company_name":"WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP","filed_at":"2026-09-30T19:05:00+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-09-30T19:06:00.274790+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-12T14:02:50.697077+00:00","sec_items":["5.03","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.85,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.85,"confidence":"high","headline":"Willis Lease closes $35M Series B preferred placement with DBJ and effects 3-for-1 preferred splits","bullets":["Closed private placement of 1,750,000 Series B preferred shares at $20.00/share with Development Bank of Japan; Series B pays 8.09% annual dividend.","Certificate of Correction filed Sept 24, 2026 nullified the Sept 16, 2024 Series A certificate; the Sept 17, 2024 Series A certificate remains operative.","Three-for-one forward splits raised Series B authorized/issued shares from 1,750,000 to 5,250,000 and Series A from 3,250,000 to 9,750,000, cutting liquidation preference to one-third of $20.00.","DBJ, sole holder of Series A and B preferred, consented to amendments; Series B holders can require redemption on Sept 29, 2031 or on change of control, insolvency, or certain losses."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018164-26-000082","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018164-26-000082.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018164-26-000082.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018164-26-000082.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816426000082/0001018164-26-000082-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816426000082/wlfc-20260924.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-12T14:02:50.697077+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}