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
Date of Report: March 16, 2011
Willis Lease Finance Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-15369 |
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68-0070656 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
773 San Marin Drive, Suite 2215
Novato, California 94998
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 408-4700
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 16, 2011, Willis Lease Finance Corporation (the “Company”) repurchased 310,000 shares of its common stock as part of the Company’s three-year stock repurchase program announced on December 8, 2009. The shares were purchased from funds affiliated with Jacobs Asset Management, LLC at a price of $13.06 per share, the closing price of the Company’s stock on that date.
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.
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Dated March 22, 2011 |
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WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION | |
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/s/ Thomas C. Nord |
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Thomas C. Nord |
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Senior Vice President and |
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General Counsel |