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 (Date of earliest event Reported): September 27, 2012
Willis Lease Finance Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-15369 | 68-0070656 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 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: |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 27, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a plan to repurchase up to 100 million of the Company's common stock over the next five years. This plan extends the previous plan, authorized on December 8, 2009, and increases the number of shares which may be repurchased up to 100 million. A copy of the press release announcing the share repurchase plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release issued October 5, 2012
SIGNATURE
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.
| Date: October 5, 2012 | Willis Lease Finance Corp. |
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| By: | /s/ THOMAS C. NORD Thomas C. Nord Senior Vice President |
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