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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:91.06%;border:0;margin:30pt 4.47% 30pt 4.47%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:4.47%;padding-right:4.47%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-54pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Regulation FD Disclosure</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-54pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">On May 7, 2020, Air Lease Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) held a conference call to discuss its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2020.  A copy of the conference call transcript is furnished herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">The information in this Item 7.01 and the related information in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-54pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<i style="font-style:italic;">Exhibits</i></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 21.6pt;"><a href="al-20200507xex99d1.htm"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Exhibit 99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="display:inline-block;width:24.46pt;"></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Air Lease Corporation Conference Call Transcript dated May 7, 2020.</span></a></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 21.6pt;"><span style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 21.6pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:50.4pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Exhibit 104</span></span><span style="display:inline-block;width:36pt;"></span>The cover page from this Current Report on Form 10-Q formatted in Inline XBRL</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">2</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
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Willis</i></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:50.63%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top;width:49.36%;border-top:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Gregory B. Willis</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:50.63%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:49.36%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="display:none;line-height:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 5pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:0pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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May 7, 2020
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
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AIR LEASE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-35121
27-1840403
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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2000 Avenue of the Stars
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Suite 1000N
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90067
Los Angeles
,
California
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(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(
310
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553-0555
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Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock
AL
New York Stock Exchange
6.150% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A
AL PRA
New York Stock Exchange
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure
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On May 7, 2020, Air Lease Corporation (the "Company") held a conference call to discuss its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2020.  A copy of the conference call transcript is furnished herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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The information in this Item 7.01 and the related information in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d)
Exhibits
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Exhibit 99.1
Air Lease Corporation Conference Call Transcript dated May 7, 2020.
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Exhibit 104
The cover page from this Current Report on Form 10-Q formatted in Inline XBRL
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SIGNATURE
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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AIR LEASE CORPORATION
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Date: May 8, 2020
/s/ Gregory B. Willis
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Gregory B. Willis
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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