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ayr-20210426
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)
April 26, 2021
Aircastle Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda
001-32959
98-0444035
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
c/o Aircastle Advisor LLC,  201 Tresser Boulevard,
Suite 400
Stamford
Connecticut
06901
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
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Section 1 – Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Amendment to a Material Definitive Agreement
Stamford, CT. April 26, 2021 – Aircastle Limited ("Aircastle") announced that it amended and closed a $1 billion senior, unsecured revolving credit facility with ten global financial institutions, and the expiration date of the facility has been extended by three years, from June 2022 to April of 2025.
The facility participants consist of ten leading global financial institutions with Citibank N.A., Fifth Third Bank N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, as well as BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as lenders.
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Press Release dated April 26, 2021 issued by Aircastle Limited
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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.
AIRCASTLE LIMITED
(Registrant)
/s/ Christopher L. Beers
Christopher L. Beers
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Date: April 27, 2021