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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2011
Registration No. 333-      
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
 
Form S-1
 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
 
 
 
AIR LEASE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Delaware
  7359   27-1840403
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1000N
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 553-0555
 
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
 
 
 
 
John L. Plueger
President & Chief Operating Officer
Air Lease Corporation
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1000N
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 553-0555
 
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 
 
 
 
Copies to:
 
         
Grant A. Levy
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Air Lease Corporation
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1000N
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 553-0555
  Robert B. Knauss, Esq.
Mark H. Kim, Esq.
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
355 South Grand Avenue, 35th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 683-9100
  Joseph A. Hall
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(212) 450-4000
 
 
 
 
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:  As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
 
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. o
 
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. x 333-171734
 
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
 
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer þ Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
 
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
                         
                  Proposed Maximum
     
Title of Each Class of
    Amount to be
    Proposed Maximum
    Aggregate Offering
    Amount of
Securities to be Registered     Registered(1)     Offering Price Per Share     Price     Registration Fee
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
    6,075,470     $26.50     $160,999,955     $18,693
                         
(1)  Includes shares of Class A Common Stock that the underwriters have the option to purchase from the registrant solely to cover over-allotments, if any.
 
 
 
This Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 


 

 
EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
Pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Air Lease Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is filing this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). This Registration Statement relates to the public offering of securities contemplated by the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-171734), which the Company filed on January 14, 2011, as amended, and which the SEC declared effective on April 8, 2011.
 
The Company is filing this Registration Statement for the sole purpose of increasing the number of shares of its Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, to be registered by 6,075,470 shares. The contents of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-171734), including all exhibits thereto, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement in their entirety and are deemed to be a part of this Registration Statement.
 
The required opinion of counsel and related consent and accountant’s consent are listed on the exhibit index and filed herewith.


 

Part II
Information not required in prospectus
 
Item 16. Exhibits and financial statement schedules
 
A. Exhibits
 
All exhibits previously filed or incorporated by reference in the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-171734), are incorporated by reference into, and shall be deemed to be a part of this filing, except for the following, which are filed herewith:
 
         
Exhibit
   
No.   Description
 
  5 .1   Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
  23 .1   Consent of KPMG LLP
  23 .2   Consent of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
 
 


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Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Los Angeles, state of California, on April 18, 2011.
 
AIR LEASE CORPORATION
 
  By: 
/s/  John L. Plueger
Name:     John L. Plueger
  Title:        President & Chief Operating Officer
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
Signature   Title   Date
 
         
/s/  Steven F. Udvar-Házy

Steven F. Udvar-Házy
  Principal Executive Officer   April 18, 2011
         
/s/  James C. Clarke

James C. Clarke
  Principal Financial Officer   April 18, 2011
         
/s/  Gregory B. Willis

Gregory B. Willis
  Principal Accounting Officer   April 18, 2011
         
/s/  Steven F. Udvar-Házy

Steven F. Udvar-Házy
  Director   April 18, 2011
         
/s/  John L. Plueger

John L. Plueger
  Director   April 18, 2011
         
*

John G. Danhakl
  Director   April 18, 2011
         
*

Matthew J. Hart
  Director   April 18, 2011
         
*

Robert A. Milton
  Director   April 18, 2011
         
*

Michel M.R.G. Péretié
  Director   April 18, 2011
         
*

Antony P. Ressler
  Director   April 18, 2011


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Signature   Title   Date
 
         
*

Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
  Director   April 18, 2011
         
*

Ian M. Saines
  Director   April 18, 2011
         
*

Dr. Ronald D. Sugar
  Director   April 18, 2011
             
*By:
 
/s/  John L. Plueger

John L. Plueger
Attorney-in-Fact
       


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
         
Exhibit
   
No.   Description
 
  5 .1   Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
  23 .1   Consent of KPMG LLP
  23 .2   Consent of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
 
 


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