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

May 2, 2018

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

AIR LEASE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35121	27-1840403
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1000N Los Angeles, California		90067
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 553-0555

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 2, 2018, Air Lease Corporation (the “Company”) amended and extended its unsecured revolving credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders named therein (as amended, the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The Company, among other things, increased the total revolving commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility to approximately $4.5 billion from approximately $3.9 billion, across 50 financial institutions, and extended the final maturity date from May 5, 2021 to May 5, 2022. The Revolving Credit Facility remains priced at LIBOR plus 1.05% with a 0.20% facility fee, each subject to reductions based on changes to the Company’s credit ratings. Revolving commitments totaling approximately $4.0 billion mature on May 5, 2022, with the remaining $0.5 billion maturing prior to such date. The foregoing description of the transaction is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Fourth Amendment and Extension (as defined in Item 9.01 below), which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 3, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing entry into the Fourth Amendment and Extension. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 10.1	Fourth Amendment and Extension Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2018, to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May  5, 2014, among Air Lease Corporation, as Borrower, the several lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Fourth Amendment and Extension”).
Exhibit 99.1	Air Lease Corporation Press Release dated May 3, 2018.

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.

	AIR LEASE CORPORATION
Date: May 3, 2018
	By:	/s/ Gregory B. Willis
		Name: Gregory B. Willis
		Title: Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer