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This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A supplements our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 15, 2021 (the “Original Filing”). We are filing this amendment to provide the information required by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of Form 10-K.

Our board of directors currently consists of five directors and is divided into three classes, with each class serving for three years and with the terms of office of the respective classes expiring in successive years. Our board of directors currently expects to nominate two Class II directors for election at our 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. The terms of office of directors in Class I and Class III do not expire until the annual meetings of stockholders held in 2023 and 2022, respectively. The members of our board of directors are identified below, along with their ages at April 5, 2021 and other information.


Director Since: 2020 Independent			Rae Ann McKeating retired in 2016 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Aviation Capital Group (ACG), a company that purchases new aircraft from Boeing and Airbus, and sells, leases and manages commercial aircraft to/for customers around the globe. Ms. McKeating served in the ACG legal department from 2007 to 2016. Prior to joining ACG, Ms. McKeating provided legal business services to public and private businesses and individuals. From 1997 to 1999, Ms. McKeating was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Willis Lease Finance Corporation. From 1993 to 1997, Ms. McKeating served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. Prior to joining Hawaiian Airlines, Ms. McKeating worked several years with a major Hawaiian law firm, after having practiced two years with a Southern California law firm. Ms. McKeating earned her Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from the University of Texas and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Utah. Ms. McKeating brings to the board vast experience in both the leasing and commercial aviation industry.


Director Since: 2015 Independent			Robert J. Keady was elected to the Board in February 2015. Mr. Keady founded and currently serves as the President of Eastern Aviation Consulting Group, LLC, a company that provides consulting services for several aerospace and aviation firms. Prior to Eastern Aviation Consulting Group, LLC, Mr. Keady spent 33 years at Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines, where he served as Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, as well as in numerous other senior management positions. Eastern Aviation Consulting Group’s client list has included major aviation manufacturers as well as a diverse client base of maintenance, repair and operations companies and services providers. Mr. Keady received his BA in Sociology from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Science in Management from Purdue University. Mr. Keady brings to the Board an in-depth understanding of and experience in the engine, airline, lessor and MRO industries.


Director Since: 2008 Senior Vice President, Corporate Development			Austin C. Willis was elected to the Board in December 2008. Mr. Willis was the founder of J.T. Power LLC, a privately held company engaged in the business of selling commercial jet turbine engine parts and leasing commercial aircraft. He served as J.T. Power’s President from its founding in 2004 until 2012, when day-to-day management as President of J.T. Power was transitioned to another individual, with Mr. Willis continuing as Chief Executive Officer. This transition was implemented to facilitate Mr. Willis’ enlistment in the U.S. armed forces in 2012, which enlistment the Board fully supported. In addition to his duties with J.T. Power and the U.S. armed forces, Mr. Willis has invested in commercial real estate in south Florida since 2013. Since 2006, Mr. Willis also owned and served as Chief Executive Officer of Aviation Management LLC, an aviation consulting firm, which Mr. Willis sold in 2014. From February 2016 until his deployment by the Special Forces of the U.S. Army in July 2016, Mr. Willis served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, a position he resumed upon his return in April 2017. Mr. Willis holds a bachelor’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he studied finance and industrial relations. He is the son of Charles F. Willis, IV. Mr. Willis brings to the Board familiarity with the aviation industry generally, with a focus on the after‑market disposition of the aircraft engines and parts that comprise the Company’s engine portfolio.


Director Since: 1985 CEO and Chairman of the Board			Charles F. Willis, IV is the founder of Willis Lease, has served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director since our incorporation in 1985, served as President until July 2011, and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1996. Mr. Willis has over 45 years of experience in the aviation industry. From 1975 to 1985, Mr. Willis served as President of Willis Lease’s predecessor, Charles F. Willis Company, which purchased, financed and sold a variety of large commercial transport aircraft and provided consulting services to the aviation industry. During 1974, Mr. Willis operated a small business not involved in the aviation industry. From 1972 through 1973, Mr. Willis was Assistant Vice President of Sales at Seaboard World Airlines, a freight carrier. From 1965 through 1972, he held various positions at Alaska Airlines, including positions in the flight operations, sales and marketing departments. As our founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Willis brings to the Board significant senior leadership, sales and marketing, industry, technical and global experience, as well as a deep institutional knowledge of the Company, its operations and customer relations.


Director Since: 2006 Independent			Hans Joerg Hunziker previously served as one of our Directors from November 2000 until July 1, 2003. He was elected a Class II Director at the 2006 Annual Meeting. Since 2002, Mr. Hunziker has been the owner and CEO of AllJets AG (formerly known as HLF Aviation GmbH and Hunziker Lease & Finance), a company he founded in Switzerland that offers independent business consulting services to the aviation industry. From 1998 to 2002, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Flightlease AG Ltd., a public company involved in aircraft leasing as a subsidiary of SAirGroup whose headquarters are in Zurich, Switzerland. From 1996 to 1998, he was the Chief Financial Officer of SAirServices Ltd., a group of companies including aircraft maintenance and overhaul, ground handling services, information technology and real estate. From 1991 to 1996, he was Chief Financial Officer of Swissair Associated Companies Ltd., a group of 150 companies, primarily in the hotel, catering (Gate Gourmet) and trading business. Mr. Hunziker holds a master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Zurich. He also received the equivalent of a doctoral degree from the University of Zurich, after successful completion of his thesis on Strategic Planning in the Airline Industry. In addition to previously serving as a Director of Willis Lease, he was Member and later Chairman of the Board of SRTechnics Group AG, Zürich. Mr. Hunziker brings to the Board a high level of financial sophistication, broad international exposure and significant experience in commercial aviation and the aviation equipment leasing industry.

Name

Age

Positions and Offices

Charles F. Willis, IV*

Chief Executive Officer

Brian R. Hole

President

Scott B. Flaherty

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dean M. Poulakidas

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Austin C. Willis*

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development

*See business experience background under “Board of Directors -- Principal Occupations, Background and Qualifications of Directors” above.


President			Brian R. Hole joined Willis Lease in August 2014 and was promoted to President on April 1, 2016. Prior to his appointment as President, he served as Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer. Formerly, Mr. Hole was Owner and President of Aviation Opportunity Management LLC, where he advised bank, private equity and alternative investment funds regarding investment in large commercial aircraft and engines. Prior to starting his own business, from 2008 to 2012, Mr. Hole served as an attorney for United Technologies Corporation, Pratt & Whitney Division, where he worked with the Commercial Engines Group in assisting with the next generation product family of engines, and specifically, on the partnership for the PW1100G engine on the Airbus A320neo family of aircraft and at IAE International Aero Engines, where he structured and negotiated engine sales and aftermarket programs as well as spare engine and aircraft financings. Mr. Hole earned his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and a law degree, with high honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law.


Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer			Scott B. Flaherty joined Willis Lease in June 2016 and serves as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Willis Lease, Mr. Flaherty was Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Colt Defense LLC from 2009 until April of 2016. Prior to Colt Defense LLC, Mr. Flaherty was a Managing Director at Banc of America Securities LLC where he ran the origination effort, within the equity capital markets group, for various industries. Mr. Flaherty also was an investment banker at Credit Suisse First Boston. He worked as an engineer at the Pratt and Whitney division of the United Technologies Corporation for eight years. Mr. Flaherty earned his undergraduate degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.


Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary			Dean M. Poulakidas joined Willis Lease in September 2011 and currently serves as our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to his appointment as General Counsel, he served as Senior Counsel until March 31, 2013. Formerly, Mr. Poulakidas was Vice President and Corporate Counsel with International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), where he managed a wide variety of aviation transactions working with airlines, manufacturers, purchasers, financiers, service providers and aviation authorities in many jurisdictions. Prior to ILFC, he was a corporate attorney at Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, where his transactional experience included international and domestic joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Poulakidas earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, his masters degree from Columbia University and his law degree from the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law.

We have adopted a Standards of Ethical Conduct Policy (the “Code of Ethics”) that applies to all directors and employees including our Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chief Financial Officer. The Code of Ethics is filed in Exhibit 14.1 and is also available on our website at www.willislease.com. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our Code of Ethics by posting such information on our website at the address and location specified above.

We have a separately-designated Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Nasdaq’s listing rules require that our Audit Committee be composed of at least three independent Directors who currently are: Directors Hans Joerg Hunziker (Chair), Rae Ann McKeating and Robert J. Keady. All members of the Audit Committee are able to read and understand financial statements. Mr. Hunziker also qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as defined by the SEC, and is financially sophisticated as required by the Nasdaq listing standards.

The following tables and accompanying narrative disclosure set forth information about the compensation provided to certain of our executive officers during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. These executive officers, who include our principal executive officer and the two most highly-compensated executive officers (other than our principal executive officer) who were serving as executive officers at the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, were:


Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary ($)		Bonus ($)		Stock Awards ($)(1)		Option Grants ($)		Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)		All Other Compensation ($)			Total ($)
Charles F. Willis, IV Chief Executive Officer	2020	$	971,250	$	—	$	4,746,960	$	—	$	3,262,234	$	306,225	(2)	$	9,286,669
Charles F. Willis, IV Chief Executive Officer	2019	$	1,050,000	$	—	$	5,794,620	$	—	$	3,580,231	$	259,287		$	10,684,138
Brian R. Hole President	2020	$	348,600	$	—	$	933,777	$	—	$	1,150,753	$	34,065	(3)	$	2,467,195
Brian R. Hole President	2019	$	435,750	$	—	$	1,070,745	$	—	$	1,262,926	$	19,556		$	2,788,977
Scott B. Flaherty Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	2020	$	312,900	$	—	$	662,076	$	—	$	607,591	$	51,862	(4)	$	1,634,429
	2019	$	391,125	$	—	$	755,820	$	—	$	666,818	$	164,214		$	1,977,977

(1)The amounts in this column represent the grant date fair value of awards computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 as discussed in Note 13 - Stock-Based Compensation Plans - in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 2020 filed with the SEC. For 2020, the grant date fair value represents restricted stock awards granted in 2021, subject to time-based vesting conditions, due to achievement of 2020 performance goals as well as awards granted in 2020 subject to time-based vesting conditions. Based upon the probable outcome of the 2021 performance conditions of applicable awards, the grant date fair value reflected in the column above is $1,896,960, $373,152 and $264,576 for Messrs. Willis, Hole and Flaherty, respectively. See “2020 Equity Awards” below for more information about those awards. For 2019, such amounts reflect equity awards granted in 2020 with respect to achievement of 2019 performance goals, consistent with our prior method of accounting for these awards.

◦$29,902 for personal use of the Company's plane (based on the Standard Industry Fair Level ("SIFL") rate which is determined by calculating for each leg of a trip the IRS multiplier for 0-500 miles, 501-1500 miles and 1500+ miles at a rate of 0.2344, 0.1787 and 0.1718, respectively, multiplied by the number of nautical miles, multiplied by the aircraft multiple at a rate of 400% and then adding the terminal charge in the amount of $42.84, then multiplying the total amount by the number of passengers).

(3)Includes (i) a 401(k) matching contribution in the amount of $9,750, (ii) $2,978 for the allocated cost of Mr. Hole’s participation in a group life, disability, and accidental death and dismemberment policy that covers certain of the Company’s executive officers, (iii) $11,703 for personal use of a company car which was calculated as a proration of total fuel costs and highway tolls (based on personal use as a percentage of total use), (iv) $722 for personal use of a Company club membership (based on personal usage), (v) $8,081 for personal use of the Company's plane (based on the SIFL rate which is determined by calculating for each leg of a trip the IRS multiplier for 0-500 miles, 501-1500 miles and 1500+ miles at a rate of 0.2344, 0.1787 and 0.1718, respectively, multiplied by the number of nautical miles, multiplied by the aircraft multiple at a rate of 400% and then adding the terminal charge in the amount of $42.84, then multiplying the total amount by the number of passengers), and (vi) $831 for tax reimbursements with respect to the foregoing items.

(4)Includes (i) a 401(k) matching contribution in the amount of $13,000, (ii) $2,334 for the allocated cost of Mr. Flaherty's participation in a group life, disability, and accidental death and dismemberment policy that covers certain of the Company's executive officers, (iii) $9,684 for personal use of a company car which was calculated as a proration of total fuel costs and highway tolls (based on personal use as a percentage of total use), (iv) $22,453 for membership dues associated with a club membership and personal use of such membership, (v) $3,868 for use of the Company's plane (based on the SIFL rate which is determined by calculating for each leg of a trip the IRS multiplier for 0-500 miles, 501-1500 miles and 1500+ miles at a rate of 0.2344, 0.1787 and 0.1718, respectively, multiplied by the number of nautical miles, multiplied by the aircraft multiple at a rate of 400% and then adding the terminal charge in the amount of $42.84, then multiplying the total amount by the number of passengers) and (vi) $523 for tax reimbursements with respect to the foregoing items.

The Compensation Committee established an incentive plan for 2020 based upon both the performance of the Company’s various business areas in relation to applicable bonus performance metrics and the Company’s actual pre-bonus, pre-tax income. The bonus pool was established at 15% of pre-bonus, pre-tax earnings. Under the incentive plan, participants were entitled to 70% based on the achievement of Company and relevant business performance targets and to 30% based on an assessment of each individual’s contributions. Participation in the incentive pool is based upon a NEO’s target bonus amount (which was 100%, 85% and 50% of the annual base salary of Messrs. Willis, Hole and Flaherty, respectively) as a percentage of the aggregate target bonus amount of the Company’s employee base and the overall incentive pool. No cash incentives would have been paid under the plan if the Company did not achieve either 70% of budgeted full year pre-bonus, pre-tax income of $63.54 million or $24.64 million of first half of the year EBT. In the 2020 calendar year, no cash bonus was earned by the NEOs under the 2020 Incentive Plan.

The Compensation Committee established an equity award grant structure which awards a combination of time-based vesting restricted stock and target performance shares. Each NEO was eligible to be granted a range of performance shares based on achievement of a minimum, target or maximum goal. The Committee determined that a portion of the performance shares for the NEOs would be based on pre-tax return on average assets (income before taxes, as adjusted for non-budgeted and unusual items, divided by average adjusted assets over the period) for the one-year period ending December 31, 2019. If the Company’s adjusted pre-tax return on average assets for fiscal year 2019 achieved 2.1%, 2.6% or 3.1%, each NEO would receive 50%, 100% or 200% of their target number of related performance shares. Our fiscal year 2019 adjusted pre-tax return on average assets exceeded 3.1%. In addition, a portion of each NEOs performance shares would be based upon 2019 stock price performance with target stock price goals of $38.15, $40.0 and $41.87 which if attained at year-end 2019 or at an average closing price through the fourth quarter of 2019 each NEO would receive 50%, 100% or 200% of their target number of related performance shares respectively. The company’s share price was in excess of $41.87 at year-end 2019.

The performance shares related to the achievement of ROA targets are subject to additional vesting over a three year period and those related to achieving share price targets are subject to a one year vesting. As a result of the Company’s performance on the two measures, the Compensation Committee determined the maximum number of performance shares had been earned and formally issued them, subject to vesting conditions, on April 1, 2020:

The performance shares related to the achievement of liquidity targets are subject to additional vesting over a one year period. As a result of the Company’s performance, the Compensation Committee determined the maximum number of performance shares had been earned and formally issued them, subject to vesting conditions, on April 1, 2021:


	Option Awards			Stock Awards
Name	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable (#)	Option Exercise Price ($)	Option Expiration Date	Award Grant Date	Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)		Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)	Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
Charles F. Willis, IV	—	—	—	4/1/2018	40,000	(1)	$	1,218,400	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2019	92,000	(1)	$	2,802,320	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2020	98,000	(1)	$	3,985,080	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2020	54,000	(2)	$	1,644,840	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2021	—	(2)	$	—	91,200	$	2,777,952
	—	—	—	4/1/2021	—	(1)(3)	$	—	60,800	$	1,851,968
Brian R. Hole	—	—	—	4/1/2018	7,999	(1)	$	243,650	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2019	16,999	(1)	$	517,790	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2020	18,700	(1)	$	569,602	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2020	11,200	(2)	$	341,152	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2021	—	(2)	$	—	17,940	$	546,452
	—	—	—	4/1/2021	—	(1)	$	—	11,960	$	364,302
Scott B. Flaherty	—	—	—	3/30/2018	3,333	(1)	$	101,523	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2018	5,499	(1)	$	167,500	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2019	12,000	(1)	$	365,520	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2020	13,200	(1)	$	402,072	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2020	8,000	(2)	$	243,680	—	$	—
	—	—	—	4/1/2021	—	(2)	$	—	12,720	$	387,451
	—	—	—	4/1/2021	—	(1)	$	—	8,480	$	258,301

Employment agreements have been entered into with Messrs. Charles Willis, Hole and Flaherty. These agreements provide for base salary (subject to increase but not decrease unless part of a salary reduction program affecting all senior executive officers), bonus compensation (as described above) and certain benefits. As described in detail below, the employment contracts specify certain severance benefits to be paid in the event of an involuntary termination.

Employment contracts for Messrs. Charles Willis, Hole and Flaherty specify certain severance benefits to be paid in the event of an “Involuntary Termination” (i.e., termination of employment by the Company without cause or resignation by the employee for good reason) and, in the case of Messrs. Hole and Flaherty, specified severance benefits in the event of an Involuntary Termination within 18 months following a change of control (a “Change of Control Termination”).

The maximum of these benefits payable to Mr. Charles Willis would represent (i) three times his base salary, plus (ii) a prorated portion of his annual incentives accrued during the year of termination, plus (iii) three times the average annual incentives he earned during the three years prior to his Involuntary Termination, plus (iv) distribution of unpaid deferred compensation, immediate vesting of all stock options and restricted stock, continued payment for three years for club memberships (if any) and continued coverage for three years under the Company’s employee group benefit plans. Additionally, in the event Mr. Charles Willis is terminated with less than the one year’s notice required by his contract, he is entitled to a lump sum payment equal to his annual base salary prorated for the portion of the year for which he did not receive notice. Upon a change of control, Mr. Charles Willis is entitled to immediate vesting of all stock options and restricted stock, whether or not his employment is terminated. In the event that Mr. Charles Willis voluntarily retires, he is entitled to purchase or assume the lease for his company car, to continued payment for his club memberships (if any) and financial planning services (if any) in accordance with his contract, and to continued coverage under the Company’s employee group benefit plans for one year following his retirement. Since 2019, Mr. Charles Willis did not request any reimbursement for financial, tax and estate planning services.

The maximum of these severance benefits payable to Mr. Hole would represent (i) six months of his base salary for an Involuntary Termination or one year’s salary for a Change of Control Termination, plus (ii) payment of any vested annual incentives due as of his termination for an Involuntary Termination or Change of Control Termination, plus (iii) only in the case of a Change of Control Termination, the average annual incentives he earned during the two years prior to his termination. In addition, he is entitled to immediate vesting of all stock options and restricted stock scheduled to vest during the two years following the termination date, and continued coverage under the Company’s employee group benefit plans for six months following an Involuntary Termination, or for one year following a Change of Control Termination. Additionally, in the event Mr. Hole is terminated with less than the six months’ notice required by his contract, he is entitled to a lump sum payment equal to six months of his annual base salary.

The maximum of these severance benefits payable to Mr. Flaherty would represent (i) six months of his base salary for an Involuntary Termination or one year’s base salary for a Change of Control Termination, plus (ii) payment of any vested annual incentives due as of his termination for an Involuntary Termination or Change of Control Termination, plus (iii) only in the case of a Change of Control Termination the average annual incentives he earned during the two years prior to his termination. In addition, he is entitled to immediate vesting of all stock options and restricted stock scheduled to vest during the two years following the termination date, and continued coverage under the Company’s employee group benefit plans for six months following an Involuntary Termination, or for one year following a Change of Control Termination. Additionally, in the event Mr. Flaherty is terminated with less than the six month’s notice required by his contract, he is entitled to a lump sum payment equal to six months of his annual base salary.

If any of these payments or benefits would constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and would be subject to the Excise Tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, the employment contracts of each of Messrs. Charles Willis, Hole and Flaherty stipulate that payments to each of them will be reduced, to the extent necessary, so that no portion of the payments would be subject to the Excise Tax. This reduction shall only occur if the after‑tax net present value of the payments, as so reduced, is greater than or equal to the after‑tax present value of such payments without such reduction.


Name	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)(1)		Stock Awards ($)(2)		Option Awards ($)		All Other Compensation ($)		Total ($)
Hans Joerg Hunziker (3)	$	88,128	$	75,375	$	—	$	—	$	163,503
Robert J. Keady	$	85,313	$	75,375	$	—	$	—	$	160,688
Rae A. McKeating (4)	$	51,292	$	171,375	$	—	$	—	$	222,667
Robert T. Morris (5)	$	34,021	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	34,021

(1)Mr. Hunziker and Mr. Keady received quarterly payments of $21,271 for the first, third and fourth quarter of 2020 ($63,813 for the year). Ms. McKeating received quarterly payments of $21,271 for the third and fourth quarter of 2020 ($42,542 for the year) and Mr. Morris received a quarterly payment of $21,271 for the first quarter of 2020. For services as chair of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, respectfully, Mr. Hunziker and Ms. McKeating receive an additional $4,375 quarterly payment ($17,500 for the year for Mr. Hunziker and $8,750 for the year for Ms. McKeating). Mr. Keady also receives an additional $4,375 quarterly payment ($17,500 for the year) for his services as chair of independent committees of the Board. Mr. Hunziker, Mr. Keady and Mr. Morris each also received an additional payment of $4,000 for service on an independent committee established by the Board of Directors to review and negotiate a proposal from our Chief Executive Officer and other parties to acquire the Company pursuant to a merger.

(3)The Compensation Committee agreed to allow the compensation of European Directors to be adjusted based on the rate in effect on their first election to the Board, effective January 1, 2008. Effective January 1, 2020, the restricted stock portion of the compensation of European Directors will no longer be adjusted and the cash portion of their compensation will be adjusted based on the U.S. dollar exchange rate as of December 31st for the prior year. This adjustment totaled $2,815 in 2020.

The unvested restricted stock held by each non-employee Director is as follows as of December 31, 2020: Mr. Hunziker, 2,250; Ms. McKeating 7,250; Mr. Keady, 2,250. Beginning in 2019, it has been the Board’s policy that each non-employee Director who is to continue to serve as an independent Director is granted 3,000 shares of restricted stock under the 2018 Plan. Each annual restricted stock grant vests in one installment on the recipients’ completion of one year of Board service, measured from the grant date. In light of the global pandemic, in 2020 the Board of Directors awarded each non-employee Directors 2,250 shares.

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of April 5, 2021 by: (i) each person who is known to us to own beneficially more than five percent of the outstanding shares of our common stock; (ii) each Director; (iii) each officer listed in the Summary Compensation Table; and (iv) all Directors and Executive Officers as a group. Unless specified below, the mailing address for each individual, officer or Director is c/o Willis Lease Finance Corporation, Corporate Secretary, 60 East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Suite 209, Larkspur, CA 94939. As of April 5, 2021, we had 6,749,008 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, issued and outstanding.


	Common stock(1)
Name of Beneficial Owner	Number of Shares		Percentage of Class
Charles F. Willis, IV	2,999,461	(2)	44.44	%
Austin C. Willis	775,618	(3)	11.49	%
Brian R. Hole	97,670		1.45	%
Scott B. Flaherty	94,283		1.40	%
Dean Poulakidas	100,350		1.49	%
Robert J. Keady	25,779			*
Hans Joerg Hunziker	21,494			*
Rae Ann McKeating	7,250			*

All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (8 persons)	3,503,002		51.90	%

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	504,255	(4)	7.47	%
Renaissance Technologies LLC	383,687	(5)	5.69	%
M3 Partners, LP	341,849	(6)	5.07	%

(1)Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table, the stockholders named in the table are known to us to have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable. With respect to restricted stock, individuals have voting power or are expected to have voting power within 60 days of April 5, 2021, but not investment power before such restricted stock vests. Of the shares listed above for Messrs. Charles Willis, Austin Willis, Hole, Flaherty, Keady, Hunziker and Ms. McKeating, 231,333 shares, 35,999 shares, 50,865 shares, 35,999 shares, 2,250 shares, 2,250 shares, and 7,250 shares, respectively, are unvested shares of restricted stock over which the respective stockholder has voting power but not investment power.

(2)Includes 2,134,148 shares held by CFW Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership (“CFW Partners”), of which Charles F. Willis, IV, holds a one percent (1%) interest as sole general partner and an eighty percent (80%) interest as a limited partner. Austin C. Willis holds the remaining nineteen percent (19%) interest as a limited partner. Also includes (i) 6,818 shares held under an account in the name of Charlotte Montressor Willis, (ii) 584 shares held under an account in the name of Wilder Grace Willis 2016 Trust, and (iii) 857,911 shares held by Mr. Charles Willis in his individual capacity. Of the total number of shares of which Mr. Charles Willis is deemed to have beneficial ownership, he has (i) sole voting power over 857,911 shares, (ii) sole dispositive power over 626,578 shares, (iii) shared voting power over 2,141,550 shares, and (iv) shared dispositive power over 1,910,217 shares.

(3)Consists of (i) Mr. Austin Willis’ 19% interest as a limited partner of CFW Partners which equates to 405,488 shares, (ii) 98,995 shares held by Mr. Austin Willis in his individual capacity, of which 43,569 shares are pledged, (iii) the following shares held by trusts over which Mr. Austin Willis is a trustee: (a) 8,692 shares held under an account in the name of Charles F. Willis V 2016 Trust, (b) 2,750 shares held under an account in the name of Charles F. Willis V 2019 Trust, (c) 2,750 shares held under an account in the name of Wilder Grace Willis 2019 Trust, (d) 2,750 shares held under an account in the name of Rooster A. Willis 2019 Trust, (e) 246,715 shares held under an account in the name of 2019 Willis Family Trust, of which 213,415 shares are held by CFW Partners, (f) 584 shares held under an account in the name of Justin Y. Brown 2014 Trust, (g) 484 shares held under an account in the name of Phoebe W. Brown 2014 Trust, (h) 2,750 shares held under an account in the name of Justin Y. Brown 2019 Trust, and (i) 2,750 shares held under an account in the name of Phoebe W. Brown 2019 Trust; and (iv) 910 shares held under an account in the name of Austin C. Willis Irrevocable Trust, whose trustee is Mary Willis. Of the total number of shares of which Mr. Austin Willis is deemed to have beneficial ownership, he has (i) sole voting power over 114,723 shares, (ii) sole dispositive power over 78,724 shares, (iii) shared voting power over 660,895 shares, and (iv) shared dispositive power over 0 shares.

(4)Based on Schedule 13G/A filed by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP with the SEC on February 16, 2021. According to its Schedule 13G/A, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reported having sole voting power over 502,158 shares and sole dispositive power over 504,255 shares. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s mailing address is Building One, 6300 Bee Cave Rd., Austin, TX 78746.

(5)Based on Schedule 13G/A filed by Renaissance Technologies LLC (“RTC”) with the SEC on February 11, 2021. According to its Schedule 13G/A, RTC reported having sole voting power over 383,687 shares and sole dispositive power over 383,687 shares and Renaissance Technologies Holding Corporation, as majority owner of RTC, has beneficial ownership of 383,687 shares beneficially owned by RTC. RTC's mailing address is 800 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

From January 1, 2020 to the present, there have been no transactions, and there are currently no proposed transactions, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 to which we or any of our subsidiaries was (or is to be) a party and in which any director, executive officer, holder of more than 5% of our capital stock, or any immediate family member of or person sharing the household with any of these individuals, had (or will have) a direct or indirect material interest, except as set forth below and for payments set forth under Item 11 above.

As required by Nasdaq rules, all material discretionary transactions between us and our Directors, executive officers or known principal stockholders (or their respective affiliates) must be approved by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee does not intend to approve any such transactions unless it believes that they are on terms no less favorable to us than could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties.

Austin C. Willis, the son of our Chief Executive Officer, served as an executive officer of the Company during 2020 being our Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. He received total compensation of $1,486,486 for 2020, calculated in the same manner as in the Summary Compensation Table of this Form 10-K/A. His total compensation includes salary, cash incentive awards, stock awards, and other compensation.

The Board has adopted a formal policy governing the disclosure and approval of related party transactions. That policy is available on the Company’s website (www.willislease.com). Under this policy, the Audit Committee reviews material facts of all covered transactions that may require prior approval or ratification by the Audit Committee. A “covered transaction” includes, but is not limited to, any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships including indebtedness and guarantees of indebtedness in which (a) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any calendar year, (b) the Company is a participant, and (c) any related person has or will have a direct or indirect interest (other than solely as a result of being a director or a less than 10 percent beneficial owner of another entity). This might include, but is not limited to, lease transactions, sale or purchase transactions, creditor/debtor transactions, guarantees or charitable contributions. The following includes types of transactions with related parties which have been pre-approved by the Audit Committee and therefore are not subject to Audit Committee review and approval, even if the amount exceeds $120,000:

◦The related compensation is required to be reported in the Company's proxy statement under Item 402 of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (“SEC's”) compensation disclosure requirements (generally applicable to “named executive officers”) and the compensation has been approved by the Compensation Committee or Board or if the executive officer is not an immediate family member of another executive officer or director of the Company, the related compensation would be reported in the Company's proxy statement under Item 402 of the SEC's compensation disclosure requirements if the executive officer was a “named executive officer”, and the Company's Compensation Committee or Board approved such compensation; or

Hans Joerg Hunziker, Robert J. Keady and Rae Ann McKeating are independent Directors, as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards. The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee, both currently comprised solely of independent Directors as defined by the Nasdaq listing standards. The Board does not have a nominating committee or committee performing the functions of such a committee. The Board has determined that the function of a nominating committee is adequately fulfilled by the independent Directors. As there is no such established committee, the Company has no nominating committee charter. The full Board of Directors participates in the consideration of any Director nominee.

All fees described above were approved by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee requires that any services to be provided by our auditors must be approved in advance by the Audit Committee. If approval is required before the Committee can act, a single member of the Committee can approve an engagement, subject to ratification by the Committee at its next meeting. All services were pre-approved by the Committee or its Chair.


Delaware						68-0070656
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(IRS Employer Identification No.)


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Explanatory Note		3

	PART III	4

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	4
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	8
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	12
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	13
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	15

	PART IV	16

Item 15.	Exhibits	16
Signatures		17


Executive	Restricted Stock	Target Performance Shares	Earned Performance Shares	Total Restricted Shares Granted on April 1, 2020
Charles F. Willis, IV	44,000	54,000	108,000	152,000
Brian R. Hole	7,500	11,200	22,400	29,900
Scott B. Flaherty	5,200	8,000	16,000	21,200


	2020		2019
Audit Fees (1)	$	1,490,540	$	1,557,511
Audit Related Fees		150,000		—
Tax Fees (2)		43,458		69,300
	$	1,683,998	$	1,626,811


Exhibit Number			Description
31.3			Certification of Charles F. Willis, IV, pursuant to Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.4			Certification of Scott B. Flaherty, pursuant to Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
104			The cover page from this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A, formatted in Inline XBRL.


☒			Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


☐			Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Large Accelerated Filer	☐	Accelerated Filer	☒
Non-Accelerated Filer	☐	Smaller Reporting Company	☒
		Emerging Growth Company	☐


Biographical Information
	Director Since	Age
Class I Director:
Rae Ann McKeating	2020	68
Class II Directors:
Robert J. Keady	2015	70
Austin C. Willis	2008	40
Class III Directors:
Charles F. Willis, IV	1985	72
Hans Joerg Hunziker	2006	71


Dated:	April 30, 2021

		Willis Lease Finance Corporation

		By:	/s/ CHARLES F. WILLIS, IV
			Charles F. Willis, IV
			Chairman of the Board and
			Chief Executive Officer