-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RkXAlWLP63YlcUBW3KDStB8qXa70UTB8u34Gmaydt6EetHvwOsTcKLV40BsZPGJK kU0YXNYCjqBmXsx/vzQJgA== 0000950136-07-002274.txt : 20070403 0000950136-07-002274.hdr.sgml : 20070403 20070403142039 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950136-07-002274 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070403 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070403 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070403 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Genesis Lease LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001369824 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC [7359] IRS NUMBER: 980512319 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33200 FILM NUMBER: 07743329 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ROSELAWN HOUSE, UNIV. BUSINESS COMPLEX STREET 2: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARK CITY: LIMERICK STATE: L2 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 353-61-633-777 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ROSELAWN HOUSE, UNIV. BUSINESS COMPLEX STREET 2: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARK CITY: LIMERICK STATE: L2 ZIP: 00000 6-K 1 file1.htm

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: April 3, 2007

Genesis Lease Limited
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Roselawn House
University Business Complex
National Technology Park
Limerick, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

  Form 20-F   x   Form 40-F      
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):                   
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):                   

Indicate by check mark whether registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

  Yes       No   x  
 
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-                   .



The following documents, which are attached as exhibits hereto, are incorporated by reference herein:
     
Exhibit   Title
     
99.1   PFIC Annual Information Statement
     
99.2   Press release of Genesis Lease Limited, dated April 2, 2007.
     

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

      Genesis Lease Limited  
            (Registrant)
         
Date: April 3, 2007   By: /s/  John McMahon  
              John McMahon
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
 

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EX-99.1 2 file2.htm PFIC ANNUAL INFORMATION STATEMENT

April 2, 2007

To Our U.S. Shareholders

Genesis Lease Limited
Roselawn House
National Technology Park
Limerick,
Ireland

For the year ended December 31, 2006

PFIC ANNUAL INFORMATION STATEMENT

This statement is provided for shareholders who are United States persons. It is not relevant to other persons. In order to complete Form 8621, we provide the following information:

     
PFIC Name:   Genesis Lease Limited
     
PFIC Address:   Roselawn House
    National Technology Park
    Limerick
    Ireland
     
EIN:    98-0512319
     
Tax Year:    July 17, 2006 – December 31, 20061
     

1 Genesis Lease Limited was incorporated on July 17, 2006. Genesis Lease Limited has adopted the Calendar year for U.S. tax purposes. Under applicable U.S. income tax principles, Genesis’s first tax year begins on the date of incorporation and ends on December 31, 2006. Genesis Lease Limited did not have any business activity prior to the date of the Initial Public Offering of December 19, 2006.



PFIC Annual Information Statement

(1). This Information Statement applies to the taxable year of Genesis Lease Limited (“Genesis”), on a combined basis with its subsidiaries, beginning on July 17, 2006 and ending on December 31, 2006 (the “Taxable Year”).
 
(2). Your pro-rata share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gain of Genesis for the taxable year, specified in paragraph (1), is as follows:
   
  Ordinary Earnings: NONE
   
  Net Capital Gain: NONE
   
(3). The amount of cash and fair market value of other property distributed or deemed distributed by Genesis during the taxable year specified in paragraph (1) is as follows:
   
  Cash: NONE
   
  Fair Market Value of Property: NONE
   
(4). Genesis will permit you to inspect and copy Genesis’s permanent books of account, records, and such other documents as may be maintained by Genesis that are necessary to establish that Genesis’s ordinary earnings and net capital gain are computed in accordance with U.S. income tax principles and to verify these amounts and your pro rata shares thereof.
   
  Date: April 2, 2007  Genesis Lease Limited
     
  By:         /s/ John McMahon
   
     
  Title:                       CEO                                       
   

THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN ORDER TO ASSIST THOSE SHAREHOLDERS WHO HAVE MADE A QEF ELECTION WITH RESPECT TO GENESIS LEASE LIMITED IN MAKING CERTAIN PFIC CALCULATIONS AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE TAX ADVICE. THOSE SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE OVERALL TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE OWNERSHIP OF SHARES ARISING IN THEIR OWN PARTICULAR SITUATIONS UNDER UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN LAW.

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EX-99.2 3 file3.htm PRESS RELEASE









Passive Foreign Investment Company Letter Now Available On Genesis Lease Corporate Website

2006 Annual Report Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission

LIMERICK, Ireland, April 2, 2007 - Genesis Lease Limited (NYSE:GLS) today announced the availability of its 2006 year-end tax information. Genesis Lease Limited is structured as a 'passive foreign investment company,' or PFIC, for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, and therefore, U.S. holders are subjected to special tax rules. Genesis will maintain a policy of posting the PFIC annual shareholder information statement on its corporate website at http://www.genesislease.com/ to assist U.S. holders in their tax reporting.

Genesis also announced the availability of its 2006 Annual Report on Form 20-F, which was filed on April 2, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Genesis Lease Limited

Genesis Lease Limited is a global commercial aircraft leasing company that is headquartered in Limerick, Ireland. Genesis acquires and leases modern, operationally efficient passenger and cargo jet aircraft to a diverse group of airlines throughout the world. Genesis leverages the worldwide platform of GE Commercial Aviation Services Limited, or GECAS, to service its portfolio of leases, allowing management to focus on executing its growth strategy.

Genesis's common shares, in the form of American Depositary Shares, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GLS."

Alan Jenkins
Chief Financial Officer
Genesis Lease Limited
+353-61-633365
alan.jenkins@genesislease.com

KCSA Worldwide
Managing Partner
Jeffrey Goldberger
212-896-1249
jgoldberger@kcsa.com






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