EX-99.1 6 ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1
 
PRELIMINARY NOTE
 
This Interim Report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Interim Report and with our Annual Report on Form 20-F, for the year ended December 31, 2015.
 
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and are presented in U.S. Dollars. These statements and discussion below contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this Interim Report that are not historical facts, as well as statements identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” or words of similar meaning. Such statements address future events and conditions concerning matters such as, but not limited to, our earnings, cash flow, liquidity and capital resources, compliance with debt and other restrictive, financial and operating covenants, interest rates and dividends. These statements are based on current beliefs or expectations and are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. We believe that these factors include, but are not limited to those described under Item 3 “Key Information — Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 20-F, for the year ended December 31, 2015.
 
Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to update these forward looking statements to reflect events, developments or circumstances after the date of this document, a change in our views or expectations, or to reflect the occurrence of future events.
 
Unless the context requires otherwise, when used in this Interim Report, (1) the terms “Fly,” “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Fly Leasing Limited and its subsidiaries; (2) the term “B&B Air Funding” refers to our subsidiary, Babcock & Brown Air Funding I Limited; (3) all references to our shares refer to our common shares held in the form of American Depositary Shares, or ADSs; (4) the term “BBAM LP” refers to BBAM Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries and affiliates; (5) the terms “BBAM” and “Servicer” refer to BBAM Aircraft Management LP, BBAM Aircraft Management (Europe) Limited, BBAM Aviation Services Limited and BBAM US LP, collectively; (6) the term “Manager” refers to Fly Leasing Management Co. Limited, the Company’s manager; (7) the term “Fly-Z/C LP” refers to Fly-Z/C Aircraft Holdings LP; (8) the term “GAAM” refers to Global Aviation Asset Management; (9) the term “GAAM Portfolio” refers to the portfolio of 49 aircraft and other assets acquired from GAAM; (10) the term “ECAF-I Transaction" refers to the portfolio of 33 aircraft contracted to be sold to ECAF I Ltd in June 2015 and (11) the term “Fly Acquisition III” refers to our subsidiary, Fly Acquisition III Limited.
 
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INDEX
 
 
Page
   
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
3
Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
24
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
31
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
32
   
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
32
Item 1A. Risk Factors
32
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
33
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
33
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
 33
Item 5. Other Information
33
Item 6. Exhibits
33
 
2

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
Fly Leasing Limited
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
AS OF MARCH 31, 2016 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands, except par value data)
 
   
March 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
329,273
   
$
275,998
 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
   
98,875
     
174,933
 
Rent receivables
   
875
     
124
 
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary
   
7,303
     
7,170
 
Investment in direct finance lease, net
   
34,531
     
34,878
 
Flight equipment held for sale, net
   
57,673
     
237,262
 
Flight equipment held for operating lease, net
   
2,550,957
     
2,585,426
 
Maintenance rights, net
   
84,557
     
94,493
 
Fair market value of derivative assets
   
     
241
 
Other assets, net
   
6,240
     
6,450
 
Total assets
 
$
3,170,284
   
$
3,416,975
 
                 
Liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
$
30,101
   
$
17,548
 
Rentals received in advance
   
13,211
     
14,560
 
Payable to related parties
   
2,504
     
7,170
 
Security deposits
   
44,741
     
48,876
 
Maintenance payment liability
   
190,842
     
194,543
 
Unsecured borrowings, net
   
689,904
     
689,409
 
Secured borrowings, net
   
1,480,123
     
1,695,711
 
Deferred tax liability, net
   
20,030
     
20,741
 
Fair market value of derivative liabilities
   
25,784
     
19,327
 
Other liabilities
   
40,389
     
52,126
 
Total liabilities
   
2,537,629
     
2,760,011
 
                 
Shareholders’ equity
               
Common shares, $0.001 par value; 499,999,900 shares authorized; 33,599,490 and 35,671,400 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
   
34
     
36
 
Manager shares, $0.001 par value; 100 shares authorized, issued and outstanding
   
     
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
552,158
     
577,290
 
Retained earnings
   
102,238
     
95,138
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
   
(21,775
)
   
(15,500
)
Total shareholders’ equity
   
632,655
     
656,964
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
3,170,284
   
$
3,416,975
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
3

Fly Leasing Limited
Consolidated Statements of Income
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016 AND 2015 (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
Three months ended March 31, 2016
   
Three months ended March 31, 2015
 
         
As restated
 
Revenues
           
Operating lease revenue
 
$
74,953
   
$
120,103
 
Finance lease revenue
   
892
     
 
Equity earnings from unconsolidated subsidiary
   
133
     
340
 
Gain on sale of aircraft
   
5,143
     
2,637
 
Interest and other income
   
87
     
206
 
Total revenues
   
81,208
     
123,286
 
Expenses
               
Depreciation
   
28,839
     
47,203
 
Interest expense
   
30,834
     
39,297
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
8,269
     
8,264
 
Ineffective, dedesignated and terminated derivatives
   
286
     
(264
)
Net loss on extinguishment of debt
   
4,527
     
4,050
 
Maintenance and other costs
   
1,199
     
1,586
 
Total expenses
   
73,954
     
100,136
 
Net income before provision for income taxes
   
7,254
     
23,150
 
Provision for income taxes
   
154
     
3,285
 
Net income
 
$
7,100
   
$
19,865
 
                 
Weighted average number of shares:
               
Basic
   
34,287,783
     
41,432,998
 
Diluted
   
34,288,608
     
41,545,287
 
Earnings per share (net income per common share):
               
Basic and Diluted
 
$
0.21
   
$
0.47
 
Dividends declared and paid per share
 
$
   
$
0.25
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
4

Fly Leasing Limited
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016 AND 2015 (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
   
Three months ended March 31, 2016
   
Three months ended March 31, 2015
 
         
As restated
 
Net income
 
$
7,100
   
$
19,865
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
               
Change in fair value of derivatives, net of deferred tax (1)
   
(6,265
)
   
(5,927
)
Reclassification from other comprehensive income into earnings due to termination of derivative liabilities, net of deferred tax (2)
   
(10
)
   
(130
)
Comprehensive income
 
$
825
   
$
13,808
 


(1) Deferred tax benefit was $0.8 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
 
(2) Deferred tax benefit was $1,000 and $19,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
5

Fly Leasing Limited
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity
 
FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
 
   
Manager Shares
   
Common Shares
   
Additional
Paid-in
   
Retained
Earnings
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
   
Total
Shareholders’
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
(Deficit)
   
Loss, net
   
Equity
 
Balance December 31, 2014 as previously reported
   
100
   
$
     
41,432,998
   
$
41
   
$
658,522
   
$
117,402
   
$
(17,091
)
 
$
758,874
 
Adjustment to ending balance
   
     
     
     
     
     
(2,620
)
   
     
(2,620
)
Balance December 31, 2014 as restated
   
100
     
     
41,432,998
     
41
     
658,522
     
114,782
     
(17,091
)
   
756,254
 
Dividends to shareholders
   
     
     
     
     
     
(10,358
)
   
     
(10,358
)
Dividend equivalents
   
     
     
     
     
     
(191
)
   
     
(191
)
Share-based compensation
   
     
     
     
     
152
     
     
     
152
 
Net income as restated
   
     
     
     
     
     
19,865
     
     
19,865
 
Net change in the fair value of derivatives, net of deferred tax asset of $0.9 million (1)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
(5,927
)
   
(5,927
)
Reclassification from other comprehensive loss into earnings due to termination of derivative liabilities, net of deferred tax asset of $19,000 (1)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
(130
)
   
(130
)
Balance March 31, 2015 as restated (unaudited)
   
100
   
$
     
41,432,998
   
$
41
   
$
658,674
   
$
124,098
   
$
(23,148
)
 
$
759,665
 


(1) See Note 11 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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Fly Leasing Limited
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity
 
FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
 
   
Manager Shares
   
Common Shares
   
Additional
Paid-in
   
Retained
Earnings
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
   
Total
Shareholders’
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
(Deficit)
   
Loss, net
   
Equity
 
Balance December 31, 2015
   
100
   
$
     
35,671,400
   
$
36
   
$
577,290
   
$
95,138
   
$
(15,500
)
 
$
656,964
 
Shares repurchased pursuant to share repurchase program
   
     
     
(2,071,910
)
   
(2
)
   
(25,132
)
   
     
     
(25,134
)
Share-based compensation
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net income
   
     
     
     
     
     
7,100
     
     
7,100
 
Net change in the fair value of derivatives, net of deferred tax asset of $0.8 million (1)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
(6,265
)
   
(6,265
)
Reclassification from other comprehensive loss into earnings due to termination of derivative liabilities, net of deferred tax asset of $1,000 (1)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
(10
)
   
(10
)
Balance March 31, 2016 (unaudited)
   
100
   
$
     
33,599,490
   
$
34
   
$
552,158
   
$
102,238
   
$
(21,775
)
 
$
632,655
 


(1) See Note 11 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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Fly Leasing Limited
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016 AND 2015 (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
   
Three months
 ended March 31,
2016
   
Three months
ended March 31,
2015
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
       
As restated
 
Net Income
 
$
7,100
   
$
19,865
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
               
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated subsidiary
   
(133
)
   
(340
)
Direct finance lease income
   
(892
)
   
 
Gain on sale of aircraft
   
(5,143
)
   
(2,637
)
Depreciation
   
28,839
     
47,203
 
Amortization of debt discounts and debt issuance costs
   
2,360
     
3,110
 
Amortization of lease incentives
   
2,773
     
4,036
 
Amortization of lease discounts, premiums and other items
   
113
     
719
 
Amortization of fair value adjustments associated with the GAAM acquisition
   
672
     
1,237
 
Net loss on debt modification and extinguishment
   
3,679
     
4,050
 
Share-based compensation
   
     
152
 
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)
   
1,001
     
(1,670
)
Provision for deferred income taxes
   
94
     
3,038
 
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
   
216
     
(264
)
Cash receipts in settlement of maintenance rights
   
6,150
     
 
Security deposits and maintenance payment liability recognized into earnings
   
(400
)
   
(21,936
)
Security deposits and maintenance payment claims applied towards operating lease revenues
   
(805
)
   
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Rent receivables
   
(751
)
   
(1,685
)
Other assets
   
(141
)
   
2,375
 
Payable to related parties
   
(7,239
)
   
(3,632
)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities
   
18,065
     
8,134
 
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
   
55,558
     
61,755
 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
               
Rent received from direct finance lease
   
1,230
     
 
Purchase of flight equipment
   
     
(137,113
)
Proceeds from sale of aircraft, net
   
155,359
     
126,503
 
Payments for aircraft improvement
   
(3,034
)
   
(4,403
)
Payments for maintenance
   
(514
)
   
(7,730
)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
   
153,041
     
(22,743
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
               
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
   
76,058
     
2,803
 
Security deposits received
   
     
845
 
Security deposits returned
   
     
(2,868
)
Maintenance payment liability receipts
   
17,968
     
17,514
 
Maintenance payment liability disbursements
   
(662
)
   
(8,332
)
Net swap termination payments
   
(538
)
   
23
 
Debt issuance costs
   
(349
)
   
(343
)
Proceeds from secured borrowings
   
16,756
     
67,802
 
Repayment of secured borrowings
   
(239,645
)
   
(162,852
)
Shares repurchased
   
(25,191
)
   
 
Dividends
   
     
(10,358
)
Dividend equivalents
   
     
(191
)
Net cash flows used in financing activities
   
(155,603
)
   
(95,957
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
   
279
     
(330
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
53,275
     
(57,275
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
   
275,998
     
337,560
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
 
$
329,273
   
$
280,285
 
Supplemental Disclosure:
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
 
$
16,573
   
$
24,059
 
Taxes
   
18
     
110
 
Noncash Activities:
               
Security deposits applied to maintenance payment liability and rent receivables
   
     
2,542
 
Maintenance payment liability applied to rent receivables
   
     
2,108
 
Other liabilities applied to maintenance payment liability and rent receivables
   
     
240
 
Noncash investing activities:
               
Aircraft improvement
   
2,338
     
2,510
 
Noncash activities in connection with purchase of aircraft
   
     
8,468
 
Noncash activities in connection with sale of aircraft
   
27,432
     
9,061
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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Fly Leasing Limited
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
For the three months ended March 31, 2016
 
1. ORGANIZATION
 
Fly Leasing Limited (the “Company” or “Fly”) is a Bermuda exempted company that was incorporated on May 3, 2007, under the provisions of Section 14 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda. The Company was formed to acquire, finance, lease and sell commercial jet aircraft directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries.
 
Although the Company is organized under the laws of Bermuda, it is a resident of Ireland for tax purposes and is subject to Irish corporation tax on its income in the same way, and to the same extent, as if the Company were organized under the laws of Ireland.
 
In accordance with the Company’s amended and restated bye-laws, Fly issued 100 shares (“Manager Shares”) with a par value of $0.001 to Fly Leasing Management Co. Limited (the “Manager”) for no consideration. Subject to the provisions of the Company’s amended and restated bye-laws, the Manager Shares have the right to appoint the nearest whole number of directors to the Company which is not more than 3/7th of the number of directors comprising the board of directors. The Manager Shares are not entitled to receive any dividends, are not convertible into common shares and, except as provided for in the Company’s amended and restated bye-laws, have no voting rights.
 
2. RESTATEMENT OF PRIOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
As disclosed in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company has determined that its financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2015 contained errors resulting from the incorrect accounting for aircraft purchased with in-place leases. The Company previously did not identify, measure and account for maintenance rights acquired. The Company has restated its consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015, including the cumulative impact of the adjustments for periods prior to January 1, 2015.

The cumulative adjustments to correct the errors in the consolidated financial statements for all periods prior to January 1, 2015 are recorded as adjustments to retained earnings at January 1, 2015 as shown in the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity. The cumulative effect of those adjustments decreased previously reported retained earnings by $2.6 million at January 1, 2015 (dollars in thousands).

Retained earnings at January 1, 2015 – As previously reported
 
$
117,402
 
Adjustments
   
(2,620
)
Retained earnings at January 1, 2015 – As restated
 
$
114,782
 
 
   
Three months
ended
March 31, 2015
 
Net income – As previously reported
 
$
17,266
 
Adjustments
   
2,599
 
Net income – As restated
 
$
19,865
 
 
The Company now identifies, measures and accounts for maintenance right assets and liabilities associated with its acquisitions of aircraft with in-place leases. A maintenance right asset represents the fair value of the Company's contractual right under a lease to receive an aircraft in an improved maintenance condition as compared to the maintenance condition on the acquisition date. A maintenance right liability represents the Company's obligation to pay the lessee for the difference between the lease end contractual maintenance condition of the aircraft and the actual maintenance condition of the aircraft on the acquisition date.
 
The Company has also made other adjustments related to immaterial errors including certain corrections that had been previously identified but not recorded because they were immaterial, individually and in the aggregate, to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. These corrections included adjustments to (i) expense acquisition fees related to aircraft purchased with in-place leases, and (ii) record the associated income tax effect. While none of these other adjustments were individually material, they have been made as part of the restatement process.
 
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Consolidated Statements of Income

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
As previously reported
   
Maintenance rights adjustments
   
Other adjustments
   
As restated
 
Revenues
                       
Operating lease revenue
 
$
120,103
   
$
   
$
   
$
120,103
 
Equity earnings from unconsolidated subsidiary
   
340
     
     
     
340
 
Gain on sale of aircraft
   
1,897
     
(7
)
   
747
     
2,637
 
Interest and other income
   
206
     
     
     
206
 
Total revenues
   
122,546
     
(7
)
   
747
     
123,286
 
Expenses
                               
Depreciation
   
50,074
     
(2,722
)
   
(149
)
   
47,203
 
Interest expense
   
39,297
     
     
     
39,297
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
8,264
     
     
     
8,264
 
Ineffective, dedesignated and terminated derivatives
   
(264
)
   
     
     
(264
)
Net loss on extinguishment of debt
   
4,050
     
     
     
4,050
 
Maintenance and other costs
   
1,586
     
     
     
1,586
 
Total expenses
   
103,007
     
(2,722
)
   
(149
)
   
100,136
 
Net income before provision for income taxes
   
19,539
     
2,715
     
896
     
23,150
 
Provision for income taxes
   
2,273
     
321
     
691
     
3,285
 
Net income
 
$
17,266
   
$
2,394
   
$
205
   
$
19,865
 
Earnings per share:
                               
Basic
 
$
0.41
                   
$
0.47
 
Diluted
 
$
0.41
                   
$
0.47
 
 
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
 
   
As
previously reported
   
Adjustments
   
As restated
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
                 
Net Income
 
$
17,266
   
$
2,599
   
$
19,865
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
                       
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated subsidiary
   
(340
)
   
     
(340
)
Gain on sale of aircraft
   
(1,897
)
   
(740
)
   
(2,637
)
Depreciation
   
50,074
     
(2,871
)
   
47,203
 
Amortization of debt discounts and debt issuance costs
   
3,110
     
     
3,110
 
Amortization of lease incentives
   
4,036
     
     
4,036
 
Amortization of lease discounts, premiums and other items
   
719
     
     
719
 
Amortization of fair value adjustments associated with the GAAM acquisition
   
1,237
     
     
1,237
 
Net loss on debt modification and extinguishment
   
4,050
     
     
4,050
 
Share-based compensation
   
152
     
     
152
 
Unrealized foreign exchange gain
   
(1,670
)
   
     
(1,670
)
Provision for deferred income taxes
   
2,026
     
1,012
     
3,038
 
Unrealized gain on derivative instruments
   
(264
)
   
     
(264
)
Security deposits and maintenance payment liability recognized into earnings
   
(21,936
)
   
     
(21,936
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Rent receivables
   
(1,685
)
   
     
(1,685
)
Other assets
   
2,375
     
     
2,375
 
Payable to related parties
   
(3,632
)
   
     
(3,632
)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities
   
8,134
     
     
8,134
 
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
 
$
61,755
   
$
   
$
61,755
 
 
The adjustments related to maintenance rights did not impact the Company’s cash flows from investing and financing activities.
 
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3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
BASIS OF PREPARATION
 
Fly is a holding company that conducts its business through its subsidiaries. The Company directly or indirectly owns all of the common shares of its consolidated subsidiaries. The consolidated financial statements presented are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Fly and all of its subsidiaries. In instances where it is the primary beneficiary, Fly will consolidate a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”). Fly is deemed the primary beneficiary when it has both the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the economic performance of such VIE, and it bears the significant risk of loss and participates in gains of the VIE. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The consolidated financial statements are stated in U.S. Dollars, which is the principal operating currency of the Company.
 
The Company has one operating and reportable segment which is aircraft leasing.
 
Certain amounts in the prior period consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Such reclassification has had no impact on consolidated net income or shareholders’ equity.
 
USE OF ESTIMATES
 
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The use of estimates is or could be a significant factor affecting the reported carrying values of flight equipment, deferred tax assets, liabilities, accruals and reserves. To the extent available, the Company utilizes industry specific resources, third-party appraisers and other materials to support management’s estimates, particularly with respect to flight equipment. Despite management’s best efforts to accurately estimate such amounts, actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenues arising from contracts with customers. The guidance specifically notes that lease contracts with customers are a scope exception. In August 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-14, deferring the effective date of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), by one year for all entities and permitting early adoption on a limited basis. Specifically, for public business entities, the standard will be effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods) beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption will be permitted as of the annual reporting period (including interim periods) beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company will adopt the guidance effective January 1, 2018. The Company anticipates that the adoption of the standard will not have a material effect on its consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In August 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-15, update to Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) subtopic 250-40, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern. The amendments require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently in the U.S. auditing standards. Specifically, the amendments (1) provide a definition of the term “substantial doubt”, (2) require an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods, (3) provide principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, (4) require certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, (5) require an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and (6) require an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). ASU 2014-15 will be effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods) ending after December 15, 2016, and early adoption will be permitted. The Company will adopt the guidance effective January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the adoption of the standard will have on its consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In February 2016, FASB issued its new lease standard, ASU 2016-02, Leases. Under the new standard, the accounting for leases by lessors would basically remain unchanged from the existing concepts in ASC 840, Leases. In addition, FASB has decided that lessors would be precluded from recognizing selling profit and revenue at lease commencement for any sales-type or direct finance lease that does not transfer control of the underlying asset to the lessee. The standard will be effective for annual periods (including interim periods), beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption will be permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the adoption of the standard will have on its consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
 
4. INVESTMENT IN DIRECT FINANCE LEASE
 
At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company's investment in direct finance lease is attributable to one aircraft which is on lease to a European lessee with a remaining lease term of approximately nine years. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recognized finance lease income totaling $0.9 million. The implicit interest rate in the finance lease is 10%.
 
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The Company’s net investment in direct finance lease consisted of the following:
 
 
March 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Total minimum lease payments receivable
 
$
44,671
   
$
45,901
 
Estimated unguaranteed residual value of leased asset
   
15,000
     
15,000
 
Unearned finance income
   
(25,140
)
   
(26,023
)
Net Investment in Direct Finance Lease
 
$
34,531
   
$
34,878
 
 
5. FLIGHT EQUIPMENT HELD FOR SALE
 
In 2015, the Company agreed to sell 45 aircraft in two portfolio sales (the “Sale Transactions”). The Company delivered 32 of these aircraft to the purchasers in 2015. The Company delivered an additional nine aircraft during the first quarter of 2016 and recognized a gain on sale of aircraft of $5.3 million. One aircraft was removed from the Sale Transactions, and was sold to an unrelated purchaser in April 2016.
 
As of March 31, 2016, the Company had four aircraft held for sale with a total net book value of $57.7 million. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had 13 aircraft held for sale with a total net book value of $237.3 million.
 
6. FLIGHT EQUIPMENT HELD FOR OPERATING LEASE, NET
 
As of March 31, 2016, the Company had 78 aircraft held for operating lease. Of these aircraft, 75 were on lease to 42 lessees in 27 countries, and three aircraft were off-lease. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had 79 aircraft held for operating lease. Of these aircraft, 77 were on lease to 43 lessees in 27 countries, and two aircraft were off-lease.
 
The Company did not purchase any aircraft during the three months ended March 31, 2016. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company purchased four aircraft for an aggregate of $147.2 million.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company sold one aircraft held for operating lease and recognized a loss on sale of aircraft of $0.1 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company sold three aircraft and recognized a gain on sale of aircraft of $2.6 million.
 
As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, flight equipment held for operating lease, net, consisted of the following:

 
March 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Cost
 
$
3,052,266
   
$
3,059,974
 
Accumulated depreciation
   
(501,309
)
   
(474,548
)
Flight equipment held for operating lease, net
   
2,550,957
     
2,585,426
 
 
The Company capitalized $0.7 million and $9.9 million of major maintenance expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
 
The classification of the net book value of flight equipment held for operating lease and operating lease revenues by geographic region in the tables and discussion below is based on the principal operating location of the lessees.
 
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The distribution of the net book value of flight equipment held for operating lease by geographic region is as follows:
 
   
March 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Europe:
                       
United Kingdom
 
$
241,015
     
9
%
 
$
244,179
     
9
%
Turkey
   
169,879
     
7
%
   
171,861
     
7
%
France
   
45,144
     
2
%
   
48,280
     
2
%
Germany
   
111,233
     
4
%
   
112,811
     
4
%
Other
   
195,574
     
8
%
   
198,838
     
8
%
Europe — Total
   
762,845
     
30
%
   
775,969
     
30
%
                                 
Asia and South Pacific:
                               
Philippines
   
286,941
     
11
%
   
289,558
     
11
%
China
   
201,303
     
8
%
   
221,576
     
9
%
India
   
205,840
     
8
%
   
208,009
     
8
%
Other
   
221,551
     
9
%
   
224,015
     
8
%
Asia and South Pacific — Total
   
915,635
     
36
%
   
943,158
     
36
%
                                 
Mexico, South and Central America:
                               
Chile
   
88,621
     
4
%
   
89,406
     
4
%
Other
   
86,517
     
3
%
   
87,561
     
3
%
Mexico, South and Central America — Total
   
175,138
     
7
%
   
176,967
     
7
%
                                 
North America:
                               
United States
   
215,469
     
9
%
   
218,363
     
9
%
Other
   
57,195
     
2
%
   
57,906
     
2
%
North America — Total
   
272,664
     
11
%
   
276,269
     
11
%
                                 
Middle East and Africa:
                               
Ethiopia
   
340,270
     
13
%
   
342,736
     
13
%
Other
   
50,477
     
2
%
   
51,056
     
2
%
Middle East and Africa — Total
   
390,747
     
15
%
   
393,792
     
15
%
                                 
Off-Lease — Total
   
33,928
     
1
%
   
19,271
     
1
%
Total flight equipment held for operating lease, net
 
$
2,550,957
     
100
%
 
$
2,585,426
     
100
%
 
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The distribution of operating lease revenue by geographic region for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
2016
   
Three months ended March 31,
2015
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
               
As Restated
   
As Restated
 
Europe:
                       
United Kingdom
 
$
8,103
     
11
%
 
$
11,750
     
10
%
Turkey
   
5,768
     
8
%
   
7,782
     
6
%
France
   
3,966
     
5
%
   
2,853
     
2
%
Germany
   
3,661
     
5
%
   
4,272
     
4
%
Russia
   
     
0
%
   
12,518
     
10
%
Other
   
5,866
     
7
%
   
11,896
     
11
%
Europe — Total
   
27,364
     
36
%
   
51,071
     
43
%
                                 
Asia and South Pacific:
                               
Philippines
   
7,209
     
10
%
   
10,870
     
9
%
China
   
6,924
     
9
%
   
16,588
     
14
%
India
   
5,340
     
7
%
   
3,904
     
3
%
Other
   
6,538
     
9
%
   
11,047
     
9
%
Asia and South Pacific — Total
   
26,011
     
35
%
   
42,409
     
35
%
                                 
Mexico, South and Central America:
                               
Chile
   
2,235
     
3
%
   
7,029
     
6
%
Other
   
2,299
     
3
%
   
4,566
     
3
%
Mexico, South and Central America — Total
   
4,534
     
6
%
   
11,595
     
9
%
                                 
North America:
                               
United States
   
6,350
     
9
%
   
10,140
     
9
%
Other
   
1,554
     
2
%
   
1,729
     
1
%
North America — Total
   
7,904
     
11
%
   
11,869
     
10
%
                                 
Middle East and Africa:
                               
Ethiopia
   
7,504
     
10
%
   
1,103
     
1
%
Other
   
1,636
     
2
%
   
2,056
     
2
%
Middle East and Africa — Total
   
9,140
     
12
%
   
3,159
     
3
%
                                 
Total Operating Lease Revenue
 
$
74,953
     
100
%
 
$
120,103
     
100
%
 
In each of the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had one customer (a different customer in each period) that accounted for 10% or more of total operating lease revenue. At March 31, 2016, the Company had one lessee, which leased two aircraft, on non-accrual status, as the Company had determined that it was not probable that the economic benefits of the lease would be received by the Company, principally due to (i) the lessee’s failure to pay rent and overhaul payments and (ii) the Company’s evaluation of the lessee’s payment history. At March 31, 2015, the Company had four lessees on non-accrual status.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized end of lease revenue totaling $3.2 million and $21.9 million, respectively.
 
The amortization of lease premiums, net of lease discounts which have been included as a component of operating lease revenue, was $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
 
The amortization of lease incentives recorded as a reduction of operating lease revenue totaled $2.8 million and $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
 
As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the weighted average remaining lease term of the Company’s aircraft held for operating lease was 6.4 years and 6.6 years, respectively.
 
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7. MAINTENANCE RIGHTS
 
Changes in maintenance right assets, net of maintenance right liabilities, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

   
March 31, 2016
   
March 31, 2015
 
   
(dollars in thousands)
 
Maintenance rights, net beginning balance
 
$
94,493
   
$
144,920
 
Capitalized to aircraft improvements
   
     
(3,004
)
Cash receipts in settlement of maintenance rights
   
(6,150
)
   
 
Maintenance rights written off due to sale of aircraft
   
(3,786
)
   
 
Maintenance rights, net ending balance
 
$
84,557
   
$
141,916
 
 
8. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY
 
Investment in Fly-Z/C LP
 
The Company has a 57.4% limited partnership interest in Fly-Z/C LP. Summit Aviation Partners LLC (“Summit”) has a 10.2% interest in the joint venture and the limited partners appointed a subsidiary of BBAM Limited Partnership (“BBAM LP”) as the general partner of the joint venture. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, in equity earnings from its investment in Fly-Z/C LP. The Company received no distributions during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.
 
9. UNSECURED BORROWINGS

   
Balance as of
 
   
March 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
   
(dollars in thousands)
 
Outstanding principal balance:
           
2020 Notes
 
$
375,000
   
$
375,000
 
2021 Notes
   
325,000
     
325,000
 
Total outstanding principal balance
   
700,000
     
700,000
 
Unamortized debt discount and loan cost
   
(10,096
)
   
(10,591
)
Unsecured borrowings, net
 
$
689,904
   
$
689,409
 
 
On December 11, 2013, the Company sold $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured 6.75% Senior Notes due 2020 (together with the Additional 2020 Notes (as defined below), the “2020 Notes”). On October 3, 2014, the Company sold $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured 6.75% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Additional 2020 Notes”) at a price equal to 104.75% of the principal amount thereof and $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”) at par.
 
The 2020 Notes and 2021 Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and rank pari passu in right of payment with any existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company. The 2020 Notes have a maturity date of December 15, 2020 and the 2021 Notes have a maturity date of October 15, 2021.
 
Interest on the 2020 Notes is payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year. Interest on the 2021 Notes is payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year.
 
Pursuant to the indentures governing the 2020 Notes and 2021 Notes, the Company is subject to restrictive covenants which relate to dividend payments, incurrence of debt and issuance of guarantees, incurrence of liens, repurchases of common shares, investments, disposition of aircraft, consolidation, merger or sale of the Company and transactions with affiliates. The Company is also subject to certain operating covenants, including reporting requirements. The Company’s failure to comply with any of the covenants under the indentures governing the 2020 Notes or 2021 Notes could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, may result in the acceleration of the indebtedness thereunder and other indebtedness containing cross-default or cross-acceleration provisions. Certain of these covenants will be suspended if the 2020 Notes or 2021 Notes obtain an investment grade rating. As of March 31, 2016, the Company was not in default under the indentures governing the 2020 Notes or the 2021 Notes.
 
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10. SECURED BORROWINGS
 
The Company’s secured borrowings, net as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are presented below:
 
   
Outstanding principal
balance as of
   
Weighted average
interest rate(1) as of
       
   
March 31,
2016
   
December 31,
2015
   
March 31,
2016
   
December 31,
2015
   
Maturity
date
 
   
(dollars in thousands)
                   
Securitization Notes
 
$
184,525
   
$
295,786
     
3.47
%
   
3.38
%
 
November 2033
 
Nord LB Facility
   
203,628
     
255,278
     
3.90
%
   
4.04
%
 
November 2018
 
CBA Facility
   
70,951
     
88,190
     
5.17
%
   
5.02
%
 
June 2018 – October 2020
 
Term Loan
   
421,840
     
427,781
     
4.39
%
   
4.39
%
 
August 2019
 
Fly Acquisition III Facility
   
     
     
     
     
Other Aircraft Secured Borrowings
   
632,014
     
663,069
     
3.63
%
   
3.63
%
 
February 2016 – January 2027
 
Unamortized debt discount and loan cost
   
(32,835
)
   
(34,393
)
                       
Total secured borrowings, net
 
$
1,480,123
   
$
1,695,711
                         


(1) Represents the contractual interest rates and effect of derivative instruments, and excludes the amortization of debt discounts and debt issuance costs.
 
The Company is subject to restrictive covenants under its secured borrowings which relate to the incurrence of debt, issuance of guarantees, incurrence of liens or other encumbrances, the acquisition, substitution, disposition and re-lease of aircraft, maintenance, registration and insurance of its aircraft, restrictions on modification of aircraft and capital expenditures, and requirements to maintain concentration limits.
 
The Company’s failure to comply with any of these covenants, or any other operating covenants, may trigger an event of default under the relevant loan agreement. Certain of the Company’s loan agreements also contain cross-default provisions that could be triggered by a default under another loan agreement. In addition, the Company’s loan agreements include events of default provisions that are customary for these types of secured borrowings.
 
Securitization Notes
 
As of March 31, 2016, the Company’s subsidiary, B&B Air Funding, had $184.5 million principal amount outstanding on its aircraft lease-backed Class G-1 notes (the "Securitization Notes"), which were secured by 15 aircraft, one of which was subject to a sale agreement. The final maturity date of the Securitization Notes is November 14, 2033.
 
The Securitization Notes bear interest at an adjustable interest rate equal to the current one-month LIBOR plus 0.77%. Interest expense also includes amounts payable to the provider of a financial guaranty insurance policy and the liquidity facility provider thereunder, as well as accretion on the Securitization Notes re-issued at a discount. Interest and any principal payments due are payable monthly. The Company has entered into interest rate swap contracts to mitigate the interest rate fluctuation risk associated with a portion of the Securitization Notes.
 
All cash collected, including sale proceeds from the aircraft financed by the Securitization Notes, is applied to service the outstanding balance of the Securitization Notes, after the payment of certain expenses and other costs, including interest, interest rate swap payments, and the fees to the policy provider in accordance with those agreements.
 
B&B Air Funding is subject to operating covenants which relate to, among other things, its operations, disposition of aircraft, lease concentration limits, and restrictions on the modification of aircraft and capital expenditures. A breach of the covenants could result in the acceleration of the Securitization Notes and exercise of remedies available in relation to the collateral, including the sale of aircraft at public or private sale.
 
Nord LB Facility
 
As of March 31, 2016, the Company had $203.6 million principal amount outstanding under its debt facility with Norddeutsche Landesbank Gironzentrale (the "Nord LB Facility"), which was secured by seven aircraft, one of which was subject to a sale agreement. The Nord LB Facility is structured with loans secured by each aircraft individually. The loans are cross-collateralized and contain cross-default provisions. Borrowings are secured by Fly’s equity interests in the aircraft owning and leasing subsidiaries, the related leases, and certain deposits.
 
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The loans under the Nord LB Facility bear interest at one month LIBOR plus 3.30% until the final maturity date of November 14, 2018. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the blended weighted average interest rate for the facility was 3.90% and 4.04%, respectively, excluding the debt discount amortization.
 
Under the terms of the Nord LB Facility, the Company applies 95% of lease rentals collected towards interest and principal. If no lease rental payments are collected in the applicable period for any financed aircraft, no payment is due under the loan associated with that aircraft during such period. Any unpaid interest increases the principal amount of the associated loan.
 
In the event the Company sells any of the financed aircraft, substantially all sale proceeds (after payment of certain expenses) must first be used to repay the debt associated with such aircraft and second to repay the outstanding amounts which finance the remaining aircraft. In addition, any maintenance reserve amounts retained by the Company will be used to prepay the Nord LB Facility, provided such reserves are not required for future maintenance of such aircraft.
 
CBA Facility
 
As of March 31, 2016, the Company had $71.0 million principal amount outstanding under its debt facility with Commonwealth Bank of Australia and CommBank Europe Limited (the "CBA Facility"), which was secured by five aircraft. Fly has guaranteed all payments under the CBA Facility. These loans are cross-collateralized and contain cross-default provisions. One loan matures in 2018 and the remaining four loans mature in 2020.
 
The Company makes scheduled monthly payments of principal and interest on each loan in accordance with a fixed amortization schedule. If, upon the repayment of any loan, the ratio of the remaining principal amount outstanding under the CBA Facility to the aggregate appraised value of the financed aircraft is equal to or greater than 80%, the Company will be required to pay into a collateral account an amount as is necessary to reduce this ratio to less than 80%.
 
Borrowings under the CBA Facility accrue interest at either a fixed or variable interest rate. Variable borrowings bear interest based on one-month LIBOR plus an applicable composite margin of 2.50%. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the weighted average interest rates on the tranche loans, excluding the debt discount amortization, are presented below:
 
   
As of
 
   
March 31,
2016
   
December 31,
2015
 
Fixed rate loans:
           
Tranche A
   
5.44
%
   
5.57
%
Tranche B
   
4.47
%
   
4.47
%
Facility weighted average interest rate
   
5.17
%
   
5.02
%
 
There are no financial covenants in the CBA Facility. However, the CBA Facility includes certain operating covenants, including reporting requirements.
 
Term Loan
 
As of March 31, 2016, the Company had $421.8 million principal amount outstanding under its senior secured term loan (the "Term Loan"), which was secured by 25 aircraft, one of which was subject to a sale agreement. Fly has guaranteed all payments under the Term Loan. The Term Loan matures in August 2019.
 
As of March 31, 2016, the Term Loan bore interest at LIBOR, plus a margin of 2.75%, with a LIBOR floor of 0.75%.
 
The Term Loan requires that the Company maintain a maximum loan-to-value ratio of 70.0% based on the lower of the mean or median of half-life adjusted base value of the financed aircraft as determined by three independent appraisers, and includes other customary covenants, including reporting requirements and maintenance of public ratings.
 
Fly Acquisition III Facility
 
In February 2016, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Fly Acquisition III, entered into a revolving $385 million credit facility (the "Fly Acquisition III Facility") to finance the acquisition of aircraft. Borrowings are secured by the beneficial interests in Fly Acquisition III and each of its subsidiaries, the aircraft and related leases. The Fly Acquisition III Facility has an availability period expiring on February 26, 2019 and a final maturity date of February 26, 2022. The Company provides a guaranty of Fly Acquisition III’s obligations under the facility.
 
As of March 31, 2016, the Company had not drawn on the facility.
 
The Company pays a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on a monthly basis to each lender on the undrawn amount of its commitment until the termination of the availability period; provided that at any time from and after March 26, 2017 through the end of the availability period, the commitment fee will increase to 0.75% per annum if at least 50% of the total amount of commitments have not been drawn.
 
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The interest rate under the facility is based on one-month LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin will be 2.00% through the expiration of the availability period, and will increase to 2.50% from February 27, 2019 through February 26, 2020 and 3.00% from February 27, 2020 through the maturity date of the facility.
 
Aircraft financed by the Fly Acquisition III Facility may not be more than eight years of age for a narrow-body aircraft and five years of age for a wide-body aircraft at the time of funding, among other conditions.
 
The Fly Acquisition III Facility contains restrictive, financial and operating covenants, including a covenant that the Company maintain a tangible net worth of at least $325.0 million and a specified interest coverage ratio, as well as customary reporting requirements. Violation of any of these covenants could result in an event of default under the facility. Also, upon the occurrence of certain conditions, including a failure by the Company to maintain a minimum liquidity of at least $25.0 million, Fly Acquisition III will be required to deposit certain amounts of maintenance reserves and security deposits received under the respective leases into accounts pledged to the security trustee.
 
In connection with the facility, Fly Acquisition III also entered into a servicing agreement with BBAM pursuant to which it will pay an administrative fee of $10,000 per month as well as servicing fees of 3.5% of monthly rent actually collected, plus $1,000 per aircraft per month.
 
Other Aircraft Secured Borrowings
 
The Company has entered into other aircraft secured borrowings to finance the acquisition of aircraft, one of which is denominated in Euros. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had $632.0 million principal amount outstanding, which was secured by 19 aircraft, one of which was subject to a sale agreement. As of March 31, 2016, $416.9 million of the principal amount outstanding of these borrowings was recourse to the Company.
 
These borrowings are usually structured as individual loans secured by pledges of the Company’s rights, title and interests in the financed aircraft and leases. The maturity date on each loan ranges from February 2016 to January 2027. As of March 31, 2016, the weighted average interest rate of other aircraft secured borrowings was 3.63%.
 
11. DERIVATIVES
 
Derivatives are used by the Company to manage its exposure to interest rate fluctuations. The Company uses interest rate swap contracts to hedge variable interest payments due on loans associated with aircraft with fixed rate rentals. As of March 31, 2016, the Company’s total unsecured and secured debt balance, excluding unamortized debt discount and loan fees, was $2.2 billion. Debt with floating interest rates totaled $1.3 billion, of which $0.9 billion was associated with aircraft with fixed rate rentals.
 
Interest rate swap contracts allow the Company to pay fixed interest rates and receive variable interest rates with the swap counterparty based on the one-month and three-month LIBOR on the notional amounts over the life of the contracts. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $0.9 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively. The unrealized fair value gain on the interest rate swap contracts, reflected as derivative assets, was $0.2 million as of December 31, 2015. The unrealized fair value loss on the interest rate swap contracts, reflected as derivative liabilities, was $25.8 million and $19.3 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
 
The Company determines the fair value of derivative instruments using a discounted cash flow model. The model incorporates an assessment of the risk of non-performance by the swap counterparty in valuing derivative assets and an evaluation of the Company’s credit risk in valuing derivative liabilities.
 
The Company considers in its assessment of non-performance risk, if applicable, netting arrangements under master netting agreements, any collateral requirement, and the derivative payment priority in the Company’s debt agreements. The valuation model uses various inputs including contractual terms, interest rate curves, credit spreads and measures of volatility.
 
Designated Derivatives
 
Certain of the Company’s interest rate derivatives have been designated as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of changes in fair value of these derivatives are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of a provision for income taxes. Changes in the fair value of these derivatives are subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a net unrealized loss of $6.3 million, after the applicable net tax benefit of $0.8 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded a net unrealized loss of $5.9 million, after the applicable net tax benefit of $0.9 million.
 
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As of March 31, 2016, the Company had the following designated derivative instruments classified as derivative liabilities on the balance sheet (dollars in thousands):
 
Type
 
Quantity
 
Maturity
Date
 
Hedge
Interest
Rate
   
Swap
Contract
Notional
Amount
   
Fair
Market
Value of
Derivative
Liability
   
Credit
Risk
Adjustment
   
Adjusted
Fair
Market
Value of
Derivative
Liability
   
Gain
Recognized in
Accumulated
Comprehensive
Loss
   
Gain
Recognized
into
Earnings
 
Interest rate swap contracts
   
16
 
2/9/18-9/27/25
   
0.90% - 6.22
%
 
$
851,385
   
$
(26,298
)
 
$
1,440
   
$
(24,858
)
 
$
(22,524
)
 
$
348
 
Accrued interest
                     
     
(759
)
   
     
(759
)
   
     
 
Total – designated derivative liabilities
   
16
             
$
851,385
   
$
(27,057
)
 
$
1,440
   
$
(25,617
)
 
$
(22,524
)
 
$
348
 
 
Dedesignated Derivatives
 
As of March 31, 2016, the Company had the following dedesignated derivative instruments classified as derivative liabilities on the balance sheet (dollars in thousands):
 
Type
 
Quantity
 
Maturity
Date
 
Hedge
Interest
Rates
   
Swap
Contract
Notional
Amount
   
Fair Market
Value of
Derivative
 Liability
   
Credit
Risk
Adjustment
   
Adjusted
Fair Market
Value of
Derivative
Liability
   
Loss
 Recognized
 into Earnings
 
Interest rate swap contract
   
1
 
11/14/2018
   
1.10
%
 
$
20,018
   
$
(167
)
 
$
7
   
$
(160
)
 
$
(247
)
Accrued interest
                     
     
(6
)
   
     
(6
)
   
 
Total – dedesignated derivative liability
   
1
             
$
20,018
   
$
(173
)
 
$
7
   
$
(166
)
 
$
(247
)
 
Terminated Derivatives
 
During the first quarter of 2016, the Company terminated three interest rate swap contracts and recognized a loss into earnings totaling $0.4 million.
 
12. INCOME TAXES
 
Fly is a tax resident of Ireland and has wholly-owned subsidiaries in Ireland, France, Luxembourg, Australia, Singapore and Labuan that are tax residents in those jurisdictions. In general, Irish resident companies pay corporation tax at the rate of 12.5% on trading income and 25.0% on non-trading income. Historically, most of the Company’s operating income has been trading income in Ireland.
 
The effective tax rate was 2.1% and 14.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was primarily due to the effect of lower tax rates on income earned in foreign jurisdictions. The effective tax rate in any period is impacted by the source and amount of income earned by the Company in different tax jurisdictions.
 
The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

13. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company repurchased 2,071,910 shares at an average price of $12.04 per share, or $24.9 million, before commissions and fees. No shares were repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2016, there were 33,599,490 shares outstanding.
 
14. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
 
On April 29, 2010, the Company adopted the 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“2010 Plan”) permitting the issuance of up to 1,500,000 share grants in the form of (i) SARs; (ii) RSUs; (iii) nonqualified stock options; and (iv) other stock-based awards. The Company has issued all shares available under the 2010 Plan.
 
At March 31, 2016, the Company had 821,117 SARs outstanding and exercisable with a weighted average exercise price of $12.74.
 
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Share-based compensation expense related to SARs and RSUs is recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses, and totaled $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Since December 31, 2015, all RSUs and SARs granted under the 2010 Plan have vested.
 
15. EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share using the two-class method:
 
   
Three months ended
March 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
 
   
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
         
As restated
 
Numerator
           
Net income
 
$
7,100
   
$
19,865
 
Less:
               
Dividends declared and paid to shareholders
   
     
(10,358
)
Dividend equivalents paid to vested RSUs and SARs
   
     
(191
)
Net income attributable to common shareholders
 
$
7,100
   
$
9,316
 
Denominator
               
Weighted average shares outstanding-Basic
   
34,287,783
     
41,432,998
 
Dilutive common equivalent shares:
               
RSUs
   
     
32,241
 
SARs
   
825
     
80,048
 
Weighted average shares outstanding-Diluted
   
34,288,608
     
41,545,287
 
Earnings per share:
               
Basic
               
Distributed earnings
 
$
   
$
0.25
 
Undistributed income
 
$
0.21
   
$
0.22
 
Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.21
   
$
0.47
 
Diluted
               
Distributed earnings
 
$
   
$
0.25
 
Undistributed income
 
$
0.21
   
$
0.22
 
Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.21
   
$
0.47
 
 
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the potential number of dilutive common shares outstanding during the period, excluding the effect of any anti-dilutive securities.
 
SARs and RSUs granted by the Company that contain non-forfeitable rights to receive dividend equivalents are deemed participating securities (see Note 14). Net income available to common shareholders is determined by reducing the Company’s net income for the period by dividend equivalents paid on vested RSUs and SARs during the period.

16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
From time to time, the Company contracts with third-party service providers to perform maintenance or overhaul activities on its off-lease aircraft.
 
As of March 31, 2016, the Company had commitments to sell four aircraft, two of which were sold in April 2016 and the remaining two are expected to close later in 2016.
 
Litigation
 
On March 25, 2016, Gerald Margolis filed a putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, asserting that the Company, its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by making materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operational and compliance policies, particularly concerning our accounting with respect to intangible assets and liabilities for aircraft acquired with in-place leases. The complaint seeks an unspecified amount of monetary damages on behalf of the putative class and an award of attorney's fees, expert fees and other costs. The Company believes this lawsuit is without merit, and will defend it.
 
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17. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Fly has no employees and has outsourced the daily operations of the Company by entering into management, servicing and administrative agreements (the “Agreements”) with BBAM. Services to be rendered under the Agreements include acquiring and disposing of aircraft; marketing of aircraft for lease and re-lease; collecting rent and other payments from the lessees; monitoring maintenance, insurance and other obligations under the leases; enforcing the Company’s rights under the lease terms; and maintaining the books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Manager manages the Company under the direction of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreements, certain fees and expenses that may be payable to the Manager may be reduced for any like payments made to other BBAM affiliates. In connection with its services, the Manager may also incur expenses such as travel, insurance and other professional fees on behalf of the Company. The Company reimburses the Manager for these expenses. The Company had $0.2 million and $0.3 million of reimbursable expenses due to the Manager at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
 
BBAM received servicing fees pursuant to the Agreements totaling $3.7 million and $4.4 million for the years ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
 
The Company did not purchase any aircraft during the three months ended March 31, 2016. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company incurred $2.1 million of origination fees, of which $0.6 million were expensed. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company incurred $2.6 million and $2.0 million of fees, respectively, in connection with the sale of aircraft.
 
The Company pays an annual management fee of $5.7 million to the Manager as compensation for providing the services of the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer and other personnel, and for certain corporate overhead costs related to the Company (“Management Expenses”). The management fee will be adjusted each calendar year by (i) 0.3% of the change in the book value of the Company's aircraft portfolio during the preceding year, up to a $2.0 billion increase over the book value of the post-ECAF-I Transaction portfolio and (ii) 0.25% of the change in the book value of the Company's aircraft portfolio in excess of $2.0 billion, with a minimum management fee of $5.0 million. The management fee is subject to an annual adjustment tied to the Consumer Price Index applicable to the prior calendar year. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company incurred Management Expenses of $1.4 million and $2.7 million, respectively.
 
18. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair values. The hierarchy levels give the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. Fair value measurements are disclosed by level within the following fair value hierarchy:
 
Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
 
Level 2 — Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.
 
Level 3 — Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.
 
The Company’s financial instruments consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, derivative instruments, accounts payable and borrowings. Fair value of an asset is defined as the price a seller would receive in a current transaction between knowledgeable, willing and able parties. A liability’s fair value is defined as the amount that an obligor would pay to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be paid to settle the liability with the creditor.
 
The fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate their carrying value. (The fair values of cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents are a Level 1 hierarchy. The fair values of accounts receivable and accounts payable are Level 2 hierarchy.) Where available, the fair value of the Company’s notes payable and debt facilities are based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters (Level 2). Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied, using the net present value of cash flow streams over the term using estimated market rates for similar instruments and remaining terms (Level 3). These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or market and the instruments’ complexity. The Company determines the fair value of its derivative instruments using a discounted cash flow model which incorporates an assessment of the risk of non-performance by the swap counterparty and an evaluation of its credit risk in valuing derivative liabilities. The valuation model uses various inputs including contractual terms, interest rate curves, credit spreads and measures of volatility.
 
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The Company also measures the fair value for certain assets and liabilities on a non-recurring basis, when GAAP requires the application of fair value, including events or changes in circumstances that indicate that the carrying amounts of assets may not be recoverable. Assets subject to these measurements include Fly’s investment in an unconsolidated subsidiary and flight equipment held for operating lease, net. Fly accounts for its investment in an unconsolidated subsidiary under the equity method and records impairment when its fair value is less than its carrying value (Level 3).
 
The Company records flight equipment at fair value when the carrying value may not be recoverable. Such fair value measurements are based on management’s best estimates and judgment, and uses Level 3 inputs which include assumptions as to future cash flows associated with the use of an aircraft and eventual disposition of such aircraft. The Company will also record an impairment charge if the expected sale proceeds of an aircraft are less than its carrying value. During each of the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, no impairment was recorded by the Company with respect to its flight equipment held for operating lease, net.
 
The principal amounts outstanding and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are as follows:
 
   
As of March 31, 2016
   
As of December 31, 2015
 
   
Principal
Amount
Outstanding
   
Fair Value
   
Principal
Amount
Outstanding
   
Fair Value
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Securitization Notes
 
$
184,525
   
$
172,531
   
$
295,786
   
$
252,897
 
Nord LB Facility
   
203,628
     
203,628
     
255,278
     
251,849
 
CBA Facility
   
70,951
     
70,951
     
88,190
     
87,070
 
Term Loan
   
421,840
     
415,766
     
427,781
     
421,921
 
Other Aircraft Secured Borrowings
   
632,014
     
632,014
     
663,069
     
653,992
 
2020 Notes
   
375,000
     
369,375
     
375,000
     
375,000
 
2021 Notes
   
325,000
     
307,938
     
325,000
     
333,125
 
Derivative asset
   
     
     
241
     
241
 
Derivative liabilities
   
25,784
     
25,784
     
19,327
     
19,327
 

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the categorized asset and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, based upon the lowest level of significant inputs to the valuations are as follows:

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
March 31, 2016:
                       
Derivative asset
   
   
$
     
   
$
 
Derivative liabilities
   
     
25,784
     
     
25,784
 
December 31, 2015:
                               
Derivative asset
   
   
$
241
     
   
$
241
 
Derivative liabilities
   
     
19,327
     
     
19,327
 
 
19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
Subsequent to March 31, 2016, the Company acquired one narrow-body aircraft and sold four narrow-body aircraft.
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our (i) consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Interim Report and (ii) Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2015. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are presented in U.S. dollars. The discussion below contains forward-looking statements that are based upon our current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global, regional or local political, economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. See “Preliminary Note”.
 
Overview
 
Fly Leasing Limited is a Bermuda exempted company that was incorporated on May 3, 2007, under the provisions of Section 14 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda. We are principally engaged in purchasing commercial aircraft, which we lease under multi-year contracts to a diverse group of airlines throughout the world.
 
Although we are organized under the laws of Bermuda, we are a resident of Ireland for tax purposes and are subject to Irish corporation tax on our income in the same way, and to the same extent, as if we were organized under the laws of Ireland.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2016, we had net income of $7.1 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.21. Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled $55.6 million. Net cash flows provided by investing activities totaled $153.0 million and net cash flows used in financing activities totaled $155.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
 
Restatement of Prior Financial Statements
 
The accompanying Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations gives effect to the accounting adjustments made with the restatement of our previously filed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2015. For this reason the data set forth in this section may not be comparable to discussions and data in our previously filed Quarterly Reports. See Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the restatement.

The following table presents the impact of the restatement adjustments on our previously reported consolidated retained earnings at January 1, 2015 (dollars in thousands).

Retained earnings at January 1, 2015 – as previously reported
 
$
117,402
 
Adjustments
   
(2,620
)
Retained earnings at January 1, 2015 – as restated
 
$
114,782
 
 
Selected Financial Data:
 
The following table presents the impact of the restatement adjustments on our previously reported consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands except per share data).

   
As previously
reported
   
Maintenance
 rights
adjustments
   
Other
adjustments
   
As restated
 
Gain on sale of aircraft
 
$
1,897
   
$
(7
)
 
$
747
   
$
2,637
 
Depreciation
   
50,074
     
(2,722
)
   
(149
)
   
47,203
 
Provision for income taxes
   
2,273
     
321
     
691
     
3,285
 
Earnings per share:
                               
Basic
 
$
0.41
                   
$
0.47
 
Diluted
 
$
0.41
                   
$
0.47
 
 
Market Conditions
 
The airline industry has been profitable every year since 2012, with profits each year exceeding the last. It is predicted that airline profitability in 2016 will exceed that of 2015. In addition, oil prices fell significantly in 2015, resulting in lower jet fuel prices and positively impacting airline profitability.
 
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Despite macroeconomic concerns, there continue to be overall positive trends in world air traffic and demand for commercial aircraft, which we believe will continue to drive growth in the aircraft leasing market. Passenger demand is robust, and aircraft manufacturers have increased their production rates to meet demand for commercial aircraft, potentially leading to oversupply should demand falter. In addition, manufacturers are producing new models of their narrow-body aircraft which currently make up about 80% of the worldwide fleet which could lead to a quicker obsolescence of older models.
 
Despite the favorable market conditions, the airline industry is cyclical, and macroeconomic, geopolitical and other risks may negatively impact airline profitability or create unexpected volatility in the aircraft leasing market. Although we expect the airline industry to be profitable in 2016, profits are not uniformly distributed among airlines, and certain airlines, particularly smaller airlines and start-up carriers, struggle financially. These lessees may be unable to make lease rental and other payments on a timely basis. In addition, an increase in new aircraft production rates by aircraft manufacturers may reduce the demand for used aircraft, and could lead to a reduction in the lease rates and the values of used aircraft.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
Fly prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The use of estimates is a significant factor affecting the reported carrying values of flight equipment, investments, deferred assets, accruals and reserves. We utilize third party appraisers and industry valuation professionals, where possible, to support estimates, particularly with respect to flight equipment. Despite our best efforts to accurately estimate such amounts, actual results could differ from those estimates. We have made no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and significant estimates from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2015.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements
 
In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenues arising from contracts with customers. The guidance specifically notes that lease contracts with customers are a scope exception. In August 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-14, deferring the effective date of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), by one year for all entities and permitting early adoption on a limited basis. Specifically, for public business entities, the standard will be effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods) beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption will be permitted as of the annual reporting period (including interim periods) beginning after December 15, 2016. We will adopt the guidance effective January 1, 2018. We anticipate that the adoption of the standard will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In August 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-15, update to Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) subtopic 250-40, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern. The amendments require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently in the U.S. auditing standards. Specifically, the amendments (1) provide a definition of the term “substantial doubt”, (2) require an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods, (3) provide principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, (4) require certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, (5) require an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and (6) require an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). ASU 2014-15 will be effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods) ending after December 15, 2016, and early adoption will be permitted. We will adopt the guidance effective January 1, 2017. We are currently evaluating the potential impact the adoption of the standard will have on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In February 2016, FASB issued its new lease standard, ASU 2016-02, Leases. Under the new standard, the accounting for leases by lessors would basically remain unchanged from the existing concepts in ASC 840, Leases. In addition, FASB has decided that lessors would be precluded from recognizing selling profit and revenue at lease commencement for any sales-type or direct finance lease that does not transfer control of the underlying asset to the lessee. The standard will be effective for annual periods (including interim periods), beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption will be permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact the adoption of the standard will have on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Operating Results
 
Management’s discussion and analysis of operating results presented below pertain to the consolidated statements of income of Fly for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.
 
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Consolidated Statements of Income of Fly for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

   
Three
months
ended
March 31,
2016
   
Three
months
ended
March 31,
2015
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
         
As restated
 
Revenues
           
Operating lease revenue
 
$
74,953
   
$
120,103
 
Finance lease income
   
892
     
 
Equity earnings from unconsolidated subsidiary
   
133
     
340
 
Gain on sale of aircraft
   
5,143
     
2,637
 
Interest and other income
   
87
     
206
 
Total revenues
   
81,208
     
123,286
 
Expenses
               
Depreciation
   
28,839
     
47,203
 
Interest expense
   
30,834
     
39,297
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
8,269
     
8,264
 
Ineffective, dedesignated and terminated derivatives
   
286
     
(264
)
Net loss on extinguishment of debt
   
4,527
     
4,050
 
Maintenance and other costs
   
1,199
     
1,586
 
Total expenses
   
73,954
     
100,136
 
Net income before provision for income taxes
   
7,254
     
23,150
 
Provision for income taxes
   
154
     
3,285
 
Net income
 
$
7,100
   
$
19,865
 
 
As of March 31, 2016, we had 79 aircraft in our portfolio, 78 of which were held for operating lease and one of which was recorded as an investment in direct finance lease. As of March 31, 2015, we had 128 aircraft in our portfolio. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we sold ten aircraft, nine of which were held for sale.
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
   
Increase/
 
   
2016
 
2015
   
(Decrease)
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
       
As restated
       
Operating lease revenue:
                 
Operating lease rental revenue
 
$
74,633
   
$
103,148
   
$
(28,515
)
End of lease revenue
   
3,206
     
21,936
     
(18,730
)
Amortization of lease incentives
   
(2,773
)
   
(4,036
)
   
1,263
 
Amortization of lease premiums, discounts & other
   
(113
)
   
(945
)
   
832
 
Total operating lease revenue
 
$
74,953
   
$
120,103
   
$
(45,150
)
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2016, operating lease revenue totaled $75.0 million, a decrease of $45.2 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease was primarily due to (i) a decrease of $36.9 million in lease revenue from aircraft sold in 2015 and 2016, (ii) a decrease of $18.7 million in end of lease revenue recognized and (iii) a decrease of $1.5 million in lease revenue from off-lease aircraft and lower lease rates on lease extensions and remarketings. The decrease was partially offset by (i) an increase of $9.8 million from aircraft purchased in 2015, (ii) a decrease of $1.3 million in lease incentive amortization and (iii) other increases of $0.8 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, operating lease revenue recognized with respect to aircraft held for sale was $1.9 million.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2016, finance lease income totaled $0.9 million, which was attributable to one lease recorded as an investment in direct finance lease. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we had no investment in direct finance lease.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we recorded equity earnings from our investment in unconsolidated subsidiary of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. In the first quarter of 2015, two aircraft held in Fly-Z/C LP were transferred to the airline. Two aircraft remain in the joint venture.
 
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During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we sold ten aircraft and recognized a gain on sale of aircraft totaling $5.1 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we sold three aircraft and recognized a gain on sale of aircraft of $2.6 million.
                                                    
In 2015, we agreed to sell 45 aircraft in two portfolio sales (the “Sale Transactions”). As of May 19, 2016, we have delivered all but two of these aircraft.  Due to unforeseen delays and customary closing conditions in the sale contracts, it is possible the two remaining aircraft may not be delivered as originally contemplated.  In this event, we may record a reduction of previously recognized gains of up to $8 million in the second quarter of 2016 due to treatment of each of the Sale Transactions as a pooled transaction with gains recognized as aircraft in the relevant portfolio are delivered based on the net book value of the aircraft.
                                         
Depreciation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $28.8 million, compared to $47.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $18.4 million. The decrease was primarily due to stoppage of depreciation on (i) aircraft held for sale and (ii) aircraft sold in 2016 and 2015. These decreases were partially offset by depreciation on aircraft acquired in 2015.
 
Interest expense totaled $30.8 million and $39.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The decrease of $8.5 million was primarily due to (i) a reduction in interest due to debt repayments, (ii) re-pricing of the Term Loan in April 2015 and (iii) loan fees and commitment fees paid on the Fly Acquisition II Facility prior to its termination in the first quarter of 2015. This decrease was partially offset by one additional secured borrowing in 2016.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we wrote off unamortized loan costs and debt discounts totaling $4.5 million as debt extinguishment costs primarily due to repayment of debt associated with aircraft sold. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we wrote off unamortized loan costs of approximately $4.0 million in connection with the termination of the Fly Acquisition II Facility.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $8.3 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. In the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recognized an unrealized foreign currency exchange loss of $1.0 million as the result of borrowings under our Euro-denominated debt facility. In the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recognized an unrealized foreign currency exchange gain of $1.7 million for the same debt facility. The resulting increase was partially offset by a reduction in annual management expenses in connection with the amendment to the management agreement effective July 1, 2015.
 
Maintenance and other costs totaled $1.2 million and $1.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in required remarketing activities.
 
Provision for income taxes was $0.2 million and $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. We are a tax resident in Ireland and expect to pay the corporation tax rate of 12.5% on trading income and 25.0% on non-trading income. Our effective tax rate was 2.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 primarily due to the effect of lower tax rates on income earned in foreign jurisdictions. The effective tax rate in any period is impacted by the source and amount of income earned by us in different tax jurisdictions. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recorded net valuation allowances of $0.5 million against deferred tax assets and our effective tax rate was 14.2%.
 
Our net income was $7.1 million and $19.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Overview
 
Our business is very capital intensive, requiring significant investment to maintain and expand our fleet. We have pursued a strategy of fleet growth. Since the beginning of 2013, we have spent approximately $2.2 billion to acquire 46 aircraft. We plan to continue our growth strategy through 2016.
 
We continue to pursue opportunistic aircraft sales to rejuvenate our fleet. In 2015, we sold 44 aircraft. We sold an additional ten aircraft during the first quarter of 2016, generating $59.8 million of cash, after repayment of associated debt. We intend to use such cash together with debt financings to acquire additional aircraft.
 
We finance our business with unrestricted cash, cash generated from operating leases, aircraft sales and debt financings. At March 31, 2016, we had $329.3 million of unrestricted cash. We also had 12 unencumbered aircraft with an aggregate value of $610.2 million.
 
In recent years, our debt financing strategy has focused on funding our business on an unsecured basis, which provides us with greater operational flexibility, and through secured, recourse debt financing, which enables us to take advantage of improved pricing and other terms compared to non-recourse debt. In addition, we continue to utilize secured, non-recourse indebtedness under our debt facilities and other aircraft secured borrowings.
 
During the first quarter of 2016, we closed the Fly Acquisition III Facility, which provides up to $385.0 million of borrowing capacity, with an availability period expiring on February 26, 2019 and a final maturity date of February 26, 2022. We provide a guaranty of all of the borrower's obligations under the facility.
 
Our sole source of operating cash flows is from distributions made to us from our subsidiaries. Distributions of cash to us from our subsidiaries are subject to compliance with local law and applicable debt covenants. Substantially all revenue collected during each monthly period from aircraft financed by certain of our debt facilities are applied to service the outstanding debt under those facilities, after the payment of certain expenses and other costs.
 
During the first quarter of 2016, we repurchased 2,071,910 shares at an average price of $12.04 per share, or $24.9 million. In March 2016, our board of directors authorized an additional $30.0 million share repurchase program.
 
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We expect that cash on hand and cash from operations will satisfy our liquidity needs through at least the next twelve months.
 
Our liquidity plans are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those described under Item 1A "Risk Factors" of Part II in this interim report and Item 3 “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2015.
 
Cash Flows of Fly for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015
 
We generated cash from operations of $55.6 million and $61.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, a decrease of $6.2 million.
 
Cash provided by investing activities was $153.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Cash used in investing activities was $22.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we sold ten aircraft for net cash proceeds of $155.4 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, used $137.1 million of cash to purchase four aircraft and sold three aircraft for net cash proceeds of $126.5 million. Payment for maintenance totaled $0.5 million and $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
 
Cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 totaled $155.6 million and $96.0 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we (i) made repayments on our secured borrowings totaling $239.6 million and (ii) used $25.2 million to repurchase 2,071,910 shares and to pay fees and related expenses. These were partially offset by (i) a decrease in our restricted cash accounts by $76.1 million, (ii) net proceeds of $16.8 million from secured borrowings and (iii) net maintenance reserve receipts of $17.3 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we (i) made repayments on our secured borrowings totaling $162.9 million and (ii) paid dividends and dividend equivalents of $10.5 million. These were partially offset by (i) net proceeds of $67.8 million from secured borrowings and (iii) net maintenance reserve receipts of $9.2 million.
 
Maintenance Cash Flows
 
Under our leases, the lessee is generally responsible for maintenance and repairs, airframe and engine overhauls, and compliance with return conditions of aircraft on lease. In connection with the lease of a used aircraft we may agree to contribute additional amounts to the cost of certain major overhauls or modifications, which usually reflect the usage of the aircraft prior to the commencement of the lease. In many cases, we also agree to share with our lessees the cost of compliance with airworthiness directives.
 
We expect that the aggregate maintenance reserve and lease end adjustment payments we receive from lessees will meet the aggregate maintenance contributions and lease end adjustment payments that we will be required to make. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, we received $18.0 million of maintenance payments from lessees, made maintenance payment disbursements of $0.7 million and also made maintenance payments of $0.5 million.
 
Share Repurchases
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we repurchased 2,071,910 shares at an average price of $12.04 per share, or $24.9 million.
 
In March 2016, our board of directors approved a new $30.0 million share repurchase program expiring in March 2017. Under this program, we may make share repurchases from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing of the repurchases under this program will depend upon a variety of factors, including market conditions, and the program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

Financing
 
We finance our business with unsecured and secured borrowings. As of March 31, 2016, we were not in default under any of our borrowings.
 
Unsecured Borrowings
 
On December 11, 2013, we sold $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured 6.75% Senior Notes due 2020 (together with the Additional 2020 Notes (as defined below), the “2020 Notes”). On October 3, 2014, we sold $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured 6.75% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Additional 2020 Notes”) at a price equal to 104.75% of the principal amount thereof and $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”) at par.
 
The 2020 Notes and 2021 Notes are our unsecured obligations and rank pari passu in right of payment with any of our existing and future senior indebtedness. The 2020 Notes have a maturity date of December 15, 2020 and the 2021 Notes have a maturity date of October 15, 2021.
 
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Interest on the 2020 Notes is payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year. Interest on the 2021 Notes is payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year.
 
Pursuant to the indentures governing the 2020 Notes and 2021 Notes, we are subject to restrictive covenants which relate to dividend payments, incurrence of debt and issuance of guarantees, incurrence of liens, repurchases of common shares, investments, disposition of aircraft, consolidation, merger or sale of our company and transactions with affiliates. We are also subject to certain operating covenants, including reporting requirements. Our failure to comply with any of the covenants under the indentures governing the 2020 Notes or 2021 Notes could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, may result in the acceleration of the indebtedness thereunder and other indebtedness containing cross-default or cross-acceleration provisions. Certain of these covenants will be suspended if the 2020 Notes or 2021 Notes obtain an investment grade rating. As of March 31, 2016, we were not in default under the indentures governing the 2020 Notes or the 2021 Notes.
 
Secured Borrowings
 
As of March 31, 2016, we had $1.5 billion principal amount outstanding on our secured borrowings.
 
We are subject to restrictive covenants under our secured borrowings which relate to the incurrence of debt, issuance of guarantees, incurrence of liens or other encumbrances, the acquisition, substitution, disposition and re-lease of aircraft, maintenance, registration and insurance of our aircraft, restrictions on modification of aircraft and capital expenditures, and requirements to maintain concentration limits.
 
Our failure to comply with any of these covenants, or any other operating covenants, may trigger an event of default under the relevant loan agreement. Certain of our loan agreements also contain cross-default provisions that could be triggered by a default under another loan agreement. In addition, our loan agreements include events of default provisions that are customary for these types of secured borrowings.
 
Securitization Notes
 
As of March 31, 2016, our subsidiary, B&B Air Funding, had $184.5 million principal amount outstanding on its aircraft lease-backed Class G-1 notes (the "Securitization Notes"), which were secured by 15 aircraft, one of which was subject to a sale agreement. The final maturity date of the Securitization Notes is November 14, 2033.
 
The Securitization Notes bear interest at an adjustable interest rate equal to the current one-month LIBOR plus 0.77%. Interest expense also includes amounts payable to the provider of a financial guaranty insurance policy and the liquidity facility provider thereunder, as well as accretion on the Securitization Notes re-issued at a discount. Interest and any principal payments due are payable monthly. We have entered into interest rate swap contracts to mitigate the interest rate fluctuation risk associated with a portion of the Securitization Notes.
 
All cash collected, including sale proceeds from the aircraft financed by the Securitization Notes, is applied to service the outstanding balance of the Securitization Notes, after the payment of certain expenses and other costs, including interest, interest rate swap payments, and the fees to the policy provider in accordance with those agreements.
 
B&B Air Funding is subject to operating covenants which relate to, among other things, its operations, disposition of aircraft, lease concentration limits, and restrictions on the modification of aircraft and capital expenditures. A breach of the covenants could result in the acceleration of the Securitization Notes and exercise of remedies available in relation to the collateral, including the sale of aircraft at public or private sale.
 
Nord LB Facility
 
As of March 31, 2016, we had $203.6 million principal amount outstanding under our debt facility with Norddeutsche Landesbank Gironzentrale (the "Nord LB Facility"), which was secured by seven aircraft, one of which was subject to a sale agreement. The Nord LB Facility is structured with loans secured by each aircraft individually. The loans are cross-collateralized and contain cross-default provisions. Borrowings are secured by our equity interests in the aircraft owning and leasing subsidiaries, the related leases, and certain deposits.
 
The loans under the Nord LB Facility bear interest at one month LIBOR plus 3.30% until the final maturity date of November 14, 2018. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the blended weighted average interest rate for the facility was 3.90% and 4.04%, respectively, excluding the debt discount amortization.
 
Under the terms of the Nord LB Facility, we apply 95% of lease rentals collected towards interest and principal. If no lease rental payments are collected in the applicable period for any financed aircraft, no payment is due under the loan associated with that aircraft during such period. Any unpaid interest increases the principal amount of the associated loan.
 
In the event we sell any of the financed aircraft, substantially all sale proceeds (after payment of certain expenses) must first be used to repay the debt associated with such aircraft and second to repay the outstanding amounts which finance the remaining aircraft. In addition, any maintenance reserve amounts retained by us will be used to prepay the Nord LB Facility, provided such reserves are not required for future maintenance of such aircraft.
 
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CBA Facility
 
As of March 31, 2016, we had $71.0 million principal amount outstanding under our debt facility with Commonwealth Bank of Australia and CommBank Europe Limited (the "CBA Facility"), which was secured by five aircraft. We have guaranteed all payments under the CBA Facility. These loans are cross-collateralized and contain cross-default provisions. One loan matures in 2018 and the remaining four loans mature in 2020.
 
We make scheduled monthly payments of principal and interest on each loan in accordance with a fixed amortization schedule. If, upon the repayment of any loan, the ratio of the remaining principal amount outstanding under the CBA Facility to the aggregate appraised value of the financed aircraft is equal to or greater than 80%, we will be required to pay into a collateral account an amount as is necessary to reduce this ratio to less than 80%.
 
Borrowings under the CBA Facility accrue interest at either a fixed or variable interest rate. Variable borrowings bear interest based on one-month LIBOR plus an applicable composite margin of 2.50%. Fixed interest rates range between 3.67% and 7.75%. The weighted average interest rate on all outstanding amounts was 5.17% as of March 31, 2016, excluding the debt discount amortization and debt issuance costs.
 
There are no financial covenants in the CBA Facility. However, the CBA Facility includes certain operating covenants, including reporting requirements.
 
Term Loan
 
As of March 31, 2016, we had $421.8 million principal amount outstanding under our senior secured term loan (the "Term Loan"), which was secured by 25 aircraft, one of which was subject to a sale agreement. We have guaranteed all payments under the Term Loan. The Term Loan matures in August 2019.
 
As of March 31, 2016, the Term Loan bore interest at LIBOR, plus a margin of 2.75% with a LIBOR floor of 0.75%.
 
The Term Loan requires that we maintain a maximum loan-to-value ratio of 70.0% based on the lower of the mean or median of half-life adjusted base value of the financed aircraft as determined by three independent appraisers, and includes other customary covenants, including reporting requirements and maintenance of public ratings.
 
Fly Acquisition III Facility
 
In February 2016, we, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Fly Acquisition III, entered into a revolving $385.0 million credit facility (the "Fly Acquisition III Facility") to finance the acquisition of aircraft. Borrowings are secured by the beneficial interests in Fly Acquisition III and each of its subsidiaries, the aircraft and related leases. The Fly Acquisition III Facility has an availability period expiring on February 26, 2019 and a final maturity date of February 26, 2022. We provide a guaranty of Fly Acquisition III’s obligations under the facility.
 
As of March 31, 2016, we had not drawn on the facility.
 
We pay a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on a monthly basis to each lender on the undrawn amount of its commitment until the termination of the availability period; provided that at any time from and after March 26, 2017 through the end of the availability period, the commitment fee will increase to 0.75% per annum if at least 50% of the total amount of commitments have not been drawn.
 
The interest rate under the facility is based on one-month LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin will be 2.00% through the expiration of the availability period, and will increase to 2.50% from February 27, 2019 through February 26, 2020 and 3.00% from February 27, 2020 through the maturity date of the facility.
 
Aircraft financed by the Fly Acquisition III Facility may not be more than eight years of age for a narrow-body aircraft and five years of age for a wide-body aircraft at the time of funding, among other conditions.
 
The Fly Acquisition III Facility contains restrictive, financial and operating covenants, including a covenant that we maintain a tangible net worth of at least $325.0 million and a specified interest coverage ratio, as well as customary reporting requirements. Violation of any of these covenants could result in an event of default under the facility. Also, upon the occurrence of certain conditions, including a failure by us to maintain a minimum liquidity of at least $25.0 million, Fly Acquisition III will be required to deposit certain amounts of maintenance reserves and security deposits received under the respective leases into accounts pledged to the security trustee.
 
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In connection with the facility, Fly Acquisition III also entered into a servicing agreement with BBAM pursuant to which it will pay an administrative fee of $10,000 per month as well as servicing fees of 3.5% of monthly rent actually collected, plus $1,000 per aircraft per month.
 
Other Aircraft Secured Borrowings
 
We have entered into other aircraft secured borrowings to finance the acquisition of aircraft, one of which is denominated in Euros. As of March 31, 2016, we had $632.0 million principal amount outstanding, which was secured by 19 aircraft, one of which was subject to a sale agreement. As of March 31, 2016, $416.9 million of the principal amount outstanding of these borrowings was recourse to us.
 
These borrowings are usually structured as individual loans secured by pledges of our rights, title and interests in the financed aircraft and leases. The maturity date on each loan ranges from February 2016 to January 2027. As of March 31, 2016, the weighted average interest rate of other aircraft secured borrowings was 3.63%.
 
Capital Expenditures

In addition to aircraft acquisitions, we expect to make capital expenditures from time to time in connection with improvements to our aircraft. These expenditures include the cost of major overhauls and modifications. In general, the costs of operating an aircraft, including capital expenditures, increase with the age of the aircraft. As of March 31, 2016, the weighted average age of our aircraft portfolio was 6.8 years.
 
Inflation
 
The effects of inflation on our operating expenses have been minimal. We do not consider inflation to be a significant risk to direct expenses in the current economic environment.
 
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
Interest rate risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in the level of interest rates and the spread between different interest rates. Interest rate risk is highly sensitive due to many factors, including U.S. monetary and tax policies, U.S. and international economic factors and other factors beyond our control. We are exposed to changes in the level of interest rates and to changes in the relationship or spread between interest rates. Our primary interest rate exposures relate to our lease agreements and our floating rate debt obligations such as the Securitization Notes, the Term Loan and other borrowings. As of March 31, 2016, we had 75 lease agreements associated with our flight equipment held for operating lease. 66 out of our 75 lease agreements require the payment of a fixed rent amount during the lease term, and the remaining nine leases require a floating rent amount based on LIBOR. Our floating rate indebtedness requires payments based on a variable interest rate index such as LIBOR. Therefore, increases in interest rates may reduce our net income by increasing the cost of our debt without any corresponding proportional increase in rents or cash flow from our leases.
 
We have entered into interest rate swap contracts to mitigate the interest rate fluctuation risk associated with our debt. We expect that these interest rate swap contracts will significantly reduce the additional interest expense that would be caused by an increase in variable interest rates.
 
Sensitivity Analysis
 
The following discussion about the potential effects of changes in interest rates is based on a sensitivity analysis, which models the effects of hypothetical interest rate shifts on our financial condition and results of operations. A sensitivity analysis is constrained by several factors, including the necessity to conduct the analysis based on a single point in time and by the inability to include the extraordinarily complex market reactions that normally would arise from the market shifts. Although the following results of a sensitivity analysis for changes in interest rates may have some limited use as a benchmark, they should not be viewed as a forecast. This forward-looking disclosure also is selective in nature and addresses only the potential impacts on our financial instruments and our variable rate leases. It does not include a variety of other potential factors that could affect our business as a result of changes in interest rates.
 
Assuming we do not hedge our exposure to interest rate fluctuations, a hypothetical 100 basis-point increase or decrease in our variable interest rates would have increased or decreased our interest expense by $13.8 million, and would have increased or decreased our revenues by $2.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively, on an annualized basis.
 
The fair value of our interest rate swap contracts is affected by changes in interest rates and credit risk of the parties to the swap. We determine the fair value of our derivative instruments using a discounted cash flow model which incorporates an assessment of the risk of non-performance by the swap counterparty and an evaluation of Fly’s credit risk in valuing derivative liabilities. The valuation model uses various inputs including contractual terms, interest rate curves, credit spreads and measures of volatility. Changes in fair value of the derivatives are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of a provision for income taxes. As of March 31, 2016, the fair value of our interest rate swap derivative liabilities, excluding accrued interest, was $25.0 million. A 100 basis-point increase in the interest rate would reduce the fair value of our derivative liabilities by approximately $20.3 million. A 100 basis-point decrease in the interest rate would increase the fair value of our derivative liabilities by approximately $15.3 million.
 
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Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
 
We receive substantially all of our revenue in U.S. Dollars. Commencing in 2015, we have one lease pursuant to which we receive a portion of the rent amount in Euros and a portion of the debt associated with the underlying aircraft is required to be paid in Euros. We may enter into a foreign currency derivative related to this lease.
 
We pay substantially all of our expenses in U.S. Dollars. However, we incur some of our expenses in other currencies, primarily the Euro. Changes in the value of the U.S. Dollar relative to the Euro and other currencies may increase the U.S. Dollar cost to us of paying such expenses. The portion of our business conducted in other currencies could increase in the future, which could expand our exposure to losses arising from currency fluctuations. Volatility in foreign exchange rates could have a material impact on our results of operations.
 
We have one debt facility that is partially denominated in Euros. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded an unrealized foreign currency exchange loss of $1.0 million, resulting from a decrease of the U.S. Dollar value relative to the Euro. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recorded an unrealized foreign currency exchange gain of $1.7 million for the same debt facility. A 10% increase in the Euro to U.S. Dollar exchange rate would result in a $2.5 million unrealized foreign exchange gain. A 10% decrease in the Euro to U.S. Dollar exchange rate would result in a $2.5 million unrealized foreign exchange loss.
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
 
Not applicable.
 
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
 
On March 25, 2016, Gerald Margolis filed a putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, asserting that Fly Leasing Limited, Colm Barrington (our Chief Executive Officer), and Gary Dales (our Chief Financial Officer) violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by making materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s business, operational and compliance policies, particularly concerning our accounting with respect to intangible assets and liabilities for aircraft acquired with in-place leases. The complaint seeks an unspecified amount of monetary damages on behalf of the putative class and an award of attorney’s fees, expert fees and other costs.
 
We believe this lawsuit is without merit, and intend to defend it; however, failure by us to obtain a favorable resolution of the claims set forth in the complaint could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Currently, the amount of such material adverse effect cannot be reasonably estimated, and no provision or liability has been recorded for these claims. The costs associated with defending and resolving the lawsuit and ultimate outcome cannot be predicted. These matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and the actual cost, as well as the distraction from the conduct of our business, will depend upon many unknown factors and management’s view of these factors may change in the future.
 
Except as disclosed above, we are not currently a party to any litigation or other legal proceeding that may have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition. However, we are and may continue to be subject to various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. We maintain insurance policies which we believe provide adequate coverage, subject to customary deductions, based on the nature and risks of our business and industry standards.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
                                              
Other than described below, there have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed under “Risk Factors” under the heading Item 3. “Key Information” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on May 2, 2016 which is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov as well as our website at www.flyleasing.com. The information on our website or that can be accessed through our website neither constitutes a part of this interim report nor is incorporated by reference herein. The risks described below and the risks disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties, not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
                                  
Our aircraft portfolio sales may fail to be completed as anticipated.
                                          
In 2015, we agreed to sell 45 aircraft in two portfolio sales (the “Sale Transactions”). As of May 19, 2016, we have delivered all but two of these aircraft.  Due to unforeseen delays and customary closing conditions in the sale contracts, it is possible the two remaining aircraft may not be delivered as originally contemplated.  In this event, we may record a reduction of previously recognized gains of up to $8 million in the second quarter of 2016 due to treatment of each of the Sale Transactions as a pooled transaction with gains recognized as aircraft in the relevant portfolio are delivered based on the net book value of the aircraft.
 
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Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
Period
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
   
Average Price
Paid Per Share
   
Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of a
Publicly Announced
Repurchased Plan
   
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that
may yet be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs (1)
 
January 2016
   
1,053,400
   
$
12.17
     
1,053,400
   
$
12.2 million
 
February 2016
   
836,240
   
$
11.65
     
836,240
   
$
2.4 million
 
March 2016
   
182,270
   
$
13.06
     
182,270
   
$
30.0 million
 
 
(1) The $25.0 million share repurchase program previously announced in November 2015 was completed in the first quarter of 2016. In March 2016, our board of directors approved a new $30.0 million share repurchase program expiring in March 2017. Under this program, we may make share repurchases from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.
 
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
None.
 
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
 
None.
 
Item 5. Other Information
 
None.
 
Item 6. Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Title
4.1
Servicing Agreement dated as of February 26, 2016, among BBAM US LP, BBAM Aviation Services Limited and Fly Acquisition III Limited.
10.1
Facility Agreement [Fly 2016A Warehouse] dated as of February 26, 2016 among Fly Acquisition III Limited, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Security Trustee.
10.2
Note Purchase Agreement [Fly 2016A Warehouse] dated as of February 26, 2016 among Fly Acquisition III Limited, the Purchasers party thereto, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Security Trustee.
10.3
Credit Agreement [Fly 2016A Warehouse] dated as of February 26, 2016 among Fly Acquisition III Limited, the Banks party thereto, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Security Trustee.
 
 
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