6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

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

Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: October 15, 2013

Commission File Number: 001-33701

Fly Leasing Limited

(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

West Pier

Dun Laoghaire

County Dublin, Ireland

(Address of principal executive office)

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

Form 20-F  x            Form 40-F  ¨

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

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

The following document, which is attached as an exhibit hereto, is incorporated by reference herein.

Exhibit	Title
99.1	Press release of Fly Leasing Limited, dated October 15, 2013.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		Fly Leasing Limited
		(Registrant)
Date: October 15, 2013	By:	/s/ Colm Barrington
		Colm Barrington Chief Executive Officer and Director

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FLY Leasing Declares Third Quarter Dividend

of $0.22 Per Share

DUBLIN, Ireland, October 15, 2013 – FLY Leasing Limited (NYSE: FLY) (“FLY”), a leading global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, today announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per common share for the third quarter of 2013. The dividend will be paid on November 19, 2013 to shareholders of record on October 30, 2013.

FLY has declared 24 consecutive quarterly cash dividends since it went public on the NYSE in 2007.

U.S. shareholders in FLY have been able to avail of a service provided by Globetax to receive dividends gross of Irish withholding taxes. Globetax has previously charged shareholders $0.003 per share to provide this service. Starting with the dividend payable in November 2013, this fee will be $0.005 per share. Shareholders may opt out of this service and are free to make other arrangements to reclaim such withholding taxes.

About FLY

FLY acquires and leases modern, high-demand and fuel-efficient commercial jet aircraft under multi-year operating lease contracts to a diverse group of airlines throughout the world. FLY is managed and serviced by BBAM LP, one of the world’s leading aircraft lease managers with more than 20 years of experience. For more information about FLY, please visit our website at www.flyleasing.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain “forward—looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “will,” or words of similar meaning and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the outlook for FLY’s future business and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions, which are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially due to global political, economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors and risks. FLY expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether because of future events, new information, a change in its views or expectations, or otherwise.

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Contact:

Matt Dallas

FLY Leasing Limited

+1 203-769-5916

ir@flyleasing.com