WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP - Quarter Report: 2015 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2015

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 001-15369

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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

773 San Marin Drive, Suite 2215, Novato, CA		94998
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (415) 408-4700

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):


Large accelerated filer ☐		Accelerated filer ☒

Non-accelerated filer ☐		Smaller reporting company ☐
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:


Title of Each Class		Outstanding at November 2, 2015
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		8,231,243

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WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES

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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3

	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	3

	Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	4

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	5

	Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	6

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	7

	Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	8

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	27

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	28

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	29

Item 6.	Exhibits	30

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data, unaudited)


	September 30,		December 31,
	2015		2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,245	$	13,493
Restricted cash		26,883		51,258
Equipment held for operating lease, less accumulated depreciation of $300,272 and $281,087 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively		1,097,815		1,066,448
Equipment held for sale		21,054		18,114
Spare parts inventory		22,811		18,593
Operating lease related receivable, net of allowances of $397 and $215 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively		16,576		8,912
Investments		41,740		41,590
Property, equipment & furnishings, less accumulated depreciation of $10,620 and $9,420 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively		20,475		17,955
Intangible assets, net		990		1,164
Other assets		27,516		24,099
Total assets (1)	$	1,285,105	$	1,261,626

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	18,883	$	21,614
Deferred income taxes		93,341		90,510
Notes payable		852,156		840,956
Maintenance reserves		69,789		66,474
Security deposits		25,973		20,869
Unearned lease revenue		5,115		4,342
Total liabilities (2)		1,065,257		1,044,765

Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 8,280,605 and 8,346,304 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)		83		83
Paid-in capital in excess of par		40,880		42,076
Retained earnings		179,085		174,702
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax benefit of $104 at September 30, 2015		(200)		—
Total shareholders’ equity		219,848		216,861
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,285,105	$	1,261,626

(1) Total assets at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 include the following assets of a variable interest entity (VIE) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of the VIE: Cash, $27,759 and $50,053; Equipment, $341,069 and $371,526; and Other, $21,052 and $11,271, respectively.
(2) Total liabilities at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 include the following liabilities of a VIE for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to Willis Lease Finance Corporation: Notes payable, $305,182 and $351,899, respectively.

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
REVENUE
Lease rent revenue	$	28,083	$	25,165	$	78,993	$	76,865
Maintenance reserve revenue		16,119		13,066		40,744		41,657
Spare parts and equipment sales		9,133		4,628		15,000		6,690
Gain on sale of leased equipment		3,804		1,891		7,700		3,713
Other revenue		619		769		1,978		3,800
Total revenue		57,758		45,519		144,415		132,725

EXPENSES
Depreciation and amortization expense		17,089		16,714		52,462		48,159
Cost of spare parts and equipment sales		5,919		4,218		10,219		6,173
Write-down of equipment		5,498		450		8,580		2,928
General and administrative		11,742		9,107		30,826		28,055
Technical expense		3,570		3,855		7,836		7,743
Net finance costs:
Interest expense		9,805		9,181		29,232		27,935
Gain on debt extinguishment		—		—		(1,151)		—
Total net finance costs		9,805		9,181		28,081		27,935
Total expenses		53,623		43,525		138,004		120,993

Earnings from operations		4,135		1,994		6,411		11,732

Earnings from joint ventures		558		269		1,127		819

Income before income taxes		4,693		2,263		7,538		12,551
Income tax expense		(2,116)		(1,284)		(3,155)		(5,026)
Net income	$	2,577	$	979	$	4,383	$	7,525

Basic earnings per common share:	$	0.33	$	0.12	$	0.56	$	0.95

Diluted earnings per common share:	$	0.32	$	0.12	$	0.55	$	0.92

Average common shares outstanding		7,839		7,938		7,843		7,943
Diluted average common shares outstanding		7,963		8,123		8,011		8,163

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(In thousands, unaudited)


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net income	$	2,577	$	979	$	4,383	$	7,525

Other comprehensive loss:
Currency translation adjustment		(304)		—		(304)		—
Derivative instruments
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income		—		(122)		—		(371)
Net loss recognized in other comprehensive income		(304)		(122)		(304)		(371)
Tax benefit related to items of other comprehensive income		104		45		104		135
Other comprehensive loss		(200)		(77)		(200)		(236)
Total comprehensive income	$	2,377	$	902	$	4,183	$	7,289

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

Nine months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

(In thousands, unaudited)


	Issued and
	Outstanding					Accumulated
	Shares of			Paid-in		Other				Total
	Common	Common		Capital in		Comprehensive		Retained		Shareholders’
	Stock	Stock		Excess of par		Income (Loss)		Earnings		Equity
Balances at December 31, 2013	8,400	$	84	$	44,741	$	325	$	167,455	$	212,605

Net income	—		—		—		—		7,525		7,525

Unrealized loss from derivative instruments, net of tax benefit of $135	—		—		—		(236)		—		(236)

Shares repurchased	(187)		(2)		(4,005)		—		—		(4,007)

Shares issued under stock compensation plans	92		1		409		—		—		410

Cancellation of restricted stock units in satisfaction of withholding tax	(66)		(1)		(1,308)		—		—		(1,309)

Stock-based compensation, net of forfeitures	—		—		2,447		—		—		2,447

Balances at September 30, 2014	8,239	$	82	$	42,284	$	89	$	174,980	$	217,435

Balances at December 31, 2014	8,346	$	83	$	42,076	$	—	$	174,702	$	216,861

Net income	—		—		—		—		4,383		4,383

Unrealized loss from currency translation adjustment, net of tax benefit of $104	—		—		—		(200)		—		(200)

Shares repurchased	(208)		(2)		(3,648)		—		—		(3,650)

Shares issued under stock compensation plans	207		3		516		—		—		519

Cancellation of restricted stock units in satisfaction of withholding tax	(64)		(1)		(1,100)		—		—		(1,101)

Stock-based compensation, net of forfeitures	—		—		2,961		—		—		2,961

Tax benefit on disqualified disposition of shares	—		—		75		—		—		75

Balances at September 30, 2015	8,281	$	83	$	40,880	$	(200)	$	179,085	$	219,848

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands, unaudited)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	4,383	$	7,525
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense		52,462		48,159
Write-down of equipment		8,580		2,928
Stock-based compensation expenses		2,961		2,447
Amortization of deferred costs		3,254		3,207
Amortization of interest rate derivative cost		—		(371)
Allowances and provisions		181		(18)
Gain on sale of leased equipment		(7,700)		(3,713)
Gain on debt extinguishment		(1,151)		—
Income from joint ventures		(1,127)		(819)
Deferred income taxes		2,936		4,649
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables		(7,845)		1,772
Spare parts inventory		1,843		(9,487)
Other assets		(1,221)		(7,877)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(7,740)		5,331
Restricted cash		10,238		(2,688)
Maintenance reserves		3,315		(4,037)
Security deposits		5,204		188
Unearned lease revenue		773		(503)
Net cash provided by operating activities		69,346		46,693

Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of equipment held for operating lease (net of selling expenses)		39,300		27,331
Restricted cash for investing activities		(11,222)		6,366
Capital contribution to joint ventures		(630)		(2,623)
Dividends received from joint ventures		1,304		500
Purchase of equipment held for operating lease and for sale		(132,157)		(34,767)
Purchase of property, equipment and furnishings		(3,734)		(13,784)
Net cash used in investing activities		(107,139)		(16,977)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable		140,700		34,395
Debt issuance cost		(13)		(4,939)
Interest bearing security deposits		—		4,553
Proceeds from shares issued under stock compensation plans		519		410
Cancellation of restricted stock units in satisfaction of withholding tax		(1,101)		(1,309)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		75		—
Repurchase of common stock		(3,650)		(4,007)
Principal payments on notes payable		(128,344)		(60,779)
Decrease in restricted cash		25,359		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		33,545		(31,676)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(4,248)		(1,960)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		13,493		12,801

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	9,245	$	10,841
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Net cash paid for:
Interest	$	26,637	$	25,120
Income Taxes	$	99	$	129

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing activities:
During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, a liability of $3,260 and $295, respectively, was incurred but not paid in connection with our purchase of aircraft and engines.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, engines and equipment totaling $19,441 and $1,456 respectively, were transferred from Held for Operating Lease to Held for Sale but not sold.

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a)

Basis of Presentation:

Our unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Willis Lease Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries (“we” or the “Company”) and have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for reporting on Form 10-Q. Pursuant to such rules and regulations, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, together with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly our financial position as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and the results of our operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. The results of operations and cash flows for the period ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations or cash flows which may be reported for the remainder of 2015.

(b)

Principals of Consolidation:

We evaluate all entities in which we have an economic interest firstly to determine whether for accounting purposes the entity is a variable interest entity or voting interest entity. If the entity is a variable interest entity we consolidate the financial statements of that entity if we are the primary beneficiary of the entities activities. If the entity is a voting interest entity we consolidate the entity when we have a majority of voting interests. All inter-company balances are eliminated upon consolidation.

As previously disclosed, during the second quarter of 2015, we identified errors in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income related to the recorded amounts of Spare Parts Sales, Cost of Spare Parts Sales and Gain on Sale of Equipment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we inappropriately recorded spare parts on a net basis and the gross margin was recorded to Gain on Sale of Equipment. There was no impact to net income for any period presented.

The associated reclassification entries within the Statements of Income were to increase Spare Parts Sales by $2.8 million and $4.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and increase Cost of Spare Parts Sales by $2.8 million and $4.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Management evaluated the materiality of the errors described above from a qualitative and quantitative perspective in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99, Materiality (SAB 99). Based on such evaluation, we have concluded that these corrections would not be material to any individual prior period nor did they have an effect on financial results.

(d) Fair Value Measurements:

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between

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market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs, to the extent possible. We use a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, to measure fair value which are the following:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

We determine fair value of long-lived assets held and used, such as Equipment held for operating lease and Equipment held for sale, by reference to independent appraisals, quoted market prices (e.g. an offer to purchase) and other factors. An impairment charge is recorded when the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value.

The following table shows by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and the gains (losses) recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 on those assets:


	Assets at Fair Value																Total Losses
	September 30, 2015								September 30, 2014								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		2015		2014
	(in thousands)																(in thousands)
Equipment held for sale	$	10,189	$	—	$	7,524	$	2,665	$	20,795	$	—	$	13,666	$	7,129	$	(8,580)	$	(2,928)
Total	$	10,189	$	—	$	7,524	$	2,665	$	20,795	$	—	$	13,666	$	7,129	$	(8,580)	$	(2,928)

At September 30, 2015, the Company used Level 2 inputs to measure the fair value of certain engines and equipment held for sale. Due to the absence of quoted market prices of certain engines that were held for sale and not consigned to third parties, management used Level 3 inputs to measure fair value. The fair value of the assets held for sale categorized as Level 3 were based on management’s estimate considering projected future sales proceeds at September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.

An impairment charge is recorded when the carrying value of the asset held for sale exceeds its fair value. Write-downs of equipment totaling $5.5 million were recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 due to a management decision to consign four engines for part-out and sale, in which the assets’ net book value exceeded the estimated proceeds from part-out. An additional asset write-down of $3.0 million was recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 based upon a comparison of the asset net book values with the revised net proceeds expected from part sales arising from consignment of the parts. An asset write-down of $2.5 million was recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 due to a management decision to consign five engines for part-out and sale, in which the assets’ net book value exceeded the estimated proceeds from part-out and sale. An additional asset write-down of $0.4 million was recorded in the nine months ended September 30,

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2014, based upon a comparison of the asset net book values with the revised net proceeds expected from part sales arising from consignment of the parts.

(e) Reclassifications:

Reclassifications have been made to our consolidated financial statements for the prior 2015 periods to conform to classifications used during the three months ended September 30, 2015.

(f) Foreign Currency Translation:

The Company’s foreign investments have been converted at rates of exchange at September 30, 2015. The changes in exchange rates in our foreign investments reported under the equity method are included in stockholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive income.

(g) Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU"), Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory, which simplifies the measurement of inventory by requiring certain inventory to be measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 and for interim periods therein. We are evaluating the impact that this new guidance will have on our consolidated financial position.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which will more closely align the presentation of debt issuance costs under U.S. GAAP with the presentation under comparable IFRS standards by requiring that debt issuance costs be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability, similar to the presentation of debt discounts or premiums. This accounting guidance is effective for us beginning in the first quarter of 2016. The unamortized debt issuance cost balances were $13.4 million and $15.5 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and would reduce our Notes Payable balances accordingly on our Consolidated Balance Sheet for those periods under this ASU.

In May 2014, the FASB issued an ASU, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which supersedes previous revenue recognition guidance. The new standard requires that a company recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. Companies will need to use more judgment and estimates than under the guidance currently in effect, including estimating the amount of variable revenue to recognize over each identified performance obligation. Additional disclosures will be required to help users of financial statements understand the nature, amount and timing of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts. In July 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (including interim reporting periods within those periods). Early adoption is permitted to the original effective date of December 15, 2016 (including interim reporting periods within those periods). The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new guidance on the consolidated financial statements.

2. Management Estimates

These financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and

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liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to residual values, estimated asset lives, impairments and bad debts. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Management believes that the accounting policies on revenue recognition, maintenance reserves and expenditures, useful life of equipment, asset residual values, asset impairment and allowance for doubtful accounts are critical to the results of operations.

If the useful lives or residual values are lower than those estimated by us, upon sale of the asset a loss may be realized. Significant management judgment is required in the forecasting of future operating results, which are used in the preparation of projected undiscounted cash-flows and should different conditions prevail, material impairment write-downs may occur.

3. Commitments, Contingencies, Guarantees and Indemnities

We have made purchase commitments to secure the purchase of seven engines and related equipment for a gross purchase price of $63.6 million, for delivery in 2015.

4. Investments

On May 25, 2011, we entered into an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to participate in a joint venture formed as a Dublin-based Irish limited company — Willis Mitsui & Company Engine Support Limited (“WMES”) for the purpose of acquiring and leasing jet engines. Each partner holds a fifty percent interest in the joint venture and the Company uses the equity method in recording investment activity. The initial capital contribution by the Company for its investment in WMES was $8.0 million. The Company provided the initial lease portfolio by transferring 7 engines to the joint venture in June 2011. In addition, the Company made $21.0 million capital contributions to WMES from 2011 through 2015 for the purchase of 21 engines from third parties, increasing the number of engines in the lease portfolio to 28. The $29.0 million of capital contributions has been partially offset by $3.6 million, resulting in a net investment of $25.4 million, which has been reduced by $2.1 million in distributions and increased further to $27.1 million as of September 30, 2015 as a result of the Company’s share of WMES reported earnings to date. The $3.6 million reduction in investment represents 50% of the $7.2 million gain related to the sale by the Company of the 7 engines to WMES. The Company made $0.6 million of capital contributions to WMES, received $1.3 million in distributions and recorded $1.1 million as a result of the Company’s share of WMES reported earnings during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

On June 3, 2014 we entered into an agreement with China Aviation Supplies Import & Export Corporation Limited (“CASC”) to participate in a joint venture named CASC Willis Engine Lease Company Limited (“CASC Willis”), a new joint venture based in Shanghai, China. Each partner holds a fifty percent interest in the joint venture and the Company uses the equity method in recording investment activity. In October 2014, each partner made a $15.0 million initial capital contribution representing the up-front funding for the new joint venture. The new company will acquire and lease jet engines to Chinese airlines and will concentrate on meeting the fast growing demand for leased commercial aircraft engines and aviation assets in the People’s Republic of China. The investment has been reduced to $14.7 million as of September 30, 2015 as a result of a foreign currency

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translation adjustment of $0.3 million partially offset by the Company’s share of CASC Willis reported income to date of $0.1 million.


Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015	WMES		CASC Willis		Total
	(in thousands)
Investment in joint ventures as of December 31, 2014	$	26,672	$	14,918	$	41,590
Capital contribution		630		—		630
Earnings from joint venture		1,052		75		1,127
Distribution		(1,303)		—		(1,303)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		(304)		(304)
Investment in joint ventures as of September 30, 2015	$	27,051	$	14,689	$	41,740

5. Long Term Debt

At September 30, 2015, long-term debt consists of loans totaling $852.2 million, payable over periods of approximately 2.3 to 8.8 years with interest rates varying between approximately 2.4% and 5.5%.

At September 30, 2015, we had a revolving credit facility to finance the acquisition of aircraft engines for lease as well as for general working capital purposes, with the amounts drawn under the facility not to exceed that which is allowed under the borrowing base as defined by the credit agreement. On June 4, 2014, we entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which increased this revolving credit facility to $700.0 million from $450.0 million and extended the maturity date by five years to June 2019. Debt issuance costs totaling $4.9 million were incurred related to the new facility. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $183.0 million and $270.0 million were available under this facility, respectively. On a quarterly basis, the interest rate is adjusted based on the Company’s leverage ratio, as calculated under the terms of the revolving credit facility. Based on the Company’s leverage ratio of 4.25 at June 30, 2015, the interest rate on this facility is one-month LIBOR plus 2.75% as of September 30, 2015. Under the revolving credit facility, all subsidiaries except WEST II jointly and severally guarantee payment and performance of the terms of the loan agreement. The guarantee would be triggered by a default under the agreement.

On September 17, 2012, we closed an asset-backed securitization (“ABS”) through a newly-created, bankruptcy-remote, Delaware statutory trust, Willis Engine Securitization Trust II, or “WEST II”, of which the Company is the sole beneficiary. WEST II issued and sold $390 million aggregate principal amount of Class 2012-A Term Notes (the “Notes”) and received $384.9 million in net proceeds. We used these funds, net of transaction expenses and swap termination costs, in combination with our revolving credit facility to pay off the prior WEST notes totaling $435.9 million. At closing, 22 engines were pledged as collateral from WEST to the Company’s revolving credit facility, which provided the remaining funds to pay off the WEST notes.

The assets and liabilities of WEST II are included on the Company’s balance sheet. The current portfolio of 63 commercial jet aircraft engines and leases thereof secures the obligations of WEST II under the ABS. The Notes have no fixed amortization and are payable solely from revenue received by WEST II from the engines and the engine leases, after payment of certain expenses of WEST II. The Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.50% per annum. The Notes may be accelerated upon the occurrence of certain events, including the failure to pay interest for five business days after the due date thereof. The Notes are expected to be paid 10 years from the issuance date by September 17, 2022. The legal final maturity of the Notes is September 15, 2037.

In connection with the transactions described above, effective September 17, 2012, the Company entered into a Servicing Agreement and Administrative Agency Agreement with WEST II to provide certain engine, lease management and reporting functions for WEST II in return for fees based on a percentage of collected lease revenues and asset sales. Because WEST II is consolidated for financial statement reporting purposes, all fees eliminate upon consolidation.

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At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $305.2 million and $351.9 million of WEST II term notes were outstanding, respectively. The assets of WEST II are not available to satisfy our obligations or any of our affiliates other than the obligations specific to WEST II. WEST II is consolidated for financial statement presentation purposes. WEST II’s ability to make distributions and pay dividends to the Company is subject to the prior payments of its debt and other obligations and WEST II’s maintenance of adequate reserves and capital. Under WEST II, cash is collected in a restricted account, which is used to service the debt and any remaining amounts, after debt service and defined expenses, are distributed to the Company. Additionally, a portion of maintenance reserve payments and all lease security deposits are accumulated in restricted accounts and are available to fund future maintenance events and to secure lease payments, respectively. Cash from maintenance reserve payments are held in the restricted cash account equal to the maintenance obligations projected for the subsequent six months, and are subject to a minimum balance of $9.0 million.

On March 25, 2015, we paid off the $23.1 million balance of the two term notes associated with the WOLF assets at a 5% discount. This transaction resulted in the recording of a $1.2 million gain on debt extinguishment which has been included in our statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

On July 16, 2014, we closed on a loan for a ten year term totaling $13.4 million. During the second quarter of 2015, we closed on two additional loans totaling $4.7 million, repayable over the same ten year term. The interest is payable at fixed rates ranging from 2.60% to 2.97% for the initial five years of the loan term and principal and interest is paid monthly. The loans provided 100% of the funding for the purchase of a corporate aircraft and subsequent modifications and upgrades. The balance outstanding on these loans is $16.5 million and $12.9 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

On January 10, 2014, we extended the term of an existing loan that was scheduled to mature on January 11, 2014. The loan has a term of 4 years with a maturity date of January 11, 2018. Interest is payable at one-month LIBOR plus 2.25% and principal and interest is paid quarterly. The loan is secured by three engines. The balance outstanding on this loan is $13.4 million and $14.5 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

On July 10, 2015, we paid off the $7.4 million balance of a 5.50% fixed rate loan that was secured by one engine. The balance outstanding on this loan was $7.7 million as of December 31, 2014.

One-month LIBOR was 0.19% and 0.17% at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

The following is a summary of the aggregate maturities of our long-term debt at September 30, 2015:


Year	(in thousands)
2015	$	5,472
2016		22,702
2017		23,718
2018		33,391
2019		540,529
Thereafter		226,344
	$	852,156

6. Derivative Instruments

We have periodically held interest rate derivative instruments to mitigate exposure to changes in interest rates, in particular one-month LIBOR, with $530.4 million and $468.5 million of our borrowings at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, at variable rates. As a matter of policy, we do not use derivatives for speculative purposes. We currently have no interest rate swap agreements in place. During 2013 we were a party

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to one interest rate swap agreement with a notional outstanding amount of $100.0 million with a fixed rate of 2.10%. The swap agreement expired in November 2013. The remaining effective portion of these hedges at the swap expiration date was amortized into earnings over the term of the underlying borrowings. We recorded a $0.1 million and $0.4 million benefit to net finance costs during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

The Company estimates the fair value of derivative instruments using a discounted cash flow technique and uses creditworthiness inputs that can be corroborated by observable market data evaluating the Company’s and counterparties’ risk of non-performance. Valuation of the derivative instruments requires certain assumptions for underlying variables and the use of different assumptions would result in a different valuation. We apply hedge accounting and account for the change in fair value of our cash flow hedges through other comprehensive income for all derivative instruments.

Earnings Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income

The following table provides information about the income effects of our cash flow hedging relationships for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:


		Amount of Gain Recognized
		on Derivatives in the
		Statements of Income
	Location of Gain	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
Derivatives in Cash Flow	Recognized on Derivatives in the	September 30,				September 30,
Hedging Relationships	Statements of Income	2015		2014		2015		2014
		(in thousands)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	$	—	$	(122)	$	—	$	(371)
Total		$	—	$	(122)	$	—	$	(371)

Our derivatives are designated in a cash flow hedging relationship with the effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative reported in the cash flow hedges subaccount of accumulated other comprehensive income.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on Cash Flow Hedging

The following tables provide additional information about the financial statement effects related to our cash flow hedges for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:


Location of Gain	Amount of Gain Reclassified from
Reclassified	Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
from Accumulated OCI into	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
Income	September 30,					September 30,
(Effective Portion)	2015		2014			2015		2014
	(in thousands)					(in thousands)
Interest expense	$	—	$	122	$		$	371
Total	$	—	$	122	S		$	371

We hold interest rate derivative instruments from time to time to mitigate exposure to changes in interest rates, in particular one-month LIBOR, with $530.4 million of our borrowings at September 30, 2015 at variable rates. The last of our interest rate derivatives terminated on November 25, 2013, at which time the liabilities under derivative instruments decreased to nil.

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The change in fair value on a derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and is reclassified into earnings in the period during which the transaction being hedged affects earnings or it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur.

As of September 30, 2014, we had $0.1 million in accumulated other comprehensive income related to a previously held derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge. This amount was reclassified into interest expense through December 2014, the remaining term of the associated debt. For the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, interest expense was reduced by zero and $0.1 million respectively, as a result of this reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income.

7. Stock-Based Compensation Plans

Our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2007 Plan) was adopted on May 24, 2007. Under this 2007 Plan, a total of 2,000,000 shares are authorized for stock based compensation available in the form of either restricted stock or stock options. On May 28, 2015, the Company’s shareholders authorized an increase in the number of shares of Common Stock available for grant by 800,000 shares bringing the total to 2,800,000 shares authorized. 2,263,712 shares of restricted stock were granted under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan by September 30, 2015. Of this amount, 135,368 shares of restricted stock were cancelled and returned to the pool of shares which could be granted under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan resulting in a net number of 671,656 shares which were available as of September 30, 2015 for future issuance under the 2007 Incentive Plan. The fair value of the restricted stock awards equaled the stock price at the date of grants. The following table summarizes restricted stock activity during the year ended December 31, 2014 and the nine months ended September 30, 2015.


		Shares
Restricted stock at December 31, 2013		515,130
Granted in 2014 (vesting over 3 years)		174,500
Granted in 2014 (vesting over 4 years)		13,000
Granted in 2014 (vesting on first anniversary from date of issuance)		50,208
Cancelled in 2014		(5,750)
Vested in 2014		(221,732)
Restricted stock at December 31, 2014		525,356
Granted in 2015 (vesting over 1 year)		16,440
Granted in 2015 (vesting over 4 years)		5,000
Granted in 2015 (vesting over 3 years)		125,000
Vested in 2015		(187,856)
Restricted stock at September 30, 2015		483,940

All cancelled shares have reverted to the share reserve and are available for issuance at a later date, in accordance with the 2007 Plan.

Our accounting policy is to recognize the associated expense of such awards on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. At September 30, 2015, the stock compensation expense related to the restricted stock awards that will be recognized over the average remaining vesting period of 1.9 years totals $5.8 million. At September 30, 2015, the intrinsic value of unvested restricted stock awards is $7.9 million. The 2007 Plan terminates on May 24, 2017.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2015, 49,000 stock options under the 1996 Stock Options/Stock Issuance Plan (the 1996 Plan) were exercised. As of September 30, 2015, there are no options remaining under the 1996 Plan. In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, 26,437 options under the 1996 Stock Options/Stock Issuance Plan (the 1996 Plan) were exercised.

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8. Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $2.1 million and $3.2 million, respectively. Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $1.3 million and $5.0 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 45.1% and 41.9%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was 56.7% and 40.0%, respectively. These increases were due to the impact of the IRS code 162(m) calculation for executive compensation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.

The Company records tax expense or benefit for unusual or infrequent items discretely in the period in which they occur. Our tax rate is subject to change based on changes in the mix of assets leased to domestic and foreign lessees, the proportions of revenue generated within and outside of California, the amount of executive compensation exceeding $1.0 million as defined in IRS code 162(m) and numerous other factors, including changes in tax law.

9. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amount reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, operating lease related receivable and accounts payable approximates fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

The carrying amount of the Company’s outstanding balance on its Notes Payable as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was estimated to have a fair value of approximately $863.4 million and $847.0 million, respectively, based on the fair value of estimated future payments calculated using the prevailing interest rates at each period end.

10. Operating Segments

The Company operates in two business segments: (i) Leasing and Related Operations which involves acquiring and leasing, primarily pursuant to operating leases, commercial aircraft, aircraft engines and other aircraft equipment and the selective purchase and resale of commercial aircraft engines and other aircraft equipment and (ii) Spare Parts Sales which involves the purchase and resale of after-market engine and airframe parts, whole engines, engine modules and portable aircraft components and leasing of engines destined for disassembly and sale of parts.

The Company evaluates the performance of each of the segments based on profit or loss after general and administrative expenses and inter-company allocation of interest expense. While the Company believes there are synergies between the two business segments, the segments are managed separately because each requires different business strategies.

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The following tables present a summary of the operating segments (amounts in thousands):


	Leasing and
For the three months ended September 30, 2015	Related Operations		Spare Parts Sales		Eliminations (1)		Total
Revenue:
Lease rent revenue	$	28,083	$	—	$	—	$	28,083
Maintenance reserve revenue		16,119		—		—		16,119
Spare parts and equipment sales		4,600		4,533		—		9,133
Gain on sale of leased equipment		3,804		—		—		3,804
Other revenue		597		135		(113)		619
Total revenue		53,203		4,668		(113)		57,758

Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization expense		17,022		67		—		17,089
Cost of spare parts and equipment sales		2,461		3,458		—		5,919
General and administrative		10,948		794		—		11,742
Net finance costs		9,707		98		—		9,805
Other expense		9,068		—		—		9,068
Total expenses		49,206		4,417		—		53,623

Earnings from operations	$	3,997	$	251	$	(113)	$	4,135


	Leasing and
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015	Related Operations		Spare Parts Sales		Eliminations (1)		Total
Revenue:
Lease rent revenue	$	78,993	$	—	$	—	$	78,993
Maintenance reserve revenue		40,744		—		—		40,744
Spare parts and equipment sales		5,450		9,550		—		15,000
Gain on sale of leased equipment		7,700		—		—		7,700
Other revenue		1,796		531		(349)		1,978
Total revenue		134,683		10,081		(349)		144,415

Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization expense		52,251		211		—		52,462
Cost of spare parts and equipment sales		3,081		7,138		—		10,219
General and administrative		28,751		2,075		—		30,826
Net finance costs		27,789		292		—		28,081
Other expense		16,416		—		—		16,416
Total expenses		128,288		9,716		—		138,004

Earnings from operations	$	6,395	$	365	$	(349)	$	6,411

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	Leasing and
For the three months ended September 30, 2014	Related Operations		Spare Parts Sales		Eliminations (1)		Total
Revenue:
Lease rent revenue	$	25,165	$	—	$	—	$	25,165
Maintenance reserve revenue		13,066		—		—		13,066
Spare parts and equipment sales		—		4,628		—		4,628
Gain on sale of leased equipment		1,891		—		—		1,891
Other revenue		673		862		(766)		769
Total revenue		40,795		5,490		(766)		45,519

Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization expense		16,643		71		—		16,714
Cost of spare parts and equipment sales		—		4,218		—		4,218
General and administrative		8,405		702		—		9,107
Net finance costs		9,111		70		—		9,181
Other expense		4,305		—		—		4,305
Total expenses		38,464		5,061		—		43,525

Earnings from operations	$	2,331	$	429	$	(766)	$	1,994


	Leasing and
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014	Related Operations		Spare Parts Sales		Eliminations (1)		Total
Revenue:
Lease rent revenue	$	76,865	$	—	$	—	$	76,865
Maintenance reserve revenue		41,657		—		—		41,657
Spare parts and equipment sales		—		6,690		—		6,690
Gain on sale of leased equipment		3,713		—		—		3,713
Other revenue		2,908		2,295		(1,403)		3,800
Total revenue		125,143		8,985		(1,403)		132,725

Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization expense		47,943		216		—		48,159
Cost of spare parts and equipment sales		—		6,173		—		6,173
General and administrative		26,072		1,983		—		28,055
Net finance costs		27,807		128		—		27,935
Other expense		10,671		—		—		10,671
Total expenses		112,493		8,500		—		120,993

Earnings from operations	$	12,650	$	485	$	(1,403)	$	11,732

Total assets as of September 30, 2015	$	1,262,748	$	22,357	$	—	$	1,285,105

Total assets as of December 31, 2014	$	1,241,837	$	19,789	$	—	$	1,261,626

(1) Represents revenue generated between our
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

Our core business is acquiring and leasing, primarily pursuant to operating leases, commercial aircraft engines and related aircraft equipment; and the selective purchase and sale of commercial aircraft engines (collectively “equipment”). In 2013, we launched Willis Aeronautical Services, Inc. (“Willis Aero”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, whose primary focus is the sale of aircraft engine parts and materials through the acquisition or consignment of aircraft and engines from third parties.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates included in our 2014 Form 10-K.

Correction of Immaterial Errors – Consolidated Statements of Income

Results of Operations

Three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014:

Lease Rent Revenue. Lease rent revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased 11.6% to $28.1 million from the comparable period in 2014. This increase primarily reflects an increase in the average size of the lease portfolio and higher average portfolio utilization in the current period, which translated into a higher amount of equipment on lease. The aggregate net book value of lease equipment at September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $1,097.8 million and $1,006.3 million, respectively, an increase of 9.1%. The average utilization for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was 91% and 82%, respectively. At September 30, 2015 and 2014, approximately 92% and 82%, respectively, of equipment held for lease by book value was on lease.

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we added $54.1 million of equipment and capitalized costs to the lease portfolio. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, we added $16.9 million of equipment and capitalized costs to the lease portfolio.

Maintenance Reserve Revenue. Our maintenance reserve revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased 23.4% to $16.1 million from $13.1 million for the comparable period in 2014. The increase was due to higher maintenance reserves billed reflecting increased usage of engines under lease resulting from higher portfolio utilization in the three months ended September 30, 2015 than in the year ago period.

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Spare Parts and Equipment Sales. Spare parts and equipment sales for the three months ended September 30, 2015 were $9.1 million compared to $4.6 million in the comparable period in 2014. The increase was due to the sale of an airframe and other related equipment in the current period related to a recent aircraft purchase.

Gain on Sale of Leased Equipment. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we sold one engine and other related equipment generating a net gain of $3.8 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, we sold two engines, exchanged one engine and sold other related equipment generating a net gain of $1.9 million.

Other Revenue. Our other revenue consists primarily of management fee income, lease administration fees and third party consignment commissions earned by Willis Aero. Other revenue decreased to $0.6 million from $0.8 million for the comparable period in 2014 primarily due to a decrease in fees earned related to engines managed on behalf of third parties and lower commissions recognized on third party spare parts sales.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Depreciation and amortization expense increased 2.2% to $17.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $16.7 million in the comparable period in 2014, due to growth in the lease portfolio. As of July 1, 2015, we adjusted the depreciation for certain older engine types. It is our policy to review estimates regularly to reflect the cost of equipment over the useful life of these engines. The 2015 change in depreciation estimate did not have a material impact on depreciation in the current period.

Cost of Spare Parts and Equipment Sales. Cost of spare parts and equipment sales was $5.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $4.2 million for the comparable period in 2014. Gross margin on parts sales for the three months ended September 30, 2015 quarter was 23.7% compared to 8.9% for the comparable period in 2014 primarily due to a change in the mix of parts sold in 2015. Cost of equipment sales increased to $2.5 million in the current period from Nil a year ago due to the sale of an airframe and other related equipment in the current period related to a recent aircraft purchase.

Write-down of Equipment. Write-down of equipment was $5.5 million and $0.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. A write-down of equipment totaling $2.5 million was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2015 due to a management decision to consign two engines for part-out and sale, in which the assets’ net book value exceeded the estimated proceeds. A further write-down of equipment totaling $3.0 million was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2015 to adjust the carrying value of engine parts held on consignment for which market conditions for the sale of parts has changed. A write-down of equipment totaling $0.4 million was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2014 to adjust the carrying value of engine parts held on consignment for which market conditions for the sale of parts has changed.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased 28.9% to $11.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $9.1 million in the comparable period in 2014, due primarily to higher contingency bonus resulting from higher operating profits ($1.3 million), higher corporate aircraft expense ($0.6 million), and higher salary and stock based compensation expense ($0.5 million).

Technical Expense. Technical expenses consist of the cost of engine repairs, engine thrust rental fees, outsourced technical support services, engine storage and freight costs. These expenses decreased 7.4% to $3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the year ago period due to reduced engine maintenance costs due to lower repair activity ($0.2 million) and lower technical services expenses ($0.1 million).

Net Finance Costs. Net finance costs increased 6.8% to $9.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $9.2 million in the comparable period in 2014, due primarily to higher average debt balances in the current quarter compared to the year ago period. The notes payable balance at September 30, 2015 and 2014, was $852.2 million and $761.2 million, respectively, an increase of 11.9%. As of September 30, 2015, $530.4 million of our debt is tied to one-month U.S. dollar LIBOR which increased from an average of 0.15% for the three months

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ended September 30, 2014 to an average of 0.19% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 (average of month-end rates). As of September 30, 2015 and 2014, one-month LIBOR was 0.19% and 0.15%, respectively. To mitigate exposure to interest rate changes, we periodically enter into interest rate swap agreements. The last of our interest rate swap agreements matured in November 2013. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, interest expense was reduced by $0.1 million resulting from interest rate swaps.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $2.1 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was 45.1% and 56.7%, respectively. This increase was due to the impact of the IRS code 162(m) calculation for executive compensation during the three months ended September 30, 2015.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014:

Lease Rent Revenue. Lease rent revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased 2.8% to $79.0 million from $76.9 million for the comparable period in 2014. This increase primarily reflects an increase in the average size of the lease portfolio and higher average portfolio utilization in the current period, which translated into a higher amount of equipment on lease. The higher amount of equipment on lease was partially offset by the timing of equipment purchases. The aggregate net book value of lease equipment at September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $1,097.8 million and $1,006.3 million, respectively, an increase of 9.1%. The average utilization for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was 85% and 83%, respectively. At September 30, 2015 and 2014, approximately 92% and 82%, respectively, of equipment held for lease by book value was on lease.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we added $124.8 million of equipment and capitalized costs to the lease portfolio. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we added $40.4 million of equipment and capitalized costs to the lease portfolio.

Maintenance Reserve Revenue. Our maintenance reserve revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 decreased 2.2% to $40.7 million from $41.7 million for the comparable period in 2014, primarily as a result of lower maintenance reserve revenues recognized related to the termination of long term leases in the current period compared to the year ago period.

Spare Parts and Equipment Sales. Spare parts and equipment sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were $15.0 million compared to $6.7 million in the comparable period in 2014. The increase was due to the sale of an airframe and other related equipment in the current period related to a recent aircraft purchase as well as growth in spare parts sales due to an increase in inventory acquisitions in late 2014 at Willis Aero.

Gain on Sale of Leased Equipment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we sold seven engines and other related equipment generating a net gain of $7.7 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we sold seven engines, exchanged two engines and sold other related equipment generating a net gain of $3.7 million.

Other Revenue. Our other revenue consists primarily of management fee income, lease administration fees and third party consignment commissions earned by Willis Aero. Other revenue decreased to $2.0 million from $3.8 million for the comparable period in 2014 primarily due to a decrease in fees earned related to engines managed on behalf of third parties and lower commissions on third party spare parts sales.

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Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Depreciation and amortization expense increased 8.9% to $52.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from the comparable period in 2014, due to growth in the lease portfolio and changes in estimates of useful lives and residual values on certain older engine types.

Cost of Spare Parts and Equipment Sales. Cost of spare parts and equipment sales was $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $6.2 million for the comparable period in 2014. Gross margin on spare parts sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 quarter was 25.3% compared to 7.7% for the comparable period in 2014 primarily due to a change in the mix of parts sold in 2015. Cost of equipment sales increased to $3.1 million in the current period from Nil a year ago due to the sale of an airframe and other related equipment in the current period related to a recent aircraft purchase.

Write-down of Equipment. Write-down of equipment was $8.6 million and $2.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. A write-down of equipment totaling $5.6 million was recorded in the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 due to a management decision to consign four engines for part-out and sale, in which the assets net book value exceeds the estimated proceeds from part-out. A further write-down of equipment totaling $3.0 million was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2015 to adjust the carrying value of engine parts held on consignment for which market conditions for the sale of parts has changed. A write-down of equipment totaling $2.5 million was recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 due to a management decision to consign five engines for part-out and sale, in which the assets’ net book value exceeded the estimated proceeds from part-out. A further write-down of $0.4 million was recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to adjust the carrying value of engine parts held on consignment for which market conditions for the sale of parts has changed.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased 9.9% to $30.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from the comparable period in 2014, due primarily to increases in corporate aircraft expense ($1.5 million), salary expense ($1.2 million), and stock based compensation ($0.5 million), which was partially offset by lower legal expenses ($0.8 million).

Technical Expense. Technical expenses consist of the cost of engine repairs, engine thrust rental fees, outsourced technical support services, sublease engine rental expense, engine storage and freight costs. These expenses increased by $0.1 million to $7.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $7.7 million in the comparable period in 2014 primarily due to an increases in thrust lease program expense ($0.3 million) and technical services expense ($0.2 million), partially offset by lower engine maintenance expense ($0.3 million).

Net Finance Costs. Net finance costs increased 0.5% to $28.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from the comparable period in 2014, due primarily to higher average debt balances in the current period compared to the year ago period partially offset by the recording of a gain on debt extinguishment of $1.2 million in the current period. The notes payable balance at September 30, 2015 and 2014, was $852.2 million and $761.2 million, respectively, an increase of 11.9%. As of September 30, 2015, $530.4 million of our debt is tied to one-month U.S. dollar LIBOR which increased from an average of 0.15% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to an average of 0.18% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 (average of month-end rates). At September 30, 2015 and 2014, one-month LIBOR was 0.19% and 0.15%, respectively. To mitigate exposure to interest rate changes, we periodically enter into interest rate swap agreements. The last of our interest rate swap agreements matured in November 2013. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 interest expense was reduced by $0.4 million resulting from interest rate swaps.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $3.2 million and $5.0 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was 41.9% and 40.0%, respectively. This increase was due to the impact of the IRS code 162(m) calculation for executive compensation during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which will more closely align the presentation of debt issuance costs under U.S. GAAP with the presentation under comparable IFRS standards by requiring that debt issuance costs be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability, similar to the presentation of debt discounts or premiums. This accounting guidance is effective for us beginning in the first quarter of 2016. The unamortized debt issuance discount balances were $13.4 million and $15.5 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and would reduce our Notes Payable balances accordingly on our Consolidated Balance Sheet for those periods under this ASU.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We finance our growth through borrowings secured by our equipment lease portfolio. Cash of approximately $140.7 million and $34.4 million in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, was derived from this activity. In these same time periods, $128.3 million and $60.8 million, respectively, was used to pay down related debt. Cash flow from operating activities was $69.3 million and $46.7 million in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

At September 30, 2015, $4.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash were held in foreign subsidiaries. We do not intend to repatriate the funds held in foreign subsidiaries to the United States. In the event that we decide to repatriate these funds to the United States, we would be required to accrue and pay taxes upon the repatriation.

Our primary use of funds is for the purchase of equipment for lease. Purchases of equipment (including capitalized costs) totaled $132.2 million and $34.8 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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Cash flows from operations are driven significantly by payments made under our lease agreements, which comprise lease rent revenue, security deposits and maintenance reserves, and are offset by net finance costs and general and administrative costs. Note that cash received from maintenance reserve arrangements for some of our engines on lease are restricted per our WEST II debt agreement. Cash from WEST II engine maintenance reserve payments, that can be used to fund future maintenance events, are held in the restricted cash account equal to the maintenance obligations projected for the subsequent six months, and are subject to a minimum balance of $9.0 million. The lease revenue stream, in the short-term, is at fixed rates while a portion of our debt is at variable rates. If interest rates increase, it is unlikely we could increase lease rates in the short term and this would cause a reduction in our earnings and operating cash flows. Lease rent revenue and maintenance reserves are also affected by the amount of equipment off-lease. Approximately 92%, by book value, of our assets were on lease at September 30, 2015 compared to 82% at September 30, 2014. The average utilization rate was 85% and 83% for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. If there is any increase in off-lease rates or deterioration in lease rates that are not offset by reductions in interest rates, there will be a negative impact on earnings and cash flows from operations.

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On July 10, 2015, we paid off the $7.4 million balance of a 5.50% fixed rate loan that was secured by one engine. The balance outstanding on this loan was $7.7 million as of December 31, 2014.

One-month LIBOR was 0.19% and 0.17% at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Virtually all of the above debt is subject to our ongoing compliance with the covenants of each financing, including debt/equity ratios, minimum tangible net worth and minimum interest coverage ratios, and other eligibility criteria including customer and geographic concentration restrictions. In addition, under these facilities, we can typically borrow up to 85% of an engine’s net book value and 65% of spare part’s net book value. Therefore we must have other available funds for the balance of the purchase price of any new equipment to be purchased or we will not be permitted to draw on these facilities. The facilities are also cross-defaulted against other facilities. If we do not comply with the covenants or eligibility requirements, we may not be permitted to borrow additional funds and accelerated payments may become necessary. Additionally, much of the above debt is secured by engines to the extent that engines are sold, repayment of that portion of the debt could be required.

At September 30, 2015, we are in compliance with the covenants specified in the revolving credit facility, including the Interest Coverage Ratio requirement of at least 2.25 to 1.00, and the Total Leverage Ratio requirement to remain below 5.00 to 1.00. As defined in the revolving credit facility Credit Agreement, the Interest Coverage Ratio is the ratio of Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization and other one-time charges (EBITDA) to Consolidated Interest Expense and the Total Leverage Ratio is the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth. At September 30, 2015, we are in compliance with the covenants specified in the WEST II indenture and servicing agreement.

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Approximately $22.4 million of our debt is repayable during the next 12 months. Such repayments consist of scheduled installments due under term loans. Repayments are funded by the use of unrestricted cash reserves and from cash flows from ongoing operations. The table below summarizes our contractual commitments at September 30, 2015:


			Payment due by period (in thousands)
			Less than						More than
	Total		1 Year		1-3 Years		3-5 Years		5 Years
Long-term debt obligations	$	852,156	$	22,375	$	57,060	$	563,773	$	208,948
Interest payments under long-term debt obligations		155,444		33,770		63,831		37,600		20,243
Operating lease obligations		3,050		1,044		1,692		314		-
Purchase obligations		63,570		63,570		-		-		-
Total	$	1,074,220	$	120,759	$	122,583	$	601,687	$	229,191

We have estimated the interest payments due under long-term debt by applying the interest rates applicable at September 30, 2015 to the remaining debt, adjusted for the estimated debt repayments identified in the table above. Actual interest payments made will vary due to changes in the rates for one-month LIBOR.

We have made purchase commitments to secure the purchase of seven engines and related equipment for a gross purchase price of $63.6 million, for delivery in 2015.

Our principal offices are located in Novato, California. We occupy space in Novato under a lease that covers approximately 20,534 square feet of office space and expires September 30, 2018. The remaining lease rental commitment is approximately $1.6 million. Equipment leasing, financing, sales and general administrative activities are conducted from the Novato location. We sub-lease office and warehouse space for our operations in San Diego, California. This lease expires October 31, 2016, and the remaining lease commitment is approximately $168,000. We lease office and warehouse space in Shanghai, China. The office lease expires December 31, 2015 and the warehouse lease expires July 31, 2017 and the remaining lease commitments are approximately $16,000 and $13,000, respectively. We lease office space in London, United Kingdom. The lease expires December 21, 2015 and the remaining lease commitment is approximately $35,000. We lease office space in Blagnac, France. The lease expires December 31, 2015 and the remaining lease commitment is approximately $4,000. We lease office space in Dublin, Ireland. The lease expires May 15, 2017 and the remaining lease commitment is approximately $13,000. We lease office space in Singapore. The lease expires October 31, 2015 and the remaining lease commitment is approximately $11,000. We lease office and warehouse space in Boynton Beach, Florida. The lease expires October 29, 2019 and the remaining lease commitment is approximately $1.2 million.

We believe our equity base, internally generated funds and existing debt facilities are sufficient to maintain our level of operations for the next twelve months. A decline in the level of internally generated funds, such as could result if the amount of equipment off-lease increases or there is a decrease in availability under our existing debt facilities, would impair our ability to sustain our level of operations. We continually discuss additions to our capital base with our commercial and investment banks. If we are not able to access additional capital, our ability to grow our asset base consistent with historical trends will be impaired and our future growth limited to that which can be funded from internally generated capital.

Management of Interest Rate Exposure

At September 30, 2015, $530.4 million of our borrowings were on a variable rate basis at various interest rates tied to one-month LIBOR. Our equipment leases are generally structured at fixed rental rates for specified terms. Increases in interest rates could narrow or result in a negative spread, between the rental revenue we realize under our leases and the interest rate that we pay under our borrowings. We periodically enter into interest rate

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derivative instruments to mitigate our exposure to interest rate risk and not to speculate or trade in these derivative products. We currently have no interest rate swap agreements in place.

We record derivative instruments at fair value as either an asset or liability. We have used derivative instruments (primarily interest rate swaps) to manage the risk of interest rate fluctuation. While substantially all our derivative transactions are entered into for the purposes described above, hedge accounting is only applied where specific criteria have been met and it is practicable to do so. In order to apply hedge accounting, the transaction must be designated as a hedge and the hedge relationship must be highly effective. The hedging instrument’s effectiveness is assessed utilizing regression analysis at the inception of the hedge and on at least a quarterly basis throughout its life. All of the transactions that we have designated as hedges are accounted for as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the gain or loss on a derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and is reclassified into earnings in the period during which the transaction being hedged affects earnings. The ineffective portion of these hedges flows through earnings in the current period. As of September 30, 2014, we had $0.1 million in accumulated other comprehensive income related to a previously held derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge. This amount was reclassified into interest expense through December 2014, the remaining term of the associated debt. The hedge accounting for these derivative instrument arrangements decreased net finance costs by zero and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. For further information see Note 6 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

For any interest rate swaps that we enter into, we will be exposed to risk in the event of non-performance of the interest rate hedge counter-parties. We anticipate that we may hedge additional amounts of our floating rate debt in the future.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our primary market risk exposure is that of interest rate risk. A change in LIBOR rates would affect our cost of borrowing. Increases in interest rates, which may cause us to raise the implicit rates charged to our customers, could result in a reduction in demand for our leases. Alternatively, we may price our leases based on market rates so as to keep the fleet on-lease and suffer a decrease in our operating margin due to interest costs that we are unable to pass on to our customers. As of September 30, 2015, $530.4 million of our outstanding debt is variable rate debt. We estimate that for every one percent increase or decrease in interest rates on our variable rate debt (net of derivative instruments), annual interest expense would increase or decrease $5.3 million.

We previously hedged a portion of our borrowings from time to time, effectively fixing the rate of these borrowings. This hedging activity helps protect us against reduced margins on longer term fixed rate leases. In November 2013, the last of our interest rate swap agreements matured. For any interest rate swaps entered into in the future, we will be exposed to risk in the event of non-performance of the interest rate hedge counterparties. We anticipate that we may again hedge a portion of our floating rate debt in the future.

We are also exposed to currency devaluation risk. All of our leases require payment in U.S. dollars. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, 92% of our lease rent revenues came from non-United States domiciled lessees. If these lessees’ currency devalues against the U.S. dollar, the lessees could potentially encounter difficulty in making their lease payments.

No customer accounted for more than 10% of total lease rent revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.

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Item 4.Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Based on management’s evaluation (with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)), as of the end of the period covered by this report, our CEO and CFO have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)), are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Inherent Limitations on Controls

Management, including the CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent or detect all error and fraud. Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based upon certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met. Further, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a) None.

(b) None.

(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. On September 27, 2012, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a plan to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its common stock over the next 5 years. This plan extends the previous plan authorized on December 8, 2009, and increases the number of shares authorized for repurchase to up to $100.0 million.

Common stock repurchases, under our authorized plan, in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were as follows:


							Approximate
					Total Number of		Dollar Value of
				Average	Shares Purchased		Shares that May
	Total Number of			Price	as Part of Publicly		Yet be Purchased
Period	Shares Purchased			per Share	Announced Plans		Under the Plans
	(in thousands, except per share data)
January 1, 2015 - January 31, 2015		—	$	0.00		—	$	77,970
February 1, 2015 - February 28, 2015		—	$	0.00		—	$	77,970
March 1, 2015 - March 31, 2015		38	$	18.82		38	$	77,932
April 1, 2015 - April 30, 2015		15	$	19.10		15	$	76,953
May 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015		42	$	18.70		42	$	76,164
June 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015		13	$	18.71		13	$	75,931
July 1, 2015 - July 31, 2015		—	$	0.00		—	$	75,931
August 1, 2015 - August 31, 2015		43	$	15.65		43	$	75,264
September 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015		57	$	16.63		57	$	74,319
Total		208	$	17.56		208	$	74,319

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Item 6.Exhibits

(a) Exhibits.

EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number		Description
3.1		Certificate of Incorporation, dated March 12, 1998, as amended by the Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated May 6, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2009).
3.2		Bylaws, dated April 18, 2001 as amended by (1) Amendment to Bylaws, dated November 13, 2001, (2) Amendment to Bylaws, dated December 16, 2008, (3) Amendment to Bylaws, dated September 28, 2010, and (4) Amendment to Bylaws, dated August 5, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our report on Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2013).
4.1		Rights Agreement dated as of September 24, 1999, by and between Willis Lease Finance Corporation and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on October 4, 1999).
4.2		Second Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of December 15, 2005, by and between Willis Lease Finance Corporation and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to our report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2009).
4.3		Third Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of September 30, 2008, by and between Willis Lease Finance Corporation and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to our report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2009).
4.4		Form of Certificate of Designations of the Registrant with respect to the Series I Junior Participating Preferred Stock (formerly known as “Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to our report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2009).
4.5		Form of Amendment No. 1 to Certificate of Designations of the Registrant with respect to Series I Junior Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to our report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2009).
10.1		Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between the Registrant and its directors and officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2010).
10.2		1996 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan, as amended and restated as of March 1, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form S-8 filed on September 26, 2003).
10.3		2007 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed on April 30, 2007).
10.4		Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Charles F. Willis IV dated as of December 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on December 22, 2008).
10.5		Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Donald A. Nunemaker dated November 21, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our report on Form 10-K filed on April 2, 2001).
10.6		Amendment to Employment Agreement between Registrant and Donald A. Nunemaker dated December 31, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to our report on Form 10-Q filed on May 9, 2011).
10.7		Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Bradley S. Forsyth dated February 20, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2007).
10.8		Amendment to Employment Agreement between Registrant and Bradley S. Forsyth dated December 31, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to our report on Form 10-Q filed on May 9, 2011).
10.9		Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Dean M. Poulakidas dated March 31, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Form 8-K filed on June 19, 2013).

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10.10		Loan and Aircraft Security Agreement dated September 30, 2012 between Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC and Willis Lease Finance Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to our report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2012).
10.11*		Indenture dated as of September 14, 2012 among Willis Engine Securitization Trust II, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, the Registrant and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to our report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2012).
10.12*		Security Trust Agreement dated as of September 14, 2012 by and among Willis Engine Securitization Trust II, Willis Engine Securitization (Ireland) Limited, the Engine Trusts listed on Schedule V thereto, each of the additional grantors referred to therein and from time to time made a party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to our report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2012).
10.13*		Note Purchase Agreement dated as of September 6, 2012 by and among Willis Engine Securitization Trust II, the Registrant, Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to our report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2012).
10.14*		Servicing Agreement dated as of September 17, 2012 between Willis Engine Securitization Trust II, the Registrant and the entities listed on Appendix A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to our report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2012).
10.15*		Administrative Agency Agreement dated as of September 17, 2012 among Willis Engine Securitization Trust II, the Registrant, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, and the entities listed on Appendix A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to our report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2012).
10.16*		Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2014, among the Company, Union Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and security agent, and certain lenders and financial institutions named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to our report on Form 10-Q filed on August 11, 2014).
11.1		Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings.
14.1		Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to our report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2010).
31.1		Certification of Charles F. Willis, IV, pursuant to Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2		Certification of Bradley S. Forsyth, pursuant to Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101		The following materials from the Company’s report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholder’s Equity and Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

*Portions of these exhibits have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and the redacted material has been filed separately with the Commission.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

Date: November 5, 2015


	Willis Lease Finance Corporation

	By:	/s/ Bradley S. Forsyth
		Bradley S. Forsyth Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)