Free Writing Prospectus

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-255862

Supplementing the Preliminary Pricing Supplement

dated November 20, 2023 (to Prospectus Supplement dated May 7, 2021

and Prospectus dated May 7, 2021)

AIR LEASE CORPORATION

C$500,000,000 5.400% MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A, DUE JUNE 1, 2028

PRICING TERM SHEET

DATE: NOVEMBER 20, 2023

 

Issuer:    Air Lease Corporation
Ratings*:   

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services: BBB (stable outlook)

Fitch Ratings: BBB (stable outlook)

Kroll Bond Rating Agency: A- (stable outlook)

Security Description:    5.400% Medium-Term Notes, Series A, due June 1, 2028 (the “Notes”)
CUSIP:    00912XBP8
ISIN:    CA00912XBP83
Principal Amount:    C$500,000,000
Net Proceeds (before expenses):    C$493,780,000
Trade Date:    November 20, 2023
Settlement Date:   

November 29, 2023

 

The Issuer expects that delivery of Notes will be made to investors on the Settlement Date, which will be the seventh Toronto business day and sixth New York business day following the date hereof. Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade Notes prior to settlement may be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially settle on November 29, 2023, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of Notes who wish to trade Notes prior to their date of delivery hereunder should consult their advisors.

Settlement/Form:    CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc./Book-Entry (Global Note)
Maturity Date:    June 1, 2028
Coupon:    5.400%
Issue Price:    99.056% of face amount
Benchmark Bond:    CAN 3.50% due March 1, 2028
Benchmark Price / Yield:    C$98.66 / 3.842%
Re-Offer Spread:   

+183 bps versus the Government of Canada Curve (“GoC Curve”)

 

+179.8 bps versus the Benchmark Bond, which includes a curve adjustment of -3.2 bps

GoC Curve:    CAN 3.50% due March 1, 2028 and CAN 3.25% due September 1, 2028
Yield to Maturity:    5.640%
Interest Payment Frequency:    Semi-annual

 

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Interest Payment Dates:

   June 1 and December 1, beginning on June 1, 2024 (long first coupon of $27.29589042 per $1,000 of principal amount)

Regular Record Dates:

   Every May 15 and November 15

Business Day Convention:

   Following

Business Days:

   Any day other than a Saturday or Sunday that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, The City of New York, New York, United States, or the relevant place of payment.

Day Count Convention:

   Actual/365 (Fixed) when calculating interest accruals during any partial interest period and otherwise 30/360 when calculating amounts due on any interest payment date (also known as the Actual/Actual Canadian Compound Method).

Optional Redemption:

  

On any date prior to May 1, 2028 (the “Par Call Date”), the Issuer may redeem the Notes, at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (ii) the Canada Yield Price (as defined below), plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.

 

On or after the Par Call Date, the Issuer may redeem the Notes, at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.

 

Canada Yield Price” means, in respect of any Notes being redeemed, the price, in respect of the principal amount of the Notes, calculated by the Issuer as of the third Business Day prior to the redemption date of such Notes, equal to the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any portion of such payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption) using a discount rate equal to the Government of Canada Yield on such Business Day plus 45.5 basis points.

 

Government of Canada Yield” means, on any date, the bid-side yield to maturity on such date as determined by the arithmetic average (rounded to three decimal places) of the yields quoted at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) by any two investment dealers in Canada selected by the Issuer, assuming semi-annual compounding and calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial practice, which a non-callable Government of Canada bond would carry if issued in Canadian dollars in Canada at 100% of its principal amount on such date with a term to maturity that most closely approximates the remaining term to the Par Call Date.

 

Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of principal of and interest on each Note that would be due after the related redemption date if the Note were redeemed on the Par Call Date. If the redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to a Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment on each Note will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued on such Note to, but excluding, the redemption date.

 

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Change of Control Repurchase Event:    Puttable at 101% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.
Form of Distribution in Canada:    The distribution of the Notes is being made on a private placement basis to purchasers in each of the provinces of Canada (the “Offering Jurisdictions”) under a Canadian offering memorandum dated November 20, 2023 (the “Canadian Offering Memorandum”), which will include the prospectus dated May 7, 2021, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated May 7, 2021, as supplemented by a pricing supplement dated November 20, 2023. The distribution will be made in reliance on statutory exemptions from the prospectus requirements of Canadian securities laws applicable in each of the Offering Jurisdictions and, in particular, the Notes will only be sold in the Offering Jurisdictions pursuant to the “accredited investor exemption” (as defined in National Instrument 45-106Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106”)) to purchasers that are “accredited investors” (as such term is defined in NI 45-106) or Section 73.3 of the Securities Act (Ontario), as applicable, who purchase the Notes as principal (or are deemed to be purchasing as principal) and are also “permitted clients” (as such term is defined in National Instrument 31-103Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations).
Form of Distribution in the United States:    The distribution of the Notes is being made pursuant to registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Resale Restrictions:    Resale of the Notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian securities laws, which may vary depending on the province. The Issuer is not a reporting issuer in any province or territory of Canada. Except in the Province of Manitoba, unless permitted under applicable Canadian securities laws, holders of the Notes must not trade the Notes before the date that is four months and a day after the later of (i) November 29, 2023 and (ii) the date the Issuer becomes a reporting issuer in any province or territory of Canada. In the Province of Manitoba, unless otherwise permitted under applicable Canadian securities laws or with the prior written consent of the applicable regulator, holders of the Notes must not trade the Notes before the date that is twelve months and a day after the date the holder acquired the Notes. Prospective purchasers should consult their own independent legal advisors with respect to such restrictions. The Notes are a new issue of securities for which no established trading market exists. If an active trading market does not develop for the Notes, investors may not be able to resell them. The Issuer currently has no intention of listing the Notes on any exchange or becoming a reporting issuer in Canada in the foreseeable future.
Listing:    None
Denominations/Multiples:    C$2,000 and integral multiples of C$1,000 in excess thereof.
Governing Law:    New York
Joint Book-Running Managers:   

BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.

Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.

RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

Scotia Capital Inc.

TD Securities Inc.

 

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Co-Manager:    CIBC World Markets Inc.

 

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An explanation of the significance of ratings may be obtained from the rating agencies. Generally, rating agencies base their ratings on such material and information, and such of their own investigations, studies and assumptions, as they deem appropriate. The rating of the Notes should be evaluated independently from similar ratings of other securities. A credit rating of a security is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to review, revision, suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency.

Investing in the Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” included or incorporated by reference in the related preliminary pricing supplement dated November 20, 2023, the related prospectus supplement dated May 7, 2021 and the related prospectus dated May 7, 2021. Capitalized terms used in this pricing term sheet, but otherwise not defined, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the related preliminary pricing supplement. References in this term sheet to “C$” are to the lawful currency of Canada.

The foregoing description is a summary of certain material provisions of the Notes. Prospective purchasers should review the Canadian Offering Memorandum or the preliminary pricing supplement dated November 20, 2023, the related prospectus supplement and the related prospectus, as applicable, for a detailed description of the Notes. No person has been authorized to make any representation in connection with the offering other than as contained in the Canadian Offering Memorandum or the preliminary pricing supplement dated November 20, 2023, the related prospectus supplement and the related prospectus, as applicable, and the Issuer and the Underwriters take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you.

To the extent any underwriter that is not a U.S. registered broker-dealer intends to effect sales of Notes in the United States, it will do so through one or more U.S. registered broker-dealers in accordance with the applicable U.S. securities laws and regulations.

The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus), a related prospectus supplement and a related preliminary pricing supplement with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the related prospectus supplement and the related preliminary pricing supplement, including the documents incorporated by reference in each of these filings for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer and the underwriter participating in the offering will arrange to send you the related prospectus, the related prospectus supplement and the related preliminary pricing supplement if you request them by contacting: (i) BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. toll free at (866) 864-7760, (ii) Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. toll free at (800) 294-1322, (iii) RBC Dominion Securities Inc. toll free at (866) 375-6829, (iv) Scotia Capital Inc. toll free at (800) 472-6842, or (v) TD Securities Inc. toll free at (800) 263-5292, or, if you are in Canada and request it, the Canadian Offering Memorandum which incorporates the related prospectus, the related prospectus supplement and the related preliminary pricing supplement by contacting: (i) BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. at (416) 359-6359, (ii) Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. at (800) 294-1322, (iii) RBC Dominion Securities Inc. at (416) 842-6311, (iv) Scotia Capital Inc. at (416) 863-7438, or (v) TD Securities Inc. at (416) 942-5676.

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