AerCap Holdings N.V. Announces Pricing of $1.75 Billion Aggregate Principal Amount of Senior Notes

DUBLIN – Monday, September 18, 2023 - On September 18, 2023, AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company (“AICDAC”) and AerCap Global Aviation Trust (together, the “Issuers”), each a wholly-owned subsidiary of AerCap Holdings N.V. (“AerCap” or the “Company”), priced an offering of senior notes, consisting of $900 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 6.100% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”) issued at a price to the public of 99.540% and $850 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 6.150% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes” and, together with the 2027 Notes, the “Notes”) issued at a price to the public of 99.371%. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company and certain other subsidiaries of the Company. The Issuers intend to use the net proceeds from the Notes for general corporate purposes, including to acquire, invest in, finance or refinance aircraft assets and to repay indebtedness.

BNP PARIBAS, BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Santander US Capital Markets LLC are serving as joint book-running managers for the underwritten public offering.

The Company has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) on Form F-3 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the underwritten offering to which this communication relates. The registration statement automatically became effective upon filing on October 19, 2021. Investors should read the accompanying prospectus dated October 19, 2021, the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering dated September 18, 2023, and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering.

These documents may be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to this offering may also be obtained from: BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 787 Seventh Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, New York 10019 Attention: Debt Syndicate Email: DL.US.Syndicate.Support@us.bnpparibas.com Toll Free: 800-854-5674; BofA Securities Attention: Prospectus Department, NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by telephone at 1-866-803-9204, or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com; Mizuho Securities USA LLC 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 Attn: Debt Capital Markets Toll-free: 1-866-271-7403; Santander US Capital Markets LLC, 437 Madison Avenue, 10th floor, New York, NY 10022, Telephone: 1-855-403-3636, Email: DCMAmericas@santander.us.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase the Notes or any other securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, purchase or sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

 

About AerCap

 

AerCap is the global leader in aviation leasing with one of the most attractive order books in the industry. AerCap serves approximately 300 customers around the world with comprehensive fleet solutions. AerCap is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (AER) and is based in Dublin with offices in Shannon, Miami, Singapore, Memphis, Amsterdam, Shanghai, Dubai, Seattle, Toulouse and other locations around the world.

 

AerCap Holdings N.V. 65 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin D02 YX20, Ireland www.aercap.com

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains certain statements, estimates and forecasts with respect to future performance and events. These statements, estimates and forecasts are “forward-looking statements”. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “might,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “will,” “aim,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue” or the negatives thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements and are based on various underlying assumptions and expectations and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things, the availability of capital to us and to our customers and changes in interest rates; the ability of our lessees and potential lessees to make lease payments to us; our ability to successfully negotiate flight equipment (which includes aircraft, engines and helicopters) purchases, sales and leases, to collect outstanding amounts due and to repossess flight equipment under defaulted leases, and to control costs and expenses; changes in the overall demand for commercial aviation leasing and aviation asset management services; the continued impacts of the Ukraine Conflict, including the resulting sanctions by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and other countries, on our business and results of operations, financial condition and cash flows; the rate of recovery in air travel related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the aviation industry and global economic conditions; the potential impacts of the pandemic and responsive government actions on our business and results of operations, financial condition and cash flows; the effects of terrorist attacks on the aviation industry and on our operations; the economic condition of the global airline and cargo industry and economic and political conditions; development of increased government regulation, including travel restrictions, sanctions, regulation of trade and the imposition of import and export controls, tariffs and other trade barriers; a downgrade in any of our credit ratings; competitive pressures within the industry; regulatory changes affecting commercial flight equipment operators, flight equipment maintenance, engine standards, accounting standards and taxes.

As a result, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate or correct. These and other important factors and risks are discussed in AerCap’s annual report on Form 20-F and other filings with the SEC. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future performance or events described in the forward-looking statements in this press release might not occur. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results and we do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

AerCap Holdings N.V. 65 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin D02 YX20, Ireland www.aercap.com