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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2012

Registration Nos. 333-182169    
333-182169-01

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 2
to

FORM F-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V.
AerCap Holdings N.V.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Stationsplein 965
1117 CE Schiphol Airport
The Netherlands
+31 20 655 9655
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Avenue, Suite 204
Newark, Delaware 19711
Tel. (302) 738-6680
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent of service)

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

         If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

         If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

         If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) o
Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) o

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

(1)

The notes being registered are offered (i) in exchange for 6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017 previously sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (ii) upon certain resales of the notes by broker-dealers. The prospectus in this Registration Statement may be used by a broker-dealer only in connection with resales of new notes received in exchange for old notes where the old notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The registration fee has been computed based on the face value of the notes solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee, pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Previously paid.

         The Registrants hereby amend this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to these securities is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities nor a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 15, 2012

PROSPECTUS

AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V.
AerCap Holdings N.V.

Exchange Offer for
6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017 issued by AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V. and guaranteed by AerCap Holdings N.V.

        This is an offer to exchange up to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017 that you now hold for up to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of newly issued 6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017. The old notes are, and the new notes will be, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by AerCap Holdings N.V., the parent guarantor. This offer will expire at midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on        , 2012, unless we extend the offer. You must tender your old notes by this deadline in order to receive the new notes. We do not currently intend to extend the expiration date.

        The exchange of outstanding old notes for new notes in the exchange offer will not constitute a taxable event for United States federal income tax purposes. The terms of the new notes to be issued in the exchange offer are substantially identical to the old notes, except that the new notes will be freely tradable and will not benefit from the registration and related rights pursuant to which we are conducting this exchange offer, including an increase in the interest rate related to defaults in our agreement to carry out this exchange offer. All untendered old notes will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the old notes and in the applicable indenture.

        There is no existing public market for your old notes, and there is currently no public market for the new notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer.

        Each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of new notes received in exchange for old notes where such old notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed to make this prospectus available for a period of 180 days from the effective date of the registration statement for the exchange offer (or such shorter period during which broker-dealers are required by law to deliver this prospectus) to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See "Plan of Distribution."

        See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 14 for a description of the business and financial risks associated with the new notes.

        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is                        , 2012.

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        In this prospectus, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references to (1) "AerCap" or the "Parent Guarantor" means AerCap Holdings N.V., a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap or N.V.) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, (2) "we," "our" and "us" generally mean AerCap, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, and (3) "AerCap Aviation" or the "Issuer" means AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V., a private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid or B.V.) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands and wholly-owned direct finance subsidiary of AerCap.

        The "old notes" consisting of the 6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017 which were issued May 22, 2012 and the "new notes" consisting of the 6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017 offered pursuant to this prospectus are sometimes collectively referred to in this prospectus as the "notes."

        Rather than repeat certain information in this prospectus that we have already included in reports filed with the SEC, we are incorporating this information by reference, which means that we can disclose important business, financial and other information to you by referring to those publicly filed documents that contain the information. The information incorporated by reference is not included in or delivered with this prospectus.

        We will provide without charge to each person to whom a prospectus is delivered, including each beneficial owner of old notes, upon request of such person, a copy of any or all documents that are incorporated into this prospectus by reference, other than exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the documents that this prospectus incorporates. Requests should be directed to AerCap Holdings N.V., AerCap House, Stationsplein 965, 1117 CE Schipol Airport, The Netherlands, or telephoning us at +31 20 655 9655.

        IN ORDER TO OBTAIN TIMELY DELIVERY, YOU MUST REQUEST THIS INFORMATION NO LATER THAN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE YOU MUST MAKE YOUR INVESTMENT DECISION. ACCORDINGLY, YOU MUST REQUEST THIS INFORMATION NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME, AT THE END OF THE DAY ON                , 2012.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein may contain "forward looking statements". We have based these forward looking statements largely on our current beliefs and projections about future events and financing trends affecting our business. Many important factors, in addition to those discussed in this prospectus, could cause our actual results to differ substantially from those anticipated in our forward looking statements, including, among other things:

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the ability of our lessees and potential lessees to make operating lease payments to us;



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our ability to successfully negotiate aircraft purchases, sales and leases, to collect outstanding amounts due and to repossess aircraft under defaulted leases, and to control costs and expenses;



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decreases in the overall demand for commercial aircraft leasing and aircraft management services;



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the economic condition of the global airline and cargo industry;



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competitive pressures within the industry;



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the negotiation of aircraft management services contracts; and



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regulatory changes affecting commercial aircraft operators, aircraft maintenance, engine standards, accounting standards and taxes.

        The words "believe", "may", "aim", "estimate", "continue", "anticipate", "intend", "expect" and similar words are intended to identify forward looking statements. Forward looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, financing plans, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, the effects of future regulation and the effects of competition. Forward looking statements speak only as of the date they were made and we undertake no obligation to update publicly or to revise any forward looking statements because of new information, future events or other factors. In light of the risks and uncertainties described above, the forward looking events and circumstances described in this prospectus might not occur and are not guarantees of future performance.

        The factors described above should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements and the risk factors that are included under "Risk Factors" herein and in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on March 23, 2012 (the "2011 Form 20-F"). We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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RISK FACTORS

        In addition to the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including the matters addressed under "Forward-Looking Statements" and the risks described under "Item 3—Risk Factors" in AerCap's 2011 Form 20-F, you should carefully consider the following risks before tendering your old notes in the exchange offer. The risks described below and incorporated by reference, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and prospects, are not the only risks we face.

Risks Relating to the New Notes

Our substantial debt could adversely affect our cash flow and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under our existing indebtedness and the new notes.

        As of June 30, 2012, our consolidated indebtedness was $6.2 billion and represented 67% of our total assets as of that date and our interest expense (including the impact of hedging activities) was $292.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. Our consolidated indebtedness, as adjusted to give effect to the offering of old notes and the use of proceeds therefrom, would have been $6.3 billion as of June 30, 2012. Due to the capital intensive nature of our business and our strategy of expanding our aircraft portfolio, we expect that we will incur additional indebtedness in the future and continue to maintain high levels of indebtedness. If market conditions worsen and precipitate further declines in aircraft and aviation related markets, our operations may not generate sufficient cash to service our debt which will have a material adverse impact on us. Our high level of indebtedness:

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causes a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to be dedicated to interest and principal payments and therefore is not available to fund our operations, working capital, capital expenditures, expansion, acquisitions or general corporate or other purposes;



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may limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry; and



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may make us more vulnerable to downturns in our business, our industry or the economy in general.

        Further, a substantial portion of our debt, including borrowings under certain of our securitizations, term financing facilities, ECA-guaranteed financings, revolving credit facilities, subordinated joint venture agreements, and other commercial bank financings, bear interest at variable rates. The interest expense we incur will vary with changes in the applicable market interest rate. As a result, to the extent we are not sufficiently hedged, changes in interest rates may increase our interest costs and may reduce the spread between the returns on our portfolio investments and the cost of our borrowings.

Despite our substantial debt, the Parent Guarantor or its subsidiaries may still be able to incur significantly more debt, which could exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial debt.

        The Parent Guarantor or its subsidiaries may be able to incur additional debt in the future. The terms of our securitizations, term financing facilities, ECA-guaranteed financings, revolving credit facilities, subordinated joint venture agreements, other commercial bank financings and the Indenture governing the notes allow us to incur substantial amounts of additional debt, subject to certain limitations. As of June 30, 2012, we also had $316 million of borrowings available under our revolving credit facilities. We regularly consider market conditions and our ability to incur indebtedness to either refinance existing indebtedness and/or for working capital. If additional debt is added to our current debt levels, the related risks we could face would increase.

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To service our debt and meet our other cash needs, we will require a significant amount of cash, which may not be available.

        Our ability to make payments on, or repay or refinance, our debt, including the new notes, and to fund planned aircraft purchases and other cash needs will depend largely upon our future operating performance. Our future performance, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. In addition, our ability to borrow funds in the future to make payments on our debt will depend on the satisfaction of the covenants in our securitizations, term financing facilities, ECA-guaranteed financings, revolving credit facilities, subordinated joint venture agreements, and other commercial bank financings, including the Indenture governing the new notes, and other agreements we may enter into in the future. Specifically, we will need to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy financial condition tests. We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available under our term financing facilities or from other sources in an amount sufficient to pay our debt, including the new notes or to satisfy our other liquidity needs.

        If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments and aircraft purchases, or to sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance the new notes or our other indebtedness. Our ability to restructure or refinance our debt will depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations. The terms of the Indenture governing the new notes and other existing debt instruments restrict us and future debt instruments may restrict us from adopting some of these alternatives. These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations.

The Issuer and the Parent Guarantor are dependent upon dividends from the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries to meet their debt service obligations.

        The Parent Guarantor is a holding company and conducts all of its operations through its subsidiaries. The Issuer is a special purpose vehicle for the purpose of raising capital and, therefore, its ability to meet its debt service obligations, including its obligation under the notes, will be dependent on the cash flow of the Parent Guarantor, which is in turn dependent on receipt of dividends from its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Further, we currently generate significant cash flows from our aircraft leasing business; however, since a significant number of our owned aircraft are held through restricted cash entities (37% of the net book value of our aircraft as of December 31, 2011) including consolidated joint ventures or finance structures which borrow funds to finance or refinance the aircraft, the net cash (the cash generated after we pay the interest costs associated with the aircraft) available from our restricted cash entities is limited. Most of the net cash flow we generated in 2011 and expect to generate in 2012 from our aircraft and engine leasing businesses was, or will be, used to repay indebtedness in our restricted cash entities. The provisions of our aircraft securitization vehicles, ALS I and ALS II and Genesis Funding Limited, prohibit distributions on the subordinated notes issued pursuant to those facilities to us until such time as the senior classes of notes issued pursuant to those facilities are repaid in full. Additionally, our revolving warehouse credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by affiliates of UBS Real Estate Securities Inc., or the "warehouse facility," permits limited distributions to us by the relevant subsidiary borrower during the first two years provided specified principal payments are made. Furthermore, most of our commercial bank loans and export credit facility financings restrict the payment of dividends in the event that the borrower is in default under the applicable loan, which can include the failure to meet financial ratios or tests. As a result, the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor's liquidity and ability to meet their debt obligations may be impacted by any event of default which restricts the ability of our subsidiaries to distribute cash to the Parent Guarantor as dividends and in the form of other distributions, including in the form of interest

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and principal payments and the return of subordinated investments. Subject to the restrictions contained in the Indenture, future borrowings by the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries may contain restrictions or prohibitions on the payment of dividends to the Parent Guarantor by its subsidiaries. See "Description of New Notes—Certain Covenants." In addition, applicable state corporate law may limit the ability of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries to pay dividends to it. We cannot assure you that the agreements governing the current and future indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries, applicable laws or state regulation will permit the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries to provide the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor with sufficient dividends, distributions or loans to fund payments of interest, premium, if any, or principal on the new notes when due.

The new notes are not guaranteed by any of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries. As a result, the creditors of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries have a prior claim, ahead of the holders of new notes, on all of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries' assets.

        None of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries will guarantee the new notes offered hereby, and as a result, creditors of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries, other than the Issuer, have a prior claim, ahead of the holders of new notes, on the assets of those subsidiaries. In addition, the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries, other than the Issuer, have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay amounts due under the new notes or to make any funds available to pay those amounts, whether by dividend, distribution, loan or other payments. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization or other winding up of any of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries, holders of indebtedness and trade creditors of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries will generally be entitled to payment of their claims from the assets of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries before any assets are made available for distribution to the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor. Accordingly, there may be insufficient funds to satisfy the claims of the holders of the new notes and other senior debt. As of June 30, 2012, the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries had $6.2 billion of indebtedness outstanding.

The Issuer may be unable to repay or repurchase the new notes at maturity.

        At maturity, the entire outstanding principal amount of the new notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, will become due and payable. The Issuer may not have funds sufficient to fulfill these obligations or the ability to refinance these obligations. If upon the maturity date of the new notes, agreements governing our other indebtedness prohibit the Issuer from repaying the new notes, we could try to obtain waivers of such prohibitions under those agreements, or we could attempt to refinance the borrowings that contain the restrictions. In these circumstances, if we were not able to obtain such waivers or refinance these borrowings, the Issuer would be unable to repay the new notes.

The agreements governing our debt, including the new notes and our securitizations, term financing facilities, ECA-guaranteed financings, revolving credit facilities, subordinated joint venture agreements, and other commercial bank financings, contain various covenants that impose restrictions on us that may affect our ability to operate our business and to make payments on the new notes.

        The agreements governing our debt, including our securitizations and term financing facilities, and the Indenture governing the new notes impose operating and financial restrictions on our activities. These restrictions include compliance with or maintenance of certain financial tests and ratios, including net worth covenants and the maintenance of loan to value and interest coverage ratios, and limit or prohibit our ability to, among other things:

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change the business conducted by the borrowers and their respective subsidiaries;



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enter into a securitization transaction unless certain conditions are met.

        These restrictions could seriously harm our ability to operate our business by, among other things, limiting our ability to take advantage of financing, amalgamation, merger and acquisition and other corporate opportunities.

        Various risks, uncertainties and events beyond our control could affect our ability to comply with these covenants and maintain these financial tests and ratios. Failure to comply with any of the covenants in our existing or future financing agreements would result in a default under those agreements and under other agreements containing cross-default provisions. A default would permit debt holders to accelerate the maturity for the debt under these agreements and to foreclose upon any collateral securing the debt and to terminate any commitments to lend. Under these circumstances, we may have insufficient funds or other resources to satisfy all our obligations, including the Issuer's obligations under the new notes and the Parent Guarantor's obligations under the Parent Guarantee. In addition, the limitations imposed by financing agreements on our ability to incur additional debt and to take other actions may significantly impair our ability to obtain other financing.

The repayment of the new notes effectively will be subordinated to substantially all of our existing and future secured debt.

        The new notes and the Parent Guarantee will be unsecured obligations of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor, respectively. The new notes and the Parent Guarantee, and any other unsecured debt securities issued by the Issuer, will effectively be junior in right of payment to all of the secured indebtedness of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor. In the event of the Parent Guarantor's bankruptcy, or the bankruptcy of the Issuer, our subsidiaries or special purpose vehicles, holders of any secured indebtedness of ours will have claims that are prior to the claims of any noteholder with respect to the value of the assets securing our other indebtedness. We have pledged all of our aircraft to certain of our creditors and we expect to continue to finance the purchase of additional aircraft with secured indebtedness. As of June 30, 2012, we had $6.2 billion of indebtedness outstanding, of which $5.8 billion was secured.

        If we defaulted on our obligations under any of our secured debt, our secured lenders could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. If any secured indebtedness were to be accelerated, there can be no assurance that our assets would be sufficient to repay in full that indebtedness or our other indebtedness, including the new notes and the Parent Guarantee. In addition, upon any distribution of assets pursuant to any liquidation, insolvency, dissolution,

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reorganization or similar proceeding, the holders of secured indebtedness will be entitled to receive payment in full from the proceeds of the collateral securing such secured indebtedness before the holders of the new notes will be entitled to receive any payment with respect thereto. As a result, the holders of the new notes may recover proportionally less than the holders of secured indebtedness.

Unrestricted subsidiaries generally are not subject to any of the covenants in the Indenture governing the new notes and we may not be able to rely on the cash flow or assets of those unrestricted subsidiaries to pay our indebtedness.

        Subject to compliance with the restrictive covenants contained in the Indenture governing the new notes, the Issuer is permitted to designate certain of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. If the Issuer designates a subsidiary as an unrestricted subsidiary for purposes of the Indenture governing the new notes, the creditors of the unrestricted subsidiary and its subsidiaries will have a senior claim on the assets of such unrestricted subsidiary and its subsidiaries. Unrestricted subsidiaries are generally not subject to the covenants under the Indenture governing the new notes. Unrestricted subsidiaries may enter into financing arrangements that limit their ability to make loans or other payments to fund payments in respect of the notes. Accordingly, we may not be able to rely on the cash flow or assets of unrestricted subsidiaries to pay any of our indebtedness, including the new notes.

Your ability to transfer the new notes may be limited by the absence of an active trading market, and there is no assurance that any active trading market will develop for the new notes.

        There is no established trading market for the new notes and we do not intend to have the new notes listed on a securities exchange. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., UBS Securities LLC, KKR Capital Markets LLC and Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., the initial purchasers of the old notes, have advised us that they presently intend to make a market in the new notes as permitted by applicable laws and regulations; however, the initial purchasers are not obligated to make a market in the new notes, and they may discontinue their market-making activities at any time without notice. The liquidity of any market for the new notes will depend upon the number of holders of the new notes, our results of operations and financial condition, the market for similar securities, the interest of securities dealers in making a market in the new notes and other factors.

        Therefore, we cannot assure you that an active trading market for the notes will develop or, if developed, that it will continue. We cannot assure you that the trading market, if any, for the new notes will be free from disruptions that may adversely affect the prices at which you may sell your new notes.

If an active trading market for the new notes does develop, changes in our credit ratings or the debt markets could adversely affect the market prices of the new notes.

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        The condition of the financial markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future. Fluctuations could have an adverse effect on the market prices of the new notes.

        Credit rating agencies also continually review their ratings for debt securities of companies that they follow, including us. Negative changes in our ratings, or in our outlook, would likely have an adverse effect on the market prices of the new notes. One of the effects of any credit rating downgrade would be to increase our costs of borrowing in the future.

The Issuer may not be able to repurchase the new notes upon a change of control triggering event.

        Upon the occurrence of a change of control triggering event, as defined in "Description of the New Notes—Certain Definitions", each holder of new notes will have the right to require the Issuer to repurchase all or any part of such holder's new notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of repurchase. If we experience a change of control triggering event, we cannot assure you that the Issuer would have sufficient financial resources available to satisfy its obligations to repurchase the new notes. The Issuer's failure to repurchase the new notes as required under the Indenture governing the new notes would result in a default under the Indenture, which could result in defaults under the instruments governing our other indebtedness, including the acceleration of the payment of any borrowings thereunder, and have material adverse consequences for us and the holders of the new notes. See "Description of the New Notes—Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Change of Control Triggering Event."

Holders of the new notes may not be able to determine when a change of control giving rise to their right to have the new notes repurchased has occurred following a sale of "substantially all" of our assets.

        A change of control triggering event, as defined in the Indenture governing the new notes, will require the Issuer to make an offer to repurchase all of the outstanding new notes. One of the circumstances under which a change of control, which is a condition to a change of control triggering event, may occur is upon the sale or disposition of "all or substantially all" of the Parent Guarantor and its restricted subsidiaries' assets. There is no precise established definition of the phrase "substantially all" under applicable law and the interpretation of that phrase will likely depend upon particular facts and circumstances. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of new notes to require the Issuer to repurchase its new notes as a result of a sale of less than all the Parent Guarantor and its restricted subsidiaries' assets to another person may be uncertain.

We are exploring strategic alternatives that could adversely affect an investment in the new notes if you are unable to or choose not to exercise the option to cause us to repurchase your new notes.

        Our Board of Directors is continuing to explore a range of strategic alternatives that include continued execution of our operating strategies in which we actively manage our portfolio through the acquisition and sale of aircraft, in addition to possible further share repurchases, aircraft portfolio sales, or a sale or merger of the company. We may determine not to complete any transaction as a result of the exploration of strategic alternatives and we may be unsuccessful in implementing any particular strategic alternative. Any such alternatives may also not yield the expected results, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

        The terms of the new notes provide holders of new notes with the option to cause us to repurchase the new notes at 101% of par value plus accrued and unpaid interest upon a change of control triggering event. A change of control triggering event, requires, in part, that the then rating of the new notes be lowered or withdrawn within 60 days after a change of control transaction. In the event that the strategic alternative that is implemented is a sale of the Parent Guarantor, unless the new notes are downgraded, you will not be able to cause the Issuer to repurchase your new notes. If

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you are unable to cause a repurchase or choose not to cause the Company to repurchase your new notes, the successor company will likely have different operating goals for the Issuer, which could adversely affect the value of the new notes. In addition, in the event of a sale, it is likely that the Parent Guarantor's shares will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and that the Parent Guarantor will no longer be a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Although we are required to provide information under the terms of the Indenture, such information may not be as complete as would be available if the Parent Guarantor continued to be a reporting company and you will have no recourse under any of the liability provisions of the U.S. securities laws for material omissions or misstatements in disclosures provided to you at the time we are no longer a reporting company.

Credit ratings on the new notes may not reflect all risks.

        One or more credit rating agencies are expected to assign credit ratings to the new notes. Any such ratings may not reflect the potential impact of all risks related to structure, market, additional factors discussed above or incorporated by reference herein and other factors that may affect the value of the new notes. A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be revised or withdrawn by the rating agency at any time.

Federal and state fraudulent transfer laws may permit a court to void the new notes and the Parent Guarantee, subordinate claims in respect of the new notes and require noteholders to return payments received and, if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the new notes.

        Federal and state fraudulent transfer and conveyance statutes may apply to the issuance of the new notes. Under federal bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer or conveyance laws, which may vary from state to state, the new notes could be voided as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance if (1) we issued the new notes with the intent of hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors or (2) we received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in return for issuing the new notes and, in the case of (2) only, one of the following is also true at the time thereof:

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the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer were insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of the issuance of the new notes;



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the issuance of the new notes left the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer with an unreasonably small amount of capital to carry on business; or



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the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer intended to, or believed that the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer would, incur debts beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature.

        Claims described under subparagraph (1) above are generally described as intentional fraudulent conveyances, while those under subparagraph (2) above are constructive fraudulent conveyances. A court would likely find that we did not receive reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the new notes if we did not substantially benefit directly or indirectly from the issuance of the new notes. As a general matter, value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the transfer or obligation, property is transferred or antecedent debt is secured or satisfied. To the extent that the fraudulent conveyance analysis turns on insolvency, as with a constructive fraudulent conveyance, the insolvency determination is an intensely factual one, which is supposed to be conducted based on current conditions rather than with the benefit of hindsight. Generally an entity would be considered insolvent if, at the time it incurred indebtedness, insolvency was present based on one of three alternative tests described above. For purposes of evaluating solvency under the first of these tests, a court would evaluate whether the sum of an entity's debts, including contingent liabilities in light of the probabilities of their incurrence, was greater than the fair saleable value of all its assets.

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        If a court were to find that the issuance of the new notes was a fraudulent transfer or conveyance, the court could void the payment obligations under the new notes or subordinate the new notes to presently existing and future indebtedness of ours, or require the holders of the new notes to repay any amounts received with respect to such new notes. In the event of a finding that a fraudulent transfer or conveyance occurred, you may not receive any repayment on the new notes.

The new notes and the Parent Guarantee may be voidable under Dutch fraudulent conveyance rules.

        Dutch law contains specific provisions dealing with fraudulent transfer or conveyance both in and outside of bankruptcy: the so-called actio pauliana provisions. The actio pauliana protects creditors against acts which are prejudicial to them. A legal act performed by a debtor (including, without limitation, an agreement pursuant to which it guarantees the performance of the obligations of a third party and any other legal act having similar effect) can be challenged in or outside bankruptcy of the relevant debtor and may be nullified by the liquidator in bankruptcy (curator) of the relevant debtor or by any of the creditors of the relevant debtor outside bankruptcy, if: (i) the debtor performed such acts without a pre-existing legal obligation to do so (onverplicht); (ii) the creditor concerned or, in the case of the debtor's bankruptcy, any creditor, was prejudiced as a consequence of the act; and (iii) at the time the act was performed both the debtor and the counterparty to the transaction knew or should have known that one or more of its creditors (existing or future) would be prejudiced, unless the act was entered into for no consideration (om niet) in which case such knowledge of the counterparty is not necessary for a successful challenge on grounds of fraudulent transfer or conveyance. For certain types of transactions that are entered into within one year before (a) the declaration of the bankruptcy or (b) the moment the transaction is challenged by a creditor, a debtor is legally presumed to have knowledge of the fact that a legal act will prejudice its creditors (subject to evidence of the contrary). In addition, the liquidator in bankruptcy of a debtor may nullify that debtor's performance of any due and payable obligation if (i) at the time of such performance the payee (hij die betaling ontving) knew that a request for bankruptcy of that debtor had been filed, or (ii) the performance of the obligation was the result of a consultation between the debtor and the payee with a view to give preference to the latter over the debtor's other creditors. If a Dutch court finds that the issuance of the new notes or the granting of the Parent Guarantee or any other transaction entered into by the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor at any time in connection with the issuance of the new notes or the granting of the Parent Guarantee involves a fraudulent conveyance that does not qualify for any valid defense under Dutch law, then the issuance of the new notes or the granting of the Parent Guarantee or any such other transaction entered into by the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor at any time in connection with the issuance of the new notes or the granting of the Parent Guarantee will be nullified. As a result of a successful challenge, holders of the new notes may not enjoy the benefit of the new notes or the Parent Guarantee and may only have an unsecured non-preferential claim for repayment of the principal amount of the new notes against the Issuer and the value of any consideration that holders of the new notes received with respect to the new notes or the Parent Guarantee could also be limited. In addition, under such circumstances, holders of the new notes might be held liable for any damages incurred by prejudiced creditors of the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor as a result of the fraudulent conveyance.

Dutch corporate benefit laws may adversely affect the validity and enforceability of the new notes and the Parent Guarantee.

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only consider the text of the objects clause in the articles of association of the company but all relevant circumstances, including whether the company derives certain commercial benefits from the transaction in respect of which the guarantee was granted and any indirect benefit derived by the relevant Dutch company as a consequence of the interdependence of it with the group of companies to which it belongs and whether or not the subsistence of the relevant Dutch company is put at risk by conducting such transaction. The mere fact that a certain legal act (rechtshandeling) is explicitly mentioned in the objects clause in the articles of association of the company, is not conclusive evidence that such legal act is in its corporate interest.

        If the Parent Guarantee or any other guarantee of the new notes were held to be unenforceable it could adversely affect the ability of the holders of new notes to collect any amounts owned to the holders of new notes.

Insolvency laws of the Netherlands may preclude holders of the new notes from recovering payments due on the new notes.

        The Issuer and the Parent Guarantor are incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands and have their statutory seat (statutaire zetel) in the Netherlands, and are likely to have their center of main interests (within the meaning of the EU Insolvency Regulation) in the Netherlands. Consequently, the main insolvency proceedings in respect of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor would likely be initiated in the Netherlands while secondary proceedings could be initiated in one or more EU jurisdictions (with the exception of Denmark) in which the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, have an establishment. Dutch insolvency laws may make it difficult or impossible to effect a restructuring which may limit the ability of the holders of the new notes to enforce their rights under the new notes or the Parent Guarantee. For more information, see "Plan of Distribution—Notice to Prospective Investors in the Netherlands."

U.S. investors in the new notes may have difficulties enforcing certain civil liabilities.

        The Parent Guarantor is a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap or N.V.) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands and the Issuer is a private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid or B.V.) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands. A significant portion of the Issuer's assets and operations are located, and a significant portion of our revenues are derived, outside the United States. In addition, some of the Parent Guarantor's directors are non-residents of the United States, and all or a substantial portion of the assets of such persons are or may be located outside the United States. As a result, investors may be unable to effect service of process within the United States upon such persons, or to enforce judgments against them obtained in the United States courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the United States federal and state securities laws. Furthermore, there is no enforcement treaty between the Netherlands and the United States providing for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments, other than arbitration awards, in civil and commercial matters. Therefore, a judgment rendered by any federal or state court in the United States in such matters cannot automatically be enforced in the Netherlands. An application will have to be made to the competent Dutch Court in order to obtain a judgment that can be enforced in the Netherlands. For more information, see "Dutch Law Considerations—Enforcement of Civil Liability Judgments under Dutch Law."

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As a foreign private issuer, the Parent Guarantor is permitted to file less information with the SEC than a company incorporated in the United States. Accordingly, there may be less publicly available information concerning us than there is for companies incorporated in the United States.

        As a foreign private issuer, the Parent Guarantor is exempt from certain rules under the Exchange Act, which impose disclosure requirements, as well as procedural requirements, for proxy solicitations under Section 14 of the Exchange Act. Moreover, the Parent Guarantor is not required to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act, nor is the Parent Guarantor generally required to comply with the SEC's Regulation FD, which restricts the selective disclosure of material non-public information. Accordingly, there may be less information publicly available concerning us than there is for U.S. public companies. For example, the quarterly reports referred to herein do not contain the same information required of U.S. public companies filing quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

If the new notes are rated investment grade on by any two of Fitch, Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard and Poor's Ratings, certain covenants contained in the Indenture will no longer be applicable to the new notes, and the holders of the new notes will lose the protection of these covenants.

        The Indenture contains certain covenants that will no longer be applicable to the new notes if the new notes are rated investment grade by any two of Fitch, Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard and Poor's Ratings and no default or event of default has occurred. See "Description of the New Notes—Certain Covenants—Covenant Suspension." These covenants restrict, among other things, our ability to pay dividends, incur additional debt and enter into certain types of transactions. Because we would not be subject to these restrictions if the new notes are rated investment grade by the rating agencies, we would be able to make dividends and distributions, incur substantial additional debt and enter into certain types of transactions. During any such suspension period the new notes will lose the protection of these covenants and they will only be reinstated if the new notes are no longer rated investment grade, either as a result of a rating withdrawal or downgrade by one of the two rating agencies or as a result of the Issuer entering into an agreement to effect a transaction that would result in a Change of Control Triggering Event that the rating agencies indicate would result in a withdrawal of investment grade rating or a downgrade.

Risks Relating to Participation in the Exchange Offer

If you do not elect to exchange your old notes for new notes, you will hold securities that are not registered and that contain restrictions on transfer.

        The old notes that are not tendered and exchanged will remain restricted securities. If the exchange offer is completed, we will not be required to register any remaining old notes, except in the very limited circumstances described in the registration rights agreement for the old notes. That means that if you wish to offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer your old notes at some future time, they may be offered, sold, pledged or transferred only if an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is available or, outside of the United States, to non-U.S. persons in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S under the Securities Act. Any remaining old notes will continue to bear a legend restricting transfer in the absence of registration or an exemption from registration.

        To the extent that old notes are tendered and accepted in connection with the exchange offer, any trading market for remaining old notes could be adversely affected.

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You must comply with the exchange offer procedures in order to receive freely tradeable, new notes.

        Delivery of new notes in exchange for old notes tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the exchange offer will be made only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of the following:

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certificates for old notes or a book-entry confirmation of a book-entry transfer of old notes into the exchange agent's account at DTC, New York, New York as a depository, including an agent's message if the tendering holder does not deliver a letter of transmittal;



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a completed and signed letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required signature guarantees, or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an agent's message in lieu of the letter of transmittal; and



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any other documents required by the letter of transmittal.

        Therefore, holders of old notes who would like to tender old notes in exchange for new notes should be sure to allow enough time for the old notes to be delivered on time. We are not required to notify you of defects or irregularities in tenders of old notes for exchange. Old notes that are not tendered or that are tendered but that we do not accept for exchange will, following consummation of the exchange offer, continue to be subject to the existing transfer restrictions under the Securities Act and, upon consummation of the exchange offer, certain registration and other rights under the registration rights agreement will terminate. See "The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering Old Notes" and "The Exchange Offer—Consequences of Exchanging or Failing to Exchange Old Notes."

Some holders who exchange their old notes may be deemed to be underwriters and these holders will be required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements in connection with any resale transaction.

        If you exchange your old notes in the exchange offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of the new notes, you may be deemed to have received restricted securities and, if so, will be required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

        We will not receive any proceeds from the issuance of the new notes in this exchange offer. Any old notes that are properly tendered and exchanged pursuant to the exchange offer will be retired and cancelled. We will pay all expenses in connection with the exchange offer.

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

        For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of income from continuing operations before income taxes, income of investments accounted for under the equity method and non-controlling interests plus amortization of capitalized interest and fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest). Fixed charges consist of interest incurred (whether expensed or capitalized), amortization of debt expense and that portion of rental expense on operating leases deemed to be the equivalent of interest. The following table sets forth AerCap's ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the periods indicated.

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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

        The following tables set forth our summary historical consolidated financial and operating data for the periods ended and as of the dates indicated below.

        The summary consolidated statements of income data presented below for 2009, 2010 and 2011 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2010 and 2011 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2011 Form 20-F and incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The summary consolidated statements of income data for 2007 and 2008 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. Due to certain reclassifications in our 2011 financial statements as a result of our sale of AeroTurbine, Inc. and the presentation of our sales on a "net gain (loss) on sale of assets" basis, the financial information for 2007 and 2008 can not be reconciled directly to our 2008 financial statements but only to footnote 1 of the financial statements included in the 2011 Form 20-F. The summary consolidated statements of income for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2012 and the balance sheet data as of June 30, 2011 and 2012 have been derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in our quarterly report furnished on Form 6-K on August 7, 2012 (the "Q2 Form 6-K") and incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should also read our historical financial statements and related notes and the section entitled "Operating and Financial Review and Prospects," in the 2011 Form 20-F, and the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," in the Q2 Form 6-K.

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

Purpose and Effect of Exchange Offer; Registration Rights

        We sold the old notes to Citigroup Global Markets Inc., UBS Securities LLC, KKR Capital Markets LLC and Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. as initial purchasers in a private offering on May 22, 2012 pursuant to a purchase agreement. These initial purchasers subsequently sold the old notes to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A under the Securities Act. As a condition to the sale of the old notes to the initial purchasers, we entered into a registration rights agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative of each of those initial purchasers, on May 22, 2012.

        The registration rights agreement requires us to file a registration statement under the Securities Act offering to exchange your old notes for new notes. Accordingly, we are offering you the opportunity to exchange your old notes for the same principal amount of new notes. The new notes will be registered and issued without a restrictive legend. The registration rights agreement also requires us to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC and to complete the exchange offer by February 16, 2013. In the event that we are unable to satisfy these requirements, holders of the old notes would be entitled to additional interest on the old notes at a rate equal to 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days of the registration default period (which rate will be increased by an additional 0.25% per annum for each subsequent 90-day period that such registration default damages continue to accrue, provided that the rate at which such registration default damages accrue may in no event exceed 1.00% per annum) until the exchange offer is completed or the old notes are freely transferable under Rule 144 of the Securities Act. In addition, if the exchange offer registration statement ceases to be effective or usable in connection with resales of the new notes during periods specified in the registration rights agreement, the interest rate borne by the old notes and the new notes will be increased 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days of the registration default period (which rate will be increased by an additional 0.25% per annum for each subsequent 90-day period that such registration default damages continue to accrue, provided that the rate at which such registration default damages accrue may in no event exceed 1.00% per annum) until the registration defects are cured. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this paragraph, no additional interest shall accrue on the notes after May 22, 2014.

        Under some circumstances set forth in the registration rights agreement, holders of old notes, including holders who are not permitted to participate in the exchange offer or who may not freely sell new notes received in the exchange offer, may require us to file and cause to become effective, a shelf registration statement covering resales of the old notes by these holders. If such shelf registration statement ceases to be effective or usable in connection with resales of the new notes during periods specified in the registration rights agreement, the interest rate borne by the old notes and the new notes will be increased 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days of the registration default period (which rate will be increased by an additional 0.25% per annum for each subsequent 90-day period that such registration default damages continue to accrue, provided that the rate at which such registration default damages accrue may in no event exceed 1.00% per annum) until the registration defects are cured, provided that no additional interest shall accrue on the notes after May 22, 2014.

        A copy of the registration rights agreement is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You are strongly encouraged to read the entire text of the agreement, as it, and not this description defines your rights. Except as discussed below, we will have no further obligation to register your old notes upon the completion of the exchange offer.

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        We believe that the new notes issued to you in this exchange offer may be offered for resale, sold and otherwise transferred by you, without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, only if you are able to make these four representations:

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you are acquiring the new notes issued in the exchange offer in the ordinary course of your business;



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you have no arrangement or understanding with anyone to participate in the distribution of the old notes or the new notes within the meaning of the Securities Act;



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you are not an affiliate of AerCap Aviation or AerCap; and



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you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, the distribution of the new notes.

        Our belief is based upon existing interpretations by the SEC's staff contained in several "no-action" letters to third parties unrelated to us. If you tender your old notes in the exchange offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of new notes, you cannot rely on these interpretations by the SEC's staff and you must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction.

        The SEC considers broker-dealers that acquired old notes directly from us, but not as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, to be making a distribution of the new notes if they participate in the exchange offer. Consequently, these broker-dealers cannot use this prospectus for the exchange offer in connection with a resale of the new notes and, absent an exemption, must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a resale of the new notes. These broker-dealers cannot rely on the position of the SEC's staff set forth in the Exxon Capital Letters.

        A broker-dealer that has bought old notes for market-making or other trading activities must deliver a prospectus in order to resell any new notes it receives for its own account in the exchange offer. The SEC has taken the position that such broker-dealers may fulfill their prospectus delivery requirements with respect to the new notes by delivering the prospectus contained in the registration statement for the exchange offer. Accordingly, this prospectus may be used by such a broker-dealer to resell any of its new notes. We have agreed in the registration rights agreement to send a prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests copies in the notice and questionnaire included in the letter of transmittal accompanying the prospectus for a period of up to 180 days after the effective date of the registration statement for the exchange offer (or such shorter period during which broker-dealers are required by law to deliver this prospectus). Unless you are required to do so because you are such a broker-dealer, you may not use this prospectus for an offer to resell, resale or other retransfer of new notes.

        We are not making this exchange offer to, nor will we accept tenders for exchange from, holders of old notes in any jurisdiction in which the exchange offer or the acceptance of it would not be in compliance with the securities or blue sky laws of that jurisdiction.

        You may suffer adverse consequences if you fail to exchange your old notes. Following the completion of the exchange offer, except as set forth below and in the registration rights agreement, you will not have any further registration rights and your old notes will continue to be subject to certain restrictions on transfer. Accordingly, if you do not participate in the exchange offer, your ability to sell your old notes could be adversely affected.

        Under the registration rights agreement, we are required to file a shelf registration statement with the SEC to cover resales of the old notes or the new notes by holders if (i) any change of law or applicable SEC interpretations thereof result in any holder other than Restricted Holders (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) not receiving freely tradeable new notes in the exchange offer, (ii) the exchange offer is not consummated on or before February 16, 2013, (iii) any initial purchaser so

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requests with respect to old notes not eligible to be exchanged for new notes in the exchange offer, (iv) any holder (other than the initial purchaser) notifies us prior to the 20^th business day following the completion of the exchange offer that (A) it is prohibited by applicable law or SEC policy from participating in the exchange offer, (B) it may not resell the new notes acquired by it in the exchange offer to the public without delivering a prospectus and the prospectus contained in the registration statement for the exchange offer is not appropriate or available for such resales, or (C) it is a broker-dealer and owns notes acquired directly from us or from an affiliate of ours or, (v) in the case of any initial purchaser that participates in the exchange offer or otherwise acquires new notes under the registration rights agreement, such initial purchaser does not receive freely tradeable new notes on the date of exchange.

        If we are obligated to file a shelf registration statement, we will be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep such shelf registration statement effective for up to two years after it is declared effective.

Representations We Need From You Before You May Participate in the Exchange Offer

        We need representations from you before you can participate in the exchange offer.

        These representations are that:

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any new notes received by you will be acquired in the ordinary course of your business;



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you have no arrangement or understanding with anyone to participate in the distribution of the old notes or the new notes within the meaning of the Securities Act;



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you are not an affiliate, within the meaning in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D of the Securities Act, of AerCap Aviation or AerCap;



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you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, the distribution of the new notes; and



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if you are a broker-dealer, you will receive new notes for your own account in exchange for old notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and that you will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new notes.

Terms of the Exchange Offer

        We will accept any validly tendered old notes that are not withdrawn prior to midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date. We will issue $1,000 principal amount of new notes in exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of your old notes tendered. Holders may tender some or all of their old notes in the exchange offer.

        The form and terms of the new notes will be substantially the same as the form and terms of your old notes except that:

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interest on the new notes will accrete or accrue, as the case may be, from the last interest payment date on which interest accreted or was paid on your old notes, or, if no interest has accreted or been paid on the old notes, from the date of the original issuance of your old notes;



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the new notes have been registered under the Securities Act and will not bear a legend restricting their transfer; and



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the new notes will not benefit from the registration and related rights pursuant to which we are conducting this exchange offer, including an increase in the interest rate related to defaults in our agreement to carry out this exchange offer.

        This prospectus and the documents you received with this prospectus are being sent to you and to others believed to have beneficial interests in the old notes. We intend to conduct the exchange offer in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC.

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        We will have accepted your validly tendered old notes when we have given written notice to Wilmington Trust. Wilmington Trust will act as agent for the purpose of receiving the old notes. If any tendered old notes are not accepted for exchange because of an invalid tender, the occurrence of certain other events or otherwise, certificates sent to Wilmington Trust will be returned, without expense, promptly after the Expiration Date to you, unless you request in the letter of transmittal that the old notes be sent to someone else.

        You will not be required to pay brokerage commissions, fees or transfer taxes in the exchange of your old notes. We will pay all charges and expenses in connection with the exchange offer except for any taxes you may incur in effecting the transfer of your old notes or new notes to some other person, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of notes pursuant to the exchange offer.

Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments

        The exchange offer will expire at midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on        , 2012, unless we extend the exchange offer, in which case the exchange offer shall terminate at midnight, New York City time, on the last day of the extension. We do not currently intend to extend the Expiration Date. In any event, the exchange offer will be held open for at least 20 business days. In order to extend the exchange offer, we will issue a notice by press release or other public announcement.

        We reserve the right, in our sole discretion:

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to delay accepting your old notes due to an extension of the exchange offer;



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to extend the exchange offer;



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to terminate the exchange offer, if any of the conditions shall not have been satisfied; or



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to amend the terms of the exchange offer in any manner.

        We intend to make public announcements of any delay in acceptance, extension, termination, amendment or waiver regarding the exchange offer no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date for the exchange offer. If we amend the exchange offer in a manner that we determine to constitute a material change, including the waiver of a material condition, we will promptly disclose the amendment in a manner reasonably calculated to inform the holders of outstanding notes of that amendment and we will extend the exchange offer if necessary so that at least five business days remain in the offer following notice of the material change.

        Without limiting the manner in which we may choose to make such announcement, we will not, unless otherwise required by law, have any obligation to publish, advertise or otherwise communicate any such announcement other than by issuing a press release to an appropriate news agency or another means of announcement that we deem appropriate.

Procedures for Tendering Your Old Notes

        Except in limited circumstances, only a DTC participant listed on a DTC securities position listing with respect to the old notes may tender old notes in the exchange offer. Except as stated below under "—Book-Entry Transfer," to tender in the exchange offer:

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if you hold your position through DTC, you must instruct DTC and a DTC participant by completing the form "Instruction to Registered Holder from Beneficial Owner" accompanying this prospectus of your intention whether or not you wish to tender your old notes for new notes, and you must in turn follow the procedures for book-entry transfer as set forth below under "—Book-Entry Transfer" and in the letter of transmittal; or



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if you hold your position through Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, the form "Instruction to Registered Holder from Beneficial Owner" with respect to old notes held through Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg must be completed by a direct accountholder in Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, and interests in the old notes must be tendered in compliance with procedures established by Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg.

        If you intend to use the guaranteed delivery procedures, you must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.

        None of AerCap Aviation, AerCap or the exchange agent will be responsible for the communication of tenders by holders to the accountholders in DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg through which they hold old notes or by such accountholders to the exchange agent, DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg.

        Holders will not be responsible for the payment of any fees or commissions to the exchange agent for the old notes.

        In no event should a holder submitting a tender for exchange send a letter of transmittal or old notes to any agent of AerCap Aviation or AerCap other than the exchange agent, or to DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg.

        Holders may contact the exchange agent for assistance in filling out and delivering letters of transmittal and for additional copies of the exchange offer materials.

        To be tendered effectively, a letter of transmittal or, as described below under "—Book-Entry Transfer," an "agent's message" and other required documents must be received by Wilmington Trust at its address set forth under "—Exchange Agent" below prior to the Expiration Date.

        If you do not withdraw your tender before the Expiration Date, your tender will constitute an agreement between you and us in accordance with the terms and conditions in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal.

        The method of delivery of your old notes, the letter of transmittal and all other required documents to be delivered to Wilmington Trust is at your election and risk. Instead of delivery by mail, it is recommended that you use an overnight or hand delivery service. In all cases, you should allow sufficient time to ensure delivery to Wilmington Trust before the Expiration Date. No letter of transmittal or old notes should be sent to us. You may request your brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or nominees to effect these transactions on your behalf.

Procedure if the Old Notes Are Not Registered in Your Name

        If your old notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you wish to tender your old notes, then you should contact the registered holder promptly and instruct the registered holder to tender on your behalf. If you wish to tender on behalf of a registered owner, you must, prior to completing and executing a letter of transmittal and delivering the registered owner's old notes, either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the old notes in your name or obtain a properly completed power of attorney or other proper endorsement from the registered holder. We strongly urge you to act immediately since the transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time.

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Signature Requirements and Signature Guarantees

        Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act, referred to as an "eligible institution," that is a member of specified signature guarantee programs. Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal will not be required to be guaranteed if the old notes are tendered:

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by a registered holder that has not completed the box entitled "Special Issuance Instructions" or "Special Delivery Instructions" on the letter of transmittal; or



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for the account of an eligible institution.

        If a letter of transmittal or any notes or powers of attorney are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing. Evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to so act must be submitted with such letter of transmittal unless waived by us.

Conditions to the Exchange Offer

        All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility, including time of receipt, acceptance and withdrawal of tendered old notes will be determined by us, in our sole discretion, and our determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all old notes not properly tendered or any old notes the acceptance of which would be unlawful in the opinion of us or our counsel. We also reserve the right to waive any defects, irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular old notes. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer, including the instructions in a letter of transmittal, will be final and binding on all parties. Any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of old notes must be cured within such time as we shall determine, unless waived by us at or prior to the Expiration Date. Although we intend to notify you of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of old notes, neither we, Wilmington Trust nor any other person shall be under any duty to give such notification or shall incur any liability for failure to give such notification. Tenders of old notes will not be deemed to have been made until all such defects and irregularities have been cured or waived. Any old notes received by Wilmington Trust that are not properly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned by Wilmington Trust promptly following the Expiration Date to you, unless you request in the letter of transmittal that the old notes be sent to someone else.

        In addition, we reserve the right in our sole discretion to purchase or make offers for any old notes that remain outstanding after the Expiration Date and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to purchase old notes in the open market in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. The terms of any such purchases or offers could differ from the terms of this exchange offer.

        Despite any other term of the exchange offer, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or exchange new notes for, any old notes, and we may terminate the exchange offer, if:

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the exchange offer, or the making of any exchange by a holder, violates, in our good faith determination or on the advice of counsel, any applicable law, rule or regulation or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC;



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any action or proceeding is instituted or threatened in any court or by the SEC or any other governmental agency with respect to the exchange offer that, in our judgment, would impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer; or



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        The conditions listed above are for our sole benefit and may be asserted by us at any time, regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any of these conditions, or may be waived by us in whole or in part at any time at or prior to the Expiration Date in our sole discretion. The failure by us to exercise any of our rights shall not be a waiver of our rights. If we waive a material condition, we will promptly disclose the amendment in a manner reasonably calculated to inform the holders of outstanding notes of that amendment and we will extend the exchange offer if necessary so that at least five business days remain in the offer following notice of the waiver of the material condition. We are required to use reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any stop order at the earliest possible time.

        In all cases, the issuance of new notes for tendered old notes that are accepted for exchange in the exchange offer will be made only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of:

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certificates for old notes or a timely confirmation from DTC of such old notes into the exchange agent's account at DTC,



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a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal or, with respect to DTC and its participants, an Agent's Message in which the tendering holder acknowledges its receipt of and agreement to be bound by the letter of transmittal for such exchange offer, and



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all other required documents.

        If we do not accept your tendered old notes or if you submit old notes for a greater aggregate principal amount than you desire to exchange, then the unaccepted or unexchanged old notes will be returned without expense to you or, in the case of old notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the exchange agent's account at DTC pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures described below, such non-exchanged old notes will be credited to an account maintained with DTC promptly after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer.

Book-Entry Transfer

        We understand that the exchange agent will make a request promptly after the date of this prospectus to establish accounts with respect to the old notes at DTC for the purpose of facilitating the exchange offer. Any financial institution that is a participant in DTC's system may make book-entry delivery of old notes by causing DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case may be, to transfer such old notes into the exchange agent's DTC account in accordance with DTC's electronic Automated Tender Offer Program procedures for such transfer. The exchange of new notes for tendered old notes will only be made after timely:

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confirmation of book-entry transfer of the old notes into the exchange agent's account; and



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receipt by the exchange agent of an executed and properly completed letter of transmittal or an Agent's Message and all other required documents specified in the letter of transmittal.

        The confirmation, letter of transmittal or Agent's Message and any other required documents must be received at the exchange agent's address listed below under "—Exchange Agent" on or before midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date of the exchange offer or, if the guaranteed delivery procedures described below are complied with, within the time period provided under those procedures.

        As indicated above, delivery of documents to any of DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg in accordance with its procedures does not constitute delivery to the exchange agent.

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        The term "Agent's Message" means a message, transmitted by DTC and received by the exchange agent and forming part of the confirmation of a book-entry transfer, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from a participant in DTC tendering old notes stating:

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the aggregate principal amount of old notes that have been tendered by the participant;



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that such participant has received an appropriate letter of transmittal and agrees to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal and the terms of the exchange offer; and



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that we may enforce such agreement against the participant.

        Delivery of an Agent's Message will also constitute an acknowledgment from the tendering DTC participant that the representations contained in the letter of transmittal are true and correct.

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

        If you wish to tender your old notes and the old notes are not immediately available, or time will not permit your old notes or other required documents to reach Wilmington Trust before the Expiration Date, or the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis, a tender may be effected if:

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the tender is made through an eligible institution;



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before the Expiration Date, the exchange agent has received from such eligible institution a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, or a facsimile thereof, and notice of guaranteed delivery substantially in the form provided by us, by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery. The notice of guaranteed delivery shall state your name and address and the amount of the old notes tendered, shall state that the tender is being made thereby and shall guarantee that, within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the date of execution of the notice of guaranteed delivery, the certificates for all physically tendered old notes, in proper form for transfer, or a confirmation from DTC of book-entry transfer, the letter of transmittal, or a manually executed facsimile thereof, properly completed and duly executed, and any other documents required by the applicable letter of transmittal will be deposited by the eligible institution with the exchange agent; and



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the certificates for all physically tendered old notes, in proper form for transfer, or a confirmation from DTC of book-entry transfer, the properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, or a manually executed facsimile thereof, and all other documents required by the applicable letter of transmittal are received by the exchange agent within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the date of execution of the notice of guaranteed delivery.

Withdrawal Rights

        You may withdraw your tender of old notes at any time prior to midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

        For a withdrawal of tendered old notes to be effective, a written, or for a DTC participant electronic, notice of withdrawal must be received by the exchange agent, at its address set forth in the next section of this prospectus entitled "—Exchange Agent," prior to midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

        Any such notice of withdrawal must:

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specify your name;



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be signed by you in the same manner as the original signature on the letter of transmittal by which your old notes were tendered, including any required signature guarantees, or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient for the trustee of your old notes to register the transfer of those old notes into the name of the person withdrawing the tender; and



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specify the name in which you want the withdrawn old notes to be registered, if different from your name.

        All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility, including time of receipt, of such notices will be determined by us, and our determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any old notes withdrawn will be considered not to have been validly tendered for exchange for the purposes of the exchange offer. Any old notes that have been tendered for exchange but that are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to you without cost promptly after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the exchange offer relating to such old notes. Properly withdrawn old notes may be retendered by following one of the procedures described above in "—Procedures for Tendering Your Old Notes" at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date.

Exchange Agent

        All executed letters of transmittal should be directed to the exchange agent. We have appointed Wilmington Trust as the exchange agent for the exchange offer. Questions, requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of the prospectus or letter of transmittal should be directed to the exchange agent at its offices at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19890-1626. The exchange agent's facsimile number is (302) 636-4139.

Fees and Expenses

        We will not make any payments to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer, other than to the exchange agent. The principal solicitation is being made by mail. However, additional solicitations may be made in person or by telephone by our officers and employees.

        The cash expenses to be incurred in connection with the exchange offer will be paid by us and are estimated in the aggregate to be approximately $                , which includes the SEC registration fee, fees and expenses of Wilmington Trust, as exchange agent, and accounting, legal, printing and related fees and expenses.

Transfer Taxes

        If you tender old notes for exchange, you will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes unless you instruct us to register your new notes in a different name or if a transfer tax is imposed for a reason other than the exchange of notes pursuant to this exchange offer. If you request that your old notes not tendered or not accepted in the exchange offer be returned to a different person, you will be responsible for the payment of any applicable transfer tax.

Consequences of Failure to Properly Tender Old Notes in the Exchange

        We will issue new notes in exchange for old notes under the exchange offer only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of the old notes, a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal or Agent's Message and all other required documents. Therefore, holders of the old notes desiring to tender old notes in exchange for new notes should allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery. We are under no duty to give notification of defects or irregularities of tenders of old notes for exchange. Upon completion of the exchange offer, specified rights under the registration rights agreement, including registration rights and any right to additional interest, will be either limited or eliminated.

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        Participation in the exchange offer is voluntary. In the event the exchange offer is completed, we will not be required to register the remaining old notes, except in the limited circumstances described under "—Purpose and Effect of Exchange Offer; Registration Rights." Old notes that are not tendered or that are tendered but not accepted by us will, following completion of the exchange offer, continue to be subject to the following restrictions on transfer:

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holders may resell old notes only if an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is available or, outside of the United States, to non-U.S. persons in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S under the Securities Act; and



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the remaining old notes will bear a legend restricting transfer in the absence of registration or an exemption from registration.

        To the extent that old notes are tendered and accepted in connection with the exchange offer, any trading market for remaining old notes could be adversely affected.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW NOTES

General

        The form and terms of the new notes and the old notes are identical in all material respects, except that transfer restrictions and registration rights applicable to the old notes do not apply to the new notes. The new notes will be issued under the Indenture.

        AerCap Aviation issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of the old notes on May 22, 2012 pursuant to the Indenture. The Indenture is subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act," or "TIA"). The terms of the new notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act. The following is a summary of the material terms and provisions of the new notes and the Indenture. The following summary does not purport to be a complete description of the new notes or such agreements and is subject to the detailed provisions of, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Indenture. You can find definitions of certain terms used in this description under the heading "—Certain Definitions." For purposes of this summary, the term "Parent Guarantor" refers only to AerCap Holdings N.V., and not to any of its Subsidiaries and the term "Issuer" refers only to AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V. and not to any of its Subsidiaries.

Brief Description of the New Notes

        The new notes will be:

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general senior obligations of the Issuer;



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pari passu in right of payment with any existing and future senior Indebtedness of the Issuer;



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senior in right of payment to any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer;



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structurally subordinated to all liabilities and preferred stock of subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor (other than the Issuer) that do not guarantee the notes; and



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guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor with such guarantee ranking pari passu in right of payment with any existing and future senior indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor.

        Without limitation on the generality of the foregoing, the guarantee of the new notes by the Parent Guarantor will be effectively subordinated to secured Indebtedness and other obligations of the Parent Guarantor to the extent of the value of the assets securing such Indebtedness and other obligations. In the event of the Parent Guarantor's bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization or other winding up, the Parent Guarantor's assets that secure such secured Indebtedness and other obligations will be available to pay obligations on the new notes only after all Indebtedness under such secured Indebtedness and other obligations have been repaid in full from such assets.

        On the closing date for the exchange offer, the new notes will not be guaranteed by any subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor. The new notes will be structurally subordinated to all liabilities and obligations of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries. Claims of creditors of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries, including trade creditors, secured creditors and creditors holding debt and guarantees issued by those subsidiaries, and claims of preferred shareholders (if any) of those subsidiaries generally will have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of those subsidiaries over the claims of creditors of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor, including Holders of the new notes.

        On the Closing Date, all of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries will be "Restricted Subsidiaries," except for AerCo Limited. AerCo Limited is an aircraft securitization vehicle which we do not consolidate in our consolidated financials statements and to which investment we have not assigned any value on our balance sheet because we do not expect to receive any proceeds from our interest. Under the circumstances described below under the subheading "—Certain Covenants—Limitation on

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Restricted Payments," the Parent Guarantor will be permitted to designate other of the Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries as "Unrestricted Subsidiaries." The Parent Guarantor's Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to many of the restrictive covenants in the Indenture.

Note Guarantees

        The obligations of the Issuer pursuant to the new notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed (a "Note Guarantee"), jointly and severally, by (i) the Parent Guarantor, and (ii) each future Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor under the conditions set out below. The new notes will not be guaranteed initially by any of the Parent Guarantor's subsidiaries or any third party.

        The Note Guarantees will be:

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senior unsecured obligations of each Guarantor;



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rank pari passu in right of payment with any existing and future senior indebtedness of each Guarantor; and



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effectively subordinated to all existing and future secured indebtedness of each Guarantor to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and



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structurally subordinated to any indebtedness of the Guarantor's subsidiaries that are not Guarantors.

        From and after the Closing Date, the Parent Guarantor will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Securitization Subsidiary or a Guarantor), directly or indirectly, to guarantee any Capital Markets Debt or unsecured Credit Facility (other than Standard Securitization Undertakings in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing) of the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor or any other Guarantor unless, such Restricted Subsidiary:

        (a)   within five Business Days of the date on which it guarantees Capital Markets Debt or an unsecured Credit Facility of the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor or any Guarantor executes and delivers to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary shall guarantee in a Note Guarantee all of the Issuer's obligations under the new notes and the Indenture and other terms contained in the applicable supplemental indenture and subject to the conditions contained in such supplemental indenture; and

        (b)   delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (which may contain customary exceptions) that such supplemental indenture and Note Guarantee have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Restricted Subsidiary and constitute legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of such Restricted Subsidiary.

        Thereafter, such Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for all purposes of the Indenture until such Note Guarantee is released in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. In the event of a sale or other transfer or disposition of all of the Capital Stock in any subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor who is a Guarantor to any Person that is not an Affiliate of the Issuer in compliance with the terms of the Indenture, or in the event all or substantially all the assets or Capital Stock of a subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor who is a Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Issuer in compliance with the terms of the Indenture, then, without any further action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, such Guarantor (or the Person concurrently acquiring such assets of such Guarantor) shall be deemed automatically and unconditionally cancelled, released and discharged of any obligations under its Note Guarantee, as evidenced by a written instrument or confirmation executed by the Trustee, upon request; provided, however that the Issuer delivers an Officers' Certificate to the Trustee certifying that the net cash proceeds of such sale or other disposition will be applied in accordance with the "Asset Sales" covenant and, if evidence of such cancellation, discharge or release is requested to be executed

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by the Trustee, an Officers' Certificate and an opinion of counsel. In addition, the Note Guarantee of a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor who is a Guarantor will be released:

        (a)   if the Issuer designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture;

        (b)   if the Guarantor ceases to be a guarantor under any Capital Markets Debt or unsecured Credit Facilities, including the guarantee that resulted in the obligation of such Guarantor to guarantee the new notes, and is released or discharged from all obligations thereunder; provided that if such Person has incurred any Indebtedness in reliance on its status as a Guarantor under the covenant "—Certain covenants—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock" such Guarantor's obligations under such Indebtedness, as the case may be, so incurred are satisfied in full and discharged or are otherwise permitted to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor) under "—Certain covenants—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock"; or

        (c)   upon legal defeasance, covenant defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the indenture as provided below under the captions "—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance" and "—Satisfaction and Discharge."

The Parent Guarantor may cause any other Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor to issue a Note Guarantee and become a Guarantor.

        Each Note Guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary will be limited to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed by that Restricted Subsidiary without rendering the Note Guarantee, as it relates to such Restricted Subsidiary, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Principal, Maturity and Interest

        The new notes will mature on May 30, 2017. The Issuer may issue additional notes from time to time after this offering under the Indenture ("Additional Notes"). Any offering of Additional Notes is subject to the covenants described below under the caption "Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock." The new notes offered hereby and any Additional Notes subsequently issued under the Indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to "new notes" for all purposes of the Indenture and this "Description of the New Notes" include any Additional Notes that are actually issued. The new notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $200,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

        Interest on the new notes will accrue at the rate of 6.375% per annum and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on May 30 and November 30, commencing on November 30, 2012, to Holders of record on the immediately preceding May 15 and November 15. Interest on the new notes will accrue from the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the old note surrendered in exchange for the new note or, if no interest has been paid on such old note, from May 22, 2012. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

Payment of Additional Amounts

        Under current law in the Netherlands, no withholding tax will be imposed upon payments on the new notes or the Note Guarantees, if any. All payments made under or with respect to the new notes or any Note Guarantee by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any successor to any of them (each such person, a "Payor") will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction on for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments or other government charges and any interest, penalties or other liabilities with respect thereto ("Taxes"), unless the withholding or

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deduction of such Taxes is required by law. If any withholding or deduction for or on account of Taxes is required by applicable law, the applicable Payor will pay to Holders of the new notes such additional amounts ("Additional Amounts") as may be necessary so that every net payment of interest (including any premium paid upon redemption of the new notes and any discount deemed interest under Netherlands law), principal or other amount on that new note or the Note Guarantee will not be less than the amount such Holders would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted.

        Net payment shall mean the amount that any Holder receives from any Payor or our Paying Agent after deduction or withholding of any amount for or on account of any Taxes imposed with respect to that payment (including any withholding or deduction attributable to Additional Amounts) by the Netherlands or any jurisdiction where any Payor is incorporated, resident or engaged in business for tax purposes or from or through which any payment in respect of the notes or any Note Guarantee is made, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (each, a "Relevant Tax Jurisdiction").

        The Issuer (and Guarantors) will also indemnify and reimburse Holders for:

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taxes (including any interest, penalties and related expenses) imposed on the Holders (or if a Holder is not the beneficial owner, the beneficial owner) by a Relevant Tax Jurisdiction if and to the same extent that a Holder would have been entitled to receive Additional Amounts if the Issuer (or a Guarantor) or other applicable withholding agent had been required to deduct or withhold those taxes from payments on the new notes or the Note Guarantees; and



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stamp, court, documentary or similar taxes or charges (including any interest, penalties and related expenses) imposed by a Relevant Tax Jurisdiction in connection with the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of the new notes or the Note Guarantees or other related documents and obligations.

        This obligation to pay Additional Amounts is subject to several important exceptions, however. The Issuer (or a Guarantor) will not pay Additional Amounts to any Holder for or on account of any of the following:

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any Tax imposed solely because at any time there is or was a connection between the Holder (or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of or possessor of power over the relevant Holder if the Holder is an estate, nominee, trust, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation) and the Relevant Tax Jurisdiction imposing the tax (other than the mere receipt of a payment or the acquisition, ownership, disposition or holding of, or enforcement of rights under, a new note or the Note Guarantees);



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any estate, inheritance, gift, excise, transfer, property, transfer or any similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;



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any Taxes imposed solely because the Holder (or if the Holder is not the beneficial owner, the beneficial owner) fails to comply with any certification, identification or other reporting requirement concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the taxing jurisdiction of the Holder or any beneficial owner of the new note or the Note Guarantees, if compliance is required by law or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the jurisdiction imposing the tax is a party, as a precondition to an exemption from the tax, assessment or other governmental charge for which such Holder is eligible and the Issuer (or a Guarantor) has given the Holders written notice within a reasonable period of time prior to the first payment date with respect to which such information or identification is required under applicable law that Holders will be required to provide such information and identification;



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thereof is duly provided for and notice thereof given to Holders, whichever occurs later, except to the extent that the Holder of the new note would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the new notes been presented on the last day of such 30-day period;

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any withholding or deduction imposed on a payment to an individual that is required to be made pursuant to the European Union Directive on the taxation of savings income, which was adopted by the ECOFIN Council on June 3, 2003, or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive;



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any Tax imposed on or with respect to a payment made to a Holder or beneficial owner of new notes who would have been able to avoid such withholding or deduction by presenting the relevant new notes to another paying agent in a member state of the European Union;



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any Tax payable other than by deduction or withholding from payments to a Holder or beneficial owner under, or with respect to, the new notes or with respect to any Note Guarantee; or



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any combination of above items.

        The Payor will (i) make any such withholding or deduction required by applicable law and (ii) remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority in accordance with applicable law. The Payor will make reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of tax receipts evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld from each Relevant Tax Jurisdiction imposing such Taxes. The Payor will provide to the Trustee, within a reasonable time after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld are due pursuant to applicable law, either a certified copy of tax receipts evidencing such payment, or, if such tax receipts are not reasonably available to the Payor, such other documentation that provides reasonable evidence of such payment by the Payor.

        The tax gross-up and indemnity obligations described above will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of the Indenture and will apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Person to any Payor and to any jurisdiction in which such successor is organized or is otherwise resident or doing business for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made by such successor or its respective agents. Whenever the Indenture or this "Description of the New Notes" refers to, in any context, the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any note or any guarantee, such reference includes the payment of Additional Amounts or indemnification payments as described hereunder, if applicable.

Payments

        Principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the new notes will be payable at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained for such purpose or, at the option of the Issuer, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders of the new notes at their respective addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to new notes represented by one or more global notes registered in the name of or held by DTC or its nominee will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder or Holders thereof. Until otherwise designated by the Issuer, the Issuer's office or agency will be the office of the trustee maintained for such purpose.

Ranking

        The Indebtedness evidenced by the new notes will be senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, and will rank pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior Indebtedness of the Issuer. The Indebtedness evidenced by the new notes will be senior in right of payment to all existing and future Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer.

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        As of June 30, 2012, on an as adjusted basis after giving effect to the old notes offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries would have had $6.3 billion aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding, none of which was Subordinated Indebtedness. All of the operations of the Parent Guarantor are conducted through its Subsidiaries. Claims of creditors on such Subsidiaries, including trade creditors, and claims of preferred shareholders (if any) of such Subsidiaries generally will have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of such Subsidiaries over the claims of creditors of the Parent Guarantor, including the Holders of the new notes. The Note Guarantees, therefore, will be structurally subordinated to holders of Indebtedness and other creditors (including trade creditors) and preferred shareholders (if any) of the Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor.

        Although the Indenture will limit the incurrence of Indebtedness by certain of the Parent Guarantor's Subsidiaries, such limitation is subject to a number of significant qualifications. See "—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock."

Mandatory Redemption

        The Issuer is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the new notes, but the Issuer may be required to offer to purchase the new notes as set forth below under "—Repurchase at the Option of Holders."

Optional Redemption

        Except as described below, the new notes are not redeemable at the Issuer's option. At any time the Issuer may redeem all or a part of the new notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior notice mailed by first class mail to each Holder's registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of new notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date, subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

        The Trustee shall select the new notes to be redeemed in the manner described under "—Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Selection and Notice."

        In addition to the Issuer's right to redeem new notes as set forth above, the Issuer may at any time and from time to time purchase new notes in open-market transactions, tender offers or otherwise.

Redemption for Taxation Reasons

        The Issuer will be entitled, at its option, to redeem the notes in whole if at any time it becomes obligated to pay Additional Amounts on the notes on the next interest payment date with respect to the notes, but only if its obligation results from a change in, or an amendment to, the laws or treaties (including any regulations or official rulings promulgated thereunder) of a Relevant Tax Jurisdiction (or a political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein), or from a change in any official position regarding the interpretation, administration or application of those laws, treaties, regulations or official rulings (including a change resulting from a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction), that becomes effective and is announced after the Closing Date (or, if the applicable Relevant Tax Jurisdiction became a Relevant Tax Jurisdiction on a date after the Closing Date, such later date) and provided the Issuer cannot avoid the obligation after taking reasonable measures to do so. If the Issuer redeems the new notes in these circumstances, it will do so at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the new notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and any other amounts due to the redemption date.

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        If the Issuer becomes entitled to redeem the notes in these circumstances, it may do so at any time on a redemption date of its choice. However, the Issuer must give the Holders of the notes being redeemed notice of the redemption not less than 30 days or more than 60 days before the redemption date and not more than 90 days before the next date on which it would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts. In addition, the Issuer's obligation to pay Additional Amounts must remain in effect when it gives the notice of redemption. Notice of the Issuer's intent to redeem the notes shall not be effective until such time as it delivers to the Trustee both an Officers' Certificate stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by taking reasonable measures and an opinion of independent legal counsel or an independent auditor stating that the Issuer is obligated to pay Additional Amounts because of an amendment to or change in law, treaties or position as described in the preceding paragraph.

Repurchase at the Option of Holders

Change of Control Triggering Event

        If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, the Issuer will make an offer to purchase all of the new notes pursuant to the offer described below (the "Change of Control Offer") at a price in cash (the "Change of Control Payment") equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of purchase, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, the Issuer will send notice of such Change of Control Offer by first class mail, with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder of new notes to the address of such Holder appearing in the security register or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, with the following information:

        (1)   a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to the covenant entitled "Change of Control," and that all new notes properly tendered pursuant to such Change of Control Offer will be accepted for payment;

        (2)   the purchase price and the purchase date, which will be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the "Change of Control Payment Date");

        (3)   any note not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest;

        (4)   unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all new notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on, but not including, the Change of Control Payment Date;

        (5)   Holders electing to have any new notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the new notes, with the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the new notes completed, to the paying agent specified in the notice at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third business day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;

        (6)   Holders will be entitled to withdraw their tendered new notes and their election to require the Issuer to purchase such new notes; provided that the paying agent receives, not later than the close of business on the last day of the offer period, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the new notes, the principal amount of new notes tendered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered new notes and its election to have such new notes purchased;

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        (8)   that Holders whose notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the notes surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be equal to $200,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

        While the new notes are in global form and the Issuer makes an offer to purchase all of the notes pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, a Holder may exercise its option to elect for the purchase of the new notes through the facilities of DTC, subject to DTC's rules and regulations.

        We will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control Triggering Event if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by us and purchases all new notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer or (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to the Indenture as described under the caption "—Optional Redemption," unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event, conditional upon such Change of Control.

        New notes repurchased by us pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will have the status of new notes issued but not outstanding or will be retired and canceled at the option of the Issuer. New notes purchased by a third party pursuant to the preceding paragraph will have the status of new notes issued and outstanding.

        The Issuer will comply with the requirements of Section 14(e) under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the new notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of the Indenture, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in the Indenture by virtue thereof.

        On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer will, to the extent permitted by law,

        (1)   accept for payment all new notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer,

        (2)   deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the aggregate Change of Control Payment in respect of all new notes or portions thereof so tendered, and

        (3)   at the option of the Issuer, deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation the new notes so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating that such notes or portions thereof have been tendered to and purchased by the Issuer.

        The paying agent will promptly mail to each Holder of the notes the Change of Control Payment for such notes, and the Trustee, upon the Issuer's order, will promptly authenticate and mail to each Holder a new note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new note will be in a principal amount of $200,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Issuer will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

        The Change of Control Triggering Event purchase feature is a result of negotiations between the initial purchasers of the new notes and us. We have no present intention to engage in a transaction that would trigger a Change of Control Offer, although it is possible that we could decide to do so in the future. Subject to the limitations discussed below, we could, in the future, enter into certain transactions, including acquisitions, refinancings or other recapitalizations, that would not constitute a Change of Control Triggering Event under the Indenture, but that could cause a change in effective control of the Parent Guarantor, increase the amount of Indebtedness outstanding at such time or

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otherwise affect our capital structure or credit ratings. Restrictions on our ability to incur additional Indebtedness are contained in the covenants described under "Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock" and "Certain Covenants—Liens." Such restrictions in the Indenture can be waived only with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the new notes then outstanding. Except for the limitations contained in such covenants, however, the Indenture will not contain any covenants or provisions that may afford Holders of the new notes protection in a highly levered transaction.

        The definition of "Change of Control" includes a disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer to certain Persons. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase "substantially all," there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, in certain circumstances there may be a degree of uncertainty as to whether a particular transaction would involve a disposition of "all or substantially all" of the assets of the Issuer. As a result, it may be unclear as to whether a Change of Control has occurred and whether a Holder of new notes may require the Issuer to make an offer to repurchase the new notes as described above. In a recent decision, the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware raised the possibility that a change of control occurring as a result of a failure to have "continuing directors" comprising a majority of a board of directors may be unenforceable on public policy grounds.

        The existence of a Holder's right to require the Issuer to repurchase such Holder's new notes upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event may deter a third party from seeking to acquire the Issuer in a transaction that would constitute a Change of Control.

        The provisions under the Indenture relative to our obligation to make an offer to repurchase the new notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event may be waived or modified with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the new notes.

        Notice of redemption or repurchase, at the Issuer's option and discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of such Change of Control, as the case may be.

Asset Sales

        The Indenture will provide that the Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, cause, make or suffer to exist an Asset Sale unless:

        (1)   the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of; and

        (2)   except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents.

        Within 365 days after the Parent Guarantor's or a Restricted Subsidiary's receipt of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale covered by this clause (a), the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary, at its option, may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale:

        (1)   to make one or more offers to the Holders of the new notes (and, at the option of the Issuer, the holders of other senior Indebtedness) to purchase new notes (and such senior Indebtedness) pursuant to and subject to the conditions contained in the Indenture (each, an "Asset Sale Offer"); provided, however, that in connection with any prepayment, repayment or purchase of Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (1), the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary shall permanently retire such Indebtedness; provided further that if the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary shall so reduce any senior Indebtedness (other than the new notes),

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the Issuer will equally and ratably reduce Indebtedness under the new notes by making an offer to all Holders of new notes to purchase at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, the pro rata principal amount of the notes, such offer to be conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer;

        (2)   to make an investment in (a) any one or more businesses; provided that such investment in any business is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock and results in the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, owning an amount of the Capital Stock of such business such that it constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary, (b) capital expenditures or (c) acquisitions of other long-term assets, in each of (a), (b) and (c), used or useful in a Similar Business;

        (3)   to reduce Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary, other than Indebtedness owed to the Parent Guarantor or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the acquisition of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary by the Parent Guarantor shall constitute a reduction in such Indebtedness; or

        (4)   any combination of the foregoing.

        Any Net Proceeds that are not invested or applied as provided and within the time period set forth in the first sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph will be deemed to constitute "Excess Proceeds." In the case of clause (2) above, a binding commitment shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment; provided that (x) such investment is consummated within 635 days after receipt by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale, and (y) if such investment is not consummated within the period set forth in subclause (x), the Net Proceeds not so applied will be deemed to be Excess Proceeds. When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25.0 million, the Issuer shall make an Asset Sale Offer to all Holders of the new notes, and, if required by the terms of any senior Indebtedness, to the holders of such senior Indebtedness, to purchase the maximum principal amount of new notes and such other senior Indebtedness, that are $200,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. The Issuer will commence an Asset Sale Offer with respect to Excess Proceeds within 30 days after the date that Excess Proceeds exceeds $25.0 million by mailing the notice required pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, with a copy to the Trustee. To the extent that the aggregate amount of new notes and such senior Indebtedness tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Issuer may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, subject to other covenants contained in the Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of new notes or the senior Indebtedness surrendered by such holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the new notes and such senior Indebtedness will be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of the new notes or such senior Indebtedness tendered, subject to adjustments by the Issuer so that no new notes or such other senior Indebtedness are left outstanding in unauthorized denominations. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero. After the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary has applied the Net Proceeds from any Asset Sale as provided in, and within the time periods required by, this paragraph (a), the balance of such Net Proceeds, if any, from such Asset Sale may be used by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary for any purpose not prohibited by the terms of the Indenture.

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        For purposes of this covenant, the following are deemed to be cash or Cash Equivalents:

        (a)   any liabilities (as shown on the Parent Guarantor's, or such Restricted Subsidiary's most recent internally available balance sheet or in the new notes thereto) of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are contingent or by their terms subordinated to the notes) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets and as a result of which the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer obligated with respect to such liabilities or are indemnified against further liabilities;

        (b)   any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale;

        (c)   any Capital Stock, provided such receipt of Capital Stock would qualify under clause (2) of the second paragraph of this section; and

        (d)   any Designated Noncash Consideration received by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (d) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $300.0 million and (y) 3.0% of Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Noncash Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

        The Issuer will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the new notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of the Indenture, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in the Indenture by virtue thereof.

Selection and Notice

        If less than all of the new notes are to be redeemed or repurchased at any time, selection of such notes for redemption or repurchase, will be made by the Trustee on a pro rata basis or by lot or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC; provided that no new notes of $200,000 or less shall be purchased or redeemed in part.

        Notices of purchase or redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the purchase or redemption date to each Holder of new notes to be purchased or redeemed at such Holder's registered address. If any new note is to be purchased or redeemed in part only, any notice of purchase or redemption that relates to such note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof that has been or is to be purchased or redeemed. In the case of any book-entry notes, notices of purchase or redemption will be given to DTC in accordance with its applicable procedures.

        A new note in principal amount equal to the unpurchased or unredeemed portion of any note purchased or redeemed in part will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original note. On and after the purchase or redemption date, unless the Issuer defaults in payment of the purchase or redemption price, interest shall cease to accrue on notes or portions thereof purchased or called for redemption.

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Certain Covenants

        Set forth below are summaries of certain covenants contained in the Indenture.

Covenant Suspension

        If on any date following the Closing Date (i) the new notes have Investment Grade Ratings from two Rating Agencies, and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a "Covenant Suspension Event"), the Parent Guarantor and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the following covenants (collectively, the "Suspended Covenants"):

        (1)   "Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Asset Sales";

        (2)   "—Limitation on Restricted Payments";

        (3)   "—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock";

        (4)   clause (4) of the first paragraph of "—Amalgamation, Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets";

        (5)   "—Transactions with Affiliates"; and

        (6)   "—Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries."

        In the event that the Parent Guarantor and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants under the Indenture for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the "Reversion Date") one of the Rating Agencies (a) withdraws its Investment Grade Rating or downgrades the rating assigned to the new notes below an Investment Grade Rating and/or (b) the Issuer or any of its Affiliates enters into an agreement to effect a transaction that would result in a Change of Control Triggering Event and one of the Rating Agencies indicates that if consummated, such transaction (alone or together with any related recapitalization or refinancing transactions) would cause such Rating Agency to withdraw its Investment Grade Rating or downgrade the ratings assigned to the new notes below an Investment Grade Rating, then the Parent Guarantor and the Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants under the Indenture with respect to future events, including, without limitation, a proposed transaction described in clause (b) above.

        The period of time between the date of the Covenant Suspension Event and the Reversion Date is referred to in this description as the "Suspension Period." Additionally, upon the occurrence of a Covenant Suspension Event, the amount of Excess Proceeds from Net Proceeds shall be reset at zero. During the Suspension Period no additional subsidiary may be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such designation would have been permitted if the covenant described under the caption "Limitation on Restricted Payments" had been in effect at all times during the Suspension Period. In the event of any such reinstatement, no action taken or omitted to be taken by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries prior to such reinstatement will give rise to a Default or Event of Default under the Indentures with respect to new notes; provided that (1) with respect to Restricted Payments made after any such reinstatement, the amount of Restricted Payments made will be calculated as though the covenant described under the caption "—Limitation on Restricted Payments" had been in effect prior to, but not during the Suspension Period, and (2) all Indebtedness incurred, or Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued, during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been incurred or issued pursuant to clause (c) of the second paragraph of "—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock."

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        The Issuer will give notice to the Trustee and the Holders within 30 days of the date of any Covenant Suspension Event and/or any Reversion Date.

        There can be no assurance that the new notes will ever achieve or maintain Investment Grade Ratings.

Limitation on Restricted Payments.

        The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

        (1)   declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Parent Guarantor's or any Restricted Subsidiary's Equity Interests, including any dividend or distribution payable in connection with any amalgamation, merger or consolidation other than:

        (A)  dividends or distributions by the Parent Guarantor payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests; or

        (B)  dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities;

        (2)   purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Parent Guarantor, including in connection with any amalgamation, merger or consolidation;

        (3)   make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value in each case, prior to any scheduled repayment, sinking fund payment or maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness, other than (x) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of Subordinated Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of purchase, repurchase or acquisition and (y) Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor to a Restricted Subsidiary or a Restricted Subsidiary to the Parent Guarantor or another Restricted Subsidiary; or

        (4)   make any Restricted Investment;

(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as "Restricted Payments"), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment:

        (a)   no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

        (b)   immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis, the Parent Guarantor could incur $1.00 of additional indebtedness under the provisions of the first paragraph of the covenant described "—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock"; and

        (c)   such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date (including Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (1) and (14) (with respect to the payment of dividends on Refunding Capital Stock pursuant to clause (b) thereof only) of the next succeeding

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paragraph, but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by the next succeeding paragraph), is less than the sum of:

        (1)   50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Parent Guarantor for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the full fiscal quarter immediately preceding the Closing Date, to the end of the Parent Guarantor's most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment, or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit, plus

        (2)   100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by the Parent Guarantor since immediately after the Closing Date (other than net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock pursuant to clause (l) of the second paragraph of "Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock") from the issue or sale of:

        (x)   Equity Interests of the Parent Guarantor, excluding cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received from the sale of (A) Equity Interests to members of management, directors or consultants of the Parent Guarantor and the Parent Guarantor's Subsidiaries after the Closing Date to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with clause (3) of the next succeeding paragraph; and (B) Designated Preferred Stock; or

        (y)   debt securities, Designated Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests of the Parent Guarantor;

provided, however, that this clause (2) shall not include the proceeds from (a) Refunding Capital Stock (as defined below), (b) Equity Interests or converted or exchanged debt securities of the Parent Guarantor sold to a Restricted Subsidiary or the Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, (c) Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted into or exchanged for Disqualified Stock or (d) Excluded Contributions, plus

        (3)   100% of the aggregate amount of cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property contributed to the capital of the Parent Guarantor following the Closing Date (other than net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock pursuant to clause (l) of the second paragraph of "Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock") (other than by a Restricted Subsidiary and other than by any Excluded Contributions), plus

        (4)   100% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary by means of:

        (A)  the sale or other disposition (other than to the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Restricted Investments made by the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries and repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments from the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries and repayments of loans or advances which constitute Restricted Investments by the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries in each case after the Closing Date; or

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in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clause (8) of the next succeeding paragraph or to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment) or a dividend or distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary in each case after the Closing Date; plus

        (5)   in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Fair Market Value of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of the redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, other than to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clause (6) of the next succeeding paragraph or to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment; plus

        (6)   $250.0 million.

        The foregoing provisions will not prohibit:

        (1)   the payment of any dividend or distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of the Indenture;

        (2)   the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, new Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor, which is incurred in compliance with "—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock" so long as:

        (A)  the principal amount (or accreted value) of such new Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired for value, plus the amount of any premium and any reasonable tender premiums, defeasance costs or other fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness,

        (B)  such Indebtedness has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the earlier of (x) the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired and (y) 91 days following the maturity of the new notes, and

        (C)  such Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity which is not less than the shorter of (x) the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired and (y) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, defeased, acquired or retired that were due on or after the date one year following the maturity date of any new notes then outstanding were instead due on such date one year following the maturity date of such notes (provided that, in the case of this subclause (C)(y), such Indebtedness does not provide for any scheduled principal payments prior to the maturity date of the new notes in excess of, or prior to, the scheduled principal payments due prior to such maturity for the Indebtedness being refunded or refinanced or defeased);

        (3)   a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of common Equity Interests of the Parent Guarantor held by any future, present or former employee, director or consultant of the Parent Guarantor, any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or other agreement or arrangement; provided, however, that the aggregate Restricted Payments made under this clause (3) do not exceed in any calendar year $5.0 million (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following proviso) of $10.0 million in any calendar

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year); provided further that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

        (A)  the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor to members of management, directors or consultants of the Parent Guarantor, any of its Subsidiaries that occurred after the Closing Date, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (c) of the preceding paragraph, plus

        (B)  the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date; less

        (C)  the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) of this clause (3);

provided that the Parent Guarantor may elect to apply all or any portion of the aggregate increase contemplated by subclauses (A) and (B) above in any calendar year;

        (4)   the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Parent Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary issued in accordance with the covenant described under "—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock" to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of Fixed Charges;

        (5)   the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued by the Parent Guarantor after the Closing Date; provided that the aggregate amount of dividends paid pursuant to this clause (5) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of cash actually received by the Parent Guarantor from the sale of such Designated Preferred Stock;

        (6)   Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (6) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed $100.0 million and 1.0% of Total Assets at the time of such investment; provided, that the dollar amount of Investments made pursuant to this clause (6) may be reduced by the Fair Market Value of the proceeds received by the Parent Guarantor and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries from the subsequent sale, disposition or other transfer of such Investments (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

        (7)   repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;

        (8)   Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions;

        (9)   other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (9) not to exceed $150.0 million;

        (10) Restricted Payments by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options or warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person;

        (11) the purchase by the Parent Guarantor of fractional shares arising out of stock dividends, splits or combinations or business combinations;

        (12) distributions or payments of Securitization Fees, sales contributions and other transfers of Securitization Assets and purchases and repurchases of Securitization Assets in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing;

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        (13) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness required pursuant to the provisions similar to those described under the captions "—Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Change of Control Triggering Event" and "—Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Asset Sales"; provided that there is a concurrent or prior Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, and all new notes tendered by Holders of the new notes in connection with such Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value; and

        (14) any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of, Equity Interests of the Parent Guarantor (other than any Disqualified Stock) ("Refunding Capital Stock");

provided however, that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (3), (4), (5), (6), (9) and (14), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.

        As of the time of issuance of the new notes, all of the Parent Guarantor's Subsidiaries will be Restricted Subsidiaries. Parent Guarantor will not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of "Unrestricted Subsidiary." For purposes of designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments by the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments in an amount determined as set forth in the last sentence of the definition of "Investment." Such designation will be permitted only if a Restricted Payment in such amount would be permitted at such time, whether pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant or under clause (6), (8) or (9) of the second paragraph of this covenant, or pursuant to the definition of "Permitted Investments," and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to any of the restrictive covenants set forth in the Indenture.

Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock.

        The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, (collectively, "incur" and collectively, an "incurrence") with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) and the Parent Guarantor will not issue any shares of Disqualified Stock and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock; provided, however, that the Parent Guarantor may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock, and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), issue shares of Disqualified Stock and issue shares of preferred stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Parent Guarantor and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued would have been at least 2.00 to 1.00, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred, or the Disqualified Stock or preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, and the application of proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period.

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        The foregoing limitations will not apply to:

        (a)   the incurrence of Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries under Credit Facilities in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $500.0 million pursuant to this clause (a);

        (b)   the incurrence by the Issuer of Indebtedness represented by the notes (other than any Additional Notes);

        (c)   Existing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (a) and (b));

        (d)   Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), Disqualified Stock and preferred stock incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary, to finance the purchase, lease or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment that is used or useful in a Similar Business, whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets, in an aggregate principal amount which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (d) and including all Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock incurred pursuant to this clause (d), does not exceed the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 1.0% of Total Assets;

        (e)   Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bank guarantees issued in the ordinary course of business, including without limitation letters of credit in respect of workers' compensation claims, health, disability or other benefits to employees or former employees or their families or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, and letters of credit in connection with the maintenance of, or pursuant to the requirements of, environmental or other permits or licenses from governmental authorities, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers' compensation claims; provided, however, that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence;

        (f)    Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

        (g)   Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, other than in the case of intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Parent Guarantor and the Restricted Subsidiaries to finance working capital needs of the Restricted Subsidiaries, any such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the new notes; provided further that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Parent Guarantor or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (g);

        (h)   Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Parent Guarantor or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, any subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Parent Guarantor or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed in each case to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (h);

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        (i)    shares of preferred stock of a Restricted Subsidiary issued to the Parent Guarantor or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of preferred stock (except to the Parent Guarantor or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed in each case to be an issuance of such shares of preferred stock not permitted by this clause (i);

        (j)    Hedging Obligations (excluding Hedging Obligations entered into for speculative purposes) for the purpose of limiting:

        (A)  interest rate risk;

        (B)  exchange rate risk with respect to any currency exchange;

        (C)  commodity risk;

        (D)  inflation risk; or

        (E)  any combination of the foregoing;

        (k)   obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practice;

        (l)    Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, which when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (l), does not at any one time outstanding exceed the sum of:

        (x)   the greater of (1) $300.0 million and (2) 3.0% of Total Assets; and

        (y)   100% of the net cash proceeds received by the Parent Guarantor since immediately after the Closing Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Parent Guarantor or cash contributed to the capital of the Parent Guarantor (in each case other than proceeds of Disqualified Stock or sales of Equity Interests to the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries) as determined in accordance with clauses (c)(2) and (c)(3) of the first paragraph of "—Limitation on Restricted Payments" to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments or to make other investments, payments or exchanges pursuant to the second paragraph of "—Limitation on Restricted Payments" or to make Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments specified in clauses (a) and (c) of the definition thereof);

        (m)  (1)    any guarantee by the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor of Indebtedness or other obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of the Indenture, or

        (2)   any guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor or another Restricted Subsidiary so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness incurred by the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor or such other Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of the Indenture;

        (n)   the incurrence by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock which serves to refund or refinance any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock incurred as permitted under the first paragraph of this covenant and clauses (b) and (c) above, this clause (n) and clauses (o) and (q) below or any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued to so refund or refinance such

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Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock including additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock incurred to pay premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance costs and fees in connection therewith (the "Refinancing Indebtedness") prior to its respective maturity; provided, however, that such Refinancing Indebtedness:

        (1)   except in the case of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (q) below or any Refinancing Indebtedness of such Indebtedness, has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred which is not less than the shorter of (x) remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock being refunded or refinanced and (y) in the case of Subordinated Indebtedness, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, defeased, acquired or retired that were due on or after the date one year following the maturity date of any new notes then outstanding were instead due on such date one year following the maturity date of such notes (provided that, in the case of this subclause (n)(1)(y), such Indebtedness does not provide for any scheduled principal payments prior to the maturity date of the new notes in excess of, or prior to, the scheduled principal payments due prior to such maturity for the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock being refunded or refinanced or defeased);

        (2)   to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness refinances (i) Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the new notes, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the new notes at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being refinanced or refunded or (ii) Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness must be Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, respectively; and

        (3)   shall not include

        (x)   Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of a Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of the Parent Guarantor; or

        (y)   Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

        (o)   Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of Persons that are acquired by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary or amalgamated or merged into the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; provided that such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition, amalgamation or merger; provided further that after giving effect to such acquisition, amalgamation or merger, either:

        (1)   the Parent Guarantor would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first sentence of this covenant; or

        (2)   the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is greater than immediately prior to such acquisition, amalgamation or merger;

        (p)   Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its incurrence;

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        (q)   Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), Disqualified Stock and preferred stock, including any predelivery payment financing, incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary, relating to the purchase, lease, acquisition, improvement or modification of any aircraft, engines, spare parts or similar assets, including in the form of financing from aircraft or engine manufacturers or their affiliates and whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock or Indebtedness of any Person owning such assets, so long as the amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the purchase price of such aircraft or assets and any improvements or modifications thereto and is incurred not later than 270 days after the date of such purchase, lease, acquisition, improvement or modification;

        (r)   Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of the guarantee of obligations of joint ventures in a Similar Business which are not Subsidiaries supported by a contractual obligation by (1) the joint venture to repay any amounts advanced pursuant to such guarantee or (2) the joint venture partners to repay a proportion of any amounts advanced pursuant to such guarantee equal to their ownership of such joint venture in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 7.5% of Total Assets at any one time outstanding pursuant to this clause (r);

        (s)   Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

        (t)    Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary arising in connection with trade creditors or customers or endorsements of instruments for deposit, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

        (u)   an investment in the form of Indebtedness incurred by a joint venture that constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor; and

        (v)   Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary secured by Junior Securities in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 5.0% of Total Assets any one time outstanding.

        For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in the event that an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock described in clauses (a) through (u) above or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, the Parent Guarantor, in its sole discretion, may classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this covenant and the Parent Guarantor may divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in the first and second paragraphs above. Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock for purposes of this covenant.

        For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced.

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        The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.

        The Indenture will provide that neither the Parent Guarantor nor the Issuer will, directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) that is subordinated or junior in right of payment to any Indebtedness of the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the new notes or the Guarantee of the Parent Guarantor to the extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to other Indebtedness of the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor.

        The Indenture will not treat (1) unsecured Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to secured Indebtedness merely because it is unsecured or (2) Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to any other Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral.

Liens

        The Parent Guarantor will not create, incur, assume or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any Lien that secures obligations under any Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any Guarantor (the "Initial Lien") of any kind upon any of its property or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, except any Initial Lien if (i) the new notes are equally and ratably secured with (or on a senior basis to, in the case such Initial Lien secures any Subordinated Indebtedness) the obligations secured by such Initial Lien or (ii) such Initial Lien is a Permitted Lien.

        Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of the notes pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding paragraph shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Initial Lien.

Amalgamation, Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets

        Neither the Issuer nor the Parent Guarantor may consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless:

        (1)   the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, shall be the surviving corporation or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a Person organized or existing under the laws of a Permitted Jurisdiction (such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the "Successor Company");

        (2)   the Successor Company, if other than the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor, expressly assumes all the obligations of the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, under the Indenture and the new notes pursuant to a supplemental indenture;

        (3)   immediately after such transaction no Default or Event of Default exists;

        (4)   immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction, as if such transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period,

        (A)  the Successor Company, if to the Parent Guarantor, would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first sentence of the covenant described under "—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock" or

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        (B)  the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Successor Company, if to the Parent Guarantor, and the Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such ratio for the Parent Guarantor and the Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction; and

        (5)   the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor or such Successor Company, as applicable, shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures, if any, comply with the Indenture.

        The Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, under the Indenture, the new notes and the Note Guarantee of the Parent Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (3) and (4),

        (a)   any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, amalgamate or merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor; and

        (b)   the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor may amalgamate or merge with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, in any Permitted Jurisdiction so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and the Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby.

Transactions with Affiliates

        The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor (each of the foregoing, an "Affiliate Transaction") involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $5.0 million, unless:

        (a)   such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Parent Guarantor or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and

        (b)   the Parent Guarantor delivers to the Trustee with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $50.0 million, a resolution adopted by the disinterested members of the Board of Directors, if any, approving such Affiliate Transaction and set forth in an Officer's Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (a) above.

        The foregoing provisions will not apply to the following:

        (1)   transactions between or among the Parent Guarantor and/or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;

        (2)   Restricted Payments permitted by the provisions of the Indenture described above under the covenant "—Limitation on Restricted Payments" and Permitted Investments;

        (3)   the payment of reasonable and customary fees paid to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary;

        (4)   transactions in which the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of clause (a) of the preceding paragraph;

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        (5)   payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to employees or consultants of the Parent Guarantor, or any Restricted Subsidiary which are approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor in good faith;

        (6)   any agreement as in effect as of the Closing Date, or any amendment thereto (so long as any such amendment, taken as a whole, is no less favorable to the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the agreement in effect on the date of the Indenture (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor in good faith));

        (7)   the existence of, or the performance by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, any limited liability company, limited partnership or other Organizational Document or joint venture, investors or shareholders agreement (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Closing Date and any similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter; provided, however, that the existence of, or the performance by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of obligations under any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Closing Date shall only be permitted by this clause (7) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement, taken as a whole, is no less favorable to the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the agreement in effect on the date of the Indenture (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor in good faith);

        (8)   transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, trade creditors, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of the Indenture;

        (9)   the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor to any Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor and other customary rights in connection therewith;

        (10) transactions or payments pursuant to any employee, officer or director compensation (including bonuses) or benefit plans, employment agreements, severance agreement, indemnification agreements or any similar arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business or approved by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor;

        (11) transactions in the ordinary course with (i) Unrestricted Subsidiaries or (ii) joint ventures in which the Parent Guarantor or a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor holds or acquires an ownership interest (whether by way of Capital Stock or otherwise) so long as the terms of any such transactions are no less favorable to the Parent Guarantor or Subsidiary participating in such joint ventures than they are to other joint venture partners;

        (12) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor) that is an Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor solely because the Parent Guarantor owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;

        (13) transactions involving Securitization Assets, or participations therein, in connection with any Qualified Securitization Financing;

        (14) services provided by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary or Affiliate under an agreement in respect of (a) aircraft, airframe and engines, (b) all parts, including replacement parts, of whatever nature, which are from time to time included within the airframes or engines or owned separately by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) aircraft documents, (d) leases to which the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries is or may from time to time be party with respect to an aircraft engine or part and (e) all asset backed securities or other instruments secured directly or indirectly by aircraft,

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airframe, engines or parts all in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; and

        (15) any transaction with an Affiliate where the only consideration paid by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary is the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock).

Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries

        The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to:

        (a)   (1)    pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or

        (2)   pay any Indebtedness owed to the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary;

        (b)   make loans or advances to the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

        (c)   sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary.

        However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

        (1)   contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Closing Date;

        (2)   the Indenture and the new notes;

        (3)   purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clause (c) above on the property so acquired;

        (4)   applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;

        (5)   any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired;

        (6)   contracts for the sale of assets, including, without limitation, customary restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary that impose restrictions on the assets to be sold;

        (7)   secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to the covenants described under "—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock" and "—Liens" that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;

        (8)   restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

        (9)   customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements relating solely to such joint venture;

        (10) customary provisions contained in leases and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

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        (11) any such encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Foreign Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement governing Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock incurred by such Foreign Subsidiary that was permitted by the terms of the Indenture to be incurred;

        (12) any such encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the covenant described under "Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock," which encumbrances or restrictions are, in the good faith judgment of the Parent Guarantor's Board of Directors not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than customary provisions in comparable financings and that the management of the Parent Guarantor determines, at the time of such financing, will not materially impair the Parent Guarantor's ability to make payments as required under the new notes;

        (13) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (10) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Parent Guarantor's Board of Directors, no more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such encumbrance and other restrictions than those prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing; and

        (14) restrictions created in connection with any Qualified Securitization Financing that, in the good faith determination of the Parent Guarantor, are necessary or advisable to effect such Qualified Securitization Financing.

Reports and Other Information

        Notwithstanding that the Parent Guarantor may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, the Indenture will require the Parent Guarantor to file with the SEC (and make available to the Trustee and Holders of the notes (without exhibits), without cost to each Holder, within 15 days after it files them with the SEC),

        (a)   within 120 days (or any time period then in effect under the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act for a non-accelerated filer) plus any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act, after the end of each fiscal year, annual reports on Form 20-F, or any successor or comparable form, containing the information required to be contained therein, or required in such successor or comparable form;

        (b)   within 75 days (or any time period then in effect under the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act), after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, reports on Form 6-K, containing the information required to be contained therein, or any successor or comparable form;

        (c)   promptly from time to time after the occurrence of an event required to be therein reported, such other reports on Form 6-K, or any successor or comparable form; and

        (d)   any other information, documents and other reports which the Parent Guarantor would be required to file with the SEC if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;

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prospective purchasers of new notes, in addition to providing such information to the Trustee and the Holders of the new notes, in each case within 15 days after the time the Parent Guarantor would be required to file such information with the SEC, if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Events of Default and Remedies

        The following events constitute "Events of Default" under the Indenture:

        (1)   default in payment when due and payable, upon redemption, acceleration or otherwise, of principal of, or premium, if any, on the new notes issued under the Indenture;

        (2)   default for 30 days or more in the payment when due of interest on or with respect to the new notes issued under the Indenture;

        (3)   failure by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary for 60 days after receipt of written notice given by the Trustee to the Parent Guarantor or by Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the new notes then issued and outstanding under the Indenture to the Parent Guarantor (with a copy to the Trustee) to comply with any of its other agreements in the Indenture or the new notes;

        (4)   default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there is issued or by which there is secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than (a) Indebtedness owed to the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, or (b) secured Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary as to which the Parent Guarantor delivers to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate certifying a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors to the effect that the obligees of such Indebtedness have no recourse to the assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor and that the Board of Directors have determined in good faith that the assets of the applicable Restricted Subsidiary have a Fair Market Value less than the amount of such outstanding Indebtedness, whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists or is created after the issuance of the new notes, if both:

        (A)  such default either:

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relates to an obligation other than the obligation to pay principal of any such Indebtedness at its stated final maturity and results in the holder or holders of such Indebtedness causing such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; and

        (B)  the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness in default for failure to pay principal at stated final maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods), or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregate $50.0 million or more at any one time outstanding, in each case without such acceleration having been rescinded, annulled or otherwise cured; provided that if any such acceleration is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded, then the event of default by reason thereof would not deemed to have occurred until the conclusion of such proceedings;

        (5)   failure by the Parent Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary to pay final judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $50.0 million (to the extent not adequately covered by insurance as to which a solvent insurance company has not denied coverage or an indemnity by a third party with an Investment Grade Rating from any Rating Agency), which final judgments remain unpaid, undischarged and unstayed for a period of more than 60 days after such judgment

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becomes final, and in the event such judgment is covered by insurance or indemnity, an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or decree which is not promptly stayed; or

        (6)   certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Parent Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary.

        If any Event of Default (other than of a type specified in clause (6) above) occurs and is continuing under the Indenture, the Trustee, by notice to the Issuer, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes issued under the Indenture, by notice to the Issuer (with a copy to the Trustee), may declare the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding notes issued under the Indenture to be due and payable immediately.

        Upon the effectiveness of such declaration, such principal and interest will be due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising under clause (6) of the first paragraph of this section, all outstanding notes will become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding notes issued under the Indenture may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Indenture will provide that the Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default, except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Trustee shall have no obligation to accelerate the notes.

        The Indenture will provide that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes issued thereunder by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of such notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest on, premium, if any, or the principal of any such note held by a non-consenting Holder. In the event of any Event of Default specified in clause (4) above, such Event of Default and all consequences thereof (excluding any resulting payment default, other than as a result of the acceleration of the notes) shall be annulled, waived and rescinded, automatically and without any action by the Trustee or the Holders, if within 20 days after such Event of Default arose:

        (x)   the Indebtedness or guarantee that is the basis for such Event of Default has been discharged, or

        (y)   the holders thereof have rescinded or waived the acceleration, notice or action (as the case may be) giving rise to such Event of Default, or

        (z)   if the default that is the basis for such Event of Default has been cured.

        The Indenture will provide that the Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Issuer is required, within five Business Days, upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default or any default under any document, instrument or agreement representing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.

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No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Shareholders

        No director, officer, employee, incorporator or shareholder of the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor under the new notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the new notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.

Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

        The Issuer may, at its option and at any time, elect to have all of its obligations discharged with respect to the notes issued under the Indenture ("Legal Defeasance") and all obligations of any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is a Guarantor discharged with respect to its Guarantee and cure all then existing Events of Default except for:

        (1)   the rights of Holders of notes issued under the Indenture to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such notes when such payments are due solely out of the trust created pursuant to the Indenture,

        (2)   the Issuer's obligations with respect to notes issued under the Indenture concerning issuing temporary notes, registration of such notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust,

        (3)   the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Issuer's obligations in connection therewith, and

        (4)   the Legal Defeasance provisions of the Indenture.

        In addition, the Issuer may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its obligations released with respect to certain covenants that are described in the Indenture ("Covenant Defeasance") and thereafter any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the notes. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (not including bankruptcy, receivership, rehabilitation and insolvency events pertaining to the Parent Guarantor and the Issuer) described under "Events of Default" will no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the notes.

        In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to the notes issued under the Indenture:

        (1)   the Issuer must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest due on the notes issued under the Indenture on the stated maturity date or on the redemption date, as the case may be, of such principal, premium, if any, or interest on the notes;

        (2)   in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, (i) the Issuer has received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (ii) since the issuance of the notes, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel in the United States shall confirm that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on

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the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

        (3)   in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

        (4)   no Default or Event of Default (other than that resulting from borrowing funds to be applied to make such deposit or the granting of Liens in connection therewith) shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit;

        (5)   such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any other material agreement or instrument (other than the Indenture) to which, the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor is bound (other than that resulting from borrowing funds to be applied to make such deposit and the granting of Liens in connection therewith);

        (6)   the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Issuer with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Issuer or others; and

        (7)   the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an opinion of counsel in the United States (which opinion of counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions) each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with.

Satisfaction and Discharge

        The Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all notes issued thereunder, when either

        (a)   all such notes theretofore authenticated and delivered, except lost stolen or destroyed notes which have been replaced or paid and notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

        (b)   (1)    all such notes not theretofore delivered to such Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the making of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year, and the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with such Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;

        (2)   no Default or Event of Default (other than that resulting from borrowing funds to be applied to make such deposit or the granting of Liens in connection therewith) with respect to the Indenture or the notes issued thereunder shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit and such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor is bound (other than an instrument to be terminated contemporaneously with or prior to the

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borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and the granting of Liens in connection therewith);

        (3)   the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under the Indenture; and

        (4)   the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under the Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of such notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.

        In addition, the Issuer must deliver an Officers' Certificate and an opinion of counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

Paying Agent and Registrar for the New Notes

        The Issuer will maintain one or more paying agents for the new notes. The initial paying agent for the new notes will be the Trustee.

        The Issuer will also maintain a registrar.

        The initial registrar will be the Trustee. The registrar will maintain a register reflecting ownership of the new notes outstanding from time to time and will facilitate transfers of notes on behalf of the Issuer.

        The Issuer may change the paying agents or the registrar without prior notice to the Holders. The Issuer may act as a paying agent or registrar.

Transfer and Exchange

        A Holder may transfer or exchange new notes in accordance with the Indenture. The registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuer may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuer is not required to transfer or exchange any new note selected for redemption. Also, the Issuer is not required to transfer or exchange any new note for a period of 15 days before a selection of new notes to be redeemed.

        The registered Holder of a new note will be treated as the owner of the new note for all purposes.

Amendment, Supplement and Waiver

        Except as provided in the next four succeeding paragraphs, the Indenture and the new notes issued thereunder may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the new notes then outstanding and issued under the Indenture, including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, new notes, and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the new notes issued thereunder may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding new notes issued under the Indenture, other than new notes beneficially owned by the Issuer or its Affiliates (including consents obtained in connection with a purchase of or tender offer or exchange offer for new notes).

        The Indenture will provide that, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not, with respect to any new notes issued under the Indenture and held by a non-consenting Holder:

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        (2)   reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any such note or alter or waive the provisions with respect to the redemption of the new notes (other than provisions relating to the covenants described above under the caption "—Repurchase at the Option of Holders"),

        (3)   reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any new note,

        (4)   waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the new notes issued under the Indenture, except a rescission of acceleration of the new notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the new notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration, or in respect of a covenant or provision contained in the Indenture which cannot be amended or modified without the consent of all Holders,

        (5)   make any note payable in money other than that stated in the new notes,

        (6)   make any change in the provisions of the Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders to receive payments of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the new notes,

        (7)   make any change in these amendment and waiver provisions,

        (8)   impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, or interest on such Holder's new notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder's new notes, or

        (9)   make any change to or modify the ranking of the new notes that would adversely affect the Holders.

        Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of any Holder, the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture, or the new notes:

        (1)   to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency;

        (2)   to comply with the covenant relating to amalgamations, mergers, consolidations and sales of assets;

        (3)   to provide for the assumption of the obligations of the Issuer or any Guarantor to Holders;

        (4)   to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the rights under the Indenture of any such Holder;

        (5)   to add covenants for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor;

        (6)   to comply with requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

        (7)   to evidence and provide for the acceptance and appointment under the Indenture of a successor Trustee pursuant to the requirements thereof;

        (8)   to provide for the issuance of exchange notes or private exchange notes, which are identical to exchange notes except that they are not freely transferable;

        (9)   to add guarantees of the new notes under the Indenture in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; or

        (10) to conform the text of the Indenture or the new notes to any provision of the "Description of the New Notes" to the extent that such provision in the "Description of the New Notes" was intended by the Issuer to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the Indenture or

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the new notes, such intention to be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate of the Issuer delivered to the Trustee.

        The consent of the holders of the new notes is not necessary under the Indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment.

Notices

        Notices given by publication will be deemed given on the first date on which publication is made and notices given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, will be deemed given five calendar days after mailing.

Concerning the Trustee

        The Indenture will contain certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee, should it become a creditor of the Issuer, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The Trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions; however, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the Commission for permission to continue or resign.

        The Indenture will provide that the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding notes issued thereunder will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The Indenture will provide that in case an Event of Default shall occur (which shall not be cured), the Trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent man under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request of any Holder of the notes, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense.

Governing Law

        The Indenture and the notes will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

Certain Definitions

        Set forth below are certain defined terms used in the Indenture. Reference is made to the Indenture for a full disclosure of all such terms, as well as any other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided. For purposes of the Indenture, unless otherwise specifically indicated, the term "consolidated" with respect to any Person refers to such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and excludes from such consolidation any Unrestricted Subsidiary as if such Unrestricted Subsidiary were not an Affiliate of such Person.

        "Acquired Indebtedness" means, with respect to any specified Person,

        (1)   Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is amalgamated or merged with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including, without limitation, Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, and

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        "Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

        "Applicable Premium" means, as determined by the Issuer with respect to any note on any Redemption Date, the excess of:

        (1)   the sum of the present value at such redemption date of all remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on such note through the stated maturity date of the notes (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), discounted to the date of redemption using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points; over

        (2)   the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed.

        "Asset Sale" means

        (1)   the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of related or substantially concurrent transactions, of property or assets (including by way of a sale and leaseback) of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary (each referred to in this definition as a "disposition"), or

        (2)   the issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, whether in a single transaction or a series of related or substantially concurrent transactions (other than preferred stock of Restricted Subsidiaries issued in compliance with the covenant described under "Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock") in each case, other than:

        (a)   a disposition of Cash Equivalents or dispositions of any surplus, obsolete, damaged or worn out assets in the ordinary course of business, or any disposition of inventory or goods held for sale in the ordinary course of business;

        (b)   the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor in a manner permitted pursuant to the provisions described above under "—Certain Covenants—Amalgamation, Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets" or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control pursuant to the Indenture;

        (c)   the making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under the covenant described above under "—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments";

        (d)   any disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary in any transaction or series of transactions with an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $10.0 million;

        (e)   any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Parent Guarantor or by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary;

        (f)    to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;

        (g)   the lease, assignment, sub-lease or license of any real or personal property, including any aircraft, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

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        (h)   the sale of aircraft, engines, spare parts or similar assets, or Capital Stock of any entity owning any of the foregoing, in the ordinary course of business;

        (i)    any sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (with the exception of Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries acquired pursuant to clause (j) of the definition of Permitted Investments);

        (j)    foreclosures on assets;

        (k)   (i) sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, in connection with the Credit Facilities, (ii) any disposition of Securitization Assets in connection with any Qualified Securitization Financing and (iii) the sale or discount of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the compromise or collection thereof or in bankruptcy or similar proceeding;

        (l)    the surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claim of any kind, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

        (m)  the creation of a Lien;

        (n)   sales, transfers and other dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements; and

        (o)   any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, including, without limitation, sale leasebacks and asset securitizations permitted by the Indenture.

        "Capital Markets Debt" means any debt securities (other than (i) a Qualified Securitization Financing or (ii) a debt issuance guaranteed by an export credit agency (including the Export-Import Bank of the United States)) issued in the capital markets by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, whether issued in a public offering or private placement, including pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Rule 144A, Regulation S or Regulation D under the Securities Act.

        "Capital Stock" means

        (1)   in the case of a corporation, corporate stock,

        (2)   in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock,

        (3)   in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership, membership interests (whether general or limited) or shares in the capital of a company, and

        (4)   any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

        "Capitalized Lease Obligation" means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP.

        "Cash Equivalents" means

        (1)   United States dollars,

        (2)   pounds sterling,

        (3)   (a)    euro, or any national currency of any participating member state in the European Union,

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        (b)   Canadian dollars, or

        (c)   in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by them from time to time in the ordinary course of business,

        (4)   securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the United States or Canadian government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition,

        (5)   certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers' acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million,

        (6)   repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (4) and (5) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (5) above,

        (7)   commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody's or at least A-2 by S&P and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof,

        (8)   investment funds investing 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above,

        (9)   readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof or any Province of Canada having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody's or S&P with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition and

        (10) Indebtedness or preferred stock issued by Persons with a rating of "A" or higher from S&P or "A2" or higher from Moody's with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition.

        Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) through (3) above; provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) through (3) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

        "Change of Control" means:

        (1)   any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of shares representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Parent Guarantor's Voting Stock;

        (2)   the Parent Guarantor ceases to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Voting Stock of the Issuer, other than director's qualifying shares and other shares required to be issued by law;

        (3)   during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor, as the case may be (together with any new directors whose election to such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Parent Guarantor was approved by a vote of the majority of the directors of the Parent Guarantor then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved (who cannot include persons not elected by or recommended for election by the then-incumbent Board of

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Directors unless such Board of Directors determines reasonably and in good faith that failure to approve any such persons as members of the Board of Directors could reasonably be expected to violate a fiduciary duty under applicable law)), cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor;

        (4)   (a) all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are sold or otherwise transferred to any Person other than a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary or one or more Permitted Holders or (b) the Parent Guarantor amalgamates, consolidates or merges with or into another Person or any Person consolidates, amalgamates or merges with or into the Parent Guarantor, in either case under this clause (4), in one transaction or a series of related transactions in which immediately after the consummation thereof Persons beneficially owning (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) Voting Stock representing in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor, immediately prior to such consummation do not beneficially own (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) Voting Stock representing a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor, or the applicable surviving or transferee Person; provided that this clause shall not apply (i) in the case where immediately after the consummation of the transactions Permitted Holders beneficially own Voting Stock representing in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the Parent Guarantor, or the applicable surviving or transferee Person or (ii) to an amalgamation or a merger of the Parent Guarantor with or into (x) a corporation, limited liability company or partnership or (y) a wholly-owned subsidiary of a corporation, limited liability company or partnership that, in either case, immediately following the transaction or series of transactions, has no Person or group (other than Permitted Holders), which beneficially owns Voting Stock representing 50% or more of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of such entity and, in the case of clause (y), the parent of such wholly-owned subsidiary guarantees the Parent Guarantor's obligations under the notes and the Indenture; or

        (5)   the Parent Guarantor shall adopt a plan of liquidation or dissolution or any such plan shall be approved by the shareholders of the Parent Guarantor.

        "Change of Control Triggering Event" means the occurrence of both a (1) Change of Control and (ii) a Rating Decline.

        "Closing Date" means May 22, 2012.

        "Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense" means with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including any amortization of deferred financing fees, amortization in relation to terminated Hedging Obligations and amortization of net lease discounts and lease incentives, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

        "Consolidated Interest Expense" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

        (a)   consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (i) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (ii) non-cash interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark to market valuation of or hedge ineffectiveness expenses of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133—"Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," (iii) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or relating to any Qualified Securitization Financing; and excluding (i)  non-cash interest expense attributable

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to the amortization of gains or losses resulting from the termination prior to the Closing Date of Hedging Obligations), (ii) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and net payments, if any, pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations, and (iii) amortization of deferred financing fees and any expensing of other financing fees), and

        (b)   consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, less

        (c)   interest income for such period.

        "Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that

        (1)   any net after-tax extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses, including sales or other dispositions of assets under a Securitization Financing other than in the ordinary course of business, (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses (including, without limitation, relating to severance, relocation and new product introductions) shall be excluded,

        (2)   the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period,

        (3)   any net after-tax income (loss) from disposed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed or discontinued operations shall be excluded,

        (4)   any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor, shall be excluded,

        (5)   the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Parent Guarantor shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,

        (6)   solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (c) (1) of the first paragraph of "Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments," the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination wholly permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its shareholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or in similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Parent Guarantor will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein,

        (7)   the effects of adjustments resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to any acquisition that is consummated after the Closing Date, net of taxes, shall be excluded,

        (8)   any net after-tax income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments shall be excluded,

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        (9)   any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 142 and No. 144 and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to No. 141 shall be excluded, and

        (10) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights to officers, directors or employees shall be excluded.

        Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of the covenant described under "Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments" only (other than clause (c)(4) thereof), there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any sale or other disposition of Restricted Investments made by the Parent Guarantor and the Restricted Subsidiaries, any repurchases and redemptions of Restricted Investments from the Parent Guarantor and the Restricted Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans and advances which constitute Restricted Investments by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary, any sale of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent such amounts increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under such covenant pursuant to clause (c)(4) thereof.

        "Contingent Obligations" means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness ("primary obligations") of any other Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent,

        (1)   to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,

        (2)   to advance or supply funds

        (A)  for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or

        (B)  to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, or

        (3)   to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

        "Credit Facilities" means one or more debt facilities, or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors or indentures providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing, including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against receivables, letters of credit or other long-term indebtedness, including any guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements or refundings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that replace, refund or refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount borrowable thereunder or alters the maturity thereof.

        "Default" means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

        "Designated Noncash Consideration" means the Fair Market Value of noncash consideration received by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to an Officers' Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by a senior vice president or the principal financial officer of the

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Parent Guarantor, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Noncash Consideration.

        "Designated Preferred Stock" means preferred shares of the Parent Guarantor (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officers' Certificate executed by a senior vice president or the principal financial officer of the Parent Guarantor on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (c) of the first paragraph of the "—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments" covenant.

        "Disqualified Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale, in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the maturity date of the notes or the date the notes are no longer outstanding; provided, however, that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

        "EBITDA" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, plus (without duplication)

        (a)   provision for taxes based on income or profits, plus franchise or similar taxes, of such Person for such period deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income, plus

        (b)   Consolidated Interest Expense (and other components of Fixed Charges to the extent changes in GAAP after the Closing Date result in such components reducing Consolidated Net Income) of such Person for such period to the extent the same was deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, plus

        (c)   Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period to the extent such depreciation and amortization were deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income, plus

        (d)   any expenses or charges related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by the Indenture (whether or not successful), including such fees, expenses or charges related to the offering of the notes and the Credit Facilities, and deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income, plus

        (e)   the amount of any restructuring charge deducted in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, including any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions after the Closing Date, plus

        (f)    any other non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period, excluding any such charge that represents an accrual or reserve for a cash expenditure for a future period, plus

        (g)   the amount of any non-controlling interest expense deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income (less the amount of any cash dividends paid to the holders of such minority interests), plus

        (h)   any net loss (or minus any gain) resulting from currency exchange risk Hedging Obligations, plus

        (i)    foreign exchange loss (or minus any gain) on debt, plus