Exhibit 99.1

 

INDEX

 

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

2

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

2

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

14

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

23

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

25

Item 1.

Risk Factors

25

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

25

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

25

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

25

 

1



 

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007, December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008

3

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statements for the Three and Nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2008

4

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statements for the Three and Nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2008

5

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

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AerCap Holdings N.V. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of September 30, 2007, December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008

 

 

 

Note

 

September
30,
2007

 

December 31,
2007

 

September
30,
2008

 

 

 

 

 

(US dollars in thousands except
share and per share amounts)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

$

271,997

 

$

241,736

 

$

176,444

 

Restricted cash

 

 

 

60,814

 

95,072

 

167,843

 

Trade receivables, net of provisions

 

 

 

26,978

 

35,591

 

38,694

 

Flight equipment held for operating leases, net

 

5

 

2,927,257

 

3,050,160

 

3,831,200

 

Flight equipment held for sale

 

 

 

163,962

 

136,135

 

6,139

 

Notes receivable, net of provisions

 

6

 

181,447

 

184,820

 

179,080

 

Prepayments on flight equipment

 

 

 

225,232

 

247,839

 

385,257

 

Investments

 

 

 

16,091

 

11,678

 

18,678

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

6,776

 

6,776

 

6,776

 

Intangibles

 

 

 

43,161

 

41,855

 

50,888

 

Inventory

 

 

 

75,861

 

90,726

 

89,746

 

Derivative assets

 

 

 

17,532

 

21,763

 

53,633

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 

91,897

 

85,253

 

76,091

 

Other assets

 

7

 

144,201

 

144,823

 

189,038

 

Total Assets

 

13

 

$

4,253,206

 

$

4,394,227

 

$

5,269,507

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

 

$

6,693

 

$

16,376

 

$

137

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

8

 

76,914

 

81,379

 

118,638

 

Accrued maintenance liability

 

 

 

261,760

 

255,535

 

208,064

 

Lessee deposit liability

 

 

 

85,412

 

83,628

 

98,094

 

Debt

 

9

 

2,781,646

 

2,892,744

 

3,603,013

 

Accrual for onerous contracts

 

 

 

69,174

 

46,411

 

31,053

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

 

30,338

 

33,574

 

38,516

 

Derivative liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

5,325

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 

1,152

 

3,425

 

8,782

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

14

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

 

3,313,089

 

3,413,072

 

4,111,622

 

Minority interest, net of taxes

 

 

 

32,235

 

30,782

 

31,325

 

Ordinary share capital, €0.01 par value (200,000,000 ordinary shares authorized, 85,036,957 ordinary shares issued and outstanding)

 

 

 

699

 

699

 

699

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

 

605,093

 

602,469

 

607,852

 

Accumulated retained earnings

 

 

 

302,090

 

347,205

 

518,009

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

907,882

 

950,373

 

1,126,560

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

$

4,253,206

 

$

4,394,227

 

$

5,269,507

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AerCap Holdings N.V. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statements

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

Note

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

(US dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease revenue

 

 

 

$

136,689

 

$

167,932

 

$

417,069

 

$

456,134

 

Sales revenue

 

 

 

187,124

 

122,441

 

420,290

 

445,629

 

Management fee revenue

 

 

 

3,789

 

3,065

 

11,137

 

8,970

 

Interest revenue

 

 

 

8,272

 

4,889

 

23,722

 

14,931

 

Other revenue

 

 

 

 

3,607

 

19,744

 

4,156

 

Total Revenues

 

13

 

335,874

 

301,934

 

891,962

 

929,820

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

13

 

35,143

 

45,329

 

106,298

 

123,331

 

Asset impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,689

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

 

151,103

 

108,850

 

327,685

 

359,716

 

Interest on debt

 

 

 

58,268

 

50,958

 

177,114

 

120,182

 

Operating lease in costs

 

 

 

4,652

 

4,254

 

15,512

 

11,209

 

Leasing expenses

 

 

 

495

 

5,421

 

14,230

 

23,213

 

Provision for doubtful notes and accounts receivable

 

 

 

233

 

(186

)

355

 

1,061

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

10,11

 

27,934

 

33,366

 

82,161

 

96,652

 

Total Expenses

 

 

 

277,828

 

247,992

 

723,355

 

743,053

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest

 

 

 

58,046

 

53,942

 

168,607

 

186,767

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

(9,288

)

(3,896

)

(24,971

)

(15,421

)

Minority interest, net of taxes

 

 

 

(152

)

1,285

 

(298

)

(543

)

Net Income

 

13

 

$

48,606

 

$

51,331

 

$

143,338

 

$

170,803

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share

 

12

 

$

0.57

 

$

0.60

 

$

1.69

 

$

2.01

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

 

 

85,036,957

 

85,036,957

 

85,036,957

 

85,036,957

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AerCap Holdings N.V. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

 

 

(US dollars in thousands)

 

Net income

 

$

48,606

 

51,331

 

$

143,338

 

$

170,803

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

152

 

(1,285

)

298

 

543

 

Depreciation

 

35,143

 

45,328

 

106,298

 

123,330

 

Asset impairment

 

 

 

 

7,689

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

3,302

 

5,154

 

34,861

 

11,911

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

2,939

 

3,788

 

7,862

 

10,827

 

Gain on elimination of fair value guarantee

 

 

 

(10,736

)

 

Gain on discounted purchase of securitized bonds

 

 

(2,783

)

 

(2,783

)

Provision for doubtful notes and accounts receivable

 

233

 

(186

)

355

 

1,061

 

Capitalized interest on pre-delivery payments

 

(1,621

)

(909

)

(4,607

)

(2,308

)

Gain on disposal of assets

 

(31,304

)

(12,461

)

(74,788

)

(65,268

)

Mark-to-market of non-hedged derivatives

 

2,823

 

13,980

 

339

 

2,904

 

Deferred taxes

 

(2,120

)

3,529

 

10,536

 

14,519

 

Share-based compensation

 

3,243

 

1,962

 

8,017

 

5,383

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables and notes receivable, net

 

(7,231

)

22,539

 

(16,271

)

1,576

 

Inventories

 

24,899

 

(7,061

)

12,973

 

9,214

 

Other assets and derivative assets

 

(6,084

)

(22,160

)

(25,602

)

(47,652

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses, including accrued maintenance liability and lessee deposits

 

(11,962

)

(26,269

)

(38,178

)

(18,454

)

Deferred revenue

 

(1,123

)

(1,526

)

1,946

 

4,942

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

59,895

 

72,971

 

156,641

 

228,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of flight equipment

 

(68,273

)

(137,091

)

(457,450

)

(1,014,642

)

Proceeds from sale/disposal of assets

 

147,256

 

104,535

 

332,438

 

352,427

 

Prepayments on flight equipment

 

(37,432

)

(74,905

)

(106,634

)

(206,583

)

Purchase of investments

 

 

(10,000

)

 

(10,000

)

Sale of investments

 

 

6,234

 

 

6,234

 

Purchase of intangibles

 

 

112

 

(16,794

)

(21,410

)

Movement in restricted cash

 

117,302

 

15,965

 

51,463

 

(72,771

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

158,853

 

(95,150

)

(196,977

)

(966,745

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of debt

 

50,804

 

207,692

 

2,104,368

 

1,148,338

 

Repayment of debt

 

(246,812

)

(181,898

)

(1,880,097

)

(435,286

)

Debt issuance costs paid

 

(398

)

(2,998

)

(42,417

)

(38,619

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

(196,406

)

22,796

 

181,854

 

674,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

22,342

 

617

 

141,518

 

(64,075

)

Effect of exchange rate changes

 

(469

)

(43

)

(722

)

(1,217

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

250,124

 

175,870

 

131,201

 

241,736

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

271,997

 

176,444

 

$

271,997

 

$

176,444

 

Supplemental cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

43,047

 

39,167

 

128,345

 

104,533

 

Taxes paid

 

11,708

 

436

 

15,468

 

976

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AerCap Holdings N.V. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(US dollars in thousands)

 

1. General

 

The Company

 

We are an integrated global aviation company, conducting aircraft and engine leasing and trading and parts sales. We also provide a wide range of aircraft management services to other owners of aircraft. We are headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with principal offices in Shannon, Ireland, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, Florida and Goodyear, Arizona.

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AerCap Holdings N.V. and its subsidiaries. AerCap Holdings N.V. is a Netherlands public limited liability company (“naamloze vennootschap”) formed on July 10, 2006, for the purpose of acquiring all of the assets and liabilities of AerCap Holdings C.V. AerCap Holdings C.V. is a limited partnership (“commanditaire vennootschap”) formed under the laws of The Netherlands on June 27, 2005 for the purposes of acquiring the share capital, subordinated debt and senior debt of debis AirFinance B.V. (“AerCap B.V.”), which occurred on June 30, 2005 (the “2005 Acquisition”). In anticipation of our initial public offering, we changed our corporate structure from a Netherlands partnership to a Netherlands public limited liability company. This change was effected through the acquisition of all of the assets and liabilities of AerCap Holdings C.V. by AerCap Holdings N.V. on October 27, 2006. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 141, “Business Combinations”, this acquisition was a transaction under common control and accordingly, AerCap Holdings N.V. recognized the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of AerCap Holdings C.V. at their carrying values and no goodwill or other intangible assets were recognized.  On November 27, 2006, we completed an initial public offering of 6.8 million of our ordinary shares at $23 per share generating net proceeds of $143,017 which we used to repay debt.

 

Variable interest entities

 

There have been no changes to our variable interest entities from those disclosed in our 2007 annual report on form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 21, 2008 and our June 30, 2008 interim report filed with the SEC on September 11, 2008.

 

2.  Basis for presentation

 

Our financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

We consolidate all companies in which we have a direct and indirect legal or effective control and all variable interest entities for which we are deemed the primary beneficiary under FIN 46R. All intercompany balances and transactions with consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated. The results of consolidated entities are included from the effective date of control or, in the case of variable interest entities, from the date that we are or become the primary beneficiary. The results of subsidiaries sold or otherwise deconsolidated are excluded from the date that we cease to control the subsidiary or, in the case of variable interest entities, when we cease to be the primary beneficiary.

 

The consolidated financial statements are stated in United States dollars, which is our functional currency.

 

Other investments in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence and joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete annual financial statements have been omitted and, therefore, it is suggested that these interim financial statements be read in conjunction with AerCap’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the June 30, 2008 interim report. In the opinion of management, these financial statements, which have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the SEC and U.S. GAAP for interim financial reporting, reflect all adjustments, which consisted only of normal recurring adjustments which were necessary to state fairly the results for the interim periods. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of those for a full fiscal year.

 

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AerCap Holdings N.V. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(US dollars in thousands)

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. For us, the use of estimates is or could be a significant factor affecting the reported carrying values of flight equipment, inventory, goodwill, investments, trade and notes receivable, deferred tax assets and accruals and reserves. Despite management’s best efforts to accurately estimate such amounts, actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

 

In the three month period ended September 30, 2008, the Company changed the estimate of the amount of maintenance rent expected to be reimbursed to lessees. The change in estimate arose from the implementation of an improved model used to forecast future maintenance reimbursements. AerCap records as revenue all maintenance rent receipts not expected to be repaid to lessees.  In the three month period ended September 30, 2008, $16.6 million was recorded as maintenance revenue as a result of the change in estimate. Of the $16.6 million, $3.7 million was collected from lessees during third quarter 2008 and $12.9 million was collected in prior periods. The effect on net income from continuing operations was $15.6 million, or $0.18 basic and diluted earnings per share.  As of September 30, 2008, AerCap had an accrued maintenance liability of $208.1 million.

 

3.  Recent accounting pronouncements

 

SFAS 141(R)

 

In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141(R), Business Combinations (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) establishes requirements for an acquirer to record the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any related noncontrolling interest related to the acquisition of a controlled subsidiary, measured at fair value as of the acquisition date. The Company is required to adopt SFAS 141(R) in the first quarter of 2009. The Company does not currently expect that the implementation of SFAS 141(R) will have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial position.

 

SFAS 157

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurement but does not change existing guidance about whether an asset or liability is carried at fair value. The application of SFAS 157 for financial instruments which are periodically measured at fair value did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position (See Note 4 – Fair value measurements). For non-financial assets and liabilities which are not periodically recognized or disclosed at fair value, the effective date for SFAS 157 has been deferred one year.

 

SFAS 159

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure at fair value many financial instruments and certain other items that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value for designated items will be required to be reported in income. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements for similar types of assets and liabilities measured at fair value. SFAS 159 permits the fair value option election on an instrument-by-instrument basis for eligible items existing at the adoption date and at initial recognition of an asset or liability or upon an event that gives rise to a new basis of accounting for that instrument. The Company adopted this standard at January 1, 2008, its required effective date. The adoption of this standard did not have any effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, since we did not choose to fair value any financial instruments or other items not currently measured at fair value.

 

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AerCap Holdings N.V. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(US dollars in thousands)

 

SFAS 160

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51” (“SFAS 160”).  SFAS re-characterizes minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries as non-controlling interests and requires the classification of minority interests as a component of equity.  Under SFAS 160, a change in control will be measured at fair value, with any gain or loss recognized in earnings.  The effective date for SFAS 160 is for fiscal periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008.  Early adoption and retroactive application of SFAS 160 to years preceding the effective date are not permitted.  We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, of SFAS 160.

 

SFAS 161

 

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”).  SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting. This Statement is effective for us in the first quarter of 2009.  We are currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 161.

 

4.  Fair value measurements

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We adopted the standard on January 1, 2008.

 

Under SFAS 157, the Company determines fair value based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It is the Company’s policy to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when developing fair value measurements, in accordance with the fair value hierarchy as described below. Where limited or no observable market data exists, fair value measurements for assets and liabilities are based primarily on management’s own estimates and are calculated based upon the Company’s pricing policy, the economic and competitive environment, the characteristics of the asset or liability and other such factors. Therefore, the results may not be realized in actual sale or immediate settlement of the asset or liability.

 

The Company adopted SFAS 157 for all financial assets and liabilities required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis, prospectively from January 1, 2008. The application of SFAS 157 for financial instruments which are periodically measured at fair value did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

 

Under SFAS 157, there is a hierarchal disclosure framework associated with the level of pricing observability utilized in measuring assets and liabilities at fair value.

 

The three broad levels defined by the SFAS 157 hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reported date.

 

Level 2 — Observable market data. Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets, liabilities (risk adjusted) and market-corroborated inputs, such as market comparables, interest rates, yield curves and other items that allow value to be determined.

 

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs from the Company’s own assumptions about market risk developed based on the best information available, subject to cost benefit analysis. Inputs may include the Company’s own data.

 

When there are no observable comparables, inputs used to determine value are derived through extrapolation and interpolation and other Company-specific inputs such as projected financial data and the Company’s own views about the assumptions that market participants would use.

 

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AerCap Holdings N.V. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(US dollars in thousands)

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s derivatives by the above SFAS 157 pricing observability levels:

 

 

 

September
30, 2008

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Derivative assets

 

$

53,633

 

$

 

$

53,633

 

$

 

Derivative liabilities

 

(5,325

)

 

(5,325

)

 

 

 

$

48,308

 

$

 

$

48,308

 

$

 

 

Changes in fair value are recognized immediately in income.

 

We also measure the fair value of certain assets and liabilities on a non-recurring basis, when GAAP requires the application of fair value, including events or changes in circumstances that indicate that the carrying amounts of assets may not be recoverable. Assets subject to these measurements include aircraft. We record aircraft at fair value when we determine the carrying value may not be recoverable, in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” and other accounting pronouncements requiring remeasurements at fair value. Fair value measurements for aircraft in impairment tests are based on level 3 inputs, which include the Company’s assumptions as to future cash proceeds from leasing and selling aircraft. In the nine month period ended September 30, 2008, we recognized an impairment of $7.7 million. The impairment related to four MD82 aircraft and six engines which were off-lease.

 

5. Flight equipment held for operating leases, net

 

Movements in flight equipment held for operating leases during the periods presented were as follows:

 

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30, 2007

 

Nine months ended
September 30, 2008

 

Net book value at beginning of period

 

$

2,966,779

 

$

3,050,160

 

Additions

 

492,498

 

1,083,250

 

Depreciation

 

(103,403

)

(119,593

)

Impairment

 

 

(7,278

)

Disposals

 

(144,248

)

(196,900

)

Transfers (to) from flight equipment held for sale

 

(268,649

)

34,051

 

Transfer to inventory

 

(11,053

)

(9,345

)

Other (a)

 

(4,667

)

(3,145

)

Net book value at end of period

 

$

2,927,257

 

$

3,831,200

 

Accumulated depreciation/impairment at September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

206,563

 

326,576

 

 


(a)                                  Onerous contract accruals were settled at a discount of $4,667 in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and $3,145 in the nine months ended September 30, 2008. These discounts were applied to reduce the net book value of the related aircraft.

 

At September 30, 2008 we owned 156 aircraft and 72 engines, which we leased under operating leases to 85 lessees in 39 countries.

 

6. Notes receivable

 

Notes receivable consist of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,
2007

 

December 31,
2007

 

September 30,
2008

 

Secured notes receivable

 

$

949

 

$

6,320

 

$

6,616

 

Notes receivable in defeasance structures

 

180,265

 

178,267

 

170,647

 

Notes receivable from lessee restructurings

 

233

 

233

 

1,817

 

 

 

$

181,447

 

$

184,820

 

$

179,080

 

 

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AerCap Holdings N.V. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(US dollars in thousands)

 

7. Other assets

 

Other assets consist of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,
2007

 

December 31,
2007

 

September 30,
2008

 

Debt issuance costs

 

$

65,812

 

$

69,728

 

$

97,047

 

Other tangible fixed assets

 

12,875

 

13,124

 

16,268

 

Receivables from aircraft manufacturer

 

22,345

 

32,002

 

28,511

 

Prepaid expenses

 

6,073

 

5,923

 

7,480

 

Current tax receivable

 

587

 

3,906

 

7,469

 

Other receivables

 

36,509

 

20,140

 

32,263

 

 

 

$

144,201

 

$

144,823

 

$

189,038

 

 

8. Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities consist of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,
2007

 

December 31,
2007

 

September 30,
2008

 

Guarantee liability

 

$

4,080

 

$

3,926

 

$

3,411

 

Accrued expenses

 

49,524

 

49,393

 

49,083

 

Accrued interest

 

12,457

 

14,432

 

14,291

 

Lease deficiency

 

10,853

 

8,201

 

14,157

 

Deposits under forward sale agreements

 

 

5,427

 

37,696

 

 

 

$

76,914

 

$

81,379

 

$

118,638

 

 

9. Debt

 

Debt consists of the following:

 

 

 

September
30, 2007

 

December 31,
2007

 

September 30,
2008

 

ECA-guaranteed financings

 

$

511,413

 

$

563,835

 

$

546,243

 

JOL financings

 

96,110

 

95,819

 

91,407

 

AerVenture pre-delivery payment facility

 

68,061

 

87,007

 

128,761

 

A330- pre-delivery payment facility

 

 

28,372

 

118,500

 

UBS revolving credit facility

 

 

61,117

 

377,508

 

AT revolving credit facility

 

77,500

 

111,238

 

138,538

 

GATX portfolio acquisition facility

 

136,131

 

128,443

 

97,634

 

TUI portfolio acquisition facility

 

 

 

416,880

 

Subordinated debt joint venture partner

 

 

 

60,400

 

Engine warehouse facility

 

 

 

43,017

 

Commercial bank debt

 

238,430

 

231,414

 

193,006

 

ALS securitization debt

 

1,474,965

 

1,407,623

 

1,220,661

 

Capital lease obligations under defeasance structures

 

179,036

 

177,876

 

170,458

 

 

 

$

2,781,646

 

$

2,892,744

 

$

3,603,013

 

 

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AerCap Holdings N.V. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(US dollars in thousands)

 

10. Share-based compensation

 

Bermuda Equity Grants

 

There were no additional restricted shares or share options issued under the Bermuda Equity Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  In the three months ended September 30, 2008, two individuals who terminated their employment with us exercised their right to exchange their Bermuda Equity Grants for 2.3 million shares held directly in AerCap.  At September 30, 2008, the remaining participants in the Bermuda Equity Plan collectively held Bermuda Equity Grants exchangeable into 4.9 million of our shares.  Of that amount, 0.4 million shares were in the form of share options still subject to vesting criteria and all 4.9 million were still subject to repurchase rights held by the Bermuda Parent.  Assuming that vesting criteria applicable to unvested stock options are met in the future, including performance criteria and assuming that the value of restricted shares held by an employee of Cerberus which are expensed on a mark-to-market basis does not change from September 30, 2008, we expect to recognize share-based compensation charges related to Bermuda Equity Grants of $2,509 for the remaining three months of 2008 and $1,791 during 2009.

 

AerCap Holdings NV Equity Grants

 

No additional stock options were issued under the NV Equity Plan during the three months ended September 30, 2008.  At September 30, 2008, there were 2.4 million stock options outstanding at an exercise price of $24.63 per share and 100,000 stock options outstanding at an exercise price of $15.03 per share. At September 30, 2008, 300,000 of all outstanding options were vested and the rest were unvested.  Assuming that vesting criteria applicable to unvested stock options are met in the future, including performance criteria and that no forfeitures occur, we expect to recognize share-based compensation charges related to NV Equity Grants of approximately $2,169 during the remaining three months of 2008 and approximately $4,778, $4,927, $4,110 and $34 during the years 2009-2012, respectively.

 

11. Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses include the following expenses:

 

 

 

Three
months
ended
September
30, 2007

 

Three
months
ended
September
30, 2008

 

Nine
months
ended
September
30, 2007

 

Nine
months
ended
September
30, 2008

 

Personnel expenses(a)

 

$

15,451

(a)

$

17,497

(a)

$

47,394

(a)

$

53,888

(a)

Travel expenses

 

1,710

 

2,442

 

5,087

 

6,849

 

Professional services

 

5,280

 

5,138

 

15,366

 

15,557

 

Office expenses

 

2,432

 

2,077

 

6,671

 

7,378

 

Directors expenses

 

1,406

 

854

 

2,032

 

2,558

 

Other expenses

 

1,655

 

5,358

 

5,611

 

10,422

 

 

 

$

27,934

 

$

33,366

 

$

82,161

 

$

96,652

 

 


(a)                                  Includes share-based compensation of $3,243, $1,962, $8,017 and $5,383 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, respectively

 

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AerCap Holdings N.V. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(US dollars in thousands)

 

12. Earnings per common share

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average of our common shares outstanding. We have no dilutive shares or share options. As disclosed in Note 10, there are 2.5 million share options outstanding under the NV Equity Plan. These options could become dilutive in the future. The computations of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods indicated below are shown in the following table:

 

 

 

Three months
ended
September 30,
2007

 

Three months
ended
September 30,
2008

 

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2007

 

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2008

 

Net income for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share

 

$

48,606

 

$

51,331

 

$

143,338

 

$

170,803

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

85,036,957

 

85,036,957

 

85,036,957

 

85,036,957

 

Basic and diluted earnings per common share

 

$

0.57

 

$

0.60

 

$

1.69

 

$

2.01

 

 

13.  Segment information

 

Reportable Segments

 

Prior to the acquisition of AeroTurbine, Inc. (“AT”) on April 26, 2006, we operated in one reportable segment—leasing, financing and management of commercial aircraft.  From the date of the acquisition of AT, we manage our business, analyze and report our results of operations on the basis of two business segments—leasing, financing, sales and management of commercial aircraft (“Aircraft”) and leasing, financing and sales of engines and parts (“Engine and Parts”).

 

The following sets forth significant information from our reportable segments:

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2007

 

 

 

Aircraft

 

Engines and parts

 

Total

 

Revenues from external customers

 

$

740,767

 

$

151,195

 

$

891,962

 

Segment profit

 

136,697

 

6,641

 

143,338

 

Segment assets

 

3,860,363

 

392,843

 

4,253,206

 

Depreciation

 

98,558

 

7,740

 

106,298

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2008

 

 

 

Aircraft

 

Engines and parts

 

Total

 

Revenues from external customers

 

$

775,037

 

$

154,783

 

$

929,820

 

Segment profit

 

161,191

 

9,612

 

170,803

 

Segment assets

 

4,812,783

 

456,724

 

5,269,507

 

Depreciation

 

113,332

 

9,999

 

123,331

 

 

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AerCap Holdings N.V. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(US dollars in thousands)

 

14.  Commitments and contingencies

 

A detailed summary of our commitments and contingencies can be found in our 2007 annual report on form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 21, 2008.  There have been no material changes to our commitments and contingencies since the filing of this reports.

 

15.  Subsequent events

 

Fair Value of Derivatives. During the two month period ended November 30, 2008 the aggregate fair value of our interest rate caps and floors declined by $34.4 million. As of November 30, 2008, the aggregate fair value of our interest rate caps and floors was $18.6 million, compared to the aggregate fair value of $50.3 million as per September 30, 2008. AerCap does not apply hedge accounting to its interest rate caps and floors. As a result, AerCap is required to recognize the mark-to-market change in AerCap’s income statement.

 

Inventory. Given prevailing market conditions, sales prices of aircraft and engine parts have been adversely affected. As of now, we currently expect to write down approximately $11 million of inventory in the fourth quarter of 2008.

 

Aircraft Portfolio:

 

                  On November 19, 2008, we sold an A330 aircraft. The aircraft was the first delivery from our A330 forward order.

 

                  On December 5, 2008 we terminated the lease of an aircraft on lease with Inter Ekspress in Turkey. We have repossessed the aircraft and are in the process of inspecting the aircraft and records.  We expect to incur costs in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 related to maintenance and reconfiguration on this aircraft, but amounts are not yet fully known.

 

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

 

You should read this discussion in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in this Interim Report. Our financial statements are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP and are presented in U.S. dollars.

 

Special Note About Forward Looking Statements

 

This report includes “forward looking statements”, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  We have based these forward looking statements largely on our current beliefs and projections about future events and financial trends affecting our business. Many important factors, in addition to those discussed in this report, could cause our actual results to differ substantially from those anticipated in our forward looking statements, including, among other things:

 

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

 

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

 

                  the economic condition of the global airline and cargo industry,

 

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

 

                  competitive pressures within the industry,

 

                  changes in interest rates and availability of capital to us and to our customers,

 

                  the negotiation of aircraft management services contracts,

 

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

 

                  the risks set forth in “Item 3. Key Information—Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the SEC on March 21, 2008.

 

The words “believe”, “may”, “will”, “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 annual report might not occur and are not guarantees of future performance.

 

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Aircraft Portfolio

 

As of September 30, 2008, we owned and managed 210 aircraft. We owned 156 aircraft and managed 54 aircraft in our aircraft business. As of September 30, 2008, we leased these aircraft to 75 commercial airlines and cargo operator customers in 41 countries. In addition, as of September 30, 2008, we had 60 new Airbus A320 family narrowbody aircraft on order through our consolidated joint venture, AerVenture and 30 new Airbus A330 widebody aircraft on order. We also entered into a purchase contract for four aircraft and had executed letters of intent for the purchase and leaseback of ten aircraft.  Including all owned and managed aircraft, aircraft under contract or letter of intent and aircraft in our order book, our portfolio totals 314 aircraft as of September 30, 2008.

 

 

 

Owned portfolio

 

Managed
portfolio

 

 

 

Number of
aircraft under

 

 

 

Aircraft type

 

Number of
aircraft owned

 

Percentage of
total
net book value

 

Number of
aircraft

 

Number of
aircraft on order

 

purchase
contract or
letter of intent

 

Total owned,
Managed and
ordered aircraft

 

Airbus A300 Freighter

 

1

 

0.8

%

 

 

 

1

 

Airbus A319

 

16

 

13.3

%

 

14

 

 

30

 

Airbus A320

 

60

 

37.4

%

13

 

46

 

 

119

 

Airbus A321

 

18

 

14.9

%

1

 

 

 

19

 

Airbus A330

 

4

 

4.3

%

 

30

 

 

34

 

Boeing 737NGs

 

18

 

16.3

%

 

 

3

 

21

 

Boeing 737Classics

 

17

 

4.0

%

30

 

 

11

 

58

 

Boeing 757

 

11

 

4.1

%

3

 

 

 

14

 

Boeing 767

 

4

 

3.4

%

2

 

 

 

6

 

MD-11 Freighter

 

1

 

0.9

%

1

 

 

 

2

 

MD-83

 

4

 

0.4

%

2

 

 

 

6

 

MD 82

 

2

 

0.2

%

2

 

 

 

4

 

Total

 

156

 

100.0

%

54

 

90

 

14

 

314

 

 

In the future we may acquire additional freighter aircraft or convert some of our older A320 family passenger aircraft to freighter aircraft.

 

Engine Portfolio

 

We maintain a diverse inventory of high-demand, modern and fuel-efficient engines. As of September 30, 2008, we owned 72 engines and had 2 new engines on order through AeroTurbine. Our engine portfolio consists primarily of CFM56 series engines, one of the most widely used engines in the commercial aviation market.  As of September 30, 2008, 56 of our 72 engines were CFM56 series engines manufactured by CFM International.

 

Inventory

 

Our inventory consists of aircraft and engine parts. The aircraft and engine parts sales allow us to increase value of our aircraft and engine assets by putting each sub-component (engines, airframes and related parts) to its most profitable use. We sell aircraft and engine parts primarily to parts distributors and MRO service providers. Due to declines in the expected sales prices of certain aircraft and engine parts, we currently expect to write down approximately $11 million of inventory in the fourth quarter of 2008.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies from those disclosed in our 2007 annual report on form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 21, 2008.

 

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Comparative Results of Operations

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

 

 

(US dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease revenue

 

$

136,689

 

$

167,932

 

$

417,069

 

$

456,134

 

Sales revenue

 

187,124

 

122,441

 

420,290

 

445,629

 

Management fee revenue

 

3,789

 

3,065

 

11,137

 

8,970

 

Interest revenue

 

8,272

 

4,889

 

23,722

 

14,931

 

Other revenue

 

 

3,607

 

19,744

 

4,156

 

Total Revenues

 

335,874

 

301,934

 

891,962

 

929,820

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

35,143

 

45,329

 

106,298

 

123,331

 

Asset impairment

 

 

 

 

7,689

 

Cost of goods sold

 

151,103

 

108,850

 

327,685

 

359,716

 

Interest on debt

 

58,268

 

50,958

 

177,114

 

120,182

 

Operating lease in costs

 

4,652

 

4,254

 

15,512

 

11,209

 

Leasing expenses

 

495

 

5,421

 

14,230

 

23,213

 

Provision for doubtful notes and accounts receivable

 

233

 

(186

)

355

 

1,061

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

27,934

 

33,366

 

82,161

 

96,652

 

Total Expenses

 

277,828

 

247,992

 

723,355

 

743,053

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest

 

58,046

 

53,942

 

168,607

 

186,767

 

Provision for income taxes

 

(9,288

)

(3,896

)

(24,971

)

(15,421

)

Minority interest, net of taxes

 

(152

)

1,285

 

(298

)

(543

)

Net Income

 

$

48,606

 

$

51,331

 

$

143,338

 

$

170,803

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.57

 

$

0.60

 

$

1.69

 

$

2.01

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008

 

Revenues.  The principal categories of our revenue and their variances were:

 

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30, 2007

 

Nine months ended
September 30, 2008

 

Increase/
(decrease)

 

Percentage
Difference

 

 

 

(US dollars in millions)

 

Lease revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic rents

 

$

368.3

 

$

386.0

 

$

17.7

 

4.8

%

Maintenance rents and end-of-lease compensation

 

48.8

 

70.1

 

21.3

 

43.6

%

Sales revenue

 

420.3

 

445.6

 

25.3

 

6.0

%

Management fee revenue

 

11.1

 

9.0

 

(2.1

)

(18.9

)%

Interest revenue

 

23.7

 

14.9

 

(8.8

)

(37.1

)%

Other revenue

 

19.8

 

4.2

 

(15.6

)

(78.8

)%

Total

 

$

892.0

 

$

929.8

 

$

37.8

 

4.2

%

 

·                  Basic rents increased by $17.7 million, or 4.8%, to $386.0 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $368.3 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The increase in basic rents was attributable primarily to:

 

·                 the acquisition between January 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008 of 87 aircraft for leasing with an aggregate net book value of $1.9 billion at the date of acquisition, partially offset by the sale of 48 aircraft, during such period, with an aggregate net book value of $0.7 billion at the date of sale. The net increase in our aircraft portfolio resulted in a $25.2 million increase in basic rents;

 

·                 an increase of $8.8 million in basic rents resulting from the increase in our engine lease activities;

 

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partially offset by

 

·                 a decrease in payments from leases with lease rates tied to floating interest rates in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 due to decreases in market interest rates, which resulted in a $10.4 million decrease in basic rents;

 

·                 a decrease in basic rents of $5.9 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 as a result of airline defaults which occurred during the second and third quarters of 2008.

 

·                  Maintenance rents and end-of-lease compensation increased by $21.3 million, or 43.6%, to $70.1 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $48.8 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The increase in maintenance rents is attributable, in part, to a change in the estimate of the amount of maintenance rent expected to be reimbursed to lessees. The change in estimate is due to the implementation of an improved model used to forecast future maintenance reimbursements. AerCap records as revenue all maintenance rent receipts not expected to be repaid to lessees.  In the nine month period ended September 30, 2008,  AerCap recorded $16.6 million as maintenance revenue as a result of the change in estimate. Of the $16.6 million, $3.7 million was collected from lessees during three month period ended September 30, 2008 and $12.9 million was collected in prior periods. The remaining increase was largely due to the termination of leases as a result of airline defaults which resulted in the recording of maintenance rents of $7.9 million.

 

·                  Sales revenue increased by $25.3 million, or 6.0%, to $445.6 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $420.3 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The increase in sales revenue is mainly a result of the mix of aircraft types sold. In the nine month period ended September 30, 2008, we sold two A330 aircraft, three A321 aircraft, seven A320 aircraft, two Boeing 737 aircraft, one MD 83 aircraft, six MD82 aircraft, one DC8 aircraft and two Fokker 100 aircraft, whereas in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, we sold four A330 aircraft, one A321 aircraft, two Boeing 737 aircraft, one Boeing 767 aircraft, one Boeing 757 aircraft, one MD87 aircraft and five Fokker 100 aircraft.

 

 ·               Management fee revenue decreased by $2.1 million, or 18.9%, to $9.0 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $11.1 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in management fee revenue was attributable primarily to the expiry of a management fee agreement which expired when we sold the last remaining aircraft under management on behalf of the aircraft owner.

 

·                  Interest revenue decreased by $8.8 million, or 37.1%, to $14.9 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $23.7 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The decrease was mainly caused by (i) the loss of interest income from a subordinated investment in an aircraft securitization (AerCo) which ceased paying interest on such subordinated investment in the first quarter of 2007, (ii) the elimination of a fair value adjustment which was amortizing to interest income when we extinguished the underlying guarantee liability at a discount to its carrying value, and (iii) a decrease in deposit rates of interest.

 

·                  Other revenue decreased by $15.6 million, or 78.8%, to $4.2 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $19.8 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. In the nine months period ended September 30, 2008, we sold an A340 aircraft held in a joint venture which was 27% owned. The sale resulted in other revenue of $3.2 million. The remaining $1.0 million of other revenue recognized in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 related to the recovery of bankruptcy claims.  In the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, we recognized a gain of $10.7 million when we extinguished a guarantee liability in relation to the purchase of a portfolio of nine aircraft and three engines (see interest revenue) and a gain of $9.1 million upon the sale of the rights associated with a claim from a lessee.

 

Depreciation.  Depreciation increased by $17.0 million, or 16.0%, to $123.3 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $106.3 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 due primarily to the acquisition of 87 new aircraft between January 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008 with a book value at the time of the acquisition of $1.9 billion. The increase was partially offset by the sale of 48 aircraft with a book value at the time of sale of $0.7 billion.

 

Asset impairment.  Asset impairment was $7.7 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008. Asset impairment was caused primarily by the decrease in fair values of older, fuel-inefficient aircraft and engines. In the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 we impaired four MD82 aircraft and six engines which were off-lease.

 

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Cost of Goods Sold.  Cost of goods sold increased by $32.0 million, or 9.8%, to $359.7 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 from $327.7 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The increase in cost of goods sold is mainly a result of the mix of aircraft types sold described above.

 

Interest on Debt.  Our interest on debt decreased by $56.9 million, or 32.1%, to $120.2 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $177.1 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. Most of the decrease in interest on debt was principally caused by:

 

·                  a $ 27.4 non-recurring expense which occurred in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The non-recurring expense related to the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs at the time of the ALS refinancing;

 

·                  a decrease in our average costs of debt by 2.2% to 4.6% in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from 6.8% in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in our average cost of debt results from the use of caps as part of our hedging strategy in combination with a decrease in interest rates. This resulted in a $46.1 million decrease in our interest on debt. Our average cost of debt for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 includes a credit of $2.8 million resulting from the discounted purchase of ALS securitized bonds;

 

partially offset by

 

·                  an increase in the average outstanding debt balance to $3.2 billion in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $2.8 billion in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, resulting in a $13.9 million increase in our interest on debt;

 

·                  a $2.4 million increase in the non-cash recognition of mark-to-market charges on derivatives to a $6.0 million charge in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from a $3.6 million charge in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007.

 

Other Operating Expenses.  Our other operating expenses increased by $5.4 million, or 17.9%, to $35.5 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $30.1 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The principal categories of our other operating expenses and their variances were as follows:

 

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30, 2007

 

Nine months ended
September 30, 2008

 

Increase/
(decrease)

 

Percentage
Difference

 

 

 

(US dollars in millions)

 

Operating lease in costs

 

$

15.5

 

11.2

 

(4.3

)

(27.7

)%

Leasing expenses

 

14.2

 

23.2

 

9.0

 

63.4

%

Provision for doubtful notes and accounts receivable

 

0.4

 

1.1

 

0.7

 

175.0

%

Total

 

$

30.1

 

$

35.5

 

5.4

 

17.9

%

 

Our operating lease in costs decreased primarily due to the purchase of four aircraft in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 and four aircraft in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 which were previously subject to head leases and the termination of those leases.

 

Our leasing expenses increased by $9.0 million, or 63.4%, to $23.2 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $14.2 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The increase is primarily due to more transitions of aircraft from expiring leases to new leases in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2007.

 

Our provision for doubtful notes and accounts receivable did not materially change in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. We did not have defaults that significantly affected the provision for doubtful notes and accounts receivable in the nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.  Our selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $14.5 million, or 17.6%, to $96.7 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $82.2 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, due primarily to (i) the increase in the US Dollar/Euro exchange rate, which

 

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resulted in a $8.1 million increase and (ii) an increase in salaries and benefit expenses associated with the growth in the number of our employees.

 

Net Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Minority Interests.  For the reasons explained above, our income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interests increased by $18.2 million, or 10.8%, to $186.8 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $168.6 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007.

 

Provision for Income Taxes.  Our provision for income taxes decreased by $9.6 million or 38.4% to $15.4 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $25.0 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. Our effective tax rate for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 was 14.8% and was 8.3% for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008. Our effective tax rate in any period is impacted by the mix of operations among our different tax jurisdictions. In the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2007, we completed a corporate tax restructuring that resulted in more deductible expenses in one of our higher tax rate jurisdictions, which positively impacted the mix of our profits for income tax purposes in the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Net Income.  For the reasons explained above, our net income increased by $27.5 million, or 19.2%, to $170.8 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $143.3 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007.

 

Liquidity and Access to Capital

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our cash balance at September 30, 2008 was $344.3 million including restricted cash of $167.8 million and our operating cash flow was $228.2 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008. Our unused lines of credit at September 30, 2008 were approximately $2.5 billion. We have significant access to capital to fund committed growth through our cash and available lines of credit. Our debt balance at September 30, 2008 was $3.6 billion and the average interest rate on our debt, excluding the effect of mark-to-market movements on our interest rate caps during the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 was 4.6%. Our debt to equity ratio was 3.2 to 1 as of September 30, 2008.

 

We satisfy our liquidity requirements through several sources, including:

 

·                  lines of credit and other secured borrowings;

 

·                  aircraft and engine lease revenues;

 

·                  sales of aircraft, engines and parts;

 

·                  supplemental maintenance rent and security deposits provided by our lessees; and

 

·                  management fee revenue.

 

Cash Flows

 

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30, 2007

 

Nine months ended
September 30, 2008

 

 

 

(US dollars in millions)

 

Net cash flow provided by operating activities

 

$

156.6

 

$

228.2

 

Net cash flow used in investing activities

 

(197.0

)

(966.7

)

Net cash flow provided by financing activities

 

181.9

 

674.4

 

 

 Nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 

Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities. Our cash flows provided by operating activities increased by $71.6 million, or 45.7%, to $228.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $156.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  The primary reasons for the increase are due to: (i) the receipt of $37.7 million of deposits under forward sale agreements in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 which did not occur in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and (ii) a decrease in our trade receivables and notes receivables of $1.6 million in the nine month

 

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period ended September 30, 2008 compared to an increase in our trade receivables and notes receivables of $16.3 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007.

 

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities. Our cash flows used in investing activities increased by $769.7 million, or 390.7%, to $966.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $197.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, primarily due to (i) an increase of $541.8 million in the net cash used in aircraft purchase and sale activity (including purchases of intangible lease premiums) in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, (ii) an increase of $100.0 million in the amount of pre-delivery payments made in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and a decrease of $124.3 million in the movement in restricted cash in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008.  The decrease was mainly caused by cash received on aircraft sales at the end of the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 and will be used to pay debt in the fourth quarter of 2008. Aircraft purchased among others included the acquisition of the TUI portfolio.

 

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities. Our cash flows provided by financing activities increased by $492.5 million, or 270.8%, to $674.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $181.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This increase is attributable to an increase of $488.8 million in new financing proceeds, net of repayments in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 due primarily to funding of the acquisition of the TUI portfolio.

 

Indebtedness

 

As of September 30, 2008, our outstanding indebtedness totaled $3.6 billion and primarily consisted of export credit facilities, commercial bank debt, revolving credit debt, securitization debt and capital lease structures.

 

The following table provides a summary of our indebtedness at September 30, 2008:

 

Debt Obligation

 

Collateral

 

Commitment

 

Outstanding

 

Undrawn
amounts

 

Final stated
Maturity

 

 

 

(US dollars in thousands)

 

Export credit facilities—financings

 

18 aircraft

 

$

680,549

 

$

546,243

 

$

134,305

 

2019

 

Japanese operating lease financings

 

3 aircraft

 

91,407

 

91,407

 

 

2015

 

AerVenture A320 Pre-delivery payment facilities

 

 

403,919

 

128,761

 

275,158

 

2010

 

Airbus A330 Pre-delivery payment facility

 

 

251,037

 

118,500

 

132,537

 

2010

 

UBS revolving credit facility

 

12 aircraft

 

1,000,000

 

377,508

 

622,492

 

2014

 

AeroTurbine revolving credit facility

 

62 engines & 6 aircraft

 

328,000

 

138,538

 

189,462

 

2012

 

Aircraft Lease Securitisation II Limited debt

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

1,000,000

 

2038

 

Aircraft Lease Securitisation debt

 

62 aircraft

 

1,220,661

 

1,220,661

 

 

2032

 

TUI Portfolio Acquisition facility

 

19 aircraft

 

416,880

 

416,880

 

 

2015

 

TUI Portfolio Subordinated debt*

 

 

60,400

 

60,400

 

 

2015

 

Engine Acquisition facility

 

6 engines

 

100,000

 

43,017

 

56,983

 

2013

 

Calyon Aircraft Acquisition facility

 

23 aircraft

 

219,552

 

97,634

 

121,918

 

2014

 

Commercial bank debt

 

3 engines & 13 aircraft

 

193,006

 

193,006

 

 

2019

 

Capital lease obligations under defeasance structures

 

4 aircraft

 

170,458

 

170,458

 

 

2010

 

Total

 

 

 

$

6,135,869

 

$

3,603,013

 

$

2,532,855

 

 

 

 


* Subordinated debt issued to our joint venture partner relating to the TUI portfolio acquisition.

 

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Contractual Obligations

 

Our contractual obligations consist of principal and interest payments on debt, executed purchase agreements to purchase aircraft, operating lease rentals on aircraft under lease in/lease out structures and rent payments pursuant to our office leases. We intend to fund our contractual obligations through our lines of credit and other borrowings as well as internally generated cash flows. We believe that our sources of liquidity will be sufficient to meet our contractual obligations.

 

The following table sets forth our contractual obligations and their maturity dates as of September 30, 2008:

 

 

 

2008
(10/01/2008-
12/31/2008)

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

(US dollars in thousands)

 

Debt (1)

 

$

286,850

 

$

662,959

 

$

574,046

 

$

412,838

 

$

2,409,067

 

Purchase obligations

 

372,135

 

1,698,889

 

1,754,992

 

359,337

 

348,307

 

Operating leases (2)

 

2,447

 

26,040

 

25,531

 

24,751

 

22,553

 

Derivative obligations

 

62

 

(5,762

)

(4,009

)

(14,207

)

(24,662

)

Total

 

$

661,494

 

$

2,382,126

 

$

2,350,560

 

$

782,719

 

$

2,755,265

 

 


(1)          Includes estimated interest payments based on one-month LIBOR as of September 30, 2008, which was 4.00%.

(2)          Represents contractual operating lease rentals on aircraft under lease in/out structures and contractual payments on our office and facility leases in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Miami, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Goodyear, Arizona and Shannon, Ireland.

 

The table below provides information as of September 30, 2008 regarding our debt and interest (3) obligations per facility type:

 

 

 

2008
(10/01/2008-
12/31/2008)

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

(US dollars in thousands)

 

Pre-delivery payment facilities (4)

 

$

37,736

 

$

184,587

 

$

33,908

 

$

872

 

$

 

Non-recourse debt facilities (5)

 

147,539

 

237,186

 

235,433

 

217,767

 

1,194,292

 

Joint venture facilities (6)

 

19,314

 

100,162

 

75,033

 

69,351

 

443,476

 

Capital lease obligations under defeasance structures (7)

 

54,352

 

6,519

 

109,587

 

 

 

Other facilities

 

27,909

 

134,505

 

120,085

 

124,848

 

771,299

 

Total

 

$

286,850

 

$

662,959

 

$

574,046

 

$

412,838

 

$

2,409,067

 

 


(3)          Includes estimated interest payments based on one-month LIBOR as of September 30, 2008, which was 4.00%.

(4)          Repayment of debt owed on pre-delivery payment facilities is essentially offset by proceeds received from aircraft purchase debt facilities.

(5)          Debt repayment is due only to the extent that cash is available in non-recourse facilities.

(6)          Joint venture partners share in the debt repayment responsibilities.

(7)          Obligations are defeased through an offsetting notes receivable amount.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

The table below sets forth our expected capital expenditures for future periods indicated based on contracted commitments as of September 30, 2008:

 

 

 

2008
(10/01/2008-
12/31/2008)

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

(US dollars in thousands)

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

217,383

 

$

1,227,496

 

$

1,597,429

 

$

260,195

 

$

299,769

 

Pre-delivery payments

 

154,752

 

471,393

 

157,563

 

99,142

 

48,538

 

Total

 

$

372,135

 

$

1,698,889

 

$

1,754,992

 

$

359,337

 

$

348,307

 

 

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As of September 30, 2008, we expect to make capital expenditures related to the 30 A330, 46 A320 aircraft and 14 A319 aircraft on order between 2008 and 2011. As we implement our growth strategy and expand our aircraft and engine portfolio, we expect our capital expenditures to increase in the future. We anticipate that we will fund these capital expenditures through internally generated cash flows, draw downs on our committed revolving credit facilities and the incurrence of bank, and other debt and equity issuances.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of December 31, 2007, we were obligated to make sublease payments under six aircraft operating leases of aircraft with lease expiration dates between 2009 and 2013. We lease these six aircraft to aircraft operators. Since we are not fully exposed to the risks and rewards of ownership of these aircraft, we do not include these aircraft on our balance sheet. In addition, we do not recognize a financial liability for our operating lease obligations under these leases on our balance sheet. Due to the fact that sublease receipts related to these six aircraft are insufficient to cover our lease obligations, we have recognized an onerous contract accrual on our balance sheet which is equal to the difference between the present value of the lease expenses and the present value of the sublease income discounted at appropriate discount rates. This accounting treatment, however, does not result in the same presentation as if we accounted for these aircraft as owned assets and the related operating lease obligations as debt liabilities. In February 2008, we purchased two of the six aircraft that had been subject to operating leases and terminated the operating leases.

 

We continue to have an economic interest in AerCo. This interest is not assigned any value on our balance sheet because we do not expect to realize any value for our investment. We also have other investments in companies or ventures in the airline industry which we obtain primarily through restructurings in our leasing business. The value of these investments are immaterial to our financial position.

 

We have entered into a joint venture, AerDragon, that does not qualify for consolidated accounting treatment. The assets and liabilities of this joint ventures are off our balance sheet and we only record our net investment under the equity method of accounting.

 

INDEBTEDNESS

 

A detailed summary of the principal terms of our indebtedness can be found in our 2007 annual report on form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 21, 2008 and our interim report covering the six months to June 30, 2008 filed with the SEC on September 11, 2008.  There have been no material changes to our indebtedness since the filing of those reports.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Our primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk associated with short and long-term borrowings bearing variable interest rates and lease payments under leases tied to floating interest rates. To manage this interest rate exposure, we enter into interest rate swap and cap agreements. We are also exposed to foreign currency risk, which can adversely affect our operating profits. To manage this risk, we enter into forward exchange derivatives.

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements as filed with the SEC on March 21, 2008, which provide further information on our derivative instruments.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

The rentals we receive under our leases are based on fixed and variable interest rates. We fund our operations with a mixture of fixed and floating rate US dollar denominated debt and finance lease obligations. An interest rate exposure arises to the extent that the mix of these obligations are not matched with our assets. This exposure is primarily managed through the use of interest rate caps using a cash flow based risk management model. This model takes the expected cash flows generated by our assets and liabilities and then calculates how much the value of these cash flows will change by for a given movement in interest rates.

 

The table below provides information as of September 30, 2008 regarding our debt and finance lease obligation and their related interest rate exposure:

 

 

 

2008
(10/01/2008-
12/31/2008)

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

(US dollars in thousands)

 

Fix rate debt obligations

 

$

312,975

 

$

258,067

 

$

170,514

 

$

103,195

 

$

366,995

 

Floating rate debt obligations

 

3,167,908

 

2,846,305

 

2,459,192

 

2,158,918

 

5,183,770

 

Fix rate interest obligations

 

4,344

 

15,653

 

13,584

 

12,623

 

54,360

 

Floating rate interest obligations (8)

 

38,125

 

137,228

 

118,523

 

104,173

 

244,135

 

 


(8)          Based on one-month LIBOR as of September 30, 2008, which was 4.00%.

 

Under our interest rate caps, we will receive the excess, if any, of LIBOR, reset monthly or quarterly on an actual/360 adjusted basis, over the strike rate of the relevant cap. The caps amortize based on a number of factors, including the expiration dates of the leases under which our lessees are contracted to make fixed rate rental payments and the three- or six-month LIBOR reset dates under our floating rate leases. Under our remaining interest rate swap, we pay fixed amounts and receive floating amounts on a monthly basis. Under our interest rate floors, we pay for the difference when the LIBOR rate, reset monthly or quarterly on an actual/360 adjusted basis, falls below the strike rate of the relevant floor

 

The table below provides information as of September 30, 2008 regarding our derivative financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates on our borrowing, including our interest rate caps and floors. The table presents the average notional amounts and weighted average strike rates relating the interest rate caps for the specified year. Notional amounts are used to calculate the contractual payments to be exchanged under the contract.

 

 

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

2013

 

Thereafter

 

Fair value

 

 

 

(US Dollars in millions)

 

Interest rate caps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average notional amounts

 

$

2,666

 

$

2,640

 

$

1,994

 

$

1,686

 

$

1,221

 

$

874

 

$

1,497

 

53.2

 

Weighted average strike rate

 

4.46

%

4.51

%

4.24

%

4.22

%

4.88

%

5.14

%

5.37

%

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

2013

 

Thereafter

 

Fair value

 

 

 

(US Dollars in millions)

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional amounts

 

$

214

 

$

192

 

$

166

 

$

141

 

$

107

 

$

70

 

$

71

 

(2.9

)

Weighted average strike rate

 

3.00

%

3.00

%

3.00

%

3.00

%

3.00

%

3.00

%

3.00

%

 

 

As of September 30, 2008, the interest rate caps and floors had notional amounts of $2.7 billion and a fair value of $50.3 million. The variable benchmark interest rates associated with these instruments ranged from one- to six—month LIBOR.

 

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Our Board of Directors is responsible for reviewing and approving our overall interest rate management policies and transaction authority limits. Specific hedging contracts are approved by the treasury committee acting within the overall policies and limits. Our counterparty risk is monitored on an ongoing basis, but is mitigated by the fact that the majority of our interest rate derivative counterparties are required to cash collateralize in the event of their downgrade by the rating agencies below a certain level. Our counterparties are subject to the prior approval of the treasury committee.

 

Foreign Currency Risk and Foreign Operations

 

Our functional currency is the US dollar. As of September 30, 2008, all of our aircraft leases and all of our engine leases were payable in US dollars. We incur Euro-denominated expenses in connection with our offices in The Netherlands and Ireland. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2008, our aggregate expenses denominated in currencies other than the US dollar, such as payroll and office costs and professional advisory costs, were $45.3 million in US dollar equivalents and represented 46.8 % of total selling, general and administrative expenses. We enter into foreign exchange derivatives based on our projected exposure to foreign currency risks in order to protect ourselves from the effect of period over period exchange rate fluctuations. Mark-to-market gains or losses on such derivatives are recorded as part of selling, general and administrative expenses since most of our non-US denominated payments relate to such expenses. We do not believe that a change in foreign exchange rates will have material impact on our results of operations. However, the portion of our business conducted in foreign currencies could increase in the future, which could increase our exposure to losses arising from currency fluctuations.

 

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PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

 

Legal Proceedings

 

There have been no material changes to legal proceedings described in our Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the SEC on March 21, 2008.

 

Item 1. Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes to the disclosure related to the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the SEC on March 21, 2008.

 

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

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

None.

 

Item 5.  Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6.  Exhibits

 

None

 

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