Exhibit 99.3
EXPLANATION TO THE AGENDA
Explanation to the agenda for the annual general meeting of shareholders of AerCap Holdings N.V., a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) incorporated in the Netherlands with its corporate seat in Amsterdam and Dutch trade register number 34251954 (the “Company”) to be held on Wednesday May 12, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. (Amsterdam time) at the Steigenberger Airport Hotel Amsterdam, Stationsplein, ZW 951|1117 CE, Schiphol-Oost, The Netherlands (the “Meeting”).
Agenda item 2 (for discussion):
The Dutch Civil Code requires that the Board of Directors prepare a report with respect to, among other things, the business of the Company and the conduct of its affairs during the preceding financial year. In accordance with Dutch law and the articles of association of the Company, a summary of the contents of the report of the Board of Directors for the financial year 2020 will be discussed at the annual general meeting of shareholders.
Due to the international nature of the Company’s business, the report of the Board of Directors for the financial year 2020 has been prepared in the English language, which is permitted under Article 2:391(1) of the Dutch Civil Code, subject to approval by the Company’s general meeting of shareholders. Such approval has been obtained for the 2006 financial year and subsequent financial years.
Agenda item 3 (voting item):
The Dutch Civil Code requires the preparation of the Company’s annual accounts, consisting of a balance sheet and a profit and loss account with respect to the preceding financial year, together with the explanatory notes thereto. Under Article 2:406 of the Dutch Civil Code, the annual accounts consist of the annual accounts of the Company on an unconsolidated basis and the consolidated accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Due to the international nature of the Company’s business, the annual accounts for the financial year 2020 have been prepared in the English language, which is permitted under Article 2:362 of the Dutch Civil Code, subject to approval by the Company’s general meeting of shareholders. Such approval has been obtained for the 2006 financial year and subsequent financial years.
Agenda item 4 (for discussion):
The Board of Directors has determined that the entire 2020 profit shall be reserved and that no profits shall be distributed as dividends to the shareholders. Pursuant to the articles of association of the Company, the decision to reserve profits is at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors continues to believe that it is in the best interests of the Company to reserve all profits, noting that this policy may be reconsidered in the future. Any reconsideration of this policy will depend on the Company’s future earnings and capital needs, the Company’s operating and financial condition, and other factors that the Board of Directors may deem relevant.
The Board of Directors continuously assesses the best use of the Company’s capital, including aircraft purchases, acquisitions, deleveraging, and return of capital to the Company’s shareholders through share repurchases and/or dividend payments, if any. In 2020, the Company repurchased approximately 2,130,509 million of its own shares. These share repurchases were conducted at arm’s length and in accordance with the authorizations granted at the annual general meetings of shareholders in 2019 and 2020. The timing of repurchases and the exact number of shares to be repurchased will - within the scope of the authorizations granted by the Company’s general meeting of shareholders in this respect - be determined by the Board of Directors, in its discretion, and will depend upon market conditions and other factors. The program will be funded using the Company’s cash on hand and cash generated from operations. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
Agenda item 5 (voting item):
It is proposed to release the directors (leden raad van bestuur) from liability (kwijting verlenen aan) with respect to their management during the 2020 financial year. Such release only applies to matters that are disclosed in the Company’s annual accounts or have otherwise been disclosed to the Company’s general meeting of shareholders prior to the resolution to release.