AerCap (NYSE: AER) counsel sells 4,504 shares at $150 each

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

AerCap Holdings N.V. general counsel Vincent Drouillard reported an open-market sale of 4,504 Ordinary Shares at $150.00 per share. After this sale, he holds 91,323 Ordinary Shares directly. He also reports 109,169 Ordinary Shares held indirectly through the AerCap Holdings N.V. Equity Incentive Plans Trust.

According to the footnotes, this indirect position includes 70,756 Ordinary Shares released from the trust since his prior Form 4. Within the trust-held awards, 42,454 restricted shares remain subject to service-based vesting conditions and 66,715 restricted shares remain subject to combined service- and performance-based vesting conditions.

Insights

Equity compensation and insider-transactions analyst

Small open-market sale with sizable remaining direct and equity-plan holdings.

Vincent Drouillard, AerCap’s general counsel, sold 4,504 Ordinary Shares at $150.00 per share in an open-market transaction. After the sale, he continues to hold 91,323 Ordinary Shares directly, which indicates the transaction is modest relative to his remaining direct stake.

He also reports 109,169 Ordinary Shares held via the AerCap Holdings N.V. Equity Incentive Plans Trust. Footnotes show these reflect compensatory awards, with 42,454 restricted shares subject to service-based vesting and 66,715 subject to both service- and performance-based vesting, emphasizing a continued long-term equity alignment.

No derivative positions are listed, and the filing does not reference any Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, so the sale appears as a straightforward open-market disposition. Given the scale relative to ongoing direct and incentive-based holdings, the filing reads as a routine liquidity event rather than a thesis-changing move.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Seller: 4,504 shares ($675,600)

Net Sell 2 txns

Insider Drouillard Vincent

Role General Counsel

Sold 4,504 shs ($676K)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Sale	Ordinary Shares	4,504	$150.00	$676K
holding	Ordinary Shares	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Ordinary Shares — 91,323 shares (Direct, null); Ordinary Shares — 109,169 shares (Indirect, By AerCap Holdings N.V. Equity Incentive Plans Trust)

Footnotes (1)

1. Includes 70,756 Ordinary Shares that were released from the AerCap Holdings N.V. Equity Incentice Plans Trust (the "Trust") since the last Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person on April 21, 2026. Represents Ordinary Shares granted as compensatory awards and held by the Trust in order to achieve certain tax benefits under Irish law, after which the shares (to the extent vested) will be released to the reporting person. Of these awards, 42,454 are restricted shares that remain subject to service-based vesting conditions and 66,715 are restricted shares that remain subject to service- and performance-based vesting conditions.

Key Figures

Shares sold: 4,504 shares Sale price: $150.00 per share Approximate sale value: $675,600 +5 more

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Shares sold 4,504 shares Ordinary Shares sold in open market on 2026-05-07

Sale price $150.00 per share Price for 4,504 Ordinary Shares sold

Approximate sale value $675,600 4,504 shares × $150.00 per share

Direct holdings after transaction 91,323 shares Ordinary Shares held directly following sale

Indirect trust holdings 109,169 shares Ordinary Shares held by Equity Incentive Plans Trust

Restricted shares service-based 42,454 shares Trust-held restricted shares subject to service-based vesting

Restricted shares service & performance 66,715 shares Trust-held restricted shares subject to service and performance vesting

Shares released from trust 70,756 shares Ordinary Shares released from trust since prior Form 4

Key Terms

Equity Incentive Plans Trust, restricted shares, service-based vesting conditions, service- and performance-based vesting conditions, +1 more

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Equity Incentive Plans Trust financial

"Includes 70,756 Ordinary Shares that were released from the AerCap Holdings N.V. Equity Incentice Plans Trust"

restricted shares financial

"Of these awards, 42,454 are restricted shares that remain subject to service-based vesting conditions"

Restricted shares are company stock that cannot be sold or transferred immediately because they are subject to legal or contractual limits, such as a required holding period or performance conditions. They matter to investors because these locked-up shares can affect a company’s available stock for trading, future dilution, and insider incentives—imagine a gift that can’t be cashed until certain conditions are met, which changes when and how much supply can suddenly enter the market.

service-based vesting conditions financial

"42,454 are restricted shares that remain subject to service-based vesting conditions"

service- and performance-based vesting conditions financial

"66,715 are restricted shares that remain subject to service- and performance-based vesting conditions"

open-market sale financial

"transaction_action": "open-market sale""

An open-market sale is when a shareholder sells existing shares directly on a public exchange to any willing buyer, rather than through a private deal. Think of it like putting goods on a busy market stall where price is set by supply and demand; for investors it matters because such sales increase available supply, can put short-term downward pressure on the stock price, and signal changes in liquidity or investor confidence.

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Drouillard Vincent

(Last) (First) (Middle)

AERCAP HOUSE, 65 ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN

(Street)

DUBLIN D02 YX20

(City) (State) (Zip)

IRELAND

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AerCap Holdings N.V. [ AER ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	General Counsel

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/07/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Ordinary Shares	05/07/2026		S		4,504	D	$150	91,323(1)	D
Ordinary Shares								109,169	I	By AerCap Holdings N.V. Equity Incentive Plans Trust(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 70,756 Ordinary Shares that were released from the AerCap Holdings N.V. Equity Incentice Plans Trust (the "Trust") since the last Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person on April 21, 2026.

2. Represents Ordinary Shares granted as compensatory awards and held by the Trust in order to achieve certain tax benefits under Irish law, after which the shares (to the extent vested) will be released to the reporting person. Of these awards, 42,454 are restricted shares that remain subject to service-based vesting conditions and 66,715 are restricted shares that remain subject to service- and performance-based vesting conditions.

	/s/ Vincent Drouillard	05/08/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

FAQ

What insider transaction did AerCap (AER) report for Vincent Drouillard?

AerCap’s general counsel, Vincent Drouillard, reported selling 4,504 Ordinary Shares at $150.00 per share. This open-market transaction is disclosed on a Form 4 and reflects a relatively small portion of his overall equity exposure, given his remaining direct and indirect holdings.

How many AerCap (AER) shares does Vincent Drouillard hold after the reported sale?

After the sale, Vincent Drouillard holds 91,323 Ordinary Shares directly. In addition, he reports 109,169 Ordinary Shares held indirectly through the AerCap Holdings N.V. Equity Incentive Plans Trust, which consists of compensatory equity awards subject to various vesting conditions.

What price did AerCap’s general counsel receive for the 4,504 shares sold?

The reported sale price was $150.00 per AerCap Ordinary Share. At this price, the 4,504 shares represent a transaction value of approximately $675,600, based on the figures in the Form 4, while he maintains significant remaining direct and trust-based shareholdings.

What is the AerCap Equity Incentive Plans Trust mentioned in Vincent Drouillard’s Form 4?

The AerCap Holdings N.V. Equity Incentive Plans Trust holds compensatory Ordinary Shares for employees, including Vincent Drouillard. Shares are held to achieve tax benefits under Irish law and are released to the reporting person as vesting and performance conditions on restricted share awards are satisfied over time.

How many restricted AerCap (AER) shares in the trust are still subject to vesting for Vincent Drouillard?

The filing notes 42,454 restricted shares subject to service-based vesting and 66,715 restricted shares subject to service- and performance-based vesting. These conditions must be met before those trust-held awards are fully released to him as Ordinary Shares.

Did the Form 4 for AerCap (AER) show any option exercises or derivative transactions?

The Form 4 does not list any derivative security exercises or option-related transactions. The derivativeSummary section is empty, and the reported activity consists of an open-market sale of Ordinary Shares plus an updated holding entry for shares in the company’s equity incentive plans trust.