Willis Lease SEC Filings

Z. Clifton Dameron IV, who serves as SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary of Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC), reported an open-market transaction on 10/01/2025 showing acquisition of 3,000 shares of WLFC common stock at a price of $137.12 per share.

The Form 4 reports the shares were granted as a restrictive stock grant that vests over three years. After this transaction the reporting person beneficially owns 8,182 shares in total. The filing was signed on 10/02/2025.

Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC) filed a Form 144 disclosing a proposed sale of 7,900 common shares through Merrill Lynch, scheduled approximately for 10/01/2025 on NASD with an aggregate market value of $1,078,034. The filing identifies the shares as acquired over multiple dates (2003–2024) as compensation and shows all 7,900 shares offered match the filer’s holdings detailed in the acquisition table. The issuer has 6,809,636 common shares outstanding, so the proposed sale represents a small fraction of the company’s equity. The notice also reports recent insider sales: 14,668 shares sold during July–September 2025, generating gross proceeds of $2,077,134. The filer affirms no undisclosed material adverse information.

Austin C. Willis, CEO and Director of Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC), reported multiple sales of company common stock effected on 09/02/2025 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted June 3, 2025. The Form 4 shows aggregate reported dispositions of 6,100 shares across multiple trades with weighted-average sale prices reported at approximately $144.98 and $145.61, and execution price ranges between $144.335 and $146.035.

The filing lists both direct and substantial indirect holdings through family trusts and CFW Partners, with large indirect positions reported (for example, 232,715 shares held by CFW V 2016 Trust and 405,488 shares by the 2019 Willis Family Trust). The reporting person offers to provide detailed per-trade breakdowns on request.

Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC) Form 144 discloses a proposed sale of 7,900 common shares through Merrill Lynch with an aggregate market value of $1,145,895, against 6,809,636 shares outstanding, with an approximate sale date of 09/02/2025. The filing lists prior acquisitions of common stock issued as compensation on 04/01/2024 (3,400), 03/01/2016 (170), 03/03/2003 (1,630), 01/15/2008 (1,800), and 10/01/2007 (900). It also reports three sales in the past three months by Austin Willis: 3,318 shares on 08/01/2025 for $447,609, 3,450 shares on 07/01/2025 for $482,862, and 3,450 shares on 06/02/2025 for $453,036. The notice includes the required representation about absence of undisclosed material information.

Colm Barrington, a director of Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC), reported a sale of 2,000 shares of WLFC common stock on 08/15/2025 at a reported price of $157.1296 per share. After the transaction he beneficially owns 6,872 shares. The Form 4 is signed by Mr. Barrington on 08/18/2025 and includes a statement that the sales were executed in a single trade and that he will provide full transaction details upon request.

Charles F. Willis IV, Executive Chairman and 10% owner of Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC), sold 30,000 shares of WLFC common stock on August 12, 2025, in multiple transactions at prices ranging from approximately $146.96 to $157.18 per share. After these sales the reporting person directly beneficially owns 957,046 shares. The filing also discloses indirect holdings: 13,798 shares held by his spouse, 2,134,148 shares held by CFW Partners, and 584 shares held in a granddaughter trust. The Form 4 includes footnotes stating each sale was executed in multiple trades and that the reported prices are weighted average sale prices; the reporting person offers to provide detailed per-trade information upon request.

Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC) submitted a Form 144 reporting a proposed sale of 30,000 common shares acquired as a stock bonus from the issuer on 04/01/2025. The sale is to be executed through Merrill Lynch in San Francisco for an aggregate market value of $4,502,400, with an approximate sale date of 08/12/2025 on NASDAQ. The filing lists 6,902,975 shares outstanding, so the 30,000-share notice represents roughly 0.43% of outstanding stock.

The filing also discloses recent dispositions by Charles F Willis IV: 8,750 shares sold on 06/03/2025 for $1,208,076.27 and 11,250 shares sold on 06/04/2025 for $1,529,382.78 (total 20,000 shares, proceeds $2,737,459.05). The notice includes the standard certification that the seller has no undisclosed material adverse information.

Brian R. Hole, President of Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC), reported the sale of common stock on 08/11/2025. The Form 4 shows a disposition of 9,142 shares executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $150.00 to $150.60, with a reported weighted average sale price of $150.13. After the transactions the reporting person beneficially owned 89,640 shares directly. No derivative securities are reported on this form. The filer notes willingness to provide trade-level detail on request and identifies the relationship to the issuer as Officer (President).

The Form 144 notice reports a proposed sale of 9,152 shares of common stock of Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC) through Merrill Lynch on NASDAQ, with an aggregate market value of $1,372,069.17. The filing lists 6,902,975 shares outstanding and an approximate sale date of 08/11/2025.

The shares to be sold were recorded as acquired by stock compensation on 04/01/2024 from Willis Lease (20,000 shares acquired). The filing also discloses recent sales by the same person, Brian Hole, totaling 13,715 shares for gross proceeds of $1,922,242.89 across dates from 05/23/2025 to 08/08/2025. The filer attests they do not possess undisclosed material adverse information.