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Willis Lease Finance Corporation filings document the financial reporting, financing arrangements, governance, and material events of an aircraft engine lessor and aviation services provider. Recent Form 8-K reports cover operating results, Regulation FD communications, quarterly dividends, amendments to revolving credit agreements, and obligations related to credit facilities.
The company’s proxy materials disclose board matters, executive compensation, equity awards, pay-versus-performance information, and shareholder voting items. Its filing record also reflects the capital structure and risk areas tied to leasing commercial aircraft engines and aircraft, spare parts activity, maintenance services, asset management, and related aviation operations.
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.
Brian R. Hole, President of Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC), reported three open-market sales of common stock on 08/06/2025, 08/07/2025 and 08/08/2025. He sold 1,296 shares on 08/06 at a weighted average price of $150.51, 120 shares on 08/07 at $150.00, and 600 shares on 08/08 at a weighted average price of $150.17. The reported beneficial ownership after each transaction was 99,502, 99,382, and 98,782 shares, respectively. The Form 4 is signed by the reporting person as shown on the filing.
Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC) Form 144 notifies a proposed sale of 600 common shares through Merrill Lynch with an aggregate market value of $90,027.18, and lists 6,902,975 shares outstanding. The filing shows those 600 shares are scheduled for sale on 08/08/2025 on NASDAQ.
The filing records the acquisition of 7,589 shares on 04/01/2024 as stock compensation from Willis Lease and a payment/settlement date of 04/01/2025. It also discloses recent sales by Brian Hole totaling 13,115 shares in the past three months for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,832,215.71. The signer affirms no knowledge of undisclosed material adverse information.
WLFC Q2-25 snapshot
- Revenue rose 29% YoY to $195.5 million, led by a 29% jump in lease-rent revenue and a 391% surge in spare-parts sales; maintenance-reserve revenue fell 19%.
- GAAP net income climbed 42% to $60.4 million ($8.43 diluted EPS) but included a one-off $42.9 million gain from selling Bridgend Asset Management. Core operating income declined 48% to $28.3 million as G&A, stock-comp and write-downs (+$11.5 million) weighed on margins.
- Six-month revenue reached $353.2 million (+31%) with net income up 22% to $77.2 million.
- Operating cash flow YTD improved 12% to $145.2 million; cash & restricted cash expanded to $782.5 million following the $596 million WEST VIII ABS (Series A 5.58%, Series B 6.07%).
- Balance sheet: assets $3.95 billion (+20% YTD); debt $2.80 billion (+24%); equity $617.9 million (+13%); debt-to-assets ≈71%.
- Portfolio comprises 348 engines, 15 aircraft and one marine vessel with a net book value of $2.61 billion.
- Company booked $6.3 million of SAF-related government grants and holds $1.0 billion in forward purchase commitments.
Headline earnings benefited from a non-recurring divestiture amid rising leverage and operating costs. Sustainable margin improvement and debt service under higher rates remain key watch points.