SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by Air Lease Corporation (Amendment)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
AIR LEASE CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
00912X302
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2023
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
| ☐ | Rule 13d-1 (b) |
| ☐ | Rule 13d-1 (c) |
| ☒ | Rule 13d-1 (d) |
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No. 00912X302
| 1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Steven F. Udvar-Házy | |||||
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
Not Applicable. | |||||
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. | SOLE VOTING POWER
5,696,752 shares of Class A Common Stock (1) | ||||
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER
114,295 shares of Class A Common Stock (2) | |||||
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,696,752 shares of Class A Common Stock (1) | |||||
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
114,295 shares of Class A Common Stock (2) | |||||
| 9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,811,047 shares of Class A Common Stock (1)(2) | |||||
| 10. | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ☐
Not Applicable. | |||||
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.23% (3) | |||||
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN | |||||
| (1) | Includes 112,821 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying restricted stock units that vest within 60 days of December 31, 2023. |
| (2) | Shares of Class A Common Stock held directly in the aggregate by Mr. Udvar-Házy’s wife and children. Mr. Udvar-Házy expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, and pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), the inclusion of these shares on this Schedule 13G/A shall not be construed as an admission that Mr. Udvar-Házy is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of such shares. |
| (3) | Based on a total of 111,140,073 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2023. Included in this number of shares outstanding (deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage of ownership for Mr. Udvar-Házy) are 112,821 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying restricted stock units held by Mr. Udvar-Házy that vest within 60 days of December 31, 2023. |
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SCHEDULE 13G
| Item 1. | (a) | Name of Issuer: | ||
| Air Lease Corporation | ||||
| (b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | |||
| 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1000N, Los Angeles, California 90067 | ||||
| Item 2. | (a) | Name of Person Filing: | ||
| Steven F. Udvar-Házy | ||||
| (b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: | |||
| c/o Air Lease Corporation, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1000N, Los Angeles, California 90067 | ||||
| (c) | Citizenship: | |||
| United States of America | ||||
| (d) | Title of Class of Securities: | |||
| This amended statement on Schedule 13G (the “Schedule 13G/A”) relates to the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Class A Common Stock”). | ||||
| (e) | CUSIP Number: | |||
| 00912X302 | ||||
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: | |||
| Not Applicable. | ||||
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| Item 4. | Ownership. | |||||
| Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. | ||||||
| (a) | Amount beneficially Owned: | |||||
| Mr. Udvar-Házy may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 5,811,047 shares of Class A Common Stock. Such aggregate share amount consists of (i) 1,195,123 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by Mr. Udvar-Házy; (ii) 329,350 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by Air Intercontinental, Inc.; (iii) 102,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by Ocean Equities, Inc.; (iv) 36,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by Emerald Financial LLC; (v) 2,705,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by the Házy Family Community Property Trust 5/28/85, of which Mr. Udvar-Házy is the trustee and has sole voting and investment power; (vi) 1,205,558 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by the Udvar-Házy Separate Property Trust, of which Mr. Udvar-Házy is the trustee and has sole voting and investment power; (vii) 114,295 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly in the aggregate by Mr. Udvar-Házy’s wife and children; (viii) 10,900 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Mr. Udvar-Hazy as custodian for his grandchildren under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act; and (ix) 112,821 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying restricted stock units that vest within 60 days of December 31, 2023. Mr. Udvar-Házy has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by Air Intercontinental, Inc., of which he is the sole stockholder and one of three directors. The remaining directors, his wife and one of his sons, disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares held by Air Intercontinental, Inc., except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. Mr. Udvar-Házy has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by Ocean Equities, Inc. A trust of which Mr. Udvar-Házy is the trustee is the sole stockholder of Ocean Equities, Inc., and Mr. Udvar-Házy is one of three directors. The remaining directors, his wife and one of his sons, disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares held by Ocean Equities, Inc., except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. Mr. Udvar-Házy has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock held by Emerald Financial LLC. Mr. Udvar-Házy is one of three managers of Emerald Financial LLC, together with his wife and one of his daughters. His wife disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Emerald Financial LLC, except to the extent of her pecuniary interests therein. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Act, this Schedule 13G/A shall not be construed as an admission that Mr. Udvar-Házy is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of the shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by his wife and children, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. | ||||||
| (b) | Percent of class: | |||||
| See Item 11 of the Cover Page for Mr. Udvar-Házy. | ||||||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: | |||||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: | |||||
| See Item 5 of the Cover Page for Mr. Udvar-Házy. | ||||||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: | |||||
| See Item 6 of the Cover Page for Mr. Udvar-Házy. | ||||||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | |||||
| See Item 7 of the Cover Page for Mr. Udvar-Házy. | ||||||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | |||||
| See Item 8 of the Cover Page for Mr. Udvar-Házy. | ||||||
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| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. | |
| If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐ | ||
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| Item 10. | Certifications. | |
| Not applicable. | ||
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated this 5th day of January, 2024.
| /s/ Steven F. Udvar-Házy |
| Steven F. Udvar-Házy |
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