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    Willis Lease Finance Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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    wlfc-20250715
    0001018164false00010181642025-07-152025-07-15

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

    FORM 8-K
     
    CURRENT REPORT
    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     ______________________________________________________________________
     
    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2025
     
    Willis Lease Finance Corporation
    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
     
    Delaware 001-15369 68-0070656
    (State or Other Jurisdiction
    of Incorporation)
     (Commission File
    Number)
     (I.R.S. Employer
    Identification Number)
     
    4700 Lyons Technology Parkway
    Coconut Creek, FL 33073
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
     
    Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 349-9989
     
    Not Applicable
    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
     
    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
     
    ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     
    ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     
    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
     
    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
    Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of exchange on which registered
    Common Stock, $0.01 par value per shareWLFCNasdaq Global Market
     
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
     
    Emerging growth company ☐

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o





    Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

    On July 15, 2025, Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it plans to conduct a conference call on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results for the second quarter of 2025. The Company will report its financial results in a press release prior to the conference call.

    A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

    The foregoing information, including the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

    Item 9.01 Financial Statements & Exhibits.

    Exhibit No.Description
    99.1
    News Release issued by Willis Lease Finance Corporation dated July 15, 2025.
    104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


    2


    SIGNATURES
     
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized officer.
     
    Dated: July 15, 2025
     
     
     WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION
      
     By:/s/ Scott B. Flaherty
     Scott B. Flaherty
     Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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