SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 


 

Date of Report:  July 1, 2003

 

Willis Lease Finance Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-28774

 

68-0070656

(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

(Commission File
Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

 

 

 

 

2320 Marinship Way, Suite 300
Sausalito, California 94965

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 331-5281

 

 



 

Item 6. Resignation of Registrant’s Directors.

 

On July 1, 2003 the Registrant announced the resignation of Hans Jörg Hunziker from the Registrant’s Board of Directors. Mr. Hunziker served on the Board as representative of  FlightTechnics, LLC (an affiliate of SAirGroup), as part of the Shareholder’s Agreement between the Company and FlightTechnics LLC dated November 7, 2000. Flightechnics LLC has nominated William Coon to act as its representative on the Company’s Board as a replacement for Mr. Hunziker.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

 

(c)

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release issued July 1, 2003.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated as of July 1, 2003.

 

 

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE
CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  MONICA J. BURKE

 

 

 

Monica J. Burke

 

 

Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit List

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release issued on July 1, 2003

 

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