Form 8-K completion of follow On Offering
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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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)
February 13, 2007 (February 13, 2007)
Aircastle
Limited
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Bermuda
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001-32959
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98-0444035
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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c/o
Aircastle Advisor LLC
300
First Stamford Place, Stamford, Connecticut
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06902
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (203)
504-1020
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Section
8 - Other Events
Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
February 13, 2007, Aircastle Limited (the "Company") announced that it closed
its previously announced underwritten public offering of common shares. The
Company issued and sold a total of 15,525,000 common shares, including 2,025,000
shares sold pursuant to the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment
option, at a public offering price of $33.00 per share. The Company received
gross proceeds from the sale of such shares of approximately $512.3 million.
A
copy of
the press release announcing the completion of the offering is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section
9 - Financial
Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
Release dated February 13, 2007.
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SIGNATURE
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.
AIRCASTLE
LIMITED
(Registrant)
/s/
David Walton
David
Walton
Chief
Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
Date:
February 13, 2007
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number Exhibit
99.1 Press
Release dated February 13, 2007.