AYR Aircastle Limited

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 15)

 

 

AIRCASTLE LIMITED

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

G0129K104

(CUSIP Number)

Marubeni Corporation

4-2 Ohtemachi 1-Chome

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 100-8088 Japan

Attention: General Manager

Telephone: 81 3 3282 7398

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)

January 21, 2016

(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G0129K104

 

1.		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Marubeni Corporation
2.		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  ¨        (b)  ¨
3.		SEC USE ONLY
4.		SOURCE OF FUNDS   WC
5.		CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ¨
6.		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Japan
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:				7.		SOLE VOTING POWER   0
				8.		SHARED VOTING POWER   21,230,584
				9.		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
				10.		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   21,230,584
11.		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   21,230,584
12.		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  ¨
13.		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   26.15%*
14.		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   CO

 

 

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CUSIP No. G0129K104

 

1.		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Marubeni Aviation Corporation
2.		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  ¨        (b)  ¨
3.		SEC USE ONLY
4.		SOURCE OF FUNDS   AF
5.		CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ¨
6.		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Japan
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:				7.		SOLE VOTING POWER   0
				8.		SHARED VOTING POWER   21,230,584
				9.		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
				10.		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   21,230,584
11.		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   21,230,584
12.		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  ¨
13.		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   26.15%*
14.		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   CO

 

 

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CUSIP No. G0129K104

 

1.		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Marubeni Aviation Holding Coöperatief U.A.
2.		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  ¨        (b)  ¨
3.		SEC USE ONLY
4.		SOURCE OF FUNDS   AF
5.		CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ¨
6.		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   The Netherlands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:				7.		SOLE VOTING POWER   0
				8.		SHARED VOTING POWER   21,230,584
				9.		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
				10.		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   21,230,584
11.		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   21,230,584
12.		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  ¨
13.		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   26.15%*
14.		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   CO

 

*	Based on the 81,187,495 Common Shares that the Issuer reported as issued and outstanding as of October 30, 2015 in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 3, 2015.

 

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Explanatory Statement

This Amendment No. 15 (“Amendment No. 15”) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed by Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”) on June 17, 2013, as amended by Amendments Nos. 1 through 14 filed jointly by Marubeni, Marubeni Aviation Corporation (“MAC”) and Marubeni Aviation Holding Coöperatief U.A. (“MHC” and together with Marubeni and MAC, the “Reporting Persons”). The Schedule 13D, as so amended (the “Schedule 13D”), relates to the common shares, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), of Aircastle Limited, a Bermuda exempted company (the “Issuer”). Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term used but not defined herein has the meaning assigned to such term in the Schedule 13D.

This Amendment No. 15 is being filed jointly by the Reporting Persons.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5 is hereby supplemented by the addition of the following:

From January 8, 2016, which was the date of the most recent amendment to the Schedule 13D, through January 21, 2016, MHC purchased an aggregate of 752,238 Common Shares pursuant to the Stock Purchase Plan Engagement Agreement, dated February 19, 2015, between MHC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as amended (the “2015 Purchase Plan”). Details of these purchases are set forth on Exhibit 7.18 and are incorporated herein by reference. After giving effect to these purchases, MHC owns an aggregate of 21,230,584 Common Shares. Based on the 81,187,495 Common Shares reported to be outstanding in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2015, the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as of January 21, 2016 represents approximately 26.15% of the Common Shares outstanding.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Item 6 is hereby supplemented by the addition of the following:

On January 21, 2016, MHC terminated the 2015 Purchase Plan. The termination was required under the terms of the 2015 Purchase Plan and was implemented solely because it was required.

Item 7. Material To Be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following:

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
Exhibit 7.18		Purchases of Common Shares.

 

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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.

 

Exhibit 7.18

 

Trade Date		# of Shares		Price
January 11, 2016		700		19.7900
		150		19.8700
		500		19.9300
		50		19.9600
		1,402		19.9700
		2,897		19.9800
		1,437		19.9900
		2,000		20.0000
		1,272		20.0100
		1,503		20.0200
		2,250		20.0300
		2,311		20.0400
		5,400		20.0500
		3,202		20.0600
		5,627		20.0700
		1,900		20.0800
		2,047		20.0900
		94		20.0950
		6,704		20.1000
		57		20.1050
		9,954		20.1100
		6,652		20.1200
		100		20.1250
		7,102		20.1300
		6,500		20.1400
		3,800		20.1500
		3,100		20.1600
		600		20.1650
		1,957		20.1700
		100		20.1750
		3,100		20.1800
		1,300		20.1900
		500		20.1950
		3,107		20.2000
		2,880		20.2100
		670		20.2200
		1,250		20.2300
		2,700		20.2400
		2,800		20.2500
		107		20.2700
		1,293		20.2800
		930		20.2900
		400		20.3000
		2,400		20.3200
		83		20.3500
		2,551		20.3600
		5,427		20.3700
		2,634		20.3800

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Trade Date		# of Shares		Price
		900		20.3900
January 12, 2016		652		20.4000
		1,900		20.4700
		800		20.4800
		9,549		20.4900
		500		20.4500
		1,450		20.4400
		100		20.4300
		1,600		20.4100
		1,100		20.3800
		1,400		20.3900
		878		20.3700
		200		20.3600
		400		20.3450
		821		20.3300
		1,400		20.3500
		1,900		20.3400
		2,200		20.3200
		2,600		20.3100
		300		20.3000
		882		20.2900
		400		20.2800
		1,400		20.2700
		800		20.2600
		200		20.2500
		900		20.2400
		1,400		20.2300
		533		20.2200
		200		20.2100
		200		20.2000
		400		20.1900
		300		20.1800
		300		20.1400
		500		20.1300
		500		20.1200
		400		20.1100
		400		20.1000
		200		20.0900
		600		20.0700
		1,000		20.0800
		1,500		20.0600
		4,248		19.9500
		100		19.9250
		1,011		19.8800
		1,500		19.8700
		2,436		19.9000
		2,300		19.9800
		2,000		20.0400
		700		20.0450
		1,300		20.0500

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Trade Date		# of Shares		Price
		1,700		20.0300
		3,500		20.0200
		2,781		20.0100
		3,091		20.0000
		5,000		19.9900
		2,241		19.9400
		3,800		19.9300
		2,400		19.9200
		3,752		19.9100
		1,200		19.8900
		9,443		19.9600
		19,132		19.9700
January 13, 2016		400		19.1100
		100		19.1200
		600		19.1300
		1,000		19.1400
		500		19.1500
		21		19.1600
		400		19.1700
		744		19.1800
		690		19.1900
		200		19.2000
		200		19.2100
		1,100		19.2200
		400		19.2300
		2,946		19.2400
		855		19.2500
		100		19.2550
		1,903		19.2600
		2,213		19.2700
		100		19.2750
		2,595		19.2800
		3,450		19.2900
		300		19.2950
		3,303		19.3000
		1,359		19.3100
		100		19.3150
		3,000		19.3200
		200		19.3500
		100		19.3600
		300		19.3700
		801		19.3800
		1,060		19.3900
		1,050		19.4000
		1,600		19.4100
		1,100		19.4200
		800		19.4300
		200		19.4400
		300		19.4500
		100		19.5100

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Trade Date		# of Shares		Price
		100		19.5250
		200		19.5300
		400		19.5400
		800		19.5500
		200		19.5600
		100		19.5750
		400		19.5800
		100		19.5850
		900		19.5900
		200		19.6000
		300		19.6100
		1,429		19.6200
		799		19.6300
		100		19.6350
		2,300		19.6400
		1,800		19.6500
		3,400		19.6600
		22,400		19.6700
		1,000		19.6800
		500		19.7000
		500		19.7100
		300		19.7200
		800		19.7300
		1,000		19.7400
		600		19.7500
		500		19.7600
		1,900		19.7700
		500		19.7800
		800		19.7900
		650		19.8000
		900		19.8050
		800		19.8100
		1,300		19.8200
		300		19.8300
		1,000		19.8400
		1,400		19.8450
		600		19.8500
		1,400		19.8600
		500		19.8650
		500		19.8700
		300		19.8800
		700		19.8900
		700		19.9000
		400		19.9050
		200		19.9100
		23		19.9199
		477		19.9200
		720		19.9300
		300		19.9400
		700		19.9500

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Trade Date		# of Shares		Price
		1,700		19.9600
		532		19.9700
		397		19.9800
		1,800		19.9900
		1,600		20.0100
		600		20.0200
		400		20.0400
		800		20.0500
		300		20.0800
		300		20.0900
		700		20.1000
		400		20.1100
		1,000		20.1200
		1,200		20.1400
		700		20.1700
		300		20.1800
		833		20.1900
		2,150		20.2000
		600		20.2100
		2,000		20.2200
		1,500		20.2300
		500		20.2400
		300		20.2600
		1,200		20.2700
		200		20.2800
January 14, 2016		100		19.0100
		200		19.0200
		200		19.0400
		50		19.0700
		300		19.1000
		400		19.1100
		10		19.1200
		143		19.1300
		1,750		19.1400
		1,290		19.1500
		2,450		19.1600
		2,300		19.1700
		4,500		19.1800
		4,250		19.1900
		5,050		19.2000
		2,900		19.2100
		2,700		19.2200
		2,639		19.2300
		200		19.2350
		1,600		19.2400
		2,900		19.2500
		500		19.2550
		1,500		19.2600
		200		19.2650
		1,700		19.2700

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Trade Date		# of Shares		Price
		1,406		19.2800
		500		19.2900
		1,900		19.3000
		350		19.3100
		2,100		19.3200
		900		19.3300
		600		19.3400
		1,900		19.3500
		2,850		19.3600
		1,000		19.3650
		1,200		19.3700
		1,633		19.3800
		910		19.3900
		200		19.4000
		300		19.4050
		1,000		19.4100
		1,800		19.4200
		2,860		19.4300
		100		19.4400
		1,500		19.4450
		2,100		19.4500
		935		19.4600
		900		19.4700
		1,500		19.4800
		2,300		19.4900
		2,900		19.5000
		800		19.5100
		3,030		19.5200
		1,000		19.5300
		2,700		19.5400
		1,300		19.5500
		1,000		19.5600
		100		19.5650
		3,700		19.5700
		2,700		19.5800
		100		19.5850
		8,301		19.5900
		948		19.6000
		500		19.6200
		1,487		19.6300
		4,000		19.6400
		600		19.6500
		200		19.6550
		500		19.6600
		1,200		19.6700
		2,458		19.6800
		2,100		19.6900
		2,200		19.7000
January 15, 2016		500		18.2200
		500		18.2300

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Trade Date		# of Shares		Price
		537		18.2400
		600		18.2500
		900		18.2600
		700		18.2700
		1,800		18.2800
		2,864		18.2900
		5,600		18.3000
		4,300		18.3100
		5,030		18.3200
		3,834		18.3300
		2,500		18.3400
		2,600		18.3500
		800		18.3600
		2,100		18.3800
		100		18.4100
		600		18.4400
		500		18.4500
		1,401		18.4600
		1,720		18.4700
		1,468		18.4800
		1,000		18.4900
		300		18.4950
		2,551		18.5000
		3,100		18.5100
		200		18.5150
		2,997		18.5200
		2,001		18.5300
		3,472		18.5400
		1,600		18.5500
		1,252		18.5600
		2,416		18.5700
		2,800		18.5800
		4,550		18.5900
		2,000		18.6000
		1,000		18.6100
		1,200		18.6200
		1,905		18.6300
		1,900		18.6400
		3,500		18.6500
		1,900		18.6600
		500		18.6700
		900		18.6800
		600		18.6900
		100		18.7000
		600		18.7100
		1,000		18.7200
		100		18.7500
		500		18.7600
		400		18.7700
		100		18.7800

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Trade Date		# of Shares		Price
		700		18.8000
		700		18.8100
		2,400		18.8200
		600		18.8300
		2,200		18.8400
		2,400		18.8500
		2,184		18.8600
		300		18.8700
		400		18.8800
		300		18.8850
		400		18.8900
		400		18.9000
		500		18.9100
		800		18.9200
		900		18.9300
		200		18.9400
		1,500		18.9700
		300		18.9800
		700		19.0000
		20		19.0300
		200		19.0400
		1,700		19.0500
		3,300		19.0600
		578		19.0700
		20		19.0800
		2,400		19.1000
		200		19.1150
		1,100		19.1200
		300		19.1750
		100		19.2100
		1,200		19.2300
January 19, 2016		1,000		17.8700
		28,503		17.8800
		1,800		17.8900
		2,860		17.9000
		500		17.9100
		100		17.9450
		2,707		17.9500
		500		17.9600
		500		17.9700
		1,000		17.9800
		500		17.9900
		1,500		18.0000
		500		18.0100
		547		18.0200
		500		18.0300
		100		18.0800
		500		18.0900
		500		18.1000
		200		18.1400

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Trade Date		# of Shares		Price
		500		18.1500
		1,000		18.1600
		1,500		18.1700
		1,000		18.1800
		169		18.1900
		500		18.2000
		500		18.2100
		500		18.2200
		500		18.2400
		500		18.2500
		700		18.2600
		800		18.2700
		500		18.2800
		651		18.3000
		875		18.3100
		1,000		18.3200
		2,200		18.3300
		900		18.3400
		1,900		18.3500
		100		18.3550
		3,697		18.3600
		1,400		18.3700
		1,000		18.3800
		2,100		18.3900
		600		18.4000
		600		18.4100
		500		18.4200
		400		18.4300
		100		18.4400
		500		18.4500
		900		18.4600
		1,300		18.4700
		300		18.4800
		300		18.4900
		1,000		18.5000
		200		18.5300
		500		18.5400
		500		18.5500
		1,000		18.5600
		1,100		18.5700
		300		18.5800
		100		18.5900
		969		18.6000
		1,100		18.6100
		750		18.6200
		600		18.6300
		1,275		18.6400
		1,200		18.6500
		700		18.6600
		1,300		18.6700

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Trade Date		# of Shares		Price
		2,531		18.6800
		4,546		18.6900
		4,175		18.7000
		100		18.7050
		3,145		18.7100
		2,530		18.7200
		2,860		18.7300
		2,400		18.7400
		1,610		18.7500
		3,000		18.7600
		1,600		18.7700
		1,700		18.7800
		1,200		18.7900
		700		18.8000
		400		18.8100
		500		18.8200
		900		18.8300
		100		18.8400
		100		18.9400
		100		19.0300
January 20, 2016		400		17.1300
		100		17.1400
		600		17.1600
		300		17.1700
		1,100		17.1800
		995		17.1900
		2,196		17.2000
		2,432		17.2100
		2,000		17.2200
		600		17.2250
		100		17.2300
		600		17.2350
		1,300		17.2400
		600		17.2500
		2,646		17.2800
		2,400		17.2900
		2,000		17.3000
		1,200		17.3100
		1,700		17.3200
		800		17.3300
		1,622		17.3400
		900		17.3500
		1,761		17.3600
		500		17.3700
		500		17.3800
		500		17.3900
		400		17.4000
		200		17.4100
		400		17.4150
		300		17.4200

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Trade Date		# of Shares		Price
		700		17.4300
		1,100		17.4400
		3,100		17.4500
		800		17.4600
		400		17.4700
		200		17.4800
		2,200		17.4900
		500		17.5000
		497		17.5100
		100		17.5150
		2,700		17.5200
		200		17.5300
		200		17.5400
		200		17.5450
		550		17.5500
		200		17.5600
		200		17.5700
		100		17.5850
		600		17.5900
		300		17.6000
		1,458		17.6100
		200		17.6200
		200		17.6250
		300		17.6300
		981		17.6400
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