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FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424b(2)
REGISTRATION NO. 33-59362
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated March 30, 1993)
$100,000,000
[INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION LOGO]
4 3/4% NOTES DUE JANUARY 15, 1997
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INTEREST PAYABLE JANUARY 15 AND JULY 15
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The Notes may not be redeemed prior to maturity by the Company and do not
provide for any sinking fund.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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Price to Underwriting Proceeds to
Public(1) Discount(2) Company(1)(3)
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Per Note................................. 99.861% .137% 99.724%
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Total.................................... $99,861,000 $137,000 $99,724,000
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(1) Plus accrued interest, if any, from January 18, 1994 to date of delivery.
(2) The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriter against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(3) Before deducting expenses payable by the Company estimated at $100,000.
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The Notes offered by this Prospectus Supplement are offered by the
Underwriter subject to prior sale, withdrawal, cancellation or modification of
the offer without notice, to delivery to and acceptance by the Underwriter and
to certain further conditions. It is expected that delivery of the Notes will
be made at the offices of Lehman Brothers Inc., New York, New York, on or about
January 18, 1994.
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LEHMAN BROTHERS
JANUARY 11, 1994
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IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITER MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE NOTES OFFERED
HEREBY AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET.
SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes offered hereby are estimated to
be $99,624,000. The Company intends to use the net proceeds to repay maturing
commercial paper. At January 11, 1994, the Company had approximately
$1,364,679,000 of commercial paper outstanding with a weighted average interest
rate of approximately 3.29%.
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
The information herein concerning the Notes should be read in conjunction
with the statements under "Description of Debt Securities" in the accompanying
Prospectus, to which description reference is hereby made. The Notes offered
hereby are to be issued under an Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1991 (the
"Indenture"), between the Company and Continental Bank, National Association,
as Trustee (the "Trustee").
The Notes will mature on January 15, 1997 and will bear interest at the rate
of 4 3/4% per annum from January 18, 1994. Interest on the Notes will be
payable semi-annually on each January 15 and July 15, commencing July 15, 1994,
to the persons in whose names the Notes are registered at the close of business
on the preceding January 1 and July 1, respectively; provided, however, that
interest payable on January 15, 1997 will be payable to the persons to whom the
principal of such Notes shall be payable. Interest on the Notes will be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
The Notes will not be redeemable prior to maturity and will not be subject to
any sinking fund.
Principal and interest will be payable, and the Notes will be transferable,
at the office of the Trustee in Chicago, Illinois, which on the date hereof is
located at 231 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois, and at an agency
maintained by the Trustee for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, City of
New York, State of New York, which on the date hereof is the office of Mellon
Securities Trust Co., 120 Broadway, New York, New York, or at such other place
or places as may be designated pursuant to the Indenture, provided that the
Company, at its option, may pay interest, other than interest due at maturity,
by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as shown on the
Security Register (as defined in the Indenture).
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UNDERWRITING
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement,
the Company has agreed to sell to Lehman Brothers Inc. (the "Underwriter"), and
the Underwriter has agreed to purchase, the Notes.
Under the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter
is committed to take and pay for all of the Notes, if any are taken.
The Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes in part directly to retail
purchasers at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this
Prospectus Supplement, and in part to certain securities dealers at such price
less a concession not in excess of .125% of the principal amount of the Notes.
The Underwriter may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a concession not in
excess of .100% of the principal amount of the Notes to certain brokers and
dealers. After the Notes are released for sale to the public, the offering
price and other selling terms may from time to time be varied by the
Underwriter.
The Notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading market.
The Company has been advised by the Underwriter that the Underwriter intends to
make a market in the Notes but is not obligated to do so and may discontinue
market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the
liquidity of the trading market for the Notes.
The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriter against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
In the ordinary course of business, the Underwriter has engaged from time to
time in investment banking business with the Company.
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PROSPECTUS
[INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION LOGO]
DEBT SECURITIES
International Lease Finance Corporation (the "Company") intends to issue
from time to time debt securities (the "Debt Securities") with an aggregate
offering price of up to $2,100,000,000, which will be offered to the public on
terms determined by market conditions at the time of sale. The Debt Securities
shall be issued in U.S. dollar denominations or, at the option of the Company,
if so specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement (the "Prospectus
Supplement"), in any other currency, including composite currencies such as
the European Currency Unit. The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more
series with the same or various maturities at par or with an original issue
discount. The specific designation, aggregate principal amount, purchase
price, maturity, interest rate (which may be fixed or variable), time of
payment of interest, any terms for redemption, any other specific terms, and
any listing on a securities exchange of Debt Securities in respect of which
this Prospectus is being delivered (the "Offered Debt Securities") are set
forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement together with the terms of
offering of the Offered Debt Securities. All or a portion of the Debt
Securities of a series may be issued in temporary or permanent global form.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
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The Debt Securities will be sold directly through agents designated from
time to time or through underwriters or dealers. If any agents of the Company
or any underwriters are involved in the sale of the Offered Debt Securities,
the names of such agents or underwriters and any applicable commissions or
discounts are set forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement. The net
proceeds to the Company from such sale are also set forth in the accompanying
Prospectus Supplement.
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The date of this Prospectus is March 30, 1993.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith files reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports and other information filed by the
Company can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room of the
Commission, Room 1024, at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20549 and
at the Commission's regional offices at 7 World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New
York, New York 10048 and Suite 1400, Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West
Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such materials can be
obtained at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Room of the Commission,
Room 1024, at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.
The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (together with all amendments and exhibits thereto, the "Registration
Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"). This Prospectus and the accompanying Prospectus Supplement do not
contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement,
certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Commission. For further information, reference is made to
the Registration Statement, which may be examined without charge at the public
reference facilities maintained by the Commission at the Public Reference Room
of the Commission, Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.
Copies thereof may be obtained from the Commission upon payment of the
prescribed fees.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1992 and its Current Report on Form 8-K, event date March 11, 1993, filed by
the Company with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the termination
of the offering of the Offered Debt Securities shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein, in a Prospectus
Supplement or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein, in a
Prospectus Supplement or in any subsequently filed document which is
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS
PROSPECTUS IS DELIVERED, UPON WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST, A COPY OF ANY OR ALL OF
THE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE (NOT INCLUDING EXHIBITS TO SUCH
DOCUMENTS, UNLESS SUCH EXHIBITS ARE SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN
SUCH DOCUMENTS). REQUESTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: LOUIS L. GONDA, SECRETARY,
INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION, 1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 39TH FLOOR,
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067 (TELEPHONE: (310) 788-1999).
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THE COMPANY
The Company is primarily engaged in the acquisition of new and used
commercial jet aircraft and the leasing and sale of such aircraft to domestic
and foreign airlines. The Company, in terms of the number and value of
transactions concluded, is a major owner-lessor of commercial jet aircraft.
Since its formation in 1973, the Company has engaged in over 550 transactions
involving the lease or sale of commercial aircraft to more than 100 airlines.
In addition, the Company is engaged in the remarketing of commercial jets
principally for airlines and financial institutions. At December 31, 1992, the
Company had committed to purchase 274 aircraft deliverable through 1999 at an
estimated aggregate purchase price of $14.1 billion. It also had options to
purchase an additional 65 aircraft deliverable through 1999 at an estimated
aggregate purchase price of $3.9 billion.
The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group,
Inc. ("AIG").
The Company is incorporated in the State of California and its principal
executive offices are located at 1999 Avenue of the Stars, 39th Floor, Los
Angeles, California 90067, with a telephone and telecopier number of (310)
788-1999 and (310) 788-1990, respectively.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
AIG is a holding company which through its subsidiaries is primarily engaged
in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities in the United
States and abroad. AIG's primary activities include both general and life
insurance operations. The principal insurance company subsidiaries are
American Home Assurance Company, National Union Fire Insurance Company of
Pittsburgh, Pa., New Hampshire Insurance Company, Lexington Insurance Company,
American International Underwriters Overseas, Ltd., American Life Insurance
Company, American International Assurance Company, Limited, The Philippine
American Life Insurance Company, American International Reinsurance Company,
Ltd. and United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company. Other significant
activities are financial services and insurance agency and service fee
operations. The Common Stock of AIG is listed on, among others, the New York
Stock Exchange.
THE DEBT SECURITIES WILL NOT BE OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED BY, AIG.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise stated in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement, proceeds
to be received from the sale of the Debt Securities offered hereby will be
used, together with internally generated funds, for general corporate
purposes, including the acquisition of aircraft. Pending ultimate application,
the proceeds from the sale of the Debt Securities will be invested in
marketable securities.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The Debt Securities will be unsecured obligations issued under an indenture
dated as of November 1, 1991 (the "Indenture"), between the Company and
Continental Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The
following summaries of certain provisions of the Debt Securities and the
Indenture do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified
in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the Indenture (a
copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement), including
the definitions therein of certain terms and the provisions of certain terms
which are made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended. Capitalized terms used in the following summaries and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Indenture.
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The particular terms of the Offered Debt Securities and the extent, if any,
to which such general provisions may apply to the Offered Debt Securities will
be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such Offered Debt
Securities.
GENERAL
The Debt Securities will rank equally with all other unsecured and
unsubordinated debt of the Company. The Indenture does not limit the amount of
debt which may be issued by the Company under the Indenture or otherwise. The
Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series with the same or various
maturities, at par or with an original issue discount. Federal income tax
consequences and other special considerations applicable to any Debt
Securities issued with an original issue discount will be described in the
Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
Reference is made to the accompanying Prospectus Supplement for the
following terms of the Offered Debt Securities: (i) the title of the Offered
Debt Securities; (ii) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the
Offered Debt Securities; (iii) the Person to whom any interest on an Offered
Debt Security shall be payable if other than the Person in whose name that
Offered Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at
the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date; (iv) the date or
dates on which the principal of the Offered Debt Securities is payable; (v)
the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable), or the formula pursuant to
which such rate or rates will be determined, at which the Offered Debt
Securities will bear interest, if any, and the date or dates from which such
interest will accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest, if
any, will be payable and the Regular Record Dates for such Interest Payment
Dates; (vi) the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any)
and interest, if any, on the Offered Debt Securities will be payable; (vii)
any mandatory or optional sinking fund or analogous provisions, the periods
during which and the price or prices at which the Offered Debt Securities may,
pursuant to such funds, provisions or otherwise, be redeemed at the option of
the Company or of any Holder thereof and the other terms and provisions
thereof; (viii) the currency or currencies in which the Offered Debt
Securities are payable; (ix) if applicable, the manner of determining the
amount of principal of or premium or interest on the Offered Debt Securities
if such amount is determined with reference to an index; (x) the principal
amount of the Offered Debt Securities which will be payable upon declaration
of acceleration of the Maturity thereof; (xi) whether the Offered Debt
Securities which will be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more
Global Securities; (xii) any additional Events of Default provided with
respect to the Offered Debt Securities; and (xiii) any other terms of the
Offered Debt Securities.
DENOMINATION AND EXCHANGE
Unless otherwise indicated in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement for a
particular issue, the Debt Securities will be issued in fully registered form
in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof and may be issued in
whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities. See "Global
Securities" below. Unless otherwise indicated in the accompanying Prospectus
Supplement for a particular issue, principal, premium, if any, and interest,
if any, is to be payable to registered Holders of the Debt Securities at the
office of the Trustee maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan,
City and State of New York, or at any paying agency maintained at the time by
the Company for such purpose. At the option of the Company, payment of
interest to registered Holders of the Debt Securities may be made by check
mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the
register for the Debt Securities. Unless otherwise indicated in the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement for a particular issue, the Debt Securities
may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange at such office of
the Trustee in New York, New York, or at such other location or locations as
may be established pursuant to the Indenture without any service charge but
subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture.
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CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Restrictions on Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any
Restricted Subsidiary to, issue, assume or guarantee any indebtedness for
borrowed money secured by any mortgage, pledge, lien or other encumbrance of
any nature (herein collectively referred to as a "mortgage" or "mortgages")
upon any property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or on any
shares of stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, without in any such case
effectively providing that the Debt Securities (together with, if the Company
shall so determine, any other indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary ranking equally with the Debt Securities) shall be secured equally
and ratably with such indebtedness for borrowed money, except that the
foregoing restrictions shall not apply to: (a) mortgages existing on November
1, 1991; (b) certain mortgages securing all or a part of the purchase price of
property (other than property acquired for lease to a Person other than the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary); (c) mortgages on the property of a
Restricted Subsidiary existing at the time it became a Restricted Subsidiary;
(d) mortgages securing indebtedness for borrowed money of a Restricted
Subsidiary owing to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; (e)
mortgages on property of a corporation existing at the time such corporation
is merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or
at the time the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary purchases, leases or
otherwise acquires the properties of such other corporation as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety; (f) the replacement of any of the foregoing,
provided that the principal amount of the indebtedness for borrowed money
secured by the mortgage shall not be increased and the principal repayment
schedule and maturity of such indebtedness shall not be extended and the
mortgage shall be limited to the property or part thereof which secured the
mortgage so replaced or property substituted therefor as a result of the
destruction, condemnation or damage of such property; (g) liens in connection
with certain legal proceedings; (h) liens for certain taxes or assessments,
landlord's liens and charges incidental to the conduct of the business, or the
ownership of the property and assets, of the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary, which are not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money
and which do not, in the opinion of the Company, materially impair the use of
such property in the operation of the business of the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary or the value of such property for the purpose of such business; and
(i) mortgages which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions
which, when the indebtedness for borrowed money relating to those mortgages is
added to all other then outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money of the
Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries secured by mortgages and not listed in
clauses (a) through (h) above, does not exceed 12.5% of the Consolidated Net
Tangible Assets of the Company.
Restrictions as to Dividends and Certain Other Payments. No dividend shall
be paid or declared nor shall any distributions be made on any capital stock
of the Company (except in shares of, or warrants or rights to subscribe for or
purchase shares of, capital stock of the Company), nor shall any payment be
made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to acquire or retire shares
of such stock, at a time when an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing under the Indenture constituting a (i) default in the payment of
interest on the Debt Securities of that series when due, continued for 30
days; (ii) default in the payment of the principal and premium, if any, on the
Debt Securities of that series when due either at maturity, upon redemption,
by declaration or otherwise; or (iii) default in the deposit of any sinking
fund payment with respect to Debt Securities of that series when and as due.
Restrictions on Investments in Non-Restricted Subsidiaries. The Company will
not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any investment in,
or transfer any assets to, a Non-Restricted Subsidiary if immediately
thereafter the Company would be in breach of or in default in the performance
of any covenant or warranty of the Company contained in the Indenture.
Limited Covenants in the Event of a Highly Leveraged Transaction. Other than
the covenants of the Company included in the Indenture as described above and
as described under "Description of Debt Securities--Merger and Sale of
Assets", there are no covenants or provisions in the
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Indenture that may afford Holders protection in the event of a highly
leveraged transaction, leveraged buyout, reorganization, restructuring, merger
or similar transaction involving the Company.
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Set forth below are certain significant terms which are defined in the
Indenture:
"Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" means the total amount of assets (less
depreciation and valuation reserves and other reserves and items deductible
from gross book value of specific asset accounts) which under generally
accepted accounting principles would be included on a balance sheet of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, after deducting therefrom (a) all
liability items except indebtedness for borrowed money maturing more than one
year from the date of creation thereof, shareholder's equity and reserves for
deferred income taxes, (b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents,
unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, and (c)
amounts invested in, or equity in the net assets of, Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries.
"Restricted Subsidiaries" means all Subsidiaries other than Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries. "Non-Restricted Subsidiaries" means (a) any Subsidiary so
designated by the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance with the
Indenture, and (b) any other Subsidiary of which the majority of the voting
stock is owned directly or indirectly by one or more Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries, if such other Subsidiary is a corporation, or in which the Non-
Restricted Subsidiary is a general partner, if such other Subsidiary is a
limited partnership. Pursuant to specified conditions in the Indenture, the
Company's Board of Directors may change the designations of Restricted
Subsidiaries and Non-Restricted Subsidiaries.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation, partnership, or trust more than 50% of
the Voting Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or
by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other
Subsidiaries.
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
The Indenture may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders
of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Debt Securities at the
time outstanding of each series affected by such amendment or supplement, and
any past default and its consequences may be waived with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Debt Securities at the time
outstanding of each series affected by such default; provided that, without
the consent of the Holders of all of the Debt Securities affected thereby, no
such amendment, supplement or waiver may change the Stated Maturity of the
principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Debt
Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest
thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or change the
stated maturity of any Debt Security (or reduce the amount payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Debt Security), or change the time for
payment of any interest on any Debt Securities, or make any Debt Security
payable in money other than that stated in the Debt Security, or reduce the
aforesaid percentage of principal amount of Debt Securities whose Holders must
consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver. Without the consent of any
Holder of Debt Securities, the Company may amend or supplement the Indenture
to, among other things, evidence succession of another corporation to the
Company, to add covenants or additional Events of Default for the benefit of
the Holders of all or any series of Debt Securities, to cure any ambiguity,
correct any provision of the Indenture inconsistent with other provisions
thereof or make any other provision which does not adversely affect the
interests of the Holders of Debt Securities in any material respect, or to
change or eliminate any provision of the Indenture if such change or
elimination is effective only when there are no Debt Securities outstanding
which were issued prior to such change or elimination and entitled to the
benefit of such provision.
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The Indenture defines an Event of Default as being any one of the following
events: (a) default in the payment of any interest on the Debt Securities of
that series when due, continued for 30 days; (b) default in the payment of the
principal and premium, if any, on the Debt Securities of that series when due
either at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise; (c) default
in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when and as due; (d) default in the
performance of any other of the Company's covenants in the Indenture (other
than a covenant included in the Indenture solely for the benefit of a series
of Debt Securities other than that series) continued for 60 days after written
notice; (e) default under any mortgage, indenture (including the Indenture) or
instrument under which is issued or which secures or evidences indebtedness
for borrowed money of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which default
constitutes a failure to pay principal of such indebtedness in an amount
exceeding $20,000,000 when due and payable (other than as a result of
acceleration) or results in indebtedness for borrowed money in the aggregate
of $20,000,000 or more becoming or being declared due and payable before it
would otherwise become due and payable, and such acceleration is not rescinded
or annulled, or such indebtedness for borrowed money is not discharged, within
30 days after written notice; (f) certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization; and (g) any other events of default provided with respect to
the Offered Debt Securities. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing,
the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Debt
Securities of each series affected thereby may declare the Debt Securities of
that series to be due and payable immediately, but under certain conditions
such acceleration may be rescinded by the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Debt Securities of each series affected thereby.
No Holder of any Debt Security of a series will have any right to institute
any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder,
unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice
of an Event of Default and unless also the holders of not less than 25% in
principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of that series shall have
made written request upon the Trustee, and have offered indemnity satisfactory
to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as Trustee, and the Trustee for 60
days shall have failed to institute such proceeding. However, the right of any
Holder of any Debt Security to institute suit for enforcement of any payment
of principal of, and premium and interest on, such Debt Security on or after
the due date expressed in such Debt Security, may not be impaired or affected
without such Holder's consent.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of Debt Securities of any
series at the time outstanding may direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to Debt
Securities of that series. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any such
direction that conflicts with any rule of law or the Indenture. Before
proceeding to exercise any right or power under the Indenture at the direction
of such Holders, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive from such Holders
reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities
which might be incurred by it in compliance with any such direction. The
Trustee may withhold from Holders of Debt Securities notice of any continuing
default (except a default in payment of principal, premium or interest) if it
determines that withholding notice is in their interests.
The Company will be required to furnish to the Trustee within 120 days after
the end of each fiscal year, a statement as to whether any default under the
Indenture occurred during the fiscal year.
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Unless otherwise indicated in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement, the
Company may discharge (a "defeasance") its obligations with respect to the
outstanding Debt Securities of such series (other than certain obligations to
the Trustee and the Company's obligations with respect to
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the registration, transfer and exchange of Debt Securities, mutilated,
destroyed, lost and stolen Debt Securities, the maintenance of an office or
agency in the Place of Payment and the treatment of funds held by Paying
Agents), or may be released from the restrictions described under "Certain
Covenants of the Company" above and any other provisions identified in the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement ("covenant defeasance") if, among other
things, (i) the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited
with the Trustee (or other satisfactory trustee), as trust funds for the
payment of such Debt Securities, money, U.S. Government Obligations (as
defined below) which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest
will provide money, or a combination thereof, in an amount sufficient, without
reinvestment, to pay and discharge at maturity or redemption the entire amount
of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Debt Securities;
(ii) no Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become an Event of Default with respect to such Debt Securities shall
have occurred or be continuing on the date of such deposit and, for certain
purposes, at any time during the period ending on the 123rd day after the date
of deposit, or any longer preference period; (iii) such defeasance or covenant
defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest as
referred to in the Indenture; and (iv) such defeasance or covenant defeasance
will not result in a breach or violation of the Indenture or other material
agreements or instruments of the Company or cause the Debt Securities, if
listed on a national securities exchange, to be delisted.
In addition, in the case of defeasance, the Company is required to deliver
to the Trustee an opinion of counsel stating that (i) the Company has received
from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling,
or (ii) since the date of the Indenture there has been a change in the
applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that the
Holders of the outstanding Debt Securities of the series to be defeased will
not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result
of such defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case
if such defeasance had not occurred. In the case of a covenant defeasance, the
Company is required to deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the
effect that the Holders of the outstanding Debt Securities of the series for
which covenant defeasance is proposed will not recognize income, gain or loss
for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and
will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner
and at the same times as would have been the case if the covenant defeasance
had not occurred.
"U.S. Government Obligations" is defined in the Indenture as securities that
are (i) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of
which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of a Person
controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the
United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as
a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in
either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer
thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as
defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to
any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or
interest on any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the
account of the holder of such depository receipt.
MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS
The Company may consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey,
transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to
any Person, and another Person may consolidate with and merge into the Company
or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an
entirety to the Company only if (i) the Person formed by such consolidation or
surviving such merger or to which such assets or properties are conveyed,
transferred or leased is a corporation, partnership or trust organized and
validly existing under the laws of the United States,
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any State or the District of Columbia and such Person expressly assumes the
Company's obligations under the Indenture; (ii) immediately after giving
effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after
notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, has
happened and is continuing; and (iii) if property or assets of the Company
have become subject to a mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or other
encumbrance not permitted by the Indenture, the Company and such Person have
taken appropriate steps to secure any of the Debt Securities equally and
ratably with the securities secured thereby.
Upon such consolidation, merger or conveyance, transfer or lease, the
successor Person shall be substituted for the Company under the Indenture and,
except in the case of such a lease, the Company shall be relieved of all
obligations under the Indenture.
GLOBAL SECURITIES
The Debt Securities of a series may be issued in the form of one or more
fully registered Global Securities that will be deposited with a depositary
(the "Depositary"), or with a nominee for a Depositary, identified in the
Prospectus Supplement relating to such series. In such case, one or more
Global Securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate denominations
equal to the portion of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Debt
Securities of the series to be represented by such Global Security or
Securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Debt
Securities in definitive registered form, a Global Security may not be
transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such Global Security to a
nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such
Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any
such nominee to a successor of such Depositary or a nominee of such successor.
The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any portion
of a series of Debt Securities to be represented by a Global Security will be
described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series. The Company
anticipates that the following provisions will apply to all depositary
arrangements.
Upon the issuance of a Global Security, the Depositary for such Global
Security will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the
respective principal amounts of the Debt Securities represented by such Global
Security to the accounts of Persons that have accounts with such Depositary
("participants"). The accounts to be credited shall be designated by any
underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of such Debt
Securities. Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Security will be
limited to participants or Persons that may hold interests through
participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in such Global Security will
be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through,
records maintained by the Depositary for such Global Security (with respect to
interests of participants) or by participants or Persons that hold through
participants (with respect to interests of Persons other than participants).
So long as the Depositary for a Global Security, or its nominees, is the
registered owner of such Global Security, such Depositary or such nominee, as
the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or Holder of the Debt
Securities represented by such Global Security for all purposes under the
Indenture. Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in a
Global Security will not be entitled to have the Debt Securities represented
by such Global Security registered in their names, will not receive or be
entitled to receive physical delivery of such Debt Securities in definitive
form and will not be considered the owners or Holders thereof under the
Indenture.
Principal, premium, if any, and interest payments on Debt Securities
represented by a Global Security registered in the name of a Depositary or its
nominee will be made to such Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as
the registered owner of such Global Security. None of the
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Company, the Trustee or any paying agent for such Debt Securities will have
any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or
payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such Global
Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to
such beneficial ownership interests.
The Company expects that the Depositary for any Debt Securities represented
by a Global Security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium or
interest, will immediately credit participants' accounts with payments in
amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the
principal amount of such Global Security as shown on the records of such
Depositary. The Company also expects that payments by participants to owners
of beneficial interest in such Global Security held through such participants
will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now
the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers registered in
"street names" and will be the responsibility of such participants.
If the Depositary for any Debt Securities represented by a Global Security
is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary and a successor
Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days, the Company will
issue such Debt Securities in definitive form in exchange for such Global
Security. In addition, the Company may at any time and in its sole discretion
determine not to have any of the Debt Securities of a series represented by
one or more Global Securities and, in such event, will issue Debt Securities
of such series in definitive form in exchange for all of the Global Security
or Securities representing such Debt Securities.
The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take
physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such laws may impair
the ability to transfer beneficial interests in Debt Securities represented by
Global Securities.
THE TRUSTEE
The Trustee has been and from time to time is an unsecured lender to the
Company. The Company may maintain deposit accounts and conduct other banking
transactions with the Trustee in the ordinary course of business.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Company may sell the Debt Securities in any of three ways: (i) through
underwriters or dealers; (ii) directly to purchasers or to a single purchaser;
or (iii) through agents. The accompanying Prospectus Supplement with respect
to the Offered Debt Securities sets forth the terms of the offering of the
Offered Debt Securities, including the name or names of any underwriters or
agents, the purchase price of the Offered Debt Securities and the proceeds to
the Company from such sale, any underwriting discounts, agents' commissions
and other items constituting underwriters' compensation, any initial public
offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid
to dealers and any securities exchanges on which the Offered Debt Securities
may be listed.
If underwriters are used in the sale, the Debt Securities will be acquired
by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time
in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed
public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The
Debt Securities may be offered to the public through underwriting syndicates
which may be represented by managing underwriters. Such firms may from time to
time purchase and sell Debt Securities in the secondary market, but they are
not obligated to do so. No assurance can be given that there will be a
secondary market for the Debt Securities. Unless otherwise set forth in the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to
purchase the Offered Debt Securities will be subject to certain conditions
precedent and the underwriters will be
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obligated to purchase all the Offered Debt Securities if any are purchased.
Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or
reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
Offered Debt Securities may be sold directly by the Company or through
agents designated by the Company from time to time. Any agent involved in the
offer or sale of the Offered Debt Securities in respect of which this
Prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by the
Company to such agent will be set forth, in the accompanying Prospectus
Supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the accompanying Prospectus
Supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the
period of its appointment. Any such agent may be deemed to be an underwriter
as that term is defined in the Securities Act.
If so indicated in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement, the Company will
authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain
specified institutions to purchase Offered Debt Securities from the Company at
the public offering price set forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement
pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a
specified date in the future. Such contracts will be subject only to those
conditions set forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement and the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement will set forth the commission payable for
solicitation of such contracts.
Agents and underwriters may be entitled under agreements to be entered into
with the Company to indemnification by the Company against certain civil
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to
contribution with respect to payments which the agents or underwriters may be
required to make in respect thereof. Agents and underwriters may be customers
of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for the Company in the
ordinary course of business.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and schedules of International Lease
Finance Corporation and subsidiaries appearing in the Company's Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1992, have been audited by Ernst &
Young, independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon included
therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial
statements and schedules are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon
such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the issuance of the Debt Securities offered hereby is being
passed upon for the Company by O'Melveny & Myers. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &
McCloy, Los Angeles, California will pass upon certain legal matters for the
underwriters or agents.
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NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMA-
TION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
OR THE PROSPECTUS, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION
MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR THE UNDER-
WRITER. THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OF-
FER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF THE SECURITIES OF-
FERED HEREBY IN ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE
SUCH OFFER IN SUCH JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUP-
PLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUM-
STANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF
ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE
AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE SUCH DATE.
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Documents Incorporated by Reference........................................ 2
The Company................................................................ 3
American International Group, Inc.......................................... 3
Use of Proceeds............................................................ 3
Description of Debt Securities............................................. 3
Plan of Distribution....................................................... 10
Experts.................................................................... 11
Legal Matters.............................................................. 11
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$100,000,000
[INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORTION LOGO]
4 3/4% NOTES DUE JANUARY 15, 1997
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
January 11, 1994
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LEHMAN BROTHERS
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