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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) May 2, 2018 (May 1, 2018)

Aircastle Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda
001-32959
98-0444035
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
c/o Aircastle Advisor LLC 201 Tresser Boulevard,
Suite 400, Stamford, Connecticut
 
6901
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 504-1020    
    
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 1, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Aircastle Limited (the “Company”), pursuant to the Shareholder Agreement, dated June 6, 2013 (as amended), by and between the Company and Marubeni Corporation, appointed Hajime Kawamura, to replace Yukihiko Matsumura, who resigned from the Board as of such date, as a Class I director until the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2019 or until his office shall otherwise be vacated pursuant to the Company’s Bye-Laws. For information regarding the Shareholder Agreement, please review the relevant disclosures in the Company’s 2018 Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on April 3, 2018, which disclosures are incorporated by reference therein.

 

                     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/ Christopher Beers
 
Christopher Beers
General Counsel and Secretary



 
Date: May 2, 2018
















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