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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-17-047850
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170728
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170731
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170728

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001018164
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [5080]
		IRS NUMBER:				680070656
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15369
		FILM NUMBER:		17991266

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		773 SAN MARIN DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2215
		CITY:			NOVATO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94998
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4154084700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		773 SAN MARIN DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2215
		CITY:			NOVATO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94998
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<b> July&nbsp;28, 2017</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">773 San Marin Drive, Suite&nbsp;2215</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On July&nbsp;28, 2017, Willis Lease Finance Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) and Willis Engine Structured Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust of which the Company is the sole beneficiary (&#147;WEST III&#148;), entered into a note purchase agreement dated July&nbsp;28, 2017 (the &#147;Note Purchase Agreement&#148;) with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (collectively, the &#147;Initial Purchasers&#148;). The Note Purchase Agreement provides for the issuance and sale of $293.7 million aggregate principal amount of WEST III&#146;s Series&nbsp;A 2017-A Fixed Rate Notes and $42 million aggregate principal amount of Series&nbsp;B 2017-A Fixed Rate Notes (collectively, the &#147;Notes&#148;) to the Initial Purchasers. The Initial Purchasers are expected to resell the Notes pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. The Notes will be secured by (among other things) WEST III&#146;s direct and indirect ownership interests in a portfolio of 56 aircraft engines. The Note Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and closing conditions for a transaction of this type.&#160; The Note Purchase Agreement also contains provisions pursuant to which the Company and WEST III agree to hold harmless and indemnify the Initial Purchasers against damages under certain circumstances, which are customary for a transaction of this type.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The issuance and sale of the Notes are part of an offering, which, subject to satisfaction of a variety of customary conditions precedent, is scheduled to close on or about August&nbsp;4, 2017.&#160; The Company can give no assurance that the transaction will close on that date or at all.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;8.01 Other Events</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On July&nbsp;28, 2017, the Company issued a news release in connection with the matters described under Item 1.01 above.&#160; A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: July&nbsp;28,   2017</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Willis Lease Finance Commits to Offering of $335.7 Million in Fixed Rate Notes</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOVATO, CA &#151; July&nbsp;28, 2017 &#151; </font></b>Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) (&#147;Willis&#148;), a leading lessor of commercial jet engines, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Willis Engine Structured Trust III (&#147;WEST III&#148;), has priced $335.7 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed rate notes (the &#147;Notes&#148;). As previously announced, the Notes will be issued in two series, with the Series&nbsp;A Notes to be issued in an aggregate principal amount of $293.7 million and the Series&nbsp;B Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $42 million. The Notes will be secured by, among other things, WEST III&#146;s direct and indirect interests in a portfolio of 56 aircraft engines. The planned closing date is on or around August&nbsp;4, 2017.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Series&nbsp;A Notes will have a fixed coupon of 4.69%, an expected maturity of approximately 10 years, an expected weighted average life (based on certain modeling assumptions) of 7.59 years and a final maturity of 25 years and Series&nbsp;B Notes will have a fixed coupon of 6.36%, an expected maturity of approximately 10 years, an expected weighted average life (based on certain modeling assumptions) of 7.59 years and a final maturity of 25 years. The Series A Notes will be issued at a price of 99.91487% of par and the Series B Notes will be issued at a price of 98.29606% of par.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.&#160; Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements, which give only expectations about the future and are not guarantees.&#160; Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update them.&#160; Our actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements.&#160; Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: the effects on the airline industry and the global economy of events such as terrorist activity, changes in oil prices and other disruptions to the world markets; trends in the airline industry and our ability to capitalize on those trends, including growth rates of markets and other economic factors; risks associated with owning and leasing jet engines and aircraft; our ability to successfully negotiate equipment purchases, sales and leases, to collect outstanding amounts due and to control costs and expenses; changes in interest rates and availability of capital, both to us and our customers; our ability to continue to meet the changing customer demands; regulatory changes affecting airline operations, aircraft maintenance, accounting standards and taxes; the market value of engines and other assets in our portfolio; and risks detailed in Willis&#146; Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K and other continuing reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></p>
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