Willis Lease Finance Enters Into $35M Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement With Development Bank Of Japan For 1,750,000 Shares Of 8.09% Series B Preferred Stock

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:WLFC) ("WLFC" or the "Company"), the leading lessor of commercial aircraft engines and global provider of aviation services, today announced that on September 16, 2026, it entered into a $35 million preferred stock purchase agreement with the Development Bank of Japan Inc. ("DBJ") for 1,750,000 shares of the Company’s 8.09% Series B Preferred Stock.

Today’s announcement builds on the long-term partnership between WLFC and DBJ. In 2024, WLFC entered into a Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with DBJ, which refinanced and expanded WLFC’s $50 million of aggregate Series A-1 and Series A-2 preferred stock into one $65 million preferred stock series.