Business & Finance
Business and Finance
Business and Finance
Wed, August 11, 2010 
LOS ANGELES--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG), announced today that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $500 million aggregate principal amount of its unsecured senior notes due 2017. ILFC plans to use the net proceeds from the sale of the senior notes to repay a portion of its outstanding secured loans from AIG Funding, Inc. and for general corporate purposes.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are acting as joint lead book-running managers for the offering. Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC are acting as co-managers of the offering.
The notes are being offered pursuant to an effective automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. The offering may be made only by means of the prospectus supplement and related prospectus for the proposed offering. You may obtain a copy of the prospectus supplement and related prospectus for free, when available, by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at [ www.sec.gov ] or by contacting BofA Merrill Lynch, Attention: Syndicate Department, 4 World Financial Center, Mail Code: NY3-004-07-09, 250 Vesey Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10080 (telephone: 800-294-1322 and e-mail: [ dg.Prospectus_Requests@baml.com ]); Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Attention: Prospectus Department, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11220 (telephone: 877-858-5407); or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 (telephone: 866-803-9204).
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains aforward-looking statementsa within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the proposed offering of the notes and the anticipated use of proceeds. These forward-looking statements reflect ILFCa™s current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Except for ILFCa™s ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by federal securities laws, it does not intend to update you concerning any future revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof.
About ILFC
ILFC is the international market leader in the leasing and remarketing of advanced technology commercial jet aircraft to airlines around the world. ILFC owns a portfolio consisting of approximately 950 jet aircraft.
About AIG
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading international insurance organization with operations in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through one the most extensive worldwide property-casualty networks of any insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of life insurance and retirement services around the world. AIG common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as the stock exchanges in Ireland and Tokyo.
