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AerCap Holdings N.V. Reports Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AerCap Holdings N.V. (the "Company" or "AerCap") (NYSE: AER) today announced the results of its operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

Third Quarter 2011 Highlights

Net income

• Third quarter 2011 reported net loss was $7.1 million, compared with reported net income of $51.9 million for the same period in 2010.
• Third quarter 2011 adjusted net income was $75.6 million, an increase of 24% compared to third quarter 2010 adjusted net income of $61.1 million. Adjusted net income excludes $29.2 million of non-cash charges relating to the mark-to-market of interest rate caps and share-based compensation. In addition, adjusted net income excludes certain one-time charges incurred in connection with the AeroTurbine sale which closed on October 7, 2011 and is reflected as a discontinued operation for the third quarter financial results. Those charges include $22.5 million of one-time transaction expenses, $10.0 million deferred tax asset write-off, and a $21.0 million book loss arising from the sale.

Earnings per share

• Third quarter 2011 reported basic and diluted loss per share was $0.05, compared with reported basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.43 for the same period in 2010.
• Third quarter 2011 adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share, which excludes the items mentioned above, was $0.51, unchanged from the same period in 2010.

Other financial highlights

• Margin earned on lease assets (net spread) was $182.3 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $164.4 million in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of 11%.
• Committed purchases of aviation assets delivered or scheduled for delivery in 2011 are $934 million.
• Total assets were $9.6 billion at September 30, 2011, an increase of 2% over total assets of $9.3 billion at September 30, 2010. The increase was driven primarily by deliveries of forward order aircraft.
• Debt to equity ratio was 2.8 times at September 30, 2011, compared to 3.3 times at September 30, 2010.
• To date we have purchased 9.4 million shares at an average price of $10.64 per share which completes our $100 million share repurchase program for 2011.
• AerCap signed a $400 million credit facility to provide long term financing for 12 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The aircraft will be leased to American Airlines and form part of AerCap's previously announced transaction with American Airlines for the purchase and leaseback of up to 35 Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Aengus Kelly, CEO of AerCap, commented: "AerCap's third quarter operating profit demonstrates our ability to deliver strong results even in an uncertain economic environment. Our strong balance sheet, reflected by our conservative 2.8 times debt equity ratio, has afforded us the financial flexibility to return capital to shareholders via our executed $100 million share repurchase program at a 33% discount to book value."

AerCap's CFO, Keith Helming, added: "Notwithstanding adverse global market conditions, AerCap's capital position has never been stronger. With the recently completed AeroTurbine sale our total cash position exceeds $600 million. Also, we have arranged all aircraft funding requirements through 2012 including the financing for the aircraft to be delivered under the American Airlines purchase and leaseback arrangement. As a result, AerCap is extremely well positioned to take advantage of market opportunities that might arise in the coming year."

Summary of Financial Results

Revenue breakdown

Basic lease rents were $238.6 million for the third quarter of 2011, an increase of 6% compared to the third quarter of 2010, as a result of our growing asset base. Our average lease assets increased by 6% to $8.0 billion compared to the third quarter of 2010.

Total lease revenue (basic rents, maintenance rents and other receipts) for the third quarter of 2011 was $265.6 million, compared to $239.4 million for the same period in 2010, an increase of 11%. The increases were mainly due to the deliveries of forward order aircraft.

Sales revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was $65.5 million, compared to $167.9 million for the same period in 2010. Sales revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was generated from the sale of six older aircraft. Sales revenue for the third quarter of 2010 was higher than the third quarter of 2011 due to the sale of one new A330 aircraft and two new A320 aircraft.

Total revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was $337.8 million, compared to $412.1 million for the same period in 2010 for the reasons mentioned above.

As shown in the table above, interest expense excluding the impact of the mark-to-market of interest rate caps was $56.3 million in the third quarter of 2011, a 7% decrease compared to the third quarter of 2010. As a result, net spread increased 11% to $182.3 million in the third quarter of 2011 over the same period in 2010.

Selling, general and administrative expenses breakdown

Effective tax rate

AerCap's blended effective tax rate during the first nine months of 2011 was 6.6%. The blended effective tax rate in 2010 was 8.6%.

Financial position

As of September 30, 2011, AerCap's portfolio consisted of 359 aircraft and 8 engines that were either owned, on order, under contract or letter of intent, or managed. The portfolio information excludes all engines and aircraft owned by AeroTurbine at September 30, 2011.

Notes Regarding Financial Information Presented In This Press Release

The financial information presented in this press release is not audited.

The following is a definition of non-GAAP measures used in this press release and a reconciliation of such measure to the most closely related GAAP measure:

Net income excluding the impact of mark-to-market of interest rate caps and share-based compensation. This measure is determined by adding non-cash charges related to the mark-to-market losses on our interest rate caps and share based compensation during the applicable period, net of related tax benefits, to GAAP net income. In addition to GAAP net income, we believe this measure may provide investors with supplemental information regarding our operational performance and may further assist investors in their understanding of our operational performance in relation to past and future reporting periods. We use interest rate caps to allow us to benefit from decreasing interest rates and protect against the negative impact of rising interest rates on our floating rate debt. Management determines the appropriate level of caps in any period with reference to the mix of floating and fixed cash inflows from our lease and other contracts. We do not apply hedge accounting to our interest rate caps. As a result, we recognize the change in fair value of the interest rate caps in our income statement during each period. Following is a reconciliation of net income excluding the impact of the mark-to-market of interest rate caps and share-based compensation to net income for the three- and nine -month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

Adjusted earnings per share are determined by dividing the amount of adjusted net income by the average number of shares outstanding for that period. The average number of shares is based on a daily average.

Net spread (refer to second table under Revenue breakdown section of this press release). This measure is the difference between basic lease rents and interest expense excluding the impact from the mark-to-market of interest rate caps. We believe this measure may further assist investors in their understanding of the changes and trends related to the earnings of our leasing activities. This measure reflects the impact from changes in the number of aircraft leased, lease rates, utilization rates, as well as the impact from the use of interest rate caps instead of swaps to hedge our interest rate risk. The reconciliation of net spread to basic rents for the three- and nine -month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 is included above.

Conference Call

In connection with the earnings release, management will host an earnings conference call today, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 9:30 am Eastern Time / 3:30 pm Central European Time. The call can be accessed live by dialing (U.S./Canada) 1-480-629-9771 or (International) +31-20-794-8504 and referencing code 4474210 at least 5 minutes before start time, or by visiting AerCap's website at http://www.aercap.com under "Investor Relations".

The webcast replay will be archived in the "Investor Relations" section of the company's website for one year.

In addition, a New York Group Lunch Presentation for investors and analysts will be hosted by AerCap's management today, Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at 12:30 pm Eastern Time at The New York Palace (the Henry Room), 455 Madison Avenue, New York. Doors will open at 12:00 pm.

To participate in either event, please register at: http://client.sharedvalue.net/AerCap/Q311

For further information, contact Peter Wortel: +31 20 655 9658 (pwortel@aercap.com)

or Mark Walter (Shared Value): +44 (0)20 7321 5039 (aercap@sharedvalue.net).

About AerCap Holdings N.V.

AerCap is the world's leading independent aircraft leasing company and has one of the youngest fleets in the industry. AerCap has $9.6 billion of assets on its balance sheet and 359 aircraft and 8 engines with a focus on fuel-efficient narrowbodies and widebodies. AerCap is a New York Stock Exchange-listed company (AER) headquartered in The Netherlands with offices in Ireland, the United States, China, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements, estimates and forecasts with respect to future performance and events. These statements, estimates and forecasts are "forward-looking statements". In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "might," "should," "expect," "plan," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "predict," "potential" or "continue" or the negatives thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements and are based on various underlying assumptions and expectations and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. As a result, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate or correct. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future performance or events described in the forward-looking statements in this press release might not occur. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results and we do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to, and will not, update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For more information regarding AerCap and to be added to our email distribution list, please visit http://www.aercap.com.

For Investors:
Keith Helming
Chief Financial Officer
+31 20 655 9670
khelming@aercap.com

Peter Wortel
Investor Relations
+31 20 655 9658
pwortel@aercap.com

For Media:
Frauke Oberdieck
Corporate Communications
+31 20 655 9616
foberdieck@aercap.com

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years consolidated income statements to reflect the current year presentation.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years consolidated statements of cash flows to reflect the current year presentation.

SOURCE AerCap Holdings N.V.

Released November 8, 2011