trueSuite 43500017541702023FYAerSale Corporation (the "Company") is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the "Amended 10-K") to amend the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the "Original 10-K"), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 8, 2024, to (i) correct the number of shares of the Company's common stock outstanding as of March 5, 2024 as disclosed on the cover page of the Original 10-K and (ii) file new certifications of the Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer as exhibits to this Amended 10-K under Item 15 of Part IV hereof, pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As no financial statements have been included in this Amended 10-K and this Amended 10-K does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 or 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. The Company is not including certifications pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as no financial statements are being filed with this Amended 10-K. Except as described above, no other changes are being made to the Original 10-K. This Amended 10-K speaks as of the date of the Original 10-K and does not reflect other events that may have occurred after the date of the Original 10-K or modify or update any disclosures that may have been affected by subsequent events.true00017541702022-06-3000017541702034-03-0500017541702023-01-012023-12-31xbrli:sharesiso4217:USD

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from     to

Commission File Number 001-38801

AerSale Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Delaware

    

84-3976002

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

255 Alhambra Circle, Suite

435 Coral Gables, Florida

33134

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(305) 764-3200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

ASLE

The Nasdaq Capital Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b).   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes   No 

The aggregate market value of voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the closing price of $14.70 for shares of the registrant’s common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on June 30, 2023, was approximately $421 million. Shares of common stock beneficially owned by each executive officer, director, and holder of more than 10% of our common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates.

The number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding as of March 5, 2024 was 52,990,947.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

AerSale Corporation (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the “Amended 10-K”) to amend the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Original 10-K”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 8, 2024, to (i) correct the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of March 5, 2024 as disclosed on the cover page of the Original 10-K and (ii) file new certifications of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer as exhibits to this Amended 10-K under Item 15 of Part IV hereof, pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As no financial statements have been included in this Amended 10-K and this Amended 10-K does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 or 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. The Company is not including certifications pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as no financial statements are being filed with this Amended 10-K.

Except as described above, no other changes are being made to the Original 10-K. This Amended 10-K speaks as of the date of the Original 10-K and does not reflect other events that may have occurred after the date of the Original 10-K or modify or update any disclosures that may have been affected by subsequent events.

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PART IV

ITEM 15          EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)(1) Financial Statements.

The financial statements required by this item are listed in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in the Original 10-K.

(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules.

All financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable, not required or the information required is shown in the financial statements or the notes thereto.

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(a)(3) Exhibits.

The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report.

Exhibit

Number

    

Description

    

Form

    

File No.

    

Exhibit

    

Filing

Date

    

Filed

Herewith

2.1

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 8, 2019, by and among Monocle Acquisition Corporation, Monocle Holdings Inc., AerSale Corp., Monocle Merger Sub 1 Inc., Monocle Merger Sub 2 LLC, and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., in its capacity as the Holder Representative.

 8-K

001-38801

2.1

12/9/2019

2.2

Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 13, 2020, by and among Monocle Acquisition Corporation, Monocle Holdings Inc., AerSale Corp., Monocle Merger Sub 1 Inc., Monocle Merger Sub 2 LLC, and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., in its capacity as the Holder Representative.

 10-Q

001-38801

2.1

08/4/2020

2.3

 

Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 8, 2020, by and among Monocle Acquisition Corporation, Monocle Holdings Inc., AerSale Corp., Monocle Merger Sub 1 Inc., Monocle Merger Sub 2 LLC, and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., in its capacity as the Holder Representative.

 

 8-K

 

001-38801

 

2.1

 

09/08/2020

 

 

2.4

 

Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 16, 2020, by and among Monocle Acquisition Corporation, Monocle Holdings Inc., AerSale Corp., Monocle Merger Sub 1 Inc., Monocle Merger Sub 2 LLC, and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., in its capacity as the Holder Representative.

 

 8-K

 

001-38801

 

10.5

 

12/17/2020

 

 

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Monocle Holdings Inc., dated October 13, 2020.

 

 S-4/A

 

333-235766

 

3.1

 

10/14/2020

 

 

3.2

 

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Monocle Holdings Inc., dated December 22, 2020.

 

 8-K

 

001-38801

 

3.2

 

12/23/2020

 

 

4

Exhibit

Number

    

Description

    

Form

    

File No.

    

Exhibit

    

Filing

Date

    

Filed

Herewith

3.3

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AerSale Corporation, dated June 17, 2021.

10-Q

001-38801

3.3

08/09/2021

3.4

 

Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of AerSale Corporation, dated June 17, 2021.

8-K

001-38801

3.1

06/21/2021

 

 

3.5

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Monocle Holdings Inc., dated October 13, 2020.

S-4/A

 

333-235766

 

3.2

 

10/14/2020

3.6

 

Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of AerSale Corporation, dated December 22, 2020.

8-K

 

001-38801

 

3.4

 

12/23/2020

 

 

4.1

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Monocle Holdings Inc.

 

S-4/A

 

333-235766

 

4.2

 

02/14/2020

 

 

4.2

 

Specimen Warrant Certificate of Monocle Holdings Inc.

 

S-4/A

 

333-235766

 

4.3

 

02/14/2020

 

 

4.3

 

Warrant Agreement, dated February 6, 2019, between Monocle Acquisition Corporation and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent.

 

8-K

 

001-38801

 

4.1

 

02/12/2019

 

 

4.4

 

Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated December 22, 2020, by and among Monocle Holdings Inc., Monocle Acquisition Corporation and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

 

8-K

 

 001-38801

 10.9

 

 12/23/2020

 

4.5

 

Description of the Registrant’s Securities

 

10-K

 

 001-38801

 

 4.4

 

 3/15/2022

 

10.1

 

Letter Agreement, dated December 16, 2020, by and among Monocle Acquisition Corporation, Monocle Holdings Inc., AerSale Corp., Monocle Merger Sub 1 Inc., Monocle Merger Sub 2 LLC, and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., in its capacity as the Holder Representative.

 

8-K

 

001-38801

 

10.4

 

12/17/2020

 

 

5

Exhibit

Number

Description

    

Form

    

File No.

    

Exhibit

    

Filing

Date

    

Filed Herewith

10.2

 

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 22, 2020, by and among Monocle Holdings Inc., Monocle Acquisition Corporation, Monocle Partners, LLC, Cowen Investments II LLC, C. Robert Kehler, Donald W. Manvel, John C. Pescatore, Green Equity Investors V, L.P., Green Equity Investors Side V, L.P., LGP Parts Coinvest LLC., Florida Growth Fund LLC, Enarey, LP and ThoughtValley Limited Partnership.

 

8-K

 

001-38801

 

10.7

 

12/23/2020

 

 

10.3#

Executive Offer Letter between AerSale Inc. and Nicolas Finazzo.

10-K

001-38801

10.10

03/16/2021

10.4#

Executive Offer Letter between AerSale Inc. and Martin Garmendia.

10-K

001-38801

10.12

03/16/2021

10.5#

 

Executive Offer Letter between AerSale Inc. and Basil Barimo.

 

10-K

 

001-38801

 

10.13

 

03/16/2021

 

10.6#

 

Executive Offer Letter between AerSale Inc. and Gary Jones.

 

10-K

 

001-38801

 

10.14

 

03/16/2021

 

10.7#

 

Executive Offer Letter between AerSale Inc. and Iso Nezaj.

 

10-K

 

001-38801

 

10.15

 

03/16/2021

 

10.8#

 

Executive Offer Letter between AerSale Inc. and Craig Wright.

 

10-K

 

001-38801

 

10.16

 

03/16/2021

 

6

Exhibit

Number

    

Description

    

Form

    

File No.

    

Exhibit

    

Filing

Date

    

Filed Herewith

10.9#

 

Amended and Restated AerSale Corp. Stock Appreciation Rights Plan.

 

S-4/A

 

333-235766

 

10.8

 

02/14/2020

 

 

10.10#

 

AerSale Corporation Severance Plan.

 

S-4/A

 

333-235766

 

10.9

 

02/14/2020

 

 

10.11#

 

AerSale Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.

S-4/A

 

333-235766

 

10.1

 

10/14/2020

 

 

10.12#

 

Forms of award agreements under the AerSale Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

S-8

 

333-253424

 

99.2

 

02/24/2021

 

 

10.13#

 

AerSale Corporation 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

S-4/A

 

333-235766

 

10.11

 

10/14/2020

 

 

10.14

 

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2018, by and among Aersale Aviation Inc., the existing borrowers thereto, the lenders thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and lender.

 

10-K

 

001-38801

 

10.22

 

03/16/2021

 

10.15

 

Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2020, by and among AerSale Aviation Inc., the existing borrowers thereto, the lenders thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and lender.

 

10-K

 

001-38801

 

10.23

 

03/16/2021

 

10.16

 

Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2021, by and among AerSale Aviation Inc., the existing borrowers thereto, the lenders thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and lender, AerSale Ireland 1 Limited, as new borrower and AerSale Corporation and Monocle Parent LLC, as guarantors.

 

10-K

 

001-38801

 

10.24

 

03/16/2021

 

10.17#

AerSale Corporation Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Policy.

10-K

001-38801

10.25

08/09/2022

10.18#

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice under the AerSale Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (Non-Employee Directors).

 

10-K

001-38801

10.26

08/09/2022

10.19#

AerSale Corporation Second Amended and Restated Non - Employee Director Compensation Policy

10-Q

001-388801

10.22

08/09/2023

7

Exhibit

Number

    

Description

    

Form

    

File No.

    

Exhibit

    

Filing

Date

    

Filed

Herewith

10.20

Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2023, by and among AerSale Aviation Inc., the existing borrowers thereto, the lenders thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and lender

10-Q

001-38801

10.23

08/09/2023

10.21

Amendment No. 4 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2023, by and among the Company, the lenders and other parties from time to time party thereto, Synovus Bank, as documentation agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Administration, as administrative agent and collateral agent.

8-K

001-38801

1.1

08/01/2023

10.22#

First Amendment to the AerSale Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.

S-8

333-274663

99.2

09/22/2023

21.1**

 

List of Subsidiaries.

 

10-K 

 

001-38801 

 

21.1

 

 03/08/2024

 

23.1**

 

Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.

 

10-K 

 

001-38801 

 

23.1

 

 03/08/2024

 

31.1**

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

10-K

001-38801

31.1

03/08/2024

 

31.2**

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

10-K

001-38801

31.2

03/08/2024

 

31.3

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

*

8

Exhibit

Number

    

Description

    

Form

    

File No.

    

Exhibit

    

Filing

Date

    

Filed

Herewith

31.4

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

*

32.1**

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

10-K 

 

001-38801 

 

 32.1

 

 03/08/2024

 

32.2**

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

10-K 

 

001-38801 

 

 32.2

 

 03/08/2024

 

97.1**

AerSale Corporation Clawback Policy

10-K

001-38801

97.1

03/08/2024

101.INS**

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

10-K

001-38801

101.INS

03/08/2024

101.SCH**

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

10-K

001-38801

101.SCH

03/08/2023

101.CAL**

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

10-K

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101.CAL

03/08/2023

101.DEF**

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

10-K

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101.DEF

03/08/2023

101.LAB**

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

10-K

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101.LAB

03/08/2023

101.PRE**

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

10-K

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101.PRE

03/08/2023

104

Cover Page Interactive Data (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

*

Filed herewith

**

Previously filed or furnished, as applicable, with the Original Form 10-K

#

Denotes a management contract or compensation plan or arrangement

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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AerSale Corporation

 

 

 

Date: March 27, 2024

By:  

/s/ Nicolas Finazzo

 

 

Nicolas Finazzo

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

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