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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K/A

ANNUAL REPORT
(Amendment No. 3)


(Mark One)
      x  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

OR

      o  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 1-316161

INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
California
  22-3059110
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 3400,
Los Angeles, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
  90067
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 788-1999

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

     
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered


6.375% Notes due March 15, 2009
  New York Stock Exchange

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

NONE

      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 x  NO o

      Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YES o  NO x

      As of June 30, 2004 and February 28, 2005, there were 42,198,119 shares of Common Stock, no par value, outstanding, all of which were held by affiliates.

      Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction I(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing this form with the reduced disclosure format.




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Explanatory Note

      This Form 10-K/A is being filed to reflect the restatement of International Lease Finance Corporation’s (the “Company”) previously issued Consolidated Financial Statements. See Selected Financial Data, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Controls and Procedures and the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the Note B of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for the impact of the restatement on each year presented.

      This amendment to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 amends and restates only those items of the previously filed Form 10-K which have been affected by the restatement. In order to preserve the nature and character of the disclosures set forth in such items as originally filed, no attempt has been made in this amendment to modify or update such disclosures except as required to reflect the effects of the restatement. For additional information regarding the restatement, see Note B of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8.

      Financial numbers are presented in thousands of U.S. dollars throughout this Form 10-K/A which may result in rounding differences.


PART I
Item 1.Business
Item 2.Properties
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (Restated)
Item 6.Selected Financial Data
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
SIGNATURES
Exhibit 12
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32.1


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INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION

2004 FORM 10-K/A ANNUAL REPORT


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Restatement     1  
PART I
Item  1.
 
Business
    6  
Item  2.
 
Properties
    12  
PART II
Item  5.
 
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
    14  
Item  6.
 
Selected Financial Data
    15  
Item  7.
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    17  
Item  7A.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
    37  
Item  8.
 
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
    38  
Item  9.
 
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
    38  
Item  9A.
 
Controls and Procedures
    38  
PART IV
Item 15.
 
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
    41  


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Restatement

      The following information describes the corrections in accounting for certain derivatives transactions and foreign currency transactions and for certain payments from aircraft and engine manufacturers, together with the effect on International Lease Finance Corporation’s (“ILFC,” the “Company,” “our”) Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Balance Sheet accounts.

Derivative Instruments

      ILFC enters into derivative instruments to hedge interest rates and foreign currency risks. As part of the previously announced restatement of the financial statements of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”), ILFC’s indirect parent corporation, AIG began an intensive review of the books and records relating to a wide variety of transactions entered into by AIG and its subsidiaries. During the review of all hedge transactions, after ILFC had filed its 2004 Form 10-K and first quarter 2005 Form 10-Q, deficiencies were identified related to ILFC’s documentation of hedge transactions and errors were identified in the application of the proper accounting for derivative related transactions under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended (“SFAS 133”). The review identified:

  •  Documentation deficiencies related to portions of Euro denominated debt that ILFC had designated as a hedge against future operating lease payments receivable denominated in Euros. The review revealed that the documentation related to these hedges was insufficient to meet the documentation criteria under SFAS 133 and it was concluded that ILFC could not apply hedge accounting to the transactions. The economics of the transactions are not affected.
 
  •  Certain Euro denominated cash accounts associated with the aforementioned operating lease payments and certain foreign currency denominated debt required mark-to-spot treatment under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation, which were not properly accounted for at the end of each quarter during the years 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001.
 
  •  Documentation deficiencies related to four commercial paper swaps where portions of ILFC’s commercial paper program were swapped from floating into fixed interest rates. The review revealed that the documentation related to these hedges was insufficient to meet the documentation criteria under SFAS 133 and it was concluded that ILFC could not apply hedge accounting to the transactions. The economics of the transactions are not affected.
 
  •  Minor errors under SFAS 133 with respect to derivative instruments related to the reclassification to income from Accumulated other comprehensive income. The corrections will also affect derivative assets and liabilities and accrued interest.

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      The accounting restatement for derivative instruments had the following effect on ILFC’s Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Balance Sheet accounts:

                                           
For Years Ended and At December 31,

2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Increase (Decrease)




(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                                       
 
Interest and other revenue
  $ (18,316 )   $ (31,152 )   $ (42,703 )   $ 24,563     $  
 
Interest expense
    (22,640 )     (24,619 )     20,500       28,036        
 
Selling, general and administrative expense
    (3,986 )     (1,631 )     (1,992 )     (687 )      
 
Net income
    5,374       (3,170 )     (39,582 )     (8,681 )      
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                                       
 
Cash
    (1,906 )     11,461       5,646       5,217        
 
Derivative assets
    (19,306 )                        
 
Accrued interest and other payables
                2,320       (19,760 )      
 
Foreign currency adjustment
          142,284       (325 )     11,026        
 
Derivative liabilities
                      33,276        
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    32,475       (33,370 )     50,849       4,829        
                                   
For Quarters Ended and At

March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2004 2004 2004 2004
Increase (Decrease)



(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
 
Interest and other revenue
  $ 1,426     $ 905     $ (1,349 )   $ (19,298 )
 
Interest expense
    (5,291 )     (7,685 )     (9,642 )     (22 )
 
Selling, general and administrative expense
    (665 )     (188 )     4,713       (7,846 )
 
Net income
    4,773       5,676       2,316       (7,391 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                               
 
Cash
    3,013       2,740       2,766       (1,906 )
 
Derivative assets
    31,623       (32,176 )     (319 )     (19,306 )
 
Accrued interest and other payables
                       
 
Foreign currency adjustment
    (37,152 )     (13,076 )     (2 )      
 
Derivative liabilities
                       
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    57,438       30,259       40,083       32,475  

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For Quarters Ended and At

March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2003 2003 2003 2003
Increase (Decrease)



(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
 
Interest and other revenue
  $ (8,142 )   $ (10,494 )   $ (2,010 )   $ (10,506 )
 
Interest expense
    2,617       (9,082 )     (11,545 )     (6,609 )
 
Selling, general and administrative expense
    (736 )     (87 )     (363 )     (445 )
 
Net income
    (6,481 )     (857 )     6,400       (2,232 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                               
 
Cash
    7,260       6,454       7,476       11,461  
 
Derivative assets
                       
 
Accrued interest and other payables
                1,671        
 
Foreign currency adjustment
    (325 )     (325 )     (325 )     142,284  
 
Derivative liabilities
                       
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    59,923       60,260       53,405       (33,370 )

      Though the economics of the hedge transactions are not affected, the corrections will significantly increase inter-period volatility due to the non-qualification of hedge accounting treatment under SFAS 133. Thus, the effect on Net income, Retained earnings and Shareholders’ equity will differ from period to period.

Certain Payments from Aircraft and Engine Manufacturers

      In the course of ILFC’s review of its application of SFAS 133, ILFC, in consultation with its independent registered public accountants, identified an error in its accounting for certain payments received from aircraft and engine manufacturers. Under arrangements with these manufacturers, in certain circumstances the manufacturers established notional accounts for the benefit of ILFC, to which amounts were credited by the manufacturers in connection with the purchase by and delivery to ILFC and the lease of aircraft. Amounts credited to the notional accounts were used at ILFC’s direction to protect ILFC from certain events including loss when airline customers of ILFC defaulted on lease payment obligations, to provide lease subsidies and other incentives to ILFC airline customers in connection with leases of certain aircraft and to reduce ILFC’s cost of aircraft purchased.

      Historically, ILFC recorded as revenues gross lease receipts from customers who had received lease subsidies from the notional accounts and amounts paid directly to ILFC from the notional accounts in connection with lessee defaults. Amounts recorded as revenue at the time they were disbursed to ILFC or its lessees should have been recorded as a reduction of the purchase price of the aircraft at the time of delivery.

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      The accounting restatement for the manufacturers’ payments had the following effect on ILFC’s Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Balance Sheet accounts:

                                           
For Years Ended and At December 31,

2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Increase (Decrease)




(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                                       
 
Rentals of flight equipment revenue
  $ (124,300 )   $ (133,885 )   $ (131,734 )   $ (62,208 )   $ (50,460 )
 
Flight equipment marketing revenue
    8,868       (12,088 )     (17,862 )     (31,043 )     (25,219 )
 
Interest and other revenue
    248       543       2,641       4,200       4,749  
 
Depreciation expense
    (45,175 )     (40,869 )     (36,329 )     (31,289 )     (25,526 )
 
Net income
    (45,272 )     (67,614 )     (71,536 )     (37,352 )     (29,360 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                                       
 
Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets
    80,238       48,358       103,281       159,888       147,806  
 
Flight equipment under operating leases (net)
    (575,219 )     (473,329 )     (423,692 )     (369,673 )     (299,828 )
                                   
For Quarters Ended and At

March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2004 2004 2004 2004
Increase (Decrease)



(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
 
Rentals of flight equipment revenue
  $ (24,978 )   $ (33,125 )   $ (33,502 )   $ (32,695 )
 
Flight equipment marketing revenue
    6,569       1,176       (464 )     1,587  
 
Interest and other revenue
    50       78       77       43  
 
Depreciation expense
    (10,829 )     (11,284 )     (11,316 )     (11,746 )
 
Net income
    (4,869 )     (13,312 )     (14,598 )     (12,493 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                               
 
Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets
    68,415       89,909       60,287       80,238  
 
Flight equipment under operating leases (net)
    (500,917 )     (543,410 )     (535,948 )     (575,219 )
                                   
For Quarters Ended and At

March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2003 2003 2003 2003
Increase (Decrease)



(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
 
Rentals of flight equipment revenue
  $ (21,189 )   $ (30,669 )   $ (33,861 )   $ (48,166 )
 
Flight equipment marketing revenue
          (11,262 )     (4,089 )     3,263  
 
Interest and other revenue
    162       110       185       86  
 
Depreciation expense
    (9,572 )     (10,237 )     (10,500 )     (10,560 )
 
Net income
    (7,407 )     (20,424 )     (17,631 )     (22,152 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                               
 
Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets
    90,598       103,584       85,847       48,358  
 
Flight equipment under operating leases (net)
    (422,463 )     (467,034 )     (476,561 )     (473,329 )

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Aggregate Effect of the Restatement

      The restatement had the following aggregate effect on ILFC’s Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Balance Sheet accounts:

                                           
For Years Ended and At December 31,

2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Increase (Decrease)




(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                                       
 
Revenue
  $ (133,500 )   $ (176,582 )   $ (189,658 )   $ (64,488 )   $ (70,930 )
 
Expense
    (71,801 )     (67,119 )     (17,821 )     (3,940 )     (25,526 )
 
Net income(a)
    (39,898 )     (70,784 )     (111,118 )     (46,033 )     (29,360 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                                       
 
Total assets
    (529,208 )     (413,510 )     (327,502 )     (212,591 )     (158,562 )
 
Total liabilities
    (195,543 )     (53,895 )     (122,894 )     (78,716 )     (57,017 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (333,665 )     (359,615 )     (204,608 )     (133,875 )     (101,545 )


(a)  The effect on net income prior to the year 2000 was $(68,945).

                                   
For Quarters Ended and At

March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2004 2004 2004 2004
Increase (Decrease)



(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
 
Revenue
  $ (16,933 )   $ (30,966 )   $ (35,238 )   $ (50,363 )
 
Expense
    (16,785 )     (19,157 )     (16,245 )     (19,614 )
 
Net income
    (96 )     (7,636 )     (12,282 )     (19,884 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                               
 
Total assets
    (453,387 )     (482,937 )     (473,214 )     (529,208 )
 
Total liabilities
    (184,487 )     (179,221 )     (167,040 )     (195,543 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (268,900 )     (303,716 )     (306,174 )     (333,665 )
                                   
For Quarters Ended and At

March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2003 2003 2003 2003
Increase (Decrease)



(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
 
Revenue
  $ (29,169 )   $ (52,315 )   $ (39,775 )   $ (55,323 )
 
Expense
    (7,691 )     (19,406 )     (22,408 )     (17,614 )
 
Net income
    (13,888 )     (21,281 )     (11,231 )     (24,384 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                               
 
Total assets
    (340,659 )     (376,526 )     (406,605 )     (413,510 )
 
Total liabilities
    (129,116 )     (141,805 )     (151,347 )     (53,895 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (211,543 )     (234,721 )     (255,258 )     (359,615 )

      ILFC’s aggregate cash flows were unaffected. ILFC continues to be in compliance with its debt covenants after the restatement.

 
Capital Contribution

      AIG and its subsidiaries made a capital contribution of approximately $400 million on August 11, 2005, to offset the reduction in our shareholders’ equity resulting from the restatement.

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PART I

 
Item 1. Business

General

      International Lease Finance Corporation (the “Company,” “management,” “we,” “our,” “us”) primarily acquires new commercial jet aircraft from The Boeing Company, or Boeing, and AVSA, S.A.R.L., the sales subsidiary of Airbus Industries, or Airbus and leases these aircraft to airlines throughout the world. In addition to our leasing activity, we regularly sell aircraft from our leased aircraft fleet to other leasing companies, financial services companies, investors, and airlines. In some cases we provide fleet management services to companies with aircraft portfolios for a management fee. We also remarket and sell aircraft owned by others for a fee. In terms of the number and value of transactions concluded, we are a major owner-lessor of commercial jet aircraft.

      As of December 31, 2004, we owned 667 jet aircraft and had nine aircraft in the fleet that were classified as finance leases. Additionally, we provided fleet management services for 101 jet aircraft. See “Item 2. Properties — Flight Equipment.” At December 31, 2004, we had committed to purchase 371 new and used aircraft deliverable through 2010 at an estimated aggregate purchase price of $21.6 billion, of which we currently anticipate taking delivery of 97 new aircraft in 2005 with an estimated aggregate purchase price of $5.6 billion. We also had options to purchase an additional six new aircraft deliverable through 2007 at an estimated aggregate purchase price of $361.4 million. The recorded basis of aircraft may be adjusted upon delivery to reflect notional credits given by the manufacturers in connection with the leasing of aircraft as discussed in the Restatement above. See “Item 2. Properties — Commitments.

      We maintain a mix of flight equipment to meet our customers’ needs and to minimize the time that our aircraft are not leased to customers by purchasing those models of new and used aircraft which we believe will have the greatest airline demand and operational longevity.

      We typically finance the purchase of aircraft with borrowed funds and internally generated cash flows. Management accesses the capital markets for funds at times and on terms and conditions considered appropriate. We may, but do not usually, engage in financing transactions for specific aircraft. We rely significantly on short- and medium-term financing, and thereby attempt to more closely match the lease terms of our aircraft. To date, we have been able to purchase aircraft on terms which have permitted us to lease our aircraft portfolio at a profit and have been able to obtain the necessary funding from the capital and bank markets.

      The airline industry is cyclical, economically sensitive and highly competitive. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Our continued success in the future is partly dependent on management’s ability to develop customer relationships for leasing, sales, remarketing and management services with airlines and other customers best able to maintain their economic viability and survive in the competitive environment in which they operate.

      The Company is incorporated in the State of California and its principal offices are located at 10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 3400, Los Angeles, California 90067. Our telephone number, telecopier number and website address are (310) 788-1999, (310) 788-1990, and www.ilfc.com, respectively. We make available our SEC EDGAR filings, free of charge, on our website or by written request to us. The information on our website is not part of or incorporated by reference into this report.

      We are an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”). AIG is a holding company which through its subsidiaries is engaged in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities in the United States and abroad. AIG’s primary activities include both general and life insurance operations. Other significant activities include financial services and retirement savings and asset management. The common stock of AIG is listed on, among others, the New York Stock Exchange.

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Aircraft Leasing

      We lease most of our aircraft under operating leases. The cost of the aircraft is not fully recovered over the term of the initial lease, and we retain the benefit as well as assume the risk of the residual value of the aircraft. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, rentals are reported ratably as revenue over the lease term, as they are earned. The aircraft under operating leases are included as “Flight equipment” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and are depreciated to an estimated salvage value over the estimated useful lives of the aircraft. On occasion we enter into finance and sales-type leases where the full cost of the aircraft is substantially recovered over the term of the lease. With respect to these leases, we record lease payments received as a reduction in the net investment in the finance/sales-type leases and record the interest income using an interest rate implicit in the lease. The aircraft under finance and sales-type leases are recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets in “Net investment in finance leases”. At December 31, 2004, we accounted for 667 aircraft as operating leases and nine aircraft as finance leases.

      The initial term of our current leases range in length from one year to 17 years. See “Item 2. Properties — Flight Equipment” for information regarding scheduled lease terminations. We attempt to maintain a mix of short-, medium- and long-term leases to balance the benefits and risks associated with different lease terms and changing market conditions. Varying lease terms help to mitigate the effects of changes in prevailing market conditions at the time aircraft become eligible for re-lease or are sold and the uncertainty associated with the estimated residual value of the aircraft at the end of the lease term.

      All leases are on a “net” basis with the lessee responsible for all operating expenses, which customarily include fuel, crews, airport and navigation charges, taxes, licenses, registration and insurance. In addition, the lessee is responsible for normal maintenance and repairs, airframe and engine overhauls, and compliance with return conditions of flight equipment on lease. Under the provisions of many leases, for certain airframe and engine overhauls, we reimburse the lessee for costs incurred up to but not exceeding related hourly rentals the lessee has paid to us. Such rentals are included in the caption “Rental of flight equipment” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. We provide a charge to operations based on the estimated reimbursements during the life of the lease. This amount is included in “Provision for overhauls” in our Consolidated Statements of Income. We may, in connection with the lease of a used aircraft, agree to contribute to the cost of certain major overhauls or modifications depending on the condition of the aircraft at delivery. These costs are generally recovered during the lease term.

      The lessee is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws and regulations with respect to the aircraft. We require our lessees to comply with the standards of either the United States Federal Aviation Administration (the “FAA”) or its foreign equivalent. We periodically inspect our leased aircraft. Generally, we require a deposit as security for the lessee’s performance of obligations under the lease and the condition of the aircraft upon return. In addition, the leases contain extensive provisions regarding our remedies and rights in the event of a default by the lessee and specific provisions regarding the condition of the aircraft upon return of the aircraft. The lessee is required to continue to make lease payments under all circumstances, including periods during which the aircraft is not in operation due to maintenance or grounding.

      Some foreign countries have currency and exchange laws regulating the international transfer of currencies. When necessary we require, as a condition to any foreign transaction, that the lessee or purchaser in a foreign country obtain the necessary approvals of the appropriate government agency, finance ministry or central bank for the remittance of all funds contractually owed in U.S. Dollars. We attempt to minimize our currency and exchange risks by negotiating most of our aircraft leases and all of our sales transactions in U.S. Dollars. All guarantees obtained to support various lease agreements are denominated for payment in the same currency as the lease.

      To meet the needs of a growing number of airlines, some of our leases are negotiated in Euros. As the Euro to U.S. Dollar exchange rate fluctuates, airlines’ interest in entering into Euro denominated lease agreements will change. Once we agree to the rental payment currency with an airline, the negotiated currency remains for the term of the lease. The economic risk arising from foreign currency has, to date, been immaterial to us. We are, however exposed to currency risk on future lease payments denominated in Euros.

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      Management obtains and reviews relevant business materials from all prospective lessees and purchasers before entering into a lease or extending credit. Under certain circumstances, the lessee may be required to obtain guarantees or other financial support from an acceptable financial institution or other third parties.

      During the life of the lease, situations may arise whereby we will have to restructure leases with our lessees. Historically, restructurings have involved the voluntary termination of leases prior to lease expiration, the arrangement of subleases from the primary lessee to another airline and the rescheduling of lease payments and extention of the lease terms. In many situations where we repossess an aircraft, we export the aircraft from the lessee’s jurisdiction. In the majority of these situations, we have obtained the lessee’s cooperation and the return and export of the aircraft was immediate. In some situations, however, the lessees have not fully cooperated in returning aircraft. In those cases we have had to take legal action in the appropriate jurisdictions. This process has delayed the ultimate return and export of the aircraft. In addition, in connection with the repossession of an aircraft, we may be required to pay outstanding mechanic’s, airport, navigation and other operating liens on the repossessed aircraft. These charges could include charges relating to other aircraft that we do not own but were operated by the lessee.

Flight Equipment Marketing

      We may dispose of our leased aircraft at or before the expiration of their leases. The buyers of our aircraft include the aircraft’s lessee, another aircraft operator, financial institutions, private investors and third party lessors. From time to time, we engage in transactions to buy aircraft for resale. In other cases, we assist our customers in acquiring or disposing of aircraft by providing consulting services and procurement of financing from third parties. Any gain or loss on disposition of leased aircraft is included in the caption “Flight equipment marketing” in our Consolidated Statements of Income. In 2003 and early 2004, we sold aircraft into securitization trusts which were primarily funded and owned by other subsidiaries of AIG and are consolidated by AIG. The transactions were structured as securitizations. The gains, net of expense, are included in “Flight equipment marketing — Securitization” in our Consolidated Statements of Income. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Results of Operations” for more information on these transactions.

      From time to time, we are engaged as an agent for airlines and various financial institutions in the disposition of their surplus aircraft on a fee basis. We generally act as an agent under an exclusive remarketing contract whereby we agree to sell aircraft on a commercially reasonable basis within a fixed time period. These activities generally augment our primary activities and also serve to promote relationships with prospective sellers and buyers of aircraft. We may, from time to time, participate with banks, other financial institutions and airlines to assist in financing aircraft purchased by others and by providing asset guarantees, put options, or loan guarantees collateralized by aircraft on a fee-basis.

      We plan to continue to engage in providing marketing services to third parties on a selective basis involving specific situations where these activities will not conflict nor compete with, but rather will complement, our leasing and selling activities.

Fleet Management Services

      We provide fleet management services to third party operating lessors who are unable or unwilling to perform this service as part of their own operation. We typically provide the same services that we perform for our own fleet on a non-discriminatory basis. Specifically, we provide leasing, re-leasing and sales services on behalf of the lessor for which we charge a fee. In connection with the sales of aircraft to the trusts discussed above, we were retained to provide fleet management services for the aircraft sold for which we receive fees from the trusts. The fees for fleet management services are included in “Interest and other” in our Consolidated Statements of Income.

Financing/Source of Funds

      We purchase new aircraft directly from manufacturers and used aircraft from airlines and other owners. The purchase price of flight equipment is financed using internally generated funds, secured and unsecured

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commercial bank financings and the issuance of commercial paper and public and private debt. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Customers

      At December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, we leased aircraft to customers in the following regions:

                                                 
Customers by Region
2004 2003 2002



Number Number Number
Region of Customers % of Customers % of Customers %







Europe
    66       47.2 %     65       47.1 %     66       47.5 %
Asia and the Pacific
    31       22.1       32       23.1       31       22.3  
United States and Canada
    19       13.6       20       14.5       17       12.2  
Central and South America and Mexico
    10       7.1       11       8.0       14       10.1  
Africa and Middle East
    14       10.0       10       7.3       11       7.9  
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
      140       100 %     138       100 %     139       100 %
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

      During 2004, we had one customer that accounted for 10% or more of total Rental of flight equipment revenue, Air France ($309.5 million or 10.5%).

      Revenues include rentals of flight equipment to foreign airlines of $2,662,182,000 (2004), $2,497,085,000 (2003), and $2,192,228,000 (2002), comprising 90.0%, 89.0%, and 86.1%, respectively, of total Rentals of flight equipment revenue. See Note K of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Lease revenues from the rental of flight equipment have been reduced by payments received directly by us or by our customers from the notional accounts established by the aircraft and engine manufacturers.

      The following table sets forth the dollar amount and percentage of total rental revenues attributable to the indicated geographic areas based on each airline’s principal place of business for the years indicated:

                                                 
2004 (Restated) 2003 (Restated) 2002 (Restated)



Amount % Amount % Amount %






(Dollars in thousands)
Europe
  $ 1,432,441       48.5 %   $ 1,315,851       46.9 %   $ 1,147,461       45.1 %
Asia and the Pacific
    689,201       23.3       661,956       23.6       586,183       23.0  
United States and Canada
    382,090       12.9       424,457       15.0       461,762       18.1  
Central and South America and Mexico
    208,622       7.1       221,067       7.9       199,746       7.9  
Africa and the Middle East
    243,170       8.2       183,880       6.6       150,990       5.9  
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
    $ 2,955,524       100 %   $ 2,807,211       100 %   $ 2,546,142       100 %
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

      The following table sets forth revenue attributable to individual countries representing at least 10% of total revenue based on each airline’s principal place of business for the years indicated:

                                                 
2004 (Restated) 2003 (Restated) 2002 (Restated)



Amount % Amount % Amount %






(Dollars in thousands)
France
  $ 351,394       11.9 %   $ 326,010       11.6 %   $       %
China
    357,512       12.1       308,204       11.0       278,464       10.9  
United States
                310,126       11.0       354,912       13.9  
United Kingdom
                            272,339       10.7  

Competition

      The leasing, remarketing and sale of jet aircraft is highly competitive. We face competition from aircraft manufacturers, banks, financial institutions, other leasing companies, aircraft brokers and airlines. Competi-

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tion for a leasing transaction is based on a number of factors including delivery dates, lease rates, term of lease, other lease provisions, aircraft condition and the availability in the market place of the types of aircraft to meet the needs of the customer. We believe we are a strong competitor in all of these areas. However, recent overcapacity in selected types of aircraft in the market place has increased competition from other entities leasing aircraft which has caused downward pressure on lease rates and lease revenue and, possibly, aircraft values. As the overcapacity is absorbed in the market place, we expect this trend to rebound. In fact, the overcapacity of certain aircraft types has been absorbed in the market place, and we now see higher lease rates on newly signed leases on those aircraft types.

Government Regulation

      The U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”), including the FAA, an agency of the DOT, exercise regulatory authority over air transportation in the United States.

      The DOS and DOT, in general, have jurisdiction over the economic regulation of air transportation, including the negotiation with foreign governments of the rights of U.S. carriers to fly to other countries and the rights of foreign carriers to fly to and within the United States. We are not directly subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the DOS and DOT or their counterpart organizations in foreign countries related to the operation of aircraft for public transportation of passengers and property.

      Our relationship with the FAA consists of the registration with the FAA of those aircraft which we have leased to U.S. carriers and to a number of foreign carriers where, by agreement, the aircraft are to be registered in the United States. When an aircraft is not on lease, we may obtain from the FAA, or its designated representatives, a U.S. Certificate of Airworthiness or a ferry flight permit for the particular aircraft.

      Our involvement with the civil aviation authorities of foreign jurisdictions consists largely of requests to register and deregister our aircraft on those countries’ registries.

      The U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) exercises regulatory authority over exports. We are subject to the regulatory authority of the DOS and DOC as it relates to the export of aircraft for lease and sale to foreign entities and the export of parts to be installed on our aircraft. These Departments have, in some cases, required us to obtain export licenses for parts exported to foreign countries.

      The Patriot Act of 2001 gave the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Treasury the authority to (a) designate individuals and organizations as terrorists and terrorist supporters and to freeze their U.S. assets and (b) prohibit financial transactions with U.S. persons, including U.S. individuals, entities and charitable organizations. We comply with the provisions of this Act and we closely monitor our activities with foreign entities.

      A bureau of the U.S. Department Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, enforces regulations related to the import of our aircraft into the United States for maintenance or lease and the importation of parts for installation on our aircraft. We monitor our imports for compliance with U.S. Customs regulations.

Employees

      We operate in a capital intensive rather than a labor intensive business. As of December 31, 2004, we had 151 full-time employees, which we considered adequate for our business operations. Management and administrative personnel will expand, as necessary, to meet our future growth needs. None of our employees is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and we believe that we maintain excellent employee relations. We provide certain employee benefits including retirement, health, life, disability and accident insurance plans, some of which are established and maintained by our parent, AIG.

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Insurance

      Our lessees are required to carry those types of insurance which are customary in the air transportation industry, including comprehensive liability insurance and aircraft hull insurance. In general, we are an additional insured on liability policies carried by the lessees. We obtain certificates of insurance from the lessees’ insurance brokers. All certificates of insurance contain a breach of warranty endorsement so that our interests are not prejudiced by any act or omission of the operator-lessee.

      Insurance premiums are paid by the lessee, with coverage acknowledged by the broker or carrier. The territorial coverage is, in each case, suitable for the lessee’s area of operations. The certificates of insurance contain, among other provisions, a “no co-insurance” clause and a provision prohibiting cancellation or material change without at least 30 days advance written notice to the insurance broker, who is obligated to give us prompt notice. Hull/war insurance policies customarily provide seven days advance written notice for cancellation and may be subject to lesser notice under certain market conditions. Furthermore, the insurance is primary and not contributory, and all insurance carriers are required to waive rights of subrogation against us.

      The stipulated loss value schedule under aircraft hull insurance policies is on an agreed value basis acceptable to us and usually exceeds the book value of the aircraft. In cases where we believe that the agreed value stated in the lease is not sufficient, we purchase additional Total Loss Only coverage for the deficiency. Aircraft hull policies contain standard clauses covering aircraft engines. The lessee is required to pay all deductibles. Furthermore, the aircraft hull policies contain full war risk endorsements, including, but not limited to, confiscation (where available), seizure, hijacking and similar forms of retention or terrorist acts. Lease agreements generally require liability limits to be in U.S. Dollars, which are shown on the certificate of insurance.

      The comprehensive liability insurance listed on certificates of insurance include provisions for bodily injury, property damage, passenger liability, cargo liability and such other provisions reasonably necessary in commercial passenger and cargo airline operations. Such certificates of insurance list combined comprehensive single liability limits of not less than $250 million. As a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the insurance market unilaterally imposed a sublimit on each operator’s policy for third party war risk liability in the amount of $50 million. We require each lessee to purchase higher limits of third party war risk liability or obtain an indemnity from their government. Additionally, we purchase contingent liability insurance and contingent hull insurance on all aircraft in our fleet.

      We also maintain other insurance covering the specific needs of our business operations. Insurance policies are generally placed or reinsured through AIG subsidiaries. AIG charges us directly for these insurance costs. We believe that our insurance is adequate both as to coverage and amount.

Forward-Looking Statements

      This annual report on Form 10-K contains or incorporates statements that constitute forward-looking statements. Those statements appear in a number of places in this Form 10-K and include statements regarding, among other matters, the state of the airline industry, our access to the capital markets, our ability to restructure leases and repossess aircraft, the structure of our leases, regulatory matters pertaining to compliance with governmental regulations and other factors affecting our financial condition or results of operations. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and “should” and variations of these words and similar expressions, are used in many cases to identify these forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to vary materially from our future results, performance or achievements, or those of the industry, expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, general industry economic and business conditions, which will, among other things, affect demand for aircraft, availability and creditworthiness of current and prospective lessees, lease rates, availability and cost of financing and operating expenses, governmental actions and initiatives and environmental and safety requirements. We will not update any forward-looking information to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking information.

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Item 2. Properties

Flight Equipment

      Management frequently reviews opportunities to acquire suitable commercial jet aircraft based not only on market demand and customer airline requirements, but also on our fleet portfolio mix criteria and leasing strategies. Before committing to purchase specific aircraft, management takes into consideration factors such as estimates of future values, potential for remarketing, trends in supply and demand for the particular type, make and model of aircraft and engines, and anticipated obsolescence. As a result, certain types and vintages of aircraft do not necessarily fit the profile for inclusion in our portfolio of aircraft owned and used in our leasing operations.

      At December 31, 2004, all of our fleet was Stage III compliant. This means that the aircraft hold or are capable of holding a noise certificate issued under Chapter 3 of Volume 1, Part II of Annex 16 of the Chicago Convention or have been shown to comply with the Stage III noise levels set out in Section 36.5 of Appendix C of Part 36 of the Federal Aviation Regulations of the United States. At December 31, 2004, the average age of aircraft in our fleet was 5.41 years.

      The following table shows the scheduled lease terminations (for the minimum noncancelable period) by aircraft type for our operating lease portfolio at December 31, 2004:

                                                                                                                                                 
Aircraft Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total



















737-300/
400/500
    6       13       9       15       6       1               4                                                                               54  
737-600/
700/800
    1       16       16       12       4       13       29       18       2                       1               9       2       2       1       126  
757-200
    6       15       17       7       11       2                                       1                                                       59  
767-200
                            1               2                                                                                               3  
767-300
    3       10       14       14       4       1               5                                                                               51  
777-200
    2       2       5       3       1               5       7       3                                                                       28  
777-300
                            1               5       4                                                                                       10  
747-300
    1       1                                                                                                                               2  
747-400
    1       1       1       5       7               1                       1                                                               17  
MD-82/83
    1       4       7                                                                                                                       12  
DC10-30
                            2                                                                                                               2  
MD-11
            3       2       3                                                                                                               8  
A300-600R
    2       1       2       1                                                                                                               6  
A310
    3       1       1       2                                                                                                               7  
A319
    1       4       4       12       9       3               4       9       6       1       6       1                                       60  
A320
    5       19       2       12       15       4       7       7       9       3       1       6                                               90  
A321
    2       16       4       5       13       6                       3       2                                                               51  
A330-200
            6       2       9       11       6       1       4       6       2                                                               47  
A330-300
    2       5       1       3                       1                                                                                       12  
A340-300
    2       7       3       1       2                       2                                                                               17  
A340-600
                    2       1                                       1                                                                       4  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total
    38       124       92       109       83       43       48       51       33       14       3       13       1       9       2       2       1       666  

      This schedule excludes one aircraft which was not subject to lease at December 31, 2004, but was subsequently leased. As of February 28, 2005, leases covering 26 of the 38 aircraft with lease expiration dates in 2005 had been extended or leased to other customers.

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Commitments

      At December 31, 2004, we had committed to purchase the following new aircraft at an estimated aggregate purchase price (including adjustment for anticipated inflation) of approximately $21.3 billion for delivery as shown below. The recorded basis of aircraft may be adjusted upon delivery to reflect notional credits given by the manufacturers in connection with the leasing of aircraft.

                                                           
Aircraft Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total








737-600/700/800(a)
    23       21       25                               69  
777-200ER
    5       7                                       12  
777-300ER
    7       4       5                               16  
A319-100(a)
    28       28       14       13       7               90  
A320-200(a)
    19       20       19       22       10               90  
A321-200(a)
    3       2       6       11       5               27  
A330-200/300(a)
    7       8       8       8                       31  
A340-600
    5       3       1       2                       11  
A380-800
                    1       3       3       2       9  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Total
    97       93       79       59       25       2       355  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

(a)  We have the right to designate the size of the aircraft within the specific model type at specific dates prior to contractual delivery.

      At December 31, 2004, we had committed to purchase the following used aircraft at an estimated aggregate purchase price of approximately $302.3 million:

                                                           
Aircraft Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total








A319-100
    1                                               1  
737-300/400
    4                                               4  
757-200ER
    7                                               7  
767-300ER
    2                                               2  
747-400
            2                                       2  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Total
    14       2       0       0       0       0       16  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

      At December 31, 2004, we had options to purchase the following new aircraft at an estimated aggregate purchase price (including adjustment for anticipated inflation) of approximately $361.4 million for delivery as shown below. The recorded basis of aircraft may be adjusted upon delivery to reflect notional credits given by the manufacturers in connection with the leasing of aircraft.

                                                           
Aircraft Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total








737-700/800(a)
            2       3                               5  
A380-800
                    1                               1  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Total
    0       2       4       0       0       0       6  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

(a)  We have the right to designate the size of the aircraft within the specific model type at specific dates prior to contractual delivery.

      We anticipate that a significant portion of the aggregate purchase price will be funded by incurring additional debt. The exact amount of the indebtedness to be incurred will depend, in part, upon the actual purchase price of the aircraft, which can vary due to a number of factors, including inflation. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

      The new aircraft listed above are being purchased pursuant to master agreements with each of Boeing and Airbus. These agreements establish the pricing formulas (which include certain price adjustments based upon inflation and other factors) and various other terms with respect to the purchase of aircraft. Under certain circumstances, we have the right to alter the mix of aircraft type ultimately acquired. As of December 31,

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2004, we had made non-refundable deposits (exclusive of capitalized interest) with respect to the aircraft which we have committed to purchase of approximately $464 million with Boeing and $616 million with Airbus.

      Under arrangements with manufacturers, in certain circumstances the manufacturers establish notional accounts for the benefit of ILFC, to which amounts are credited by the manufacturers in connection with the purchase by and delivery to ILFC and the lease of aircraft. Amounts credited to the notional accounts are used at ILFC’s direction to protect ILFC from certain events including loss when airline customers of ILFC default on lease payment obligations, to provide lease subsidies and other incentives to ILFC airline customers in connection with leases of certain aircraft and to reduce ILFC’s cost of aircraft purchased.

      As of February 28, 2005, the Company had entered into contracts for the lease of new aircraft scheduled to be delivered through 2010 as follows:

                         
Number of Number
Delivery Year Aircraft Leased % Leased




2005
    97       97       100 %
2006
    93       72       77 %
2007
    79       24       30 %
2008
    59       5       8 %
Thereafter
    27       0       0 %

We will need to find customers for aircraft presently on order and not subject to contract and any new aircraft ordered, and we will need to arrange financing for portions of the purchase price of such equipment. Although we have been successful to date in placing new aircraft on lease and have been able to obtain adequate financing in the past, there can be no assurance as to the future continued availability of lessees or of sufficient amounts of financing on acceptable terms.

Facilities

      Our principal offices are located at 10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 3400, Los Angeles, California. We occupy space under a lease which expires in 2015. As of February 28, 2005, we occupy approximately 127,000 square feet of office space. The lease provides for annual rentals of approximately $9 million, and the rental payments thereunder are subject to certain indexed escalation provisions.

PART II

 
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (Restated)

      The Company is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of AIG and the Company’s common stock is not listed on any national exchange or traded in any established market. We paid cash dividends to our parent company of $35.5 million (2004), $49.0 million (2003) and $26.0 million (2002). It is our intention to pay our parent company an annual dividend of at least 7% of net income subject to the dividend preference of any preferred stock outstanding. Under the most restrictive provisions of our borrowing arrangements, consolidated retained earnings at December 31, 2004 in the amount of approximately $1.3 billion were unrestricted as to the payment of dividends.

      AIG and its subsidiaries made a capital contribution on August 11, 2005 of approximately $400 million, to offset the reduction in our shareholders’ equity resulting from the restatement.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

      As more fully described in the Explanatory Note and in Note B of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company is restating its financial statements and other financial information for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000.

      The following table summarizes selected consolidated financial data and certain operating information of the Company. The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

                                           
Years Ended December 31,

2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
(Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)





(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Operating Data:
                                       
Rentals of flight equipment
  $ 2,955,524     $ 2,807,211     $ 2,546,142     $ 2,411,576     $ 2,250,980  
Flight equipment marketing
    77,664       28,988       48,454       31,840       74,497  
Flight equipment marketing — securitization
    32,854       23,245                    
Interest and other income
    93,844       17,907       64,655       108,809       82,338  
Total revenues
    3,159,886       2,877,351       2,659,251       2,552,225       2,407,815  
Expenses
    2,491,779       2,236,545       2,037,784       1,859,054       1,747,026  
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change
    668,107       640,806       621,467       693,171       660,789  
Net income
    462,006       435,481       417,406       471,058       441,529  
Lease margin(a)(b)
    18.22%       20.32%       19.96%       22.91%       22.39%  
Operating margin(b)(c)
    21.14%       22.27%       23.37%       27.16%       27.44%  
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends(d):
    1.62x       1.58x       1.55x       1.65x       1.63x  
Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Flight equipment under operating leases (net of accumulated depreciation)
  $ 30,505,422     $ 28,190,689     $ 24,864,055     $ 20,613,524     $ 17,578,561  
Net investment in finance and sales-type leases
    307,466       303,373       150,611       142,013       114,062  
Total assets
    34,007,900       31,291,562       27,148,615       22,940,830       19,541,609  
Total debt
    23,175,596       21,852,743       18,977,268       15,826,296       13,436,181  
Shareholders’ equity
    5,329,937       4,856,504       4,414,071       3,889,916       3,413,125  
Other Data:
                                       
Aircraft lease portfolio at period end(e):
                                       
 
Owned
    667       611       543       453       383  
 
Leased in
                13       18       19  
 
Subject to finance lease
    9       9       5       4       3  
Aircraft sold or remarketed during the period
    49       39       8       7       20  

See notes on following page

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 (a)  “Rentals of flight equipment” less “Expenses”, adjusted for expenses related to variable interest entities and a charge related to a Customer bankruptcy (2004), divided by “Rentals of flight equipment”. See “Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 (b)  Includes the unrealized gain (loss) attributable to economic hedges not qualifying for hedge accounting treatment under SFAS 133, including the related foreign exchange gains and losses, as discussed in Restatement. This will increase the inter-period volatility in the operating and lease margin percentages.

 (c)  “Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change” divided by “Total revenues”.

 (d) See Exhibit 12.

 (e) See “Item 2. Properties — Flight Equipment.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Restatement

      The following information describes the corrections in accounting for certain derivatives transactions and foreign currency transactions and for certain payments from aircraft and engine manufacturers, together with the effect on International Lease Finance Corporation’s (the “Company,” “management,” “we,” “our,” “us”) Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Balance Sheet accounts.

Derivative Instruments

      ILFC enters into derivative instruments to hedge interest rates and foreign currency risks. As part of the previously announced restatement of the financial statements of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”), ILFC’s indirect parent corporation, AIG began an intensive review of the books and records relating to a wide variety of transactions entered into by AIG and its subsidiaries. During the review of all hedge transactions, after ILFC had filed its 2004 Form 10-K and first quarter 2005 Form 10-Q, deficiencies were identified related to ILFC’s documentation of hedge transactions and errors were identified in the application of the proper accounting for derivative related transactions under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended (“SFAS 133”). The review identified:

  •  Documentation deficiencies related to portions of Euro denominated debt that ILFC had designated as a hedge against future operating lease payments receivable denominated in Euros. The review revealed that the documentation related to these hedges was insufficient to meet the documentation criteria under SFAS 133 and it was concluded that ILFC could not apply hedge accounting to the transactions. The economics of the transactions are not affected.
 
  •  Certain Euro denominated cash accounts associated with the aforementioned operating lease payments and certain foreign currency denominated debt required mark-to-spot treatment under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation, which were not properly accounted for at the end of each quarter during the years 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001.
 
  •  Documentation deficiencies related to four commercial paper swaps where portions of ILFC’s commercial paper program were swapped from floating into fixed interest rates. The review revealed that the documentation related to these hedges was insufficient to meet the documentation criteria under SFAS 133 and it was concluded that ILFC could not apply hedge accounting to the transactions. The economics of the transactions are not affected.
 
  •  Minor errors under SFAS 133 with respect to derivative instruments related to the reclassification to income from Accumulated other comprehensive income. The corrections will also affect derivative assets and liabilities and accrued interest.

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      The accounting restatement for derivative instruments had the following effect on certain of ILFC’s Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Balance Sheet accounts:

                                           
For Years Ended and At December 31,

2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Increase (Decrease)




(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                                       
 
Interest and other revenue
  $ (18,316 )   $ (31,152 )   $ (42,703 )   $ 24,563     $  
 
Interest expense
    (22,640 )     (24,619 )     20,500       28,036        
 
Selling, general and administrative expense
    (3,986 )     (1,631 )     (1,992 )     (687 )      
 
Net income
    5,374       (3,170 )     (39,582 )     (8,681 )      
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                                       
 
Cash
    (1,906 )     11,461       5,646       5,217        
 
Derivative assets
    (19,306 )                        
 
Accrued interest and other payables
                2,320       (19,760 )      
 
Foreign currency adjustment
          142,284       (325 )     11,026        
 
Derivative liabilities
                      33,276        
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    32,475       (33,370 )     50,849       4,829        
                                   
For Quarters Ended and At

March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2004 2004 2004 2004
Increase (Decrease)



(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
 
Interest and other revenue
  $ 1,426     $ 905     $ (1,349 )   $ (19,298 )
 
Interest expense
    (5,291 )     (7,685 )     (9,642 )     (22 )
 
Selling, general and administrative expense
    (665 )     (188 )     4,713       (7,846 )
 
Net income
    4,773       5,676       2,316       (7,391 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                               
 
Cash
    3,013       2,740       2,766       (1,906 )
 
Derivative assets
    31,623       (32,176 )     (319 )     (19,306 )
 
Accrued interest and other payables
                       
 
Foreign currency adjustment
    (37,152 )     (13,076 )     (2 )      
 
Derivative liabilities
                       
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    57,438       30,259       40,083       32,475  

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For Quarters Ended and At

March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2003 2003 2003 2003
Increase (Decrease)



(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
 
Interest and other revenue
  $ (8,142 )   $ (10,494 )   $ (2,010 )   $ (10,506 )
 
Interest expense
    2,617       (9,082 )     (11,545 )     (6,609 )
 
Selling, general and administrative expense
    (736 )     (87 )     (363 )     (445 )
 
Net income
    (6,481 )     (857 )     6,400       (2,232 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                               
 
Cash
    7,260       6,454       7,476       11,461  
 
Derivative assets
                       
 
Accrued interest and other payables
                1,671        
 
Foreign currency adjustment
    (325 )     (325 )     (325 )     142,284  
 
Derivative liabilities
                       
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    59,923       60,260       53,405       (33,370 )

      Though the economics of the hedge transactions are not affected, the corrections will significantly increase inter-period volatility due to the non-qualification of hedge accounting treatment under SFAS 133. Thus, the effect on Net income, Retained earnings and Shareholders’ equity will differ from period to period.

Certain Payments from Aircraft and Engine Manufacturers

      In the course of ILFC’s review of its application of SFAS 133, ILFC, in consultation with its independent registered public accountants, identified an error in its accounting for certain payments received from aircraft and engine manufacturers. Under arrangements with these manufacturers, in certain circumstances the manufacturers established notional accounts for the benefit of ILFC, to which amounts were credited by the manufacturers in connection with the purchase by and delivery to ILFC and the lease of aircraft. Amounts credited to the notional accounts were used at ILFC’s direction to protect ILFC from certain events including loss when airline customers of ILFC defaulted on lease payment obligations, to provide lease subsidies and other incentives to ILFC airline customers in connection with leases of certain aircraft and to reduce ILFC’s cost of aircraft purchased.

      Historically, ILFC recorded as revenues gross lease receipts from customers who had received lease subsidies from the notional accounts and amounts paid directly to ILFC from the notional accounts in connection with lessee defaults. Amounts recorded as revenue at the time they were disbursed to ILFC or its lessees should have been recorded as a reduction of the purchase price of the aircraft at the time of delivery.

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      The accounting restatement for the manufacturers’ payments had the following effect on ILFC’s Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Balance Sheet accounts:

                                           
For Years Ended and At December 31,

2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Increase (Decrease)




(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                                       
 
Rentals of flight equipment revenue
  $ (124,300 )   $ (133,885 )   $ (131,734 )   $ (62,208 )   $ (50,460 )
 
Flight equipment marketing revenue
    8,868       (12,088 )     (17,862 )     (31,043 )     (25,219 )
 
Interest and other revenue
    248       543       2,641       4,200       4,749  
 
Depreciation expense
    (45,175 )     (40,869 )     (36,329 )     (31,289 )     (25,526 )
 
Net income
    (45,272 )     (67,614 )     (71,536 )     (37,352 )     (29,360 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                                       
 
Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets
    80,238       48,358       103,281       159,888       147,806  
 
Flight equipment under operating leases (net)
    (575,219 )     (473,329 )     (423,692 )     (369,673 )     (299,828 )
                                   
For Quarters Ended and At

March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2004 2004 2004 2004
Increase (Decrease)



(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
 
Rentals of flight equipment revenue
  $ (24,978 )   $ (33,125 )   $ (33,502 )   $ (32,695 )
 
Flight equipment marketing revenue
    6,569       1,176       (464 )     1,587  
 
Interest and other revenue
    50       78       77       43  
 
Depreciation expense
    (10,829 )     (11,284 )     (11,316 )     (11,746 )
 
Net income
    (4,869 )     (13,312 )     (14,598 )     (12,943 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                               
 
Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets
    68,415       89,909       60,287       80,238  
 
Flight equipment under operating leases (net)
    (500,917 )     (543,410 )     (535,948 )     (575,219 )
                                   
For Quarters Ended and At

March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2003 2003 2003 2003
Increase (Decrease)



(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
 
Rentals of flight equipment revenue
  $ (21,189 )   $ (30,669 )   $ (33,861 )   $ (48,166 )
 
Flight equipment marketing revenue
          (11,262 )     (4,089 )     3,263  
 
Interest and other revenue
    162       110       185       86  
 
Depreciation expense
    (9,572 )     (10,237 )     (10,500 )     (10,560 )
 
Net income
    (7,407 )     (20,424 )     (17,631 )     (22,152 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                               
 
Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets
    90,598       103,584       85,847       48,358  
 
Flight equipment under operating leases (net)
    (422,463 )     (467,034 )     (476,561 )     (473,329 )

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Aggregate Effect of the Restatement

      The restatement had the following aggregate effect on ILFC’s Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Balance Sheet accounts:

                                           
For Years Ended and At December 31,

2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Increase (Decrease)




(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                                       
 
Revenue
  $ (133,500 )   $ (176,582 )   $ (189,658 )   $ (64,488 )   $ (70,930 )
 
Expense
    (71,801 )     (67,119 )     (17,821 )     (3,940 )     (25,526 )
 
Net income(a)
    (39,898 )     (70,784 )     (111,118 )     (46,033 )     (29,360 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                                       
 
Total assets
    (529,208 )     (413,510 )     (327,502 )     (212,591 )     (158,562 )
 
Total liabilities
    (195,543 )     (53,895 )     (122,894 )     (78,716 )     (57,017 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (333,665 )     (359,615 )     (204,608 )     (133,875 )     (101,545 )


(a)  The effect on net income prior to the year 2000 was $(68,945).

                                   
For Quarters Ended and At

March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2004 2004 2004 2004
Increase (Decrease)



(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
 
Revenue
  $ (16,933 )   $ (30,966 )   $ (35,238 )   $ (50,363 )
 
Expense
    (16,785 )     (19,157 )     (16,245 )     (19,614 )
 
Net income
    (96 )     (7,636 )     (12,282 )     (19,884 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                               
 
Total assets
    (453,387 )     (482,937 )     (473,214 )     (529,208 )
 
Total liabilities
    (184,487 )     (179,221 )     (167,040 )     (195,543 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (268,900 )     (303,716 )     (306,174 )     (333,665 )
                                   
For Quarters Ended and At

March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2003 2003 2003 2003
Increase (Decrease)



(Dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
 
Revenue
  $ (29,169 )   $ (52,315 )   $ (39,775 )   $ (55,323 )
 
Expense
    (7,691 )     (19,406 )     (22,408 )     (17,614 )
 
Net income
    (13,888 )     (21,281 )     (11,231 )     (24,384 )
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
                               
 
Total assets
    (340,659 )     (376,526 )     (406,605 )     (413,510 )
 
Total liabilities
    (129,116 )     (141,805 )     (151,347 )     (53,895 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (211,543 )     (234,721 )     (255,258 )     (359,615 )

      ILFC’s aggregate cash flows were unaffected. ILFC continues to be in compliance with its debt covenants after the restatement.

 
Capital Contributions

      AIG and its subsidiaries made a capital contribution of approximately $400 million on August 11, 2005, to offset the reduction in our shareholders’ equity resulting from the restatement.

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      As more fully described in the Explanatory Note, Restatement and in Note B of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company is restating its Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 and other financial information for these years and 2001 and 2000.

      Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations presented below reflects certain restatements to our operating results for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002.

Overview

      ILFC primarily acquires new jet transport aircraft from Boeing and Airbus and leases these aircraft to airlines throughout the world. In addition to our leasing activity, we sell aircraft from our leased aircraft fleet to other leasing companies, financial services companies and airlines. In some cases, we provide fleet management services to companies with aircraft portfolios for a management fee. We have also provided asset value guarantees and loan guarantees to buyers of aircraft or to financial institutions for a fee. We also remarket and sell aircraft owned or managed by others for a fee.

      As of December 31, 2004, we owned 667 aircraft, had nine aircraft in the fleet that were classified as finance leases, and provided fleet management services for 101 aircraft. We have contracted with Airbus and Boeing to buy 355 new aircraft for delivery through 2010 with an estimated purchase price of $21.3 billion, 97 of which will deliver during 2005. The recorded basis of aircraft may be adjusted to reflect notional credits given by the manufacturers to support the leasing of aircraft, as discussed in Restatement above.

      Our primary source of revenue is from operating leases. One measure of profitability we use is a ratio called Lease Margin, (see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Non-GAAP Financial Measures”). The airline industry is cyclical in nature and lease margins have generally lowered since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 due to a surplus of aircraft in the marketplace, airline bankruptcies, higher incidents of lease restructurings with troubled airlines, repossessions of aircraft, depressed airline revenue yields, terrorism, and worldwide health concerns (such as SARS). However, since late 2003, airline passenger and cargo traffic worldwide has exhibited measured growth and, despite rising fuel prices which significantly impacted the airline industry during 2004, overall airline industry trends in 2004 showed continued improvement, particularly outside the United States. As a result, during 2004 we saw an increase in demand for newer, modern, fuel efficient aircraft that comprise the bulk of our fleet, and an overall strengthening of lease rates. Although lease rates strengthened during 2004, there is a lag between changes in market conditions and their impact on our results, as contracts signed during times of lower lease rates are still in effect, including a number of new aircraft that delivered in 2004 and some that are scheduled for delivery in 2005. Therefore, the improvement in the airline industry has yet to be completely reflected in our financial performance. Moreover, increasing interest rates, along with other risk factors may impact our future results (see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Risk Factors Affecting International Lease Finance Corporation”).

      During 2004, we derived 90.1% of our revenues from airlines outside of the United States, as compared with 89.0% in 2003 and 86.1% in 2002. A key factor in our success has been a concentrated effort to maximize our lease placements in regions that are strengthening, such as in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, and to minimize placements in regions that are under stress, such as the United States. Although our thirteen B737-800 aircraft leases with ATA were affirmed in its bankruptcy proceeding with no changes or detriment in lease economics, we did experience a loss of approximately $53.9 million in connection with our equity holdings and guarantees, that we held as part of the lease transactions. See Notes E and L of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. We have no aircraft on lease to United Airlines, US Airways, Delta, or Northwest Airlines.

      We believe we are well positioned in the current industry environment with 100% placement of our 2005 deliveries of new aircraft as of December 31, 2004, and placement of 77% of our 2006 new aircraft deliveries as of February 23, 2005. During 2004, we sold 15 aircraft from our lease portfolio to repeat buyers of our aircraft as well as to two new buyers of multiple aircraft deals, and we have experienced during 2004 an increasing level of interest from third party investors and debt providers regarding the purchase of aircraft from our fleet.

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Risk Factors Affecting International Lease Finance Corporation

      Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, as described below and in the section titled “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk”.

Overall Airline Industry Risk

      We operate as a supplier and financier to airlines. The risks affecting our airline customers are generally out of our control and impact our customers to varying degrees. As a result, we are indirectly impacted by all the risks facing airlines today. Our ability to succeed is dependent on the financial strength of our customers and their ability to compete effectively in the market place and manage these risks has a direct impact on us. These risks include:

  •  Demand for air travel
 
  •  Competition between carriers
 
  •  Fuel prices and availability
 
  •  Labor costs and stoppages
 
  •  Maintenance costs
 
  •  Employee labor contracts
 
  •  Air traffic control infrastructure constraints
 
  •  Airport access
 
  •  Insurance costs
 
  •  Security, terrorism and war
 
  •  Worldwide health concerns
 
  •  Equity and borrowing capacity
 
  •  Environmental concerns
 
  •  Government regulation
 
  •  Interest rates
 
  •  Overcapacity

      To the extent that our customers are affected by these risk factors, we may experience:

  •  a downward pressure on demand for the aircraft in our fleet and reduced market lease rates and lease margins;
 
  •  a higher incident of lessee defaults, lease restructurings and repossessions resulting in lower lease margins due to maintenance, consulting and legal costs associated with the repossession, as well as lost revenue for the time the aircraft are off lease and possibly lower lease rates from the new lessees;
 
  •  a higher incident of situations where we engage in restructuring lease rates for our troubled customers which reduces overall lease margins; and
 
  •  an inability to immediately place new and used aircraft when they become available through our purchase commitments and regular lease terminations on commercially accepted terms, resulting in lower lease margins due to aircraft not earning revenue and resulting in storage, insurance and maintenance costs.

Manufacturer Risks

      The supply of jet transport aircraft, which we purchase and lease, is dominated by two airframe manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus, and a limited number of engine manufacturers. As a result, we are dependent on the manufacturers’ success in remaining financially stable, producing aircraft and related components which meet the airlines’ demands, both in type and quantity and fulfilling their contractual obligations to us. Further, competition between the manufacturers for market share is escalating and may cause instances of deep discounting for certain aircraft types and may negatively impact our competitive pricing. We have attempted to mitigate these risks, to the extent possible, by maintaining good relationships with all the manufacturers and monitoring their financial stability and production plans. Should the

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manufacturers fail to respond appropriately to changes in the market environment or fail to fulfill their contractual obligations, we may experience:

  •  missed or late delivery of aircraft ordered by us and an inability to meet our contractual obligations to our customers, resulting in lost or delayed revenues, lower growth rates and strained customer relationships;
 
  •  an inability to acquire aircraft and related components on terms which will allow us to lease those aircraft to customers at a profit, resulting in lower growth rates or a contraction in our fleet;
 
  •  a market place with too many aircraft available, creating a downward pressure on demand for the aircraft in our fleet and reduced market lease rates;
 
  •  poor customer support from the manufacturers of aircraft and components resulting in a reduced demand for a particular manufacturer’s product, creating a downward pressure on demand for those aircraft in our fleet and reduced market lease rates for those aircraft; and
 
  •  reduction in our competitiveness due to deep discounting by the manufacturers, which may lead to reduced market lease rates and may impact our ability to remarket or sell some of the aircraft in our fleet.

Borrowing Risks

      Liquidity — We are heavily dependent on our ability to borrow the necessary funds to finance the purchase of aircraft and to have sufficient funds to repay our existing debt obligations. Our liquidity is dependent on having continued access to debt markets and maintaining our credit ratings. We manage this risk by maintaining access to many debt markets throughout the world. With insufficient liquidity we could potentially experience:

  •  an inability to acquire aircraft, for which we have signed contracts, resulting in lower growth, lost revenue and strained manufacturer and customer relationships; and
 
  •  an inability to meet our debt maturities as they become due, resulting in payment defaults, non-compliance with debt covenants, reduced credit ratings and an inability to access certain debt markets.

      Interest Rate Risks — We are impacted by fluctuations in interest rates. Our lease rates are generally fixed. Changes, both increases and decreases, in our cost of borrowing, as reflected in our composite interest rate, directly impact our lease margin. We manage the interest rate volatility and uncertainty by maintaining a balance between fixed and floating rate debt, through derivative instruments and through matching debt maturities with lease maturities.

Other Risks

      Residual Value — We bear the risk of re-leasing or selling the aircraft in our fleet that are subject to operating leases at the end of their lease terms. If demand for aircraft decreases, our average fleet age may increase because of an inability to sell, and market lease rates may decrease. Should this condition continue for an extended period, it could affect the market value of aircraft in our fleet and may result in impairment charges in accordance with SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”). See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Polices and Estimates — Flight Equipment.

      Obsolescence Risk — Aircraft are long-lived assets requiring long lead times to develop and manufacture. As a result, aircraft of a particular model and type tend to become obsolete and less in demand over time, when newer more advanced and efficient aircraft are manufactured. This life cycle, however, can be shortened by world events, government regulation or customer preferences. We manage this risk by purchasing and maintaining a mix of flight equipment which we feel will meet our customer’s long-term needs, and will have the greatest airline demand and operational longevity. As aircraft in our fleet approach obsolescence, demand

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for that particular model and type will decrease. This may result in lease margins compressing or may result in impairment charges in accordance with SFAS 144.

      Key Personnel — Our future success is dependent upon, among other things, the retention of our executive management team. There can be no assurance that we will be able to retain our executive officers and other key employees. The loss of the services of any of our executive officers or key employees could disrupt our operations.

      Foreign currency exchange rate risk — We negotiate some of our leases in Euros to meet the demands of a growing number of airlines. If the Euro exchange rate to the U.S. dollar deteriorates, as it did during 2004, we will record less lease revenue on those leases.

Industry Condition

      Our sources of revenue are principally from scheduled and charter airlines and companies associated with the airline industry. Our revenues and results of operation are therefore affected by how our customers cope with the economic environment in which airlines operate. The airline industry is cyclical, economically sensitive and highly competitive. Airlines and related companies may be affected by political or economic instability, terrorist activities, changes in national policy, competitive pressures on certain air carriers, fuel prices and shortages, labor stoppages, insurance cost, recessions, and other political or economic events adversely affecting world or regional trading markets. Our revenues and income will be affected by our customers’ ability to react to and cope with the volatile competitive environment in which they operate as well as our own competitive environment.

      Airline passenger and cargo traffic worldwide has exhibited measured growth since late 2003. If such traffic growth can be sustained, it should benefit the economic recovery of the commercial airlines industry. Recent market trends indicate a modest increase in lease rates for the most desirable Airbus and Boeing twin-engine single aisle and wide body aircraft for placements in late 2004 and beyond. However, lower lease rates will continue to affect our revenue until leases negotiated during the economic downturn have terminated and are renewed at higher rental levels.

      Over 23% of our revenue is generated from customers based in Asia and the Pacific region, and we have numerous other customers who operate flights to and from those areas. Travel between Asia and the rest of the world was negatively impacted by the outbreak of SARS. Many airlines in Asia and those traveling to Asia curtailed flights in response to the reluctance of people to travel to Asia during the first six months of 2003. Travel to Asia has, however, more than recovered since the World Health Organization lifted warnings against visits to SARS affected countries in the second quarter of 2003. Any new outbreak of SARS could again negatively impact travel between Asia and the rest of the world.

      From time to time, some of our customers have experienced economic difficulties resulting in our participation in customer restructurings. Such restructurings have involved the voluntary early termination of leases, the replacement of leased aircraft with smaller, less expensive leased aircraft, the arrangement of subleases from the primary lessee to another airline and the rescheduling of payments. In addition, in certain circumstances, we have repossessed aircraft.

      During 2004, two of our customers, ATA (13 owned and two managed aircraft) and Aloha Airlines (one owned aircraft) filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and four of our customers, Volare (four owned aircraft), Air Polonia (one owned and one managed aircraft), Air Holland (one owned and one managed aircraft) and V-Bird (three owned aircraft), filed for protection under the bankruptcy laws of their respective countries. ATA and Aloha Airlines are still operating and the 16 aircraft remained on lease to ATA and Aloha Airlines at December 31, 2004. All of the aircraft previously leased to Volare, Air Polonia, Air Holland and V-Bird were placed on lease with other airlines.

      We experienced a decrease in lease margin during 2004 and 2003 due to the factors mentioned above. Management believes that this trend will likely continue until improvements of economic conditions and stabilization of the global political environment can be reflected in lease rates received from our lessees.

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      On October 16, 2003, Boeing announced that it had decided to complete production of the 757 jetliner in late 2004. At December 31, 2004, we owned 59 757s, all of which were on lease to airlines. As a result, management reviewed and reduced the residual values on the Boeing 757 aircraft type to an internally established value to more appropriately reflect management’s expectations of future values. The change in estimate was recorded prospectively, commencing January 1, 2004 and had an immaterial effect on our financial position and results of operations. We believe that the market place had already reflected this event in market lease rates and market values for these aircraft prior to the announcement, and we have considered the event in our most recent impairment analysis. The analysis did not result in an impairment charge.

      We have received tax benefits under the Foreign Sales Corporation (“FSC”) law and its successor regime, the Extraterritorial Income Act (“ETI”). In October 2004, Congress passed a bill, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, repealing the corporate export tax benefits under the ETI, after the World Trade Organization ruled the export subsidies were illegal. Under the Act, ETI export tax benefits for corporations would be phased out in 2005 and 2006 and cease to exist for the year 2007. As a result, we expect our effective tax rate to rise over the next two years to a rate consistent with the “expected” statutory rate.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

      Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue, depreciation, overhaul reserves, and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.

      We believe the following are our critical accounting policies, some of which require significant judgments and estimates, used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.

      Lease Revenue: As lessor, we lease flight equipment principally under operating leases and report rental income ratably over the life of the lease. The difference between the rental income recorded and the cash received under the provisions of the lease is included in “Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Past-due rentals are recognized on the basis of management’s assessment of collectibility. In certain cases, leases provide for additional rentals based on usage. The usage may be calculated based on hourly usage or on the number of cycles operated, depending on the lease contract. A cycle is defined as one take-off and landing. The usage is typically reported monthly by the lessee. Rentals received, but unearned under the lease agreements, are recorded in “Rentals received in advance” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets until earned. Lease revenues from the rental of flight equipment have been reduced by payments received directly by us or by our customers from the aircraft and engine manufacturers.

      Costs related to reconfiguration of aircraft cabins and other lessee specific modifications are capitalized and amortized over the life of the lease.

      Flight Equipment Marketing: We market flight equipment and recognize gains and losses when leased equipment is sold and the risk of ownership of the equipment is passed to the new owner. We also engage in marketing aircraft on behalf of independent third parties. We recognize revenue for these transactions when services are rendered and an obligation to pay exists in accordance with the contract. The portion of sales proceeds as a result of payments made to buyers directly by the aircraft manufacturers are not included in marketing revenue but are recorded as a reduction to the overall basis of the flight equipment.

      Flight Equipment: Flight equipment under operating leases is stated at cost. Purchases, major additions and modifications and capitalized interest are capitalized. Normal maintenance and repairs, airframe and engine overhauls and compliance with return conditions of flight equipment returned from lease are provided

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for and paid for by the lessee. Generally, aircraft, including aircraft acquired under capital leases, are depreciated using the straight line method over a 25 year life from the date of manufacture to a 15% residual value. Because of the significant cost of aircraft carried in “Flight equipment under operating leases” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, any change in the assumption of useful life or residual values for all aircraft could have a significant impact on our results of operations.

      Under arrangements with the manufacturers, in certain circumstances the manufacturers establish notional accounts for the benefit of ILFC, to which amounts are credited by them in connection with the purchase by and delivery to ILFC and the lease of aircraft. Amounts credited to the notional accounts are used at ILFC’s direction to protect ILFC from certain events including loss when airline customers of ILFC default on lease payment obligations, to provide lease subsidies and other incentives to ILFC airline customers in connection with leases of certain aircraft and to reduce ILFC’s cost of aircraft purchased. The amounts credited to the notional accounts are recorded as a reduction to the basis of aircraft purchased.

      Out of production aircraft types are depreciated using the straight line method over a 25 year life from the date of manufacture to an established residual value for each aircraft type. In 2003, we changed the residual value on out of production aircraft to reflect changes in future economic values of these aircraft. The resulting change in depreciation did not have a material effect on our results of operations.

      At the time assets are retired or sold, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the related accounts and the difference, net of proceeds, is recorded as a gain or loss.

      Management is very active in the airline industry and reviews issues affecting our fleet on a quarterly basis, including events and circumstances that may affect impairment of aircraft values (e.g. residual value, useful life and current and future revenue generating capacity). Management evaluates aircraft in the fleet, as necessary, based on these events and circumstances in accordance with SFAS 144. SFAS 144 requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. These evaluations for impairment are significantly impacted by estimates of future revenues and other factors which involve some amount of uncertainty. Recoverability of assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. Estimated cash flows consist of current contractual lease rates, future projected lease rates and estimated scrap values for each aircraft. The factors considered in estimating the undiscounted cash flows may change in future periods due to changes in contracted lease rates, economic conditions, technology, airline demand for a particular aircraft type and many of the risk factors discussed in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Risk Factors Affecting International Lease Finance Corporation.” We have, to date, not recorded any impairment charges related to aircraft.

      Capitalized Interest: We borrow funds to finance progress payments for the construction of flight equipment ordered. We capitalize interest incurred on such borrowings. This amount is calculated using our composite borrowing rate (see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Financial Condition”) and is included in the cost of the flight equipment. Any change in our composite borrowing rate will change the amount capitalized.

      Provision for Overhauls: Under the provisions of many leases, we receive overhaul rentals based on the usage of the aircraft. For certain airframe and engine overhauls, the lessee is reimbursed for costs incurred up to, but not exceeding, related overhaul rentals paid by the lessee for usage of the aircraft.

      Overhaul rentals are included under the caption “Rental of flight equipment” in our Consolidated Statements of Income. We provide a charge to operations for estimated future reimbursements at the time the overhaul rentals are paid by the lessee. The charge is based on overhaul rentals received and the estimated reimbursements during the life of the lease. The historical payout rate is subject to significant fluctuations. Using its judgment, management periodically evaluates the appropriateness of the reserve for these reimbursements and its reimbursement rate, and then adjusts the provision for overhauls accordingly. This evaluation requires significant judgment. If the reimbursements are materially different than our estimates, there will be a material impact on our results of operations.

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Legal Proceedings

      In connection with the January 3, 2004 crash of our 737-300 aircraft on lease to Flash Airlines in Egypt, 55 lawsuits have been filed by the families of 120 of the 148 victims on the flight against the Company, The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc. (and, in one case, Parker-Hannifin Corporation) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. We believe the Company is adequately covered in these cases by the liability insurance policies carried by Flash Airlines and has substantial procedural and substantive defenses to the actions. We do not believe the outcome of these lawsuits will have a material effect on our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.

      Between December 2001 and March 2003, we restructured the ownership of aircraft in certain lease transactions in Australia. Prior to entering into the transactions, we obtained opinions from Queens Counsel in Australia so that the restructuring transactions would be executed in accordance with the goods and services tax (“GST”) laws of Australia. The Australian Tax Office (“ATO”) is currently investigating the GST aspects of these transactions. In September 2004, we filed a Summons in the Supreme Court of New South Wales seeking declaratory relief affirming our positions on the technical GST aspects of the restructurings. In December 2004, the ATO issued a draft Compliance Audit Report (“CAR”) which is contrary to our position and we have responded to the draft CAR at length. The ATO has not yet issued an assessment. Management believes that there are substantial arguments in support of our position. Due to the uncertainties related to the investigation, and the outcome of the request for declaratory relief, no amounts have been accrued related to this contingency. GST credits of up to AUD 70 million, (approximately USD$55 million) have been taken through December 31, 2004. In general, assessments imposed from the ATO may include interest and penalties.

Financial Condition

      We borrow funds to purchase new and used flight equipment (see “Item 2. Properties — Commitments”), including funds for progress payments during the construction phase, and to pay existing debt obligations as they mature. These funds are borrowed principally on an unsecured basis from various sources. During 2004, we borrowed $4.3 billion (excluding commercial paper) and $2.4 billion was provided by operating activities to meet our needs. As of December 31, 2004, we had committed to purchase 355 new aircraft from Boeing and Airbus at an estimated aggregate purchase price of approximately $21.3 billion for delivery through 2010, of which we currently anticipate taking delivery of 97 aircraft in 2005 with an estimated aggregate purchase price of $5.6 billion. We also hold options to purchase six additional new aircraft deliverable through 2007 at an estimated aggregate purchase price of approximately $361.4 million. The recorded basis of aircraft may be adjusted to reflect notional credits given by the manufacturers to support the leasing of aircraft. In addition, we had committed to purchase 16 used aircraft at an estimated purchase price of $302.3 million. We currently expect to fund expenditures for capital requirements as well as liquidity needs from a combination of available

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cash balances, internally generated funds and financing arrangements. At December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, our debt financing and capital lease obligations were comprised of the following:
                           
2004 2003 2002



(Dollars in thousands)
Public term debt with single maturities
  $ 11,544,575     $ 10,663,275     $ 7,475,775  
Public medium-term notes with varying maturities
    5,972,171       5,960,236       4,969,500  
Capital lease obligations
    39,580       143,254       260,623  
Synthetic lease obligations
          464,222        
Bank term debt
    2,973,525       3,070,120       2,084,793  
     
     
     
 
 
Subtotal
    20,529,851       20,301,107       14,790,691  
Commercial paper
    2,675,247       1,575,957       4,218,504  
Less: Deferred debt discount
    (29,502 )     (24,321 )     (31,928 )
     
     
     
 
 
Total debt financing
  $ 23,175,596     $ 21,852,743     $ 18,977,267  
     
     
     
 
Composite interest rate
    4.34%       4.53%       4.73%  
Percentage of total debt at fixed rate
    66.21%       77.07%       76.67%  
Composite interest rate on fixed debt
    5.07%       5.29%       5.69%  
Bank prime rate
    5.25%       4.00%       4.25%  

      The above amounts represent our anticipated settlement of our outstanding debt obligations. Certain adjustments required to present currently outstanding debt obligations according to financial accounting standards have been recorded and presented separately on the face of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These include adjustments related to foreign currency and interest rate hedging activities. Composite interest rates and percentage of total debt at fixed rate reflect the effect of derivative instruments.

Public Debt

      The Company has the ability to borrow under various public debt financing arrangements as follows:

                         
Maximum Sold as of Sold as of
Offering December 31, 2004 February 28, 2005



(Dollars in millions)
Registration statement dated December 20, 2002 (including $2.88 billion Medium-Term Note program and $1.0 billion Retail Medium-Term Note Program)
  $ 6,080 (a)   $ 5,593     $ 5,607  
Registration statement dated December 28, 2004 (including $2.0 billion Medium-Term Note program)
    7,045 (b)           500  
Euro Medium-Term Note Programme dated May 2004(c)(d)
    7,000       4,475       4,475  

(a)  Includes $1.08 billion, which was incorporated into the registration statement from a prior registration statement, increasing the maximum offering from $5.0 billion to $6.08 billion.
 
(b)  Includes $2.045 billion, which was incorporated into the registration statement from a prior registration statement, increasing the maximum offering from $5.0 billion to $7.045 billion.
 
(c)  We have hedged the foreign currency risk of the notes through operating lease payments or derivatives.
 
(d)  This is a perpetual program. As a bond issue matures, the principal amount of that bond becomes available for new issuances under the program.

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Capital Lease Obligations

      We have Export Credit Lease financings which provide ten year, amortizing loans in the form of capital lease obligations. The interest rate on 62.5% of the original financed amount is 6.55% and the interest rate on 22.5% of the original financed amount is fixed at rates varying between 6.18% and 6.89%. These two tranches are guaranteed by various European Export Credit agencies. We prepaid the remaining 15% of the original financed amount. The remaining outstanding debt matures through 2005. The flight equipment associated with the obligations and included in “Flight equipment under operating leases” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, had a net book value of $500.0 million at December 31, 2004.

Synthetic Lease Obligations

      In 1995, 1996 and 1997, through subsidiaries, we entered into sale-leaseback transactions providing us proceeds in the amounts of $413.0 million, $507.6 million and $601.9 million, respectively, each relating to seven aircraft. The transactions resulted in the sale and leaseback of these aircraft under one year operating leases, each with six one-year extension options for a total of seven years for each aircraft. We did not record any gains related to the transactions. We had the option to either buy back the aircraft or redeliver the aircraft for a fee to the lessor at the end of any lease period. The lease rates equated to fixed principal amortization and floating interest payments based on LIBOR or commercial paper pricing. Three aircraft were repurchased before the lease termination and sold to third parties. The remaining 18 aircraft were repurchased when the leases expired in December 2002 and September 2003 and 2004.

Bank Term Debt

      In January 1999, we entered into an Export Credit Facility, for up to a maximum of $4.3 billion, to finance approximately 75 aircraft delivered through 2001. We used the facility to fund 85% of each aircraft’s purchase price. The facility is guaranteed by various European Export Credit agencies. We financed 62 aircraft using $2.8 billion under this facility over ten years with interest rates from 5.753% to 5.898%. The debt is collateralized by a pledge of the shares of a subsidiary of ours which holds title to the aircraft financed under the facility. At December 31, 2004, $1.5 billion was outstanding under this facility.

      During 2003, we borrowed $1.3 billion under various bank financings. The financings mature through 2009. One tranche of one of the loans totaling $410 million was funded in Japanese Yen and swapped to U.S. dollars. The interest rates are LIBOR based with spreads ranging from .375% to 1.625% at December 31, 2004.

      In May 2004, we entered into an Export Credit Facility for up to a maximum of $2.64 billion, to finance Airbus aircraft to be delivered in 2004 and 2005. The facility will be used to fund 85% of each aircraft’s purchase price. This facility becomes available as the various European Export Credit agencies provide their guarantees for aircraft based on a six-month forward-looking calendar. The financing is for a ten-year fully amortizing loan per aircraft at an interest rate determined through a bid process. We have collateralized the debt by a pledge of the shares of a subsidiary which holds title to the aircraft financed under this facility. As of December 31, 2004, four aircraft were financed under this facility. At December 31, 2004, $201.6 million was outstanding under this facility.

      In March 2004, an indirect subsidiary of ILFC entered into an agreement providing for an 18-month commitment for a $500 million revolving loan which backs up the subsidiary’s $1.0 billion secured note facility to purchase new aircraft from Boeing and Airbus. We guarantee the subsidiary’s obligations under the credit facility and the secured note facility. A condition precedent to the borrowing of funds under the credit facility is the inability of the subsidiary to sell notes under the secured note facility on acceptable terms. The subsidiary had not drawn on the credit facility or issued any notes under the secured note facility as of December 31, 2004.

      In August 2004, we received a commitment for an Ex-Im Bank comprehensive guarantee in the amount of $1.68 billion to support the financing of up to 30 new Boeing aircraft. The delivery period initially extends from September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2005. We have extended the delivery period to February 28, 2006 and we may extend it further to August 31, 2006. As of December 31, 2004, we had not financed any aircraft under this facility.

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Commercial Paper

      We currently have a $4.8 billion Commercial Paper Program. Under this program, we may borrow in minimum increments of $100,000 for periods from one day to 270 days. It is our intention to sell commercial paper only to a maximum amount of 75% of the total amount of the backup facilities available (see Bank Commitments). The weighted average interest rate of the outstanding commercial paper was 2.34%, 1.07% and 1.46%, at December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

Bank Commitments

      As of December 31, 2004, we had committed revolving credit agreements with 30 banks aggregating $6.0 billion including a $2.0 billion five-year tranche that expires in October of 2009 and a $4.0 billion 364-day tranche that expires in October of 2005, with a one-year term out option. These revolving loans and lines of credit provide for interest rates that vary according to the pricing option in effect at the time of borrowing. Pricing options include prime, a range from .25% over LIBOR to .45% over LIBOR based upon utilization, or a rate determined by a competitive bid process with the banks. The revolving loans and lines of credit are subject to facility fees of up to .10% of amounts available. This financing is used as backup for our maturing debt and other obligations. We expect to replace or extend these credit agreements on or prior to their expiration dates. At December 31, 2004, we had not drawn on our revolving loans and lines of credit.

Other Variable Interest Entities

      We have sold aircraft to entities owned by third parties and have from time to time issued asset value guarantees or loan guarantees related to the aircraft sold. We have determined that ten such entities, each owning one aircraft, are Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) in which we are the primary beneficiary. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretations (“FIN”) No. 46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN46R”), we consolidated these entities commencing December 31, 2003. As a result of the consolidation, assets increased by $57.1 million and liabilities increased by $68.1 million. In addition, we recorded an after-tax charge of $11.0 million as a cumulative effect of an accounting change for 2003. In addition, an after-tax gain in the amount of $2.4 million related to sale-lease-back transactions was recorded as a cumulative effect of an accounting change for 2003. See Note F of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. At December 31, 2004, assets in the amount of $152.4 million and liabilities in the amount of $70.9 million were included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and losses in the amount of $4.1 million are included in our Consolidated Statements of Income.

      The assets and liabilities of these entities are presented separately on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We do not control or own the assets, nor are we directly obligated for the liabilities of these entities.

      We have not established any other unconsolidated entities for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or for other contractually narrow or limited purposes. We have, however, from time to time established subsidiaries, entered into joint ventures or created other partnership arrangements with the limited purpose of leasing aircraft or facilitating borrowing arrangements.

Derivatives

      In the normal course of business, we employ a variety of derivative products to manage our exposure to interest rates and foreign exchange rates and the resulting impact of changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates on earnings, with the objective to minimize foreign currency risk, lower our overall borrowing cost and maintain an optimal mix of variable and fixed rate interest obligations. We enter into derivative transactions only to economically hedge interest rate risk and currency risk and not to speculate on interest rates or currency fluctuations. These derivative products include interest rate swap agreements, currency swap agreements, and interest rate floors. At December 31, 2004, we had foreign exchange economic hedges which had ceased to be effective under SFAS 133. We entered into these derivatives to hedge the foreign currency exposure of our Euro denominated and Yen denominated floating rate debt. The debt was swapped into U.S. Dollars and LIBOR based interest rates and qualified as fair value hedges at inception. Credits in the amount of $381.6 million was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2004 in interest expense. The amount

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was offset by a $374.9 million foreign currency adjustment of the related debt. Our foreign exchange exposure is eliminated through these hedges, but the difference in interest rate curves have caused some ineffectiveness according to the guidelines under FAS 133. Further, we had commercial paper swaps that lacked proper documentation related to ineffectiveness calculation and the identification of the hedged commercial paper pool, as defined by SFAS 133. The accumulated mark to market gains for the commercial paper swaps reported in income for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $13.3 million.

      As discussed in Restatement, we are restating financial statements and other financial information for the years 2004, 2003, and 2002 and our financial information for the years 2001 and 2000 and for each of the quarters in the years 2004 and 2003 with respect to the accounting for certain derivative transactions and foreign currency transactions.

      The errors identified related to the accounting for certain derivative instruments used in meeting our objective of managing foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate risks. When interest rate and foreign currency swaps are effective as accounting hedges under the technical requirements of SFAS 133, they offset the variability of expected future cash flows or changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, both economically and for financial reporting purposes. ILFC has historically used such instruments to effectively mitigate foreign currency and interest rate risks. The effect of our inability to apply hedge accounting for the swaps requiring restatement is that changes in their fair values must be recorded in earnings each reporting period. As a result, reported net income will be directly influenced by changes in interest rates and currency rates.

      The table in Restatement shows the effect of the accounting restatement related to the commercial paper interest rate swaps and portions of Euro denominated debt that we had designated as a hedge against future operating lease payments receivable denominated in Euros and Euro denominated cash balances related to the lease revenue received, on our previously reported earnings for the years 2001 through 2004, and each of the quarters for the years 2003 and 2004. Aggregate cash flows were unaffected by the restatement.

      The counterparty to our derivative instruments is AIG Financial Products Corp. (“AIGFP”), a related party. The derivatives are subject to a bilateral security agreement which, in certain circumstances, may allow one party to the agreement to require the second party to the agreement to provide collateral. Failure of the instruments or counterparty to perform under the derivative contracts will have a material impact on our results of operations.

Common and Preferred Stock

      During the year ended December 31, 2002, we repurchased $50.0 million of our Market Auction Preferred Stock, cancelled $400.0 million of our Series A Preferred Stock and issued 3,951,398 shares of our common stock for the value of the cancelled Series A Preferred Stock and 2,428,599 shares of our common stock for $250 million. AIG has no obligation to contribute additional equity.

Market Liquidity Risks

      We are in compliance with all covenants or other requirements set forth in our credit agreements. Further, we do not have any rating downgrade triggers that would automatically accelerate the maturity dates of our debt. However, a downgrade in our credit rating could adversely affect our ability to borrow on, renew existing, or obtain access to new financing arrangements and would increase the cost of such financing arrangements. For example, a downgrade in credit rating could preclude us from issuing commercial paper under our current program.

      Turmoil in the airline industry and continued political unrest in the Middle East have led to increased uncertainty in the debt markets in which we borrow funds. While we have been able to borrow the funds necessary to finance operations in the current market environment, additional turmoil in the airline industry or political environment could limit our ability to borrow funds from our current funding sources. Should this occur, we would seek alternative sources of funding, including securitizations and manufacturer’s financings, drawings upon our revolving loans and lines of credit facilities or seek additional short term borrowings. If we were unable to obtain sufficient funding, we would negotiate with manufacturers to defer deliveries of certain aircraft.

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      The following summarizes our contractual obligations at December 31, 2004.

Existing Commitments (Exclusive of Interest)

                                                         
Commitments Due by Year

Total 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Thereafter







(Dollars in thousands)
Medium Term and Long Term Debt
  $ 20,490,271     $ 3,769,022     $ 3,680,568     $ 3,575,952     $ 3,764,930     $ 3,666,965     $ 2,032,834  
Capital Lease Obligations
    39,580       39,580                                
Commercial Paper
    2,675,247       2,675,247                                
Operating Leases
    107,126       8,326       8,655       8,978       9,331       9,628       62,208  
Purchase Commitments(b)
    21,586,600       5,838,400       5,487,200       4,645,000       3,696,100       1,552,700       367,200  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total
  $ 44,898,824     $ 12,330,575     $ 9,176,423     $ 8,229,930     $ 7,470,361     $ 5,229,293     $ 2,462,242  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

Contingent Commitments

                                                         
Contingency Expiration by Year

Total 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Thereafter







(Dollars in thousands)
Purchase Options on New Aircraft(b)
  $ 361,400     $     $ 81,400     $ 280,000     $     $     $  
Put Options(a)
    491,778       233,728                               258,050  
Asset Value Guarantees(a)
    87,540       5,226       11,247       17,831       10,492               42,744  
Loan Guarantees(a)
    145,108       18,786       79,082                         47,240  
Lines of Credit
    50,000                                             50,000  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total
  $ 1,135,826     $ 257,740     $ 171,729     $ 297,831     $ 10,492     $     $ 398,034  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

(a)  From time to time we participate with banks, airlines and other financial institutions to assist in financing aircraft acquired by others by providing asset guarantees, put options or loan guarantees collateralized by aircraft. As a result, should we be called upon to fulfill our obligations, we would have recourse to the value of the underlying aircraft. To the extent that the value of the underlying aircraft is less than the guarantee, we would record a contingent loss. At December 31, 2004, we recorded a $5.6 million contingent loss related to certain put options. Guarantees entered into after December 31, 2002, are recorded at fair value in accordance with FIN No. 45 “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees at Indebtedness of Others.” See Note A of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
(b)  The recorded basis of aircraft may be adjusted upon delivery to reflect notional credits given by the manufacturers in connection with the leasing of aircraft.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Lease Margin

      Lease Margin is defined as Rental of flight equipment less total expenses, adjusted for VIE expenses related to Other Variable Interest Entities, divided by Rental of flight equipment. In 2004, Lease Margin is also adjusted for a charge we took related to a customer’s bankruptcy filing. Lease Margin is a measure by which we isolate and evaluate the overall profitability of our contractual leasing operations, which constitute our primary revenue generating activity. Beginning in 2003, coinciding with the adoption of FIN 46R and to more accurately portray the trend of our core leasing operations, we adjust total expenses in the calculation of Lease Margin by excluding VIE expenses. Related VIE revenues are included in Interest and other and are by definition excluded from the calculation of Lease Margin. VIE revenues and expenses are recorded in our 2004 and 2003 net income as a result of our adoption of FIN 46R beginning December 31, 2003. The most

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directly comparable GAAP financial measure is Profit Margin. The following is a reconciliation of Profit Margin to Lease Margin:
                                         
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
(Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)





(Dollars in millions)
Total revenues (A)
  $ 3,159.9     $ 2,877.4     $ 2,659.3     $ 2,552.2     $ 2,407.8  
Flight equipment marketing
    (77.7 )     (29.0 )     (48.5 )     (31.8 )     (74.5 )
Flight equipment marketing — securitization
    (32.9 )     (23.2 )                  
Interest and other
    (93.8 )     (17.9 )     (64.7 )     (108.8 )     (82.3 )
     
     
     
     
     
 
Rentals (B)
    2,955.5       2,807.3       2,546.1       2,411.6       2,251.0  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total expenses (C)
    2,491.8       2,236.5       2,037.8       1,859.1       1,747.0  
VIE expenses
    (20.8 )     0.4                    
Customer bankruptcy charge
    (53.9 )                        
     
     
     
     
     
 
Adjusted total expenses (D)
    2,417.1       2,236.9       2,037.8       1,859.1       1,747.0  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Profit Margin (A)-(C)=(E)
  $ 668.1     $ 640.9     $ 621.5     $ 693.1     $ 660.8  
Lease Margin (B)-(D)=(F)
  $ 538.4     $ 570.4     $ 508.3     $ 552.5     $ 504.0  
Profit Margin % (E) divided by (A)
    21.14 %     22.27 %     23.37 %     27.16 %     27.44 %
Lease Margin % (F) divided by (B)
    18.22 %     20.32 %     19.96 %     22.91 %     22.39 %

      Lease Margin for the periods decreased to 18.2% in 2004 compared to 20.3% in 2003 and 20.0% in 2002. Lease rates and interest rates on borrowings are the two components used to determine Lease Margin that are subject to the most uncertainty and are the principal causes for the fluctuations in the Lease Margin. Lease rates are impacted by the current interest rate market as operating leases are a form of financing. Lease rates are also impacted by demand for a particular aircraft type to fit the airlines requirements for capacity and efficiency compounded by the availability of those aircraft in the market place.

      Our Lease Margin was favorably impacted by our ability to take advantage of the downward trend in interest rates during 2003 and manage our composite interest rate during the 2004 increasing interest rate environment. These interest rate benefits were offset by decreasing lease rates on aircraft returned and redelivered at lower lease rates than previously earned. Idle and excess aircraft of carriers and other competitors in the market place have increased competition for the lease of aircraft. We expect that this downward pressure on lease rates will continue to impact Lease Margin as the effects of restructurings, repossessions and re-leases are realized in lease rates. Further, we expect that the Lease Margin could experience further downward pressure as interest rates climb. We experienced low Lease Margins in 1994–95, which resulted from the lingering impacts on lease rates from leases negotiated around the time of the Gulf War in 1991–92, compounded by a high interest rate environment and higher leverage. Due to the varying terms of our leases and borrowings, the effects of events and circumstances which cause changes in lease rates and interest rates in the current market place may not fully materialize in our results of operations for three to five years.

      The profit and lease margin percentages in the table above include the unrealized gain (loss) attributable to economic hedges not qualifying for hedge accounting treatment under SFAS 133, including the related foreign exchange gains and losses, as discussed in Restatement. This will increase the inter-period volatility in the profit and lease margin percentages.

Results of Operations (restated)

      The cost of the leased fleet, from which rental income was earned, increased to $36.6 billion in 2004 from $33.4 billion in 2003 and $30.2 billion in 2002 (2002 included aircraft subject to sale-leaseback transactions). Revenues from the rentals of flight equipment increased 5.3% to $2,955.5 million in 2004 from $2,807.2 million in 2003 and 10.3% in 2003 from $2,546.1 million in 2002 due to an increase in the number of aircraft

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available for operating lease (667 at December 31, 2004 compared to 609 and 556 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively). The increases were partially offset by an increase in the number of aircraft being reconfigured and redelivered and therefore not earning revenues for some part of the year. One aircraft in our fleet was not subject to a signed lease agreement or a signed letter of intent at December 31, 2004. Revenues in 2004 compared to 2003 and 2002 were negatively impacted by lower lease rates and restructured rents, as a result of the slowdown and turmoil in the airline industry. Lease margin for the period decreased to 18.2% in 2004 compared to 20.3% and 20.0% for the same periods in 2003 and 2002, respectively. Profit margin decreased to 21.1% in 2004 compared to 22.3% and 23.4% for the same period in 2003 and 2002, respectively. Management expects the factors described in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Industry Conditions” to continue to negatively impact revenues in 2005, even as we see increases in lease rates going forward, as some airlines continue to experience difficulties and improving trends in lease rates will take time to be completely reflected in our lease revenues.

      In addition to our leasing operations, we engage in the marketing of flight equipment throughout the lease term, as well as the sales of third party owned flight equipment on a principal and commission basis. Revenue from flight equipment marketing, including securitizations, was $110.5 million in 2004 compared to $52.2 million in 2003 and $48.5 million in 2002. The increases were principally due to the different types and the number of the flight equipment marketed in each period, offset by a downturn in the market for flight equipment during 2003. We sold 15 aircraft in 2004 compared to two aircraft during 2003, and eight in 2002. In addition, we sold ten engines during 2004, compared to six engines during 2003 and seven engines during 2002. Commissions received from third parties were $17.5 million (2004), $30.4 million (2003) and $33.8 million (2002).

      In 2003, we sold 37 aircraft to a trust and in 2004 we sold 34 aircraft to another trust, both of which are included in the consolidated financial statements of AIG (see Note O of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.) The gains on the transactions, net of expenses, are included in the caption “Flight equipment marketing — securitization.”

      Interest and other revenue increased to $93.8 million in 2004 compared to $17.9 million in 2003 due to the following increases: bankruptcy and other settlements in the amount of $23.5 million; foreign exchange gains in the amount of $13.2 million; management fees collected in the amount of $8.7 million; interest and dividend income in the amount of $8.0 million. The decrease in Interest and other revenue to $17.9 million in 2003 compared to $64.7 million in 2002 is primarily due to a decrease in forfeitures of security deposits and contract termination fees resulting from nonperformance by customers and manufacturers in the amount of $42.2 million in 2002.

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      Interest expense increased to $942.5 million in 2004 from $920.0 million in 2003 and $866.9 million in 2002, primarily as a result of an increase in average debt outstanding to finance aircraft acquisitions. Average debt increased to $22.5 billion in 2004, from $20.3 billion in 2003 and $17.4 billion in 2002 (excluding the effect of debt discount and foreign exchange adjustments). This increase was partially offset by a decrease in the average composite borrowing rate to 4.3% in 2004 from 4.8% in 2003 and 4.9% in 2002. Our composite borrowing rate fluctuated as follows:

ILFC Composite Interest Rates and Prime Rates

LOGO

                         
Composite--Fixed-Rate
Composite--All Debt Debt Prime Rate



Dec-00
    6.37       6.20       9.50  
Mar-01
    5.92       6.13       8.00  
Jun-01
    5.49       5.93       6.75  
Sep-01
    5.21       5.88       6.00  
Dec-01
    5.07       5.78       4.75  
Mar-02
    4.93       5.77       4.75  
Jun-02
    5.03       5.76       4.75  
Sep-02
    4.95       5.74       4.75  
Dec-02
    4.73       5.69       4.25  
Mar-03
    4.57       5.58       4.25  
Jun-03
    4.51       5.47       4.00  
Sep-03
    4.63       5.38       4.00  
Dec-03
    4.46       5.29       4.00  
Mar-04
    4.34       5.19       4.00  
Jun-04
    4.15       5.11       4.25  
Sep-04
    4.20       5.08       4.75  
Dec-04
    4.34       5.07       5.25  

      We account for derivatives under SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging Activities,” as amended (see Note M of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 includes a benefit of $6.0 million, a loss of $29.7 million and a benefit of $15.2 million, respectively, related to hedging activities. The effect of the restatement described in Note B of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements was to decrease interest expense by $22.6 million, $24.6 million and increase interest expense by $20.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

      Depreciation of flight equipment increased to $1,214.0 million in 2004 from $1,083.9 million at December 31, 2003 and $917.9 million in 2002 due to an increase in the depreciable base of the fleet. The depreciable base of flight equipment during the same periods increased to $36.6 billion at December 31, 2004 from $33.4 billion at December 31, 2003 and $29.1 billion at December 31, 2002.

      Provisions for overhauls increased to $164.3 million in 2004 from $112.6 million in 2003 and $90.7 million in 2002 due to an increase in the aggregate number of hours flown on which we collect overhaul revenue and against which the provision is computed.

      In prior periods we entered into sale-leaseback transactions. Flight equipment rent related to these transactions decreased to $43.3 million in 2003, from $75.4 million in 2002 due to the maturing of two sale-leaseback transactions, one in December 2002 and one in September 2003. In addition, principal reductions, and a change in the lease rates resulting from changes in interest rates, affecting the floating rate component of the lease rates contributed to the reduction. Through a subsidiary, we had sale-leaseback transactions relating to seven aircraft as of December 31, 2003. At December 31, 2003 we consolidated the entity in accordance with FIN 46, and ceased to record rent expense starting January 1, 2004. Instead the payments were applied to

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interest and to pay down principal of recorded obligations of $464.2 million. As of September 30, 2004 the related leases expired and we repurchased the seven aircraft.

      In connection with a global aircraft lease transaction entered into in 2000 for a total of 14 aircraft, we acquired certain securities and assumed certain obligations of ATA. On October 26, 2004, ATA filed for bankruptcy protection and we recorded impairment losses in the amount of $28.9 million on our investment in ATA non-voting preferred stock and a $25.0 million charge for the assumed liabilities. The liability is in the form of a derivative contract, to which we became a counterparty. Future net payments made and received will be recorded in income and the derivative will be reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value. We do not have any other material investments in airlines. See Note E of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

      Selling, general and administrative expenses were $117.0 million in 2004 compared to $76.8 million in 2003 and $86.9 million in 2002. The increase in 2004 compared to 2003 is primarily due to expenses of VIEs in the amount of $20.8 and higher operational expenses in the amount of $14.8 million. The decrease in 2003 compared to 2002 is primarily due to a decrease in costs related to repossessions and re-delivery of aircraft from one lessee to another.

      The effective tax rate was 30.8 in 2004, 30.7 in 2003 and 32.8 in 2002. Our effective tax rate fluctuates primarily as a result of the effect of benefits available from state taxes, foreign taxes and benefits related to the Foreign Sales Corporation (“FSC”) and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion (“ETI”) provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. We expect our effective tax rate to rise over the next two years to a rate consistent with the “expected” statutory rate as a result of Congress passing the American Jobs Creation Act in October 2004, which repeals the corporate export tax benefits. Under the Act, ETI export tax benefits for corporations would be phased out in 2005 and 2006 and cease to exist for the year 2007.

      In 2002 and 2003 we participated in certain tax planning activities with our parent, AIG and related entities, which provided certain tax and other benefits to the AIG consolidated group. As a result of our participation in these activities, AIG shared a portion of the tax benefits of these activities attributable to us, which aggregated $245 million. We are required to repay those tax benefits to AIG in 2007 and 2009. The liability is recorded in “Tax benefit sharing payable to AIG” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

      We performed impairment reviews of all aircraft in our fleet as of June 30, 2004 and 2003, in accordance with SFAS 144. No impairments have been recognized related to aircraft, as the existing service potential of the aircraft in our portfolio has not been diminished. Further, we have been able to re-lease the aircraft without diminution in lease rates to an extent that would warrant an impairment write down.

      Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) was $22.8 million in 2004 compared to $(27.9) million in 2003 and $(87.8) million in 2002 primarily due to changes in the market values of cash flow hedges and marketable securities. See Note M of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

      We did not adopt any new accounting pronouncements for the year ended December 31, 2004. See Note A of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

      Measuring potential losses in fair values has recently become the focus of risk management efforts by many companies. Such measurements are performed through the application of various statistical techniques. One such technique is Value at Risk (VaR), a summary statistical measure that uses historical interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates which estimates the volatility and correlation of these rates and prices to calculate the maximum loss that could occur over a defined period of time given a certain probability.

      We believe that statistical models alone do not provide a reliable method of monitoring and controlling market risk. While VaR models are relatively sophisticated, the quantitative market risk information generated is limited by the assumptions and parameters established in creating the related models. Therefore, such models are tools and do not substitute for the experience or judgment of senior management.

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      We are exposed to market risk and the risk of loss of fair value and possible liquidity strain resulting from adverse fluctuations in interest rates and foreign exchange prices. We statistically measure the loss of fair value through the application of a VaR model on a quarterly basis. In this analysis the net fair value of our operations is determined using the financial instrument assets and other assets and liabilities. This includes tax adjusted future flight equipment lease revenues and financial instrument liabilities, which includes future servicing of current debt. The impact of current derivative positions is also taken into account.

      We calculate the VaR with respect to the net fair value by using the historical simulation methodology. This methodology entails re-pricing all assets and liabilities under explicit changes in market rates within a specific historical time period. In this case, the most recent three years of historical information for interest rates and foreign exchange rates were used to construct the historical scenarios at December 31, 2004 and 2003. For each scenario, each financial instrument is re-priced. Scenario values for our operations are then calculated by netting the values of all the underlying assets and liabilities. The final VaR number represents the maximum adverse deviation in fair market value incurred by these scenarios with 95% confidence (i.e. only 5% of historical scenarios show losses greater than the VaR figure). A one month holding period is assumed in computing the VaR figure. The following table presents the average, high and low VaRs for our operations with respect to its fair value as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively:

ILFC Market Risk

                                                 
December 31, 2004 December 31, 2003


Average High Low Average High Low






(Dollars in millions)
Combined
  $ 69.6     $ 86.3     $ 34.6     $ 37.7     $ 78.1     $ 7.8  
Interest Rate
    69.7       86.4       35.0       37.8       78.1       7.8  
Currency
    0.3       0.5       0.2       0.8       1.3       0.2  

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

      The response to this Item is submitted as a separate section of this report.

 
Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

      None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

(A) Effect of Restatement on Controls and Procedures

Derivative Instruments

      ILFC enters into derivative instruments to hedge interest rates and foreign currency risks. As part of the previously announced restatement of the financial statements of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”), ILFC’s indirect parent corporation, AIG began an intensive review of the books and records relating to a wide variety of transactions entered into by AIG and its subsidiaries. During the review of all hedge transactions, after ILFC had filed its 2004 Form 10-K and first quarter 2005 Form 10-Q, deficiencies were identified related to ILFC’s documentation of hedge transactions and errors were identified in the application of the proper accounting for derivative related transactions under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended (“SFAS 133”) and No. 52, “Foreign Currency Translation,” as amended (“SFAS 52”). The review identified:

  •  Documentation deficiencies related to portions of Euro denominated debt that ILFC had designated as a hedge against future operating lease payments receivable denominated in Euros. The review revealed that the documentation related to these hedges was insufficient to meet the documentation criteria under SFAS 133 and it was concluded that ILFC could not apply hedge accounting to the transactions. The economics of the transactions are not affected.
 
  •  Certain Euro denominated cash accounts associated with the aforementioned operating lease payments and certain foreign currency denominated debt required mark-to-spot treatment under SFAS 52 which were not properly accounted for at the end of each quarter during the years 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001.

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  •  Documentation deficiencies related to four commercial paper swaps where portions of ILFC’s commercial paper program were swapped from floating into fixed interest rates. The review revealed that the documentation related to these hedges was insufficient to meet the documentation criteria under SFAS 133 and it was concluded that ILFC could not apply hedge accounting to the transactions. The economics of the transactions are not affected.
 
  •  Minor errors under SFAS 133 with respect to derivative instruments related to the reclassification to income from accumulated other comprehensive income. The corrections will also affect derivative assets and liabilities and accrued interest.

Certain Payments from Aircraft and Engine Manufacturers

      In the course of ILFC’s review of its application of SFAS 133, ILFC, in consultation with its independent registered public accountants, identified an error in its accounting for certain payments received from aircraft and engine manufacturers. Under arrangements with these manufacturers, in certain circumstances the manufacturers established notional accounts for the benefit of ILFC, to which amounts were credited by the manufacturers in connection with the purchase by and delivery to ILFC and the lease of aircraft. Amounts credited to the notional accounts were used at ILFC’s direction to protect ILFC from certain events including loss when airline customers of ILFC defaulted on lease payment obligations, to provide lease subsidies and other incentives to ILFC airline customers in connection with leases of certain aircraft and to reduce ILFC’s cost of aircraft purchased.

      Historically, ILFC recorded as revenues gross lease receipts from customers who had received lease subsidies from the notional accounts and amounts paid directly to ILFC from the notional accounts in connection with lessee defaults. Amounts recorded as revenue at the time they were disbursed to ILFC or its lessees should have been recorded as a reduction of the purchase price of the aircraft at the time of delivery.

(B) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

      We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and the Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (collectively the “Certifying Officers”), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management, including the Certifying Officers, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

      We had previously performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2004 and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of that date. As a result of the restatement, under the direction of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we reevaluated our disclosure controls and procedures and have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective at the reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2004 and for the periods covered by the restatement due to the existence of the material weaknesses described below. A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. We identified the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting:

  •  The Company did not maintain effective controls over the valuation and presentation and disclosure of derivative transactions entered into prior to the existence of SFAS 133. Specifically, we did not maintain adequate documentation regarding the effectiveness of certain derivative transactions used to hedge interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risk. This control deficiency resulted in the restatement of our consolidated financial statements for the years 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 and the quarters of 2004 and 2003. Additionally, this control deficiency could result in a misstatement to the financial statement line items (Derivative assets, Derivative liabilities, Accumulated other comprehensive income and Interest expense) that would cause a material misstatement to the annual

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  or interim financial statements. Accordingly, management concluded this control deficiency constitutes a material weakness.
 
  •  The Company did not maintain effective controls over the valuation and presentation and disclosure of certain payments received from manufacturers. This control deficiency resulted in the restatement of our consolidated financial statements for the years 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 and the quarters of 2004 and 2003. Additionally, this control deficiency could result in a misstatement to the revenue accounts that would cause a material misstatement to the annual or interim financial statements. Accordingly, management concluded this control deficiency constitutes a material weakness.

      As a result of these material weaknesses, management, including the Certifying Officers, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2004 and at the end of the earlier periods covered by the restatement.

Variable Interest Entities

      Our consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2004, include assets in the amount of $152.4 million, liabilities in the amount of $70.9 million and a net loss of $4.1 million related to Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”). Our assessment of disclosure controls and procedures, as described above, includes the Variable Interest Entities. Each of the VIEs has a discrete number of assets and we, as lender and guarantor to the VIEs, have been provided sufficient information to conclude that our procedures with respect to these VIEs are effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us relating to these entities is reconciled, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, management has been unable to assess the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting at those entities, due to our inability to dictate or modify the controls of those entities, or to assess those controls.

(C) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

      There were no changes during the fiscal quarter ended on December 31, 2004 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

(D) Remediation of Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

      As of the date of this filing, we have begun to remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting with respect to accounting for derivative instruments and the accounting for certain payments from aircraft and engine manufacturers discussed above. The remediation actions include:

  •  Improving training, education, accounting reviews and adding additional staff as necessary, all designed to ensure that all relevant personnel involved in derivatives transactions understand and apply hedge accounting in compliance with SFAS 133.
 
  •  Improving training, education, accounting reviews and adding additional staff as necessary, all designed to ensure that all relevant personnel involved in the purchase of aircraft and engines from the manufacturers have available all information relevant to the purchases and understand the appropriate accounting treatment for the funds received from the manufacturers and the lease of aircraft.

      The process and control improvements described above in this Item 9A are the only changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that would have a material effect on our internal control over financial reporting. We will continue to assess our controls and procedures and will take any further actions that we deem necessary.

      We believe that our Consolidated Financial Statements fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition results of operations and cash flows as of, and for, the periods presented and that this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, contains no material inaccuracies or omissions of material fact and contains the information required to be included in accordance with the Exchange Act.

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PART IV

 
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

      (a)(1) and (2): Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule: The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted as a separate section of this report.

      (a)(3) and (b): Exhibits: The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted as a separate section of this report.

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INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-K/A

Items 8, 15(a), and 15(b)

INDEX OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULE

      The following consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries required to be included in Item 8 are listed below:

           
Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    45  
Consolidated Financial Statements (as restated):
       
 
Balance Sheets at December 31, 2004 and 2003
    46  
 
Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002
    47  
 
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002
    48  
 
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002
    49  
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    51  

      The following financial statement schedule of the Company and its subsidiaries is included in Item 15(a)(2):

                 
Schedule Number Description Page



  II     Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     76  

      All other financial statements and schedules not listed have been omitted since the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto, or is not applicable or required.

      The following exhibits of the Company and its subsidiaries are included in Item 15(b):

         
Exhibit
Number Description


  3.1     Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended through December 9, 1992, filed November 3, 1993 (filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement No. 33-50913 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3.2     Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series A Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed December 9, 1992 as an exhibit to Registration Statement No. 33-54294 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3.3     Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series B Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed December 9, 1992 as an exhibit to Registration Statement 33-54294 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3.4     Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series C Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3.5     Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series D Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3.6     Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series E Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3.7     Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series F Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3.8     Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series G Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3.9     Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series H Market Auction Preferred Stock (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3.10     Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Preferred Stock of the Company (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3.11     By-Laws of the Company, including amendment thereto dated August 31, 1990 (filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement No. 33-37600 and incorporated herein by reference).

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Exhibit
Number Description


  3.12     Unanimous Written Consent of Sole Stockholder of the Company, dated January 2, 2002, amending the By-Laws of the Company (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
  4.1     Indenture dated as of November 1, 1991, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (successor to Continental Bank, National Association), as Trustee (filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement No. 33-43698 and incorporated herein by reference).
  4.2     First supplemental indenture, dated as of November 1, 2000, to the Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).
  4.3     Second supplemental indenture, dated as of February 28, 2001, to the Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust National Association. (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference).
  4.4     Third supplemental indenture, dated as of September 26, 2001, to the Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust National Association. (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).
  4.5     Indenture dated as of November 1, 2000, between the Company and the Bank of New York, as Trustee (filed as an exhibit to Registration No. 33-49566 and incorporated herein by reference).
  4.6     The Company agrees to furnish to the Commission upon request a copy of each instrument with respect to issues of long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, the authorized principal amount of which does not exceed 10% of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries.
  4.7     First supplemental indenture, dated as of August 16, 2002 to the indenture between the Company and the Bank of New York (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Registration Statement No. 333-100340 and incorporated herein by reference).
  4.8     Fourth supplemental indenture, dated as of November 6, 2002, to the indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
  4.9     Fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of December 27, 2002, to the indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
  4.10     Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 2, 2003, to the indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
  4.11     Trust Indenture, dated as of March 8, 2004 between ILFC Rhino II LLC, as issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture trustee (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
  4.12     Agency Agreement (amended and restated), dated as of May 28, 2004, between the Company, Citibank, N.A., and Dexia Banque Internationale A Luxembourg, Societe Anonyme (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
  10.1     Aircraft Facility Agreement, dated as of January 19, 1999, among the Company, Halifax PLC and the other banks listed therein providing up to $4,327,260,000 for the financing of approximately seventy-five Airbus aircraft (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference).
  10.2     Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2004, among ILFC Rhino II LLC, Citicorp North America Inc., in its individual capacity and as administrative agent, and the other financial institutions listed therein providing up to $500,000,000 (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
  10.3     Guaranty, dated as of March 8, 2004, by the Company, as guarantor, in favor of Citicorp North America Inc., as guarantied party (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).

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Exhibit
Number Description


  10.4     Security Trust Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2004, among ILFC Rhino I LLC, ILFC Rhino II LLC and the additional grantors named therein, as grantors, the Company, as servicer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture trustee, Citicorp North America Inc., as security trustee and credit facility agent, and Citibank N.A., as the operating bank (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
  10.5     Aircraft Facility Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2004, among Whitney Leasing Limited, as borrower, the Company, as guarantor and the Bank of Scotland and the other banks listed therein providing up to $2,643,550,000 (plus related premiums) for the financing of aircraft (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
  10.6     $4,000,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2004, among the Company, CitiCorp USA, Inc., as Administrative Agent, and the other financial institutions listed therein (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
  10.7     $2,000,000,000 Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2004, among the Company, CitiCorp USA, Inc., as Administrative Agent, and the other financial institutions listed therein (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
  12     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends (restated).
  31.1     Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
  31.2     Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer.
  32.1     Certification under 18 U.S.C., Section 1350.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To The Shareholders and Board of Directors

International Lease Finance Corporation
Los Angeles, California:

      In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index appearing under Item 15(a)(1) and (2) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of International Lease Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

      As discussed in Note A, on December 31, 2003, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46R “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.”

      As described in Note B, the consolidated financial statements have been restated as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Los Angeles, California
March 4, 2005, except for
the effects of the restatement
as disclosed in Note B, and Note Q,
as to which date is August 15, 2005.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                     
December 31,

2004 2003
(Restated) (Restated)


ASSETS
Cash, including interest bearing accounts of
$97,682 (2004) and $98,249 (2003)
  $ 99,747     $ 102,241  
Current income taxes
    6,507        
Notes receivable
    212,273       146,707  
Net investment in finance leases
    307,466       303,373  
Flight equipment under operating leases
    36,580,296       33,379,645  
 
Less accumulated depreciation
    6,074,874       5,188,956  
     
     
 
      30,505,422       28,190,689  
Deposits on flight equipment purchases
    1,250,168       1,255,074  
Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets
    199,653       281,483  
Derivative assets
    1,191,602       746,013  
Investments
    22,979       49,636  
Variable interest entities assets
    152,417       164,481  
Deferred debt issue costs — less accumulated amortization of
$77,112 (2004) and $63,847 (2003)
    59,666       51,865  
     
     
 
    $ 34,007,900     $ 31,291,562  
     
     
 
LIABILITIES
Accrued interest and other payables
  $ 264,276     $ 243,989  
Current income taxes
          17,967  
Tax benefit sharing payable to AIG
    245,000        
Debt financing, net of deferred debt discount of
$29,502 (2004) and $24,321 (2003)
    23,136,016       21,245,267  
Foreign currency adjustment
    1,215,809       839,718  
Derivative liabilities
    38,810       57,187  
Capital lease obligations
    39,580       143,254  
Synthetic lease obligations
          464,222  
Security and other deposits on flight equipment
    876,590       843,914  
Rentals received in advance
    160,878       146,871  
Deferred income taxes
    2,630,118       2,353,458  
Variable interest entities liabilities
    70,886       79,211  
Commitments and contingencies — Note L
               
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Market Auction Preferred Stock, $100,000 per share liquidation value; Series A and B (2004 and 2003), each series having 500 shares issued and outstanding
    100,000       100,000  
Common stock — no par value; 100,000,000 authorized shares, 42,198,119 shares (2004 and 2003) issued and outstanding
    653,582       653,582  
Paid-in capital
    579,955       579,955  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    22,825       (27,928 )
Retained earnings
    3,973,575       3,550,895  
     
     
 
   
Total shareholders’ equity
    5,329,937       4,856,504  
     
     
 
    $ 34,007,900     $ 31,291,562  
     
     
 

See accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands)
                             
Years Ended December 31,

2004 2003 2002
(Restated) (Restated) (Restated)



REVENUES:
                       
 
Rental of flight equipment
  $ 2,955,524     $ 2,807,211     $ 2,546,142  
 
Flight equipment marketing
    77,664       28,988       48,454  
 
Flight equipment marketing — securitization
    32,854       23,245        
 
Interest and other
    93,844       17,907       64,655  
     
     
     
 
      3,159,886       2,877,351       2,659,251  
     
     
     
 
EXPENSES:
                       
 
Interest
    942,527       919,961       866,853  
 
Depreciation of flight equipment
    1,214,048       1,083,909       917,917  
 
Provision for overhauls
    164,322       112,581       90,763  
 
Flight equipment rent
          43,314       75,372  
 
Losses related to customer bankruptcy
    53,926              
 
Selling, general and administrative
    116,956       76,780       86,879  
     
     
     
 
      2,491,779       2,236,545       2,037,784  
     
     
     
 
   
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE
    668,107       640,806       621,467  
 
Provision for income taxes
    206,101       196,683       204,061  
     
     
     
 
   
INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE
    462,006       444,123       417,406  
     
     
     
 
 
Cumulative effect of accounting change (net of tax)
          (8,642 )      
     
     
     
 
   
NET INCOME
  $ 462,006     $ 435,481     $ 417,406  
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Dollars in thousands)
                                                                                 
Market Auction Accumulated
Preferred Stock Preferred Stock Common Stock Other



Comprehensive Retained
Number of Number of Number of Paid-in Income (Loss) Earnings Total
Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)










Balance at December 31, 2001 (Previously reported)
    1,500     $ 150,000       40     $ 400,000     35,818,122   $ 3,582     $ 579,955     $ (50,629 )   $ 2,940,883     $ 4,023,791  
Restatement (see Note B)
                                                        10,464       (144,339 )     (133,875 )
     
     
     
     
   
   
     
     
     
     
 
Balance at December 31, 2001 (Restated)
    1,500     $ 150,000       40       400,000     35,818,122     3,582     $ 579,955       (40,165 )     2,796,544       3,889,916  
 
Repurchase of preferred stock
    (500 )     (50,000 )                                                         (50,000 )
 
Cancellation of preferred stock
                    (40 )     (400,000 )                                         (400,000 )
 
Issuance of common stock
                                  6,379,997     650,000                               650,000  
 
Common stock dividends
                                                                (26,000 )     (26,000 )
 
Preferred stock dividends
                                                                (19,645 )     (19,645 )
Comprehensive Income:
                                                                           
 
Net income
                                                                417,406       417,406  
 
Other comprehensive income:
                                                                           
   
Cash flow derivative transactions (net of tax of $(25,634))
                                                        (47,606 )             (47,606 )
                                                                         
 
Comprehensive Income
                                                                        369,800  
     
     
     
     
   
   
     
     
     
     
 
Balance at December 31, 2002 (Restated)
    1,000       100,000                 42,198,119     653,582       579,955       (87,771 )     3,168,305       4,414,071  
 
Common stock dividends
                                                                (49,000 )     (49,000 )
 
Preferred stock dividends
                                                                (3,891 )     (3,891 )
Comprehensive Income:
                                                                           
 
Net income
                                                                435,481       435,481  
 
Other comprehensive income:
                                                                           
   
Cash flow derivative transactions (net of tax of $32,223)
                                                        59,843               59,843  
                                                                         
 
Comprehensive Income
                                                                        495,324  
     
     
     
     
   
   
     
     
     
     
 
Balance at December 31, 2003 (Restated)
    1,000       100,000                 42,198,119     653,582       579,955       (27,928 )     3,550,895       4,856,504  
     
     
     
     
   
   
     
     
     
     
 
 
Common stock dividends
                                                                (35,500 )     (35,500 )
 
Preferred stock dividends
                                                                (3,826 )     (3,826 )
Comprehensive Income:
                                                                           
 
Net income
                                                                462,006       462,006  
 
Other comprehensive income:
                                                                           
   
Cash flow derivative transactions (net of tax of $25,786)
                                                        47,887               47,887  
   
Change in unrealized appreciation securities available- for-sale (net of tax of $1,543)
                                                        2,866               2,866  
                                                                         
 
Comprehensive Income
                                                                        512,759  
     
     
     
     
   
   
     
     
     
     
 
Balance at December 31, 2004 (Restated)
    1,000     $ 100,000           $     42,198,119   $ 653,582     $ 579,955     $ 22,825     $ 3,973,575     $ 5,329,937  
     
     
     
     
   
   
     
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)
                             
Years Ended December 31,

2004 2003 2002
(Restated) (Restated) (Restated)



OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                       
 
Net income
  $ 462,006     $ 435,481     $ 417,406  
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
   
Depreciation of flight equipment
    1,214,048       1,083,909       917,917  
   
Deferred income taxes
    249,331       195,813       368,851  
   
Change in derivative instruments
    (201,571 )     (167,699 )     (9,247 )
   
Foreign currency adjustment of non-US$ denominated debt
    162,342       180,645       70,840  
   
Amortization of deferred debt issue costs
    26,162       36,645       15,709  
   
Losses related to customer bankruptcy
    53,926              
   
Other, including foreign exchange gains (losses) on Euro denominated cash
    (20,767 )     (6,992 )     49  
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
   
(Increase) decrease in notes receivable
    (32,104 )     47,713       (52,236 )
   
Change in unamortized debt discount
    (5,181 )     7,607       (23,020 )
   
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest, other receivables and other assets
    253,852       (40,987 )     115,976  
   
(Decrease) increase in accrued interest and other payables
    11,961       104,317       (6,443 )
   
Decrease (increase) in current income taxes
    (24,474 )     184,260       (14,904 )
   
Increase in tax benefit sharing payable to AIG
    245,000              
   
Increase in rentals received in advance
    14,007       17,627       14,370  
     
     
     
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    2,408,538       2,078,339       1,815,268  
     
     
     
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
 
Acquisition of flight equipment for operating leases
    (5,007,201 )     (5,053,712 )     (5,420,761 )
 
Acquisition of flight equipment for finance leases
    (43,247 )     (165,202 )     (12,886 )
 
Decrease (increase) in deposits and progress payments
    4,906       (97,210 )     163,835  
 
Proceeds from disposal of flight equipment — net of gain
    1,355,422       953,897       173,152  
 
Advance on notes receivable
    (80,750 )     (30,198 )      
 
Collections on notes receivable
    46,793       42,570       57,547  
 
Collections on finance and sales-type leases (net of income amortized)
    14,393       13,670       8,540  
 
Other
    1,188       1,432       916  
     
     
     
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (3,708,496 )     (4,334,753 )     (5,029,657 )
     
     
     
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
 
Issuance of common stock
                250,000  
 
Repurchase of preferred stock
                (50,000 )
 
Net change in commercial paper
    1,099,290       (2,642,547 )     716,639  
 
Proceeds from debt financing
    4,311,742       8,654,736       5,736,325  
 
Payments in reduction of debt financing and capital lease obligations
    (4,082,998 )     (3,608,543 )     (3,285,221 )
 
Debt issue costs
    (33,964 )     (52,939 )     (16,284 )
 
Payment of common and preferred dividends
    (39,326 )     (52,892 )     (45,645 )
 
Increase (decrease) in customer deposits
    32,676       (20,139 )     (102,160 )
     
     
     
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    1,287,420       2,277,676       3,203,654  
     
     
     
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    10,044       9,284       (2,170 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    (12,538 )     21,262       (10,735 )
Cash at beginning of year
    102,241       71,695       84,600  
     
     
     
 
   
Cash at end of year
  $ 99,747     $ 102,241     $ 71,695  
     
     
     
 
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Years Ended December 31,

2004 2003 2002
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
                       
 
Cash paid (received) during the year for:
                       
   
Interest (net of amount capitalized $48,390 (2004), $49,679 (2003) and $58,274 (2002))
  $ 945,991     $ 926,274     $ 827,280  
   
Income taxes, net
    (263,757 )     (189,690 )     (149,885 )
 
2004:
                       
One aircraft was received for investment in finance leases and notes receivables in the amount of $23,456.
Notes in the amount of $2,700 were received as partial payment in exchange for flight equipment sold with a net book value of $30,000.
A note in the amount of $4,500 was used towards a purchase of an aircraft.
Certain payments from aircraft and engine manufacturers in the amount of $147,065 reduced the basis of Flight equipment for operating leases and increased Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets.
 
2003:
                       
Progress payments in the amount of $6,700 were exchanged for an aircraft with net book value at $4,043.
Flight equipment increased in the amount of $462,705 and synthetic lease obligations increased in the amount of $464,222 as a result of consolidation of sale-leaseback transaction related to seven aircraft in connection with the Company’s adoption of FIN 46R.
Variable interest entity assets in the amount of $164,481 and liabilities in the amount of $79,211 were received in exchange for notes receivables in the amount of $82,493 and preferred stock in the amount of $11,706 in connection with the Company’s adoption of FIN 46R.
Variable interest entity assets in the amount of $13,731 were received as partial payment in exchange for flight equipment with a net book value of $14,043.
One aircraft was received in exchange for notes receivable in the amount of $28,715 and preferred stock in the amount of $2,202.
Notes in the amount of $72,281 were received as partial payment for flight equipment sold with a net book value of $75,630.
Certain payments from aircraft and engine manufacturers in the amount of $90,506 reduced the basis of Flight equipment for operating leases and increased Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets.
 
2002:
                       
Preferred stock was received in exchange for notes receivable in the amount of $14,019.
Notes in the amount of $28,775 were received as partial payment in exchange for flight equipment sold with a net book value of $46,242.
One aircraft was received in exchange for notes receivable in the amount of $10,968.
Pursuant to an agreement with the holder, the Company cancelled the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and issued 3,951,398 shares of common stock.
Certain payments from aircraft and engine manufacturers in the amount of $90,349 reduced the basis of Flight equipment for operating leases and increased Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets.

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      Organization: International Lease Finance Corporation (the “Company,” “ILFC,” “management,” “we,” “our,” “us”) is primarily engaged in the acquisition of new commercial jet aircraft and the leasing of those aircraft to airlines throughout the world. In addition to our leasing activity, we regularly sell aircraft from our leased aircraft fleet and aircraft owned by others to third party lessors and airlines and in some cases provide fleet management services to these buyers. In terms of the number and value of transactions concluded, we are a major owner-lessor of commercial jet aircraft.

      Parent Company: International Lease Finance Corporation is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”). AIG is a holding company which through its subsidiaries is primarily engaged in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities in the United States and abroad. AIG’s primary activities include both general and life insurance and retirement services operations. Other significant activities include financial services and asset management.

      Principles of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements include our accounts and our wholly owned subsidiaries and certain variable interest entities, for which we are the primary beneficiary. Investments of less than 20% in other entities are carried at cost. Investments of between 20% and 50% in other entities are carried under the equity method. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

      Intercompany Allocations and Fees: We are party to cost sharing agreements with AIG. Generally, these agreements provide for the allocation of corporate costs based upon a proportional allocation of costs to all subsidiaries. These charges aggregated $3,029 (2004), $1,458 (2003) and $1,198 (2002) and include, but are not limited to pension costs, certain senior management compensation, and costs of various corporate services. We also pay AIG a fee related to management services provided for certain of our foreign subsidiaries. The fees aggregated $550 (2004), $542 (2003) and $387 (2002). We earned management fees from two trusts consolidated by AIG for the management of aircraft we have sold to the trusts. These management fees aggregated $10,200 (2004) and $1,300 (2003). Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets included $1,600 (2004) related to the management of those aircraft and $69,149 (2003) related to two aircraft that were not novated at December 31, 2003.

      Lease Revenue: We, as lessor, lease flight equipment principally under operating leases and report rental income ratably over the life of the lease. The difference between the rental income recorded and the cash received under the provisions of the lease is included in “Accrued interest, other receivables, and other assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Past-due rentals are recognized on the basis of management’s assessment of collectibility. In certain cases, leases provide for additional rentals based on usage. The usage may be calculated based on hourly usage or on the number of cycles operated, depending on the lease contract. A cycle is defined as one take-off and landing. The lessee typically reports the usage to us monthly.

      Lease revenues from the rental of flight equipment have been reduced by payments received directly by us or by our customers from the notional accounts established by the aircraft and engine manufacturers.

      Rentals received, but unearned under the lease agreements are recorded in “Rentals received in advance” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets until earned.

      Costs related to reconfiguration of the aircraft cabin and other lessee specific modifications are capitalized as pre-paid lease cost and amortized over the life of the lease.

      Flight Equipment Marketing: We market flight equipment both on our behalf and on behalf of independent third parties. Marketing revenues include all revenues from such operations consisting of net gains on sales of flight equipment and commissions. We recognize gains on sales when flight equipment is sold and the risk of ownership of the equipment is passed to the new owner. The portion of sales proceeds as a

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result of payments made to buyers directly by the aircraft manufacturers are not included in marketing revenue but are recorded as a reduction to the overall basis of the flight equipment.

      Provision for Overhauls: Under the provisions of many leases, we receive overhaul rentals based on the usage of the aircraft. For certain airframe and engine overhauls, we reimburse the lessee for costs incurred up to, but not exceeding, related overhaul rentals that the lessee has paid to us for usage of the aircraft.

      Overhaul rentals are included under the caption “Rental of flight equipment” in the Consolidated Statements of Income. We provide a charge to operations for reimbursements at the time the lessee pays the overhaul rentals based on overhaul rentals received and the estimated reimbursements during the life of the lease. Management periodically evaluates the reserve for these reimbursements and the reimbursement rate, and adjusts the provision for overhauls accordingly.

      Cash: Cash includes cash on hand and time deposits. Cash balances held in euros are marked to spot at the balance sheet date. Foreign currency transaction gains or losses are recognized in the period incurred and are included in “Interest and other” or “Selling, general and administrative” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

      Flight Equipment: Flight equipment under operating leases is stated at cost. Purchases, major additions and modifications and capitalized interest are capitalized. The lessee provides and pays for normal maintenance and repairs, airframe and engine overhauls, and compliance with return conditions of flight equipment on lease.

      We generally depreciate aircraft, including aircraft acquired under capital leases, using the straight-line method over a 25 year life from the date of manufacture to a 15% residual value. When an aircraft is out of production management evaluates the aircraft types and depreciates the aircraft using the straight line method over a 25 year life from the date of manufacture to an established residual value for each aircraft type.

      Under arrangements with manufacturers, in certain circumstances the manufacturers establish notional accounts for the benefit of ILFC, to which amounts are credited by them in connection with the purchase by and delivery to ILFC and the lease of aircraft. The amounts credited to the notional accounts are recorded as a reduction to the basis of aircraft purchased and charged to other assets.

      At the time assets are retired or sold the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the related accounts and the difference, net of proceeds, is recorded as a gain or loss.

      Management is very active in the airline industry and remains current on issues affecting our fleet, including events and circumstances that may affect impairment of aircraft values (e.g. residual values, useful life, current and future revenue generating capacity). Management evaluates aircraft in the fleet, as necessary, based on these events and circumstances in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”). SFAS 144 requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. These evaluations for impairment are significantly impacted by estimates of future revenues and other factors which involve some amount of uncertainty.

      Capitalized Interest: We borrow funds to finance progress payments for the construction of flight equipment ordered. We capitalize interest incurred on such borrowings. This amount is calculated using our composite borrowing rate and is included in the cost of the flight equipment.

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      Deferred Debt Issue Costs: We incur debt issue costs in connection with debt financing. Those costs are deferred and amortized over the life of the debt using the interest method and charged to interest expense.

      Derivative Financial Instruments: In the normal course of business, we utilize derivative financial instruments to manage our exposure to interest rate risks and foreign currency risks. We account for derivatives in accordance with SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative instruments and Hedging Activities”, as amended (“SFAS 133”). All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair value. On the date that we enter into a derivative contract, we designate the derivative as (1) a hedge of (a) the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or (b) an unrecognized firm commitment (a “fair value” hedge); (2) a hedge of (a) a forecasted transaction or (b) the variability of cash flows that are to be received or paid in connection with a recognized asset or liability (a “cash flow” hedge); or (3) a foreign-currency fair value or cash flow hedge (a “foreign currency” hedge). Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is highly effective and that is designated and qualifies as a fair-value hedge, along with changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk, are recorded in current-period earnings. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is highly effective and that is designated and qualifies as a cash flow hedge, to the extent that the hedge is effective, are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, until earnings are affected by the variability of cash flows of the hedged transaction (e.g. until periodic settlements of the variable-rate asset or liability are recorded in earnings). Any hedge ineffectiveness (which represents the amount by which the change in the fair value of the derivative exceeds the variability in the cash flows of the forecasted transaction) is recorded in current-period earnings. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is highly effective and that is designated and qualifies as a foreign currency hedge are recorded in either current-period earnings or other accumulated comprehensive income, depending on whether the hedging relationship satisfies the criteria for a fair value or cash flow hedge, respectively. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments that did not qualify for hedge treatment under SFAS 133 are reported in current-period earnings. See Note B — Restatement for a discussion of the restatement related to derivative instruments.

      We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking various hedge transactions. This includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value, cash flow, or foreign currency hedges to specific assets or liabilities on the balance sheet. We also assess (both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis) whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions have been highly effective in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flow of hedged items and whether those derivatives may be expected to remain highly effective in future periods. When it is determined that a derivative is not (or has ceased to be) highly effective as a hedge, we discontinue hedge accounting prospectively, as discussed below.

      We discontinue hedge accounting prospectively when (1) we determine that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flows of a hedged item; (2) the derivative expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised; or (3) management determines that designating the derivative as a hedging instrument is no longer appropriate.

      In all situations in which hedge accounting is discontinued and the derivative remains outstanding, we carry the derivative at its fair value on the balance sheet, recognizing changes in the fair value in current-period earnings.

      Marketable Securities: We classify our investments in marketable securities as “available-for-sale” in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” (“SFAS 115”). Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with the unrealized gain or

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loss, net of tax, reported in other comprehensive income. Unrealized losses considered to be “other-than-temporary” are recognized currently in earnings.

      Variable Interest Entities: We consolidate variable interest entities in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46R”). The variable interest entities that we consolidate consist of ten entities, to which we have sold aircraft and we have determined we are the primary beneficiary. The entities are owned by third parties and we provided financing or guaranteed third party financing to those entities. Each of the entities owns one aircraft each. The financing agreements are collateralized by the aircraft. Assets in the amount of $152.4 million (2004) and $164.5 million (2003) and liabilities in the amount of $70.9 million (2004) and $79.2 million (2003) are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and losses (gains) in the amounts of $4.1 million (2004), ($0.1) million (2003) and $0 (2002) are included in our Consolidated Statements of Income. At December 31, 2003, when we adopted FIN 46R, we recorded an $11.0 million after-tax charge as a cumulative effect of an accounting charge related to these entities. In addition, the adoption of FIN 46R required us to consolidated synthetic lease transactions related to seven aircraft. We recorded flight equipment of $462.7 million, synthetic lease obligation of $464.2 million, a net decrease in other liabilities of $3.9 million and an after-tax gain of $2.4 million as a cumulative effect of an accounting change in 2003 related to the synthetic lease transactions. At December 31, 2004 these transactions had expired and we had bought back the seven aircraft.

      Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): We report comprehensive income or loss in accordance with SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income.” Our other comprehensive income (loss) reported in shareholders’ equity as Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consists of gains and losses associated with changes in fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in accordance with SFAS 133 and unrealized gains on marketable securities classified as “available-for-sale.”

      Guarantees: We account for guarantees in accordance with FIN No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” The fair value of guarantees entered into after December 31, 2002 are included in “Accrued interest and other payables” on the 2004 and 2003 Consolidated Balance Sheets.

      Income Taxes: The Company and its U.S. subsidiaries are included in the consolidated federal income tax return of AIG. The provision for federal income taxes is calculated, generally on a separate return basis adjusted to give recognition to the effects of net operating losses, foreign tax credits and the benefit of the Foreign Sales Corporation (“FSC”) and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion (“ETI”) provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to the extent they are currently realizable in AIG’s consolidated return. Income tax payments are made pursuant to a tax payment allocation agreement whereby AIG credits or charges us for the corresponding increase or decrease (not to exceed the separate return basis calculation) in AIG’s current taxes resulting from our inclusion in AIG’s consolidated tax return. Intercompany payments are made when such taxes are due or tax benefits are realized by AIG.

      The Company and its U.S. subsidiaries are included in the combined state unitary tax returns of AIG, including California. We also file separate returns in certain other states, as required. The provision for state income taxes is calculated, generally on a separate return basis giving effect to the AIG unitary rate and credits and charges allocated to us by AIG, based upon the combined filings and the resultant current tax payable.

      The deferred tax liability is determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and is measured at the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse. Deferred tax expense is determined by the change in the liability for deferred taxes

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(“Liability Method”). Current income taxes on the balance sheet principally represent amounts receivable or payable from/to AIG under the tax sharing agreements.

      Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

      Reclassifications: Certain amounts have been reclassified in the 2003 and 2002 financial statements to conform to our 2004 presentation.

      New Accounting Pronouncement: In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”). This standard is a revision of SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and its related implementation guidance. SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. The cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the options. SFAS 123R, is effective for nonpublic entities the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after December 15, 2005. We participate in AIG’s, share-based payment programs. SFAS 123R is effective for the quarter beginning July 1, 2005 for AIG and they will allocate our share of the calculated costs to us. We estimate the impact on our Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ending December 31, 2005 to be $896.

Note B — Restatement

      The following information describes the corrections in accounting for certain derivatives transactions and foreign currency transactions and for certain payments from aircraft and engine manufacturers, together with the effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Derivative Instruments

      ILFC enters into derivative instruments to hedge interest rates and foreign currency risks. As part of the previously announced restatement of the financial statements of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”), ILFC’s indirect parent corporation, AIG began an intensive review of the books and records relating to a wide variety of transactions entered into by AIG and its subsidiaries. During the review of all hedge transactions, after ILFC had filed its 2004 Form 10-K and first quarter 2005 Form 10-Q, deficiencies were identified related to ILFC’s documentation of hedge transactions and errors were identified in the application of the proper accounting for derivative related transactions under SFAS 133. The review identified:

  •  Documentation deficiencies related to portions of Euro denominated debt that ILFC had designated as a hedge against future operating lease payments receivable denominated in Euros. The review revealed that the documentation related to these hedges was insufficient to meet the documentation criteria under SFAS 133 and it was concluded that ILFC could not apply hedge accounting to the transactions. The economics of the transactions are not affected.
 
  •  Certain Euro denominated cash accounts associated with the aforementioned operating lease payments and certain foreign currency denominated debt required mark-to-spot treatment under SFAS No. 52, “Foreign Currency Translation,” which were not properly accounted for at the end of each quarter during the years 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001.
 
  •  Documentation deficiencies related to four commercial paper swaps where portions of ILFC’s commercial paper program were swapped from floating into fixed interest rates. The review revealed

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that the documentation related to these hedges was insufficient to meet the documentation criteria under SFAS 133 and it was concluded that ILFC could not apply hedge accounting to the transactions. The economics of the transactions are not affected.

  •  Minor errors under SFAS 133 with respect to derivative instruments related to the reclassification to income from Accumulated other comprehensive income. The corrections will also affect derivative assets and liabilities and accrued interest.

      Though the economics of the hedge transactions are not affected, the corrections will significantly increase inter-period volatility due to the non-qualification of hedge accounting treatment under SFAS 133. Thus, the effect on Net income, Retained earnings and Shareholders’ equity will differ from period to period.

Certain Payments from Aircraft and Engine Manufacturers

      In the course of ILFC’s review of its application of SFAS 133, ILFC identified an error in its accounting for certain payments received from aircraft and engine manufacturers. Under arrangements with these manufacturers, in certain circumstances the manufacturers established notional accounts for the benefit of ILFC, to which amounts were credited by the manufacturers in connection with the purchase by and delivery to ILFC and the lease of aircraft. Amounts credited to the notional accounts were used at ILFC’s direction to protect ILFC from certain events including loss when airline customers of ILFC defaulted on lease payment obligations, to provide lease subsidies and other incentives to ILFC airline customers in connection with leases of certain aircraft and to reduce ILFC’s cost of aircraft purchased.

      Historically, ILFC recorded as revenues gross lease receipts from customers who had received lease subsidies from the notional accounts and amounts paid directly to ILFC from the notional accounts in connection with lessee defaults. Amounts recorded as revenue at the time they were disbursed to ILFC or its lessees should have been recorded as a reduction of the purchase price of the aircraft at the time of delivery.

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Note B — Restatement (Continued)

      The restatement had the following effect on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002.

                                                   
2004 2003 2002



As As As As As As
Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated






Consolidated balance sheets:
                                               
 
Cash
  $ 101,653     $ 99,747     $ 90,780     $ 102,241                  
 
Current income taxes receivable
    19,522       6,507                                  
 
Flight equipment under operating leases
    37,380,712       36,580,296       34,034,724       33,379,645                  
 
Accumulated depreciation
    (6,300,071 )     (6,074,874 )     (5,370,706 )     (5,188,956 )                
 
Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets
    119,415       199,653       233,125       281,483                  
 
Derivative assets
    1,210,908       1,191,602                                  
 
Total assets
    34,537,108       34,007,900       31,705,072       31,291,562                  
 
Current income taxes payable
                    5,038       17,967                  
 
Foreign currency adjustment
                    697,435       839,718                  
 
Deferred income taxes
    2,825,661       2,630,118       2,562,568       2,353,458                  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (9,650 )     22,825       5,442       (27,928 )                
 
Retained earnings
    4,339,715       3,973,575       3,877,137       3,550,895                  
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    5,663,602       5,329,937       5,216,116       4,856,504                  
 
Consolidated statements of income:
                                               
 
Rental of flight equipment
    3,079,825       2,955,524       2,941,096       2,807,211     $ 2,677,876     $ 2,546,142  
 
Flight equipment marketing
    76,356       77,664       46,435       28,988       66,315       48,454  
 
Flight equipment marketing — securitization
    25,295       32,854       17,886       23,245                  
 
Interest and other
    111,910       93,844       48,516       17,907       104,718       64,655  
 
Total revenues
    3,293,386       3,159,886       3,053,933       2,877,351       2,848,909       2,659,251  
 
Interest expense
    965,167       942,527       944,580       919,961       846,353       866,853  
 
Depreciation of flight equipment
    1,259,223       1,214,048       1,124,778       1,083,909       954,246       917,917  
 
Selling, general and administrative
    120,942       116,956       78,412       76,780       88,872       86,879  
 
Total expenses
    2,563,580       2,491,779       2,303,665       2,236,545       2,055,606       2,037,784  
 
Income before income taxes
    729,806       668,107       750,268       640,806       793,303       621,467  
 
Provision for income taxes
    227,902       206,101       235,361       196,683       264,779       204,061  
 
Net income (a)
    501,904       462,006       506,265       435,481       528,524       417,406  


 
(a) The increase (decrease) in net income for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 as a result of the restatement for the derivative instruments was $5,374, $(3,170) and $(39,582), respectively, and for the manufacturers’ payments was $(45,272), $(67,614) and $(71,536), respectively.

      ILFC’s total operating, investing and financing cash flows were unaffected by the restatement, except for the mark-to-spot treatment of certain Euro denominated cash accounts, as previously mentioned.

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Note C — Notes Receivable

      Notes receivable are primarily from the sale of and collateralized by flight equipment and are summarized as follows:

                   
2004 2003


Fixed rate notes receivable due in varying installments to 2025:
               
 
Below 6.00%
  $ 150,927     $ 74,490  
 
6% to 7.99%
    25,092       30,522  
 
8% to 9.99%
    36,254       41,695  
     
     
 
    $ 212,273     $ 146,707  
     
     
 

      Included above are notes receivable of $33,643 (2004) and $31,582 (2003) representing restructured lease payments.

      At December 31, 2004, the minimum future payments on notes receivable are as follows:

         
2005
  $ 31,721  
2006
    21,706  
2007
    83,590  
2008
    21,415  
2009
    8,244  
Thereafter
    45,597  
     
 
    $ 212,273  
     
 

Note D — Net Investment in Finance Leases

      The following lists the components of the net investment in finance leases:

                 
2004 2003


Total lease payments to be received
  $ 406,112     $ 425,920  
Estimated residual values of leased flight equipment (unguaranteed)
    132,558       115,259  
Less: Unearned income
    (231,204 )     (237,806 )
     
     
 
Net investment in finance leases
  $ 307,466     $ 303,373  
     
     
 

      At December 31, 2004, minimum future lease payments on finance leases are as follows:

         
2005
  $ 31,904  
2006
    31,904  
2007
    31,904  
2008
    31,904  
2009
    31,904  
Thereafter
    246,592  
     
 
Total minimum lease payments to be received
  $ 406,112  
     
 

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Note E — Investments

      Investments consist of the following:

                   
2004 2003


Available-for-sale securities:
               
 
Cost basis of marketable securities
  $ 4,814     $ 4,975  
 
Gross unrealized gains
    4,409        
 
Gross unrealized losses
           
     
     
 
 
Fair Value
    9,223       4,975  
Cost and equity method investments:
               
 
ATA Airlines
    1,100       30,000  
 
21937, LLC
    7,500       8,689  
 
ILTU Ireland
    5,169       5,957  
 
Other investments, at cost including negative equity investment in VIEs
    (13 )     15  
     
     
 
    $ 22,979     $ 49,636  
     
     
 

Marketable Securities

     Available for Sale Securities:

      Our investments in marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale. These investments are stated at fair value with any unrealized holding gains or losses, net of tax, included in Other comprehensive income (loss) until realized. Unrealized losses are charged against net income when a decline in value is determined to be other than temporary. The determination that a security has incurred an other-than temporary decline in value and the amount of any loss recognition requires management’s judgement and continual review of our investments. We recorded $661 (2004), $0 (2003) and $4,807 (2002) of charges for other-than-temporary declines.

Other Equity Investments

     Cost Method:

      We recorded impairment losses of $28,900 in our investment in ATA Airlines (“ATA”) non-voting preferred stock after ATA filed for bankruptcy on October 26, 2004 to reduce the carrying value to an estimated realizable value. The securities are not publicly traded and were carried at cost until the impairment was recorded.

  Equity Method:

      In 2001, we contributed an aircraft with a net book value of $11,372 for a 99% interest in 21937, LLC, a joint venture that leases the aircraft to a third party. This investment is not consolidated due to our lack of effective control in the joint venture.

      In 2000, we invested $5,000 for a 50% interest in ILTU Ireland (“ILTU”), an Irish corporation. ILTU presently owns one Boeing 767-300 on lease to an airline. We have guaranteed a loan from a related party to ILTU (See Note L — Commitments and Contingencies).

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Note F — Debt Financing and Capital Lease Obligations

      Debt financing and capital lease obligations are comprised of the following:

                 
2004 2003


Commercial Paper
  $ 2,675,247     $ 1,575,957  
Public Term Debt with Single Maturities
    11,544,575       10,663,275  
Public Medium-Term Notes with Varying Maturities
    5,972,171       5,960,236  
Bank Term Debt
    2,973,525       3,070,120  
Capital Lease Obligations
    39,580       143,254  
Synthetic Lease Obligations
          464,222  
Less: Deferred Debt Discount
    (29,502 )     (24,321 )
     
     
 
    $ 23,175,596     $ 21,852,743  
     
     
 

      The above amounts represent the anticipated settlement of our outstanding debt obligations. Certain adjustments required to present currently outstanding debt obligations have been recorded and presented separately on the face of the balance sheet, including adjustments related to foreign currency and interest rate hedging activities.

  Commercial Paper

      We have a $4.8 billion Commercial Paper Program. Under this program, we may borrow in minimum increments of $100 thousand for a period from one day to 270 days. The weighted average interest rate of our outstanding commercial paper was 2.34%, 1.07% and 1.46% at December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

  Bank Commitments

      As of December 31, 2004, we had committed revolving credit agreements with 30 banks aggregating $6.0 billion, including a $2.0 billion five-year tranche that expires in October of 2009 and a $4.0 billion 364-day tranche that expires in October of 2005, with a one-year term out option. These revolving loans and lines of credit principally provide for interest rates that vary according to the pricing option in effect at the time of borrowing. Pricing options include prime, a range from .25% over LIBOR to .45% over LIBOR based upon utilization, or a rate determined by a competitive bid process with the banks. The revolving loans and lines of credit are subject to facility fees of up to .10% of amounts available. These facilities are used primarily as backup for maturing debt and other obligations. We expect to replace or extend these credit agreements on or prior to their expiration dates. We had not drawn any funds under our committed revolving loans and lines of credit at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

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  Public Debt

      As of December 31, 2004, we had two effective U.S. shelf registration statements and a Euro Note Programme:

                 
Maximum Sold as of
Offering December 31, 2004


Registration statement dated December 20, 2002 (including $2.88 billion Medium-Term Note program and $1.0 billion Retail Medium-Term Note Program)
  $ 6,080,000 (a)   $ 5,593,000  
Registration statement dated December 28, 2004 (including $2.0 billion Medium-Term Note program)
    7,045,000 (b)      
Euro Medium-Term Note Programme dated May 2004(c)(d)
    7,000,000       4,475,000  

(a)  Includes $1.08 billion, which was incorporated into the registration statement from a prior registration statement, increasing the maximum offering from $5.0 billion to $6.08 billion.
 
(b)  Includes $2.045 billion, which was incorporated into the registration statement from a prior registration statement, increasing the maximum offering from $5.0 billion to $7.045 billion.
 
(c)  We have hedged the foreign currency risk of the notes through operating lease payments or derivatives.
 
(d)  This is a perpetual program. As a bond issue matures, the principal amount of that bond becomes available for new issuances under the program.

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  Public Term Debt with Single Maturities

      We have issued the following Notes which provide for a single principal payment at maturity and cannot be redeemed prior to maturity:

                     
Initial
Term 2004 2003



Floating Rate Notes due February 13, 2004 (swapped to 5.586%)
  3 years           $ 300,000  
Floating Rate Notes due April 1, 2004 (swapped to 5.48%)
  3 years             250,000  
5.25% Notes due May 3, 2004
  3 years             200,000  
5 1/8% Notes due August 1, 2004
  3 years             300,000  
Floating Rate Notes due October 18, 2004 (swapped to 3.315%)
  3 years             150,000  
8 3/8% Notes due December 15, 2004
  10 years             100,000  
Floating Rate Notes due January 13, 2005
  2 years   $ 625,000       625,000  
4.375% Notes due December 15, 2005
  3 years     160,000       160,000  
2.95% Notes due May 23, 2006
  3 years     325,000       325,000  
5.75% Notes due October 15, 2006
  5 years     700,000       700,000  
5.75% Notes due February 15, 2007
  5 years     500,000       500,000  
5.625% Notes due June 1, 2007
  5 years     900,000       900,000  
3.75% Notes due Aug 1, 2007
  4 years     250,000       250,000  
5.491% Notes due November 30, 2007
  5 years     110,000       110,000  
4.75% Notes due February 15, 2008
  5 years     250,000       250,000  
4.50% Notes due May 1, 2008
  5 years     400,000       400,000  
4.35% Notes due September 15, 2008
  5 years     400,000       400,000  
6 3/8% Notes due March 15, 2009
  7 years     750,000       750,000  
3.50% Notes due April 1, 2009
  5 years     600,000          
4.75% Notes due July 1, 2009
  5 years     500,000          
5.875% Notes due May 13, 2013
  10 years     600,000       600,000  
Foreign Currency Denominated Medium Term Notes:
                   
4.125% Euro Notes due July 12, 2004 (partially swapped to US$ at 6.375%)
  5 years             563,450  
4.00% Euro Notes due April 25, 2005 (swapped to US$ at 5.4714%)
  3 years     666,375       666,375  
Floating Rate Euro Notes due June 26, 2006 (swapped to US$)
  3 years     702,600       702,600  
6.00% Euro Notes due October 24, 2007 (partially swapped to US$ at 6.398%)
  5 years     444,250       444,250  
4.125% Euro Notes due October 9, 2008 (swapped to US$ at 4.225%)
  5 years     584,900       584,900  
Floating Rate Euro Notes due November 12, 2008 (swapped to US$)
  5.5 years     912,750          
6.625% Sterling Notes due December 7, 2009 (swapped to US$ at 6.9326%)
  7 years     431,700       431,700  
Floating Rate Euro Notes due July 6, 2010 (swapped to US$)
  6 years     732,000          
         
     
 
        $ 11,544,575     $ 10,663,275  
         
     
 

      We have a Euro Medium-Term Note Program for $7.0 billion, under which $4.475 billion (3.7 billion and £300 million) in notes were outstanding at December 31, 2004. The program is perpetual. As a bond issue matures, the principal amount of that bond becomes available for new issuances under the program. We have eliminated the currency exposure arising from the notes by either hedging the notes through swaps or through the offset provided by operating lease payments denominated in Euros. We translate the debt into U.S. Dollars using current exchange rates. The foreign exchange adjustment for the foreign currency denominated notes was $1,215,809 (2004) and $697,435 (2003).

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  Public Medium-Term Notes with Varying Maturities

      At December 31, 2004 our Medium-Term Notes bear interest at rates varying between 2.25% and 8.26%, with maturities from 2005 through 2011. The Medium-Term Notes provide for a single principal payment at the maturity of the respective note and cannot be redeemed prior to maturity.

  Bank Term Debt

      In January 1999, we entered into an Export Credit Facility for up to a maximum of $4.3 billion, for up to 75 aircraft to be delivered from 1999 through 2001. We had the right, but were not required, to use the facility to fund 85% of each aircraft’s purchase price. This facility is guaranteed by various European Export Credit Agencies. The interest rates varies from 5.753% to 5.898% depending on the delivery date of the aircraft. At December 31, 2004, we had financed 62 aircraft using $2.8 billion and had $1.5 billion outstanding debt under this facility. We have collateralized the debt by a pledge of the shares of a subsidiary which holds title to the aircraft financed under this facility. The flight equipment associated with the obligations, included in “Flight equipment under operating leases” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, had a net book value of $2.9 billion (2004) and $3.0 billion (2003).

      During 2003, we entered into various bank financings for a total funded amount of $1.3 billion. The financings mature through 2009. One tranche of one of the loans totaling $410 million was funded in Japanese yen and swapped to U.S. Dollars. The interest rates are LIBOR based with spreads ranging from 0.375% to 1.625% at December 31, 2004.

      In May 2004, we entered into an Export Credit Facility for up to a maximum of $2.64 billion, for Airbus aircraft to be delivered in 2004 and 2005. The facility will be used to fund 85% of each aircraft’s purchase price. This facility becomes available as the various European Export Credit Agencies provide their guarantees for aircraft based on a six-month forward-looking calendar. The financing is for a ten-year fully amortizing loan per aircraft at an interest rate determined through a bid process. We have collateralized the debt by a pledge of the shares of a subsidiary which holds title to the aircraft financed under this facility. At December 31, 2004, $201.6 million was outstanding under this facility.

  Capital Lease Obligations

      Our capital lease obligations provide 10 year, fully amortizing debt in two interest rate tranches. The first 62.5% of the original debt is at a fixed rate of 6.55%. The second 22.5% of the original debt is at fixed rates varying between 6.18% and 6.89%. These two tranches are guaranteed by various European Export Credit Agencies. We prepaid the remaining 15% of the original financed amount. The remaining outstanding debt matures through 2005. The flight equipment associated with the obligations, and included in “Flight equipment under operating leases” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, had a net book value of $507,270 (2004) and $824,436 (2003).

      The following is a schedule by years of future minimum lease payments under capitalized leases together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2004:

         
2005
  $ 40,896  
     
 
Total minimum lease payments
    40,896  
Less amount representing interest
    (1,316 )
     
 
Present value of net minimum lease payments
  $ 39,580  
     
 

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Note F — Debt Financing and Capital Lease Obligations (Continued)

  Synthetic Lease Obligations

      In 1997, through a subsidiary, we had entered into sale-leaseback transactions providing us proceeds in the amount of $601.9 million relating to seven aircraft. The transactions resulted in the sale and leaseback of these aircraft under one year operating leases with six one year extension options for a total of seven years for each aircraft. We have not recorded any gains related to the transactions. We had the option to either buy back the aircraft or redeliver the aircraft for a fee to the lessor at the end of any lease period. The lease rates equated to fixed principal amortization and floating interest payments based on LIBOR or commercial paper pricing. We consolidated the transaction at December 31, 2003 in accordance with FIN 46R and amortized the principal portion of the debt with the lease payments during 2004. At December 31, 2004 all leases had expired and we had bought back the remaining seven aircraft.

      Maturities of debt financing and capital lease obligations (excluding commercial paper and deferred debt discount) at December 31, 2004 are as follows:

         
2005
  $ 3,808,602  
2006
    3,680,568  
2007
    3,575,952  
2008
    3,764,930  
2009
    3,666,965  
Thereafter
    2,032,834  
     
 
    $ 20,529,851  
     
 

  Other

      Under the most restrictive provisions of the related borrowings, consolidated retained earnings at December 31, 2004, in the amount of $1.6 billion, are unrestricted as to payment of dividends based on consolidated tangible net worth requirements.

      We have entered into various debt and derivative transactions with AIG Financial Products Corporation (“AIGFP”), a related party. We executed $1,780,582 and $1,897,500 notional amount of derivative instruments with AIGFP during 2004 and 2003, respectively. See Note M — Derivative Financial Instruments. Also, see Note B — Restatement for a discussion of the derivatives instruments restatement.

Note G — Shareholders’ Equity

  Preferred Stock

      Our certificate of incorporation, as amended, provides for up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock that may be issued in one or more series and with such stated value and terms as may be determined by the Board of Directors.

  Series A Preferred Stock

      In December 2001, we issued 40 shares of Series A preferred shares with a liquidation value of $10 million per share. AIG, as holder of the Series A Preferred Stock, was entitled to quarterly dividends at a rate of 5% per annum. The Series A Preferred Stock was nonconvertible, and was redeemable at our option. In September 2002, pursuant to an agreement with the holder, we cancelled the outstanding shares of Series A preferred shares. We issued 3,951,398 shares of Common Stock for the value of the cancelled Series A preferred shares.

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Note G — Shareholders’ Equity (Continued)

  Market Auction Preferred Stock

      The Market Auction Preferred Stock (“MAPS”) have a liquidation value of $100 thousand per share and are not convertible. The dividend rate, other than the initial rate, for each dividend period for each series is reset approximately every 7 weeks (49 days) on the basis of orders placed in an auction. We repurchased Series C, D, F, G and H of the MAPS in the fourth quarter of 2001 and Series E in the first and second quarters of 2002. We paid the liquidation values for the shares and no gain or loss was recognized. During 2001 we extended the Series A MAPS to 5 years at a dividend rate of 5.90%. At December 31, 2004, the dividend rate for Series B MAPS was 1.87%.

  Common Stock

      On September 24, 2002, we issued 3,951,398 shares of Common Stock to AIG in exchange for the value of the cancelled Series A preferred shares. On December 4, 2002, the Company issued and sold 2,428,599 shares of Common Stock to AIG for proceeds of $250,000.

  Other Comprehensive Income

      Other Comprehensive Income consists of fair value adjustments of cash flow derivative instruments and unrealized gains on marketable securities classified as “available-for-sale.” The cash flow derivatives were adjusted using market values obtained from a related party broker-dealer. The marketable securities were adjusted using quoted market prices.

Note H — Rental Income

      Minimum future rentals on non-cancelable operating leases and subleases of flight equipment which have been delivered at December 31, 2004 are shown below. This does not include the rentals to be received from lessees as a result of payments made to them directly by the aircraft manufacturers.

         
Year Ended (Restated)


2005
  $ 2,684,178  
2006
    2,361,805  
2007
    1,984,552  
2008
    1,586,708  
2009
    1,227,518  
Thereafter
    2,910,166  
     
 
    $ 12,754,927  
     
 

      Additional rentals we earned based on the lessees’ usage aggregated $360,997 (2004), $289,405 (2003), and $249,503 (2002). Flight equipment is leased, under operating leases, with remaining terms ranging from one to 17 years.

Note I — Flight Equipment Rent and Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

      During 1995, 1996 and 1997, through subsidiaries, we entered into sale-leaseback transactions providing proceeds to us in the amounts of $412,626, $507,600 and $601,860, respectively, each relating to seven aircraft. The transactions resulted in the sale and leaseback of these aircraft under one-year operating leases, each with six one-year extension options for a total of seven years for each aircraft. We repurchased three aircraft before the lease terminated, which were sold to third parties, and repurchased the remaining eighteen

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aircraft when the leases expired in December 2002 and September 2003 and 2004. The lease rates equated to fixed principal amortization and floating interest payments based on LIBOR or commercial paper pricing. We adopted FIN 46 during the financial year ended December 31, 2003 and determined that the entity related to the remaining sale-leaseback transaction was a VIE in which we were a primary beneficiary as defined by FIN 46R. As a result, we consolidated the remaining entity at December 31, 2003 and ceased to record rental expense, recorded flight equipment of $462.7 million, synthetic lease obligations in the amount of $464.2 million, a net decrease in other liabilities of $3.9 million and an after tax gain of $2.4 million as a cumulative effect of accounting change.

Note J — Income Taxes (Restated)

      The provision (benefit) for income taxes is comprised of the following:

                           
2004 2003 2002
(Restated) (Restated) (Restated)



Current:
                       
 
Federal(a)
  $ (43,912 )   $ (5,521 )   $ (164,428 )
 
State
    7       746       (1,506 )
 
Foreign
    675       993       1,145  
     
     
     
 
      (43,230 )     (3,782 )     (164,789 )
Deferred(b):
                       
 
Federal
    244,212       196,276       361,919  
 
State(c)
    5,119       4,189       6,931  
     
     
     
 
      249,331       200,465       368,850  
     
     
     
 
    $ 206,101     $ 196,683     $ 204,061  
     
     
     
 

(a)  Including U.S. tax on foreign income
 
(b)  Deferred taxes were also provided (charged) to other comprehensive income of $(27,329) (2004), $(32,223) (2003) and $25,634 (2002) and for cumulative effect of accounting change of $4,653 (2003).
 
(c)  Includes charge of $564 (2004) for revaluation of state deferred taxes as a result of a change in our California apportionment factor.

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Note J — Income Taxes (Restated) (Continued)

      The deferred tax liability consists of the following deferred tax liabilities (assets):

                 
2004 2003
(Restated) (Restated)


Accelerated depreciation on flight equipment
  $ 2,765,975     $ 2,472,000  
Excess of state income taxes not currently deductible
for Federal income tax purposes
    (12,114 )     (10,260 )
Indirect payments from manufacturers
    8,207       35,890  
Provision for overhauls
    (24,097 )     (24,464 )
Capitalized overhauls
    (32,360 )     (33,779 )
Rentals received in advance
    (61,931 )     (56,775 )
Straight line rents
    20,486       23,306  
Investments
    (6,965 )     46  
Derivatives
    (21,518 )     (24,469 )
Other comprehensive income/loss
    12,291       (15,039 )
Other
    (17,856 )     (12,998 )
     
     
 
    $ 2,630,118     $ 2,353,458  
     
     
 

      A reconciliation of the computed expected total provision for income taxes to the amount recorded is as follows:

                         
2004 2003 2002
(Restated) (Restated) (Restated)



Computed expected provision based upon a federal rate of 35%
  $ 233,838     $ 224,282     $ 217,513  
State income taxes, net of Federal income taxes
    3,332       3,208       3,526  
Foreign sales corporation and extraterritorial income benefit
    (30,979 )     (29,598 )     (18,517 )
Foreign taxes(a)
    721       (1,242 )     2,564  
Other
    (811 )     33       (1,025 )
     
     
     
 
    $ 206,101     $ 196,683     $ 204,061  
     
     
     
 

  (a)  Includes realized foreign tax credits in 2003 for taxes paid in prior years.

      During 2002, we settled an open audit issue with the Internal Revenue Service which required us to capitalize for tax purposes certain overhaul reimbursements made between 1991 and 2001. The adjustment had no impact on the total provision but required us to establish a current tax liability and a corresponding deferred tax asset of $25,663 in 2002. This amount is reflected in our 2002 current and deferred provision.

      Federal tax benefits provided by the Extraterritorial Income Exclusion (“ETI”) and the Foreign Sales Corporation (“FSC”) will not be available after 2006. In October 2004, Congress passed the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, repealing the corporate export tax benefits under the ETI, after the World Trade Organization ruled the export subsidies were illegal. Under the act, ETI export tax benefits for corporations would be phased out in 2005 and 2006 and cease to exist for the year 2007. Therefore, we expect our effective tax rate to rise over the next two years to a rate more consistent with the “expected” statutory rate as these benefits are phased out.

      In 2002 and 2003 we participated in certain tax planning activities with our parent, AIG and related entities, which provided certain tax and other benefits to the AIG consolidated group. As a result of our participation in these activities, AIG shared a portion of the tax benefits of these activities attributable to us

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Note J — Income Taxes (Restated) (Continued)

which aggregated $245 million. We are required to repay these tax benefits to AIG in 2007 and 2009. The liability is recorded in “Tax benefit sharing payable to AIG” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Note K — Other Information (Restated)

  Concentration of Credit Risk

      We lease and sell aircraft to airlines and others throughout the world. The lease receivables and notes receivable are from entities located throughout the world. We generally obtain deposits on leases and obtain collateral in flight equipment on notes receivable. We have one customer, Air France ($309,500 or 10.5%), which accounted for 10% or more of Rental of flight equipment revenue during 2004.

  Segment Information

      We operate within one industry: the leasing, sales and management of flight equipment.

      Revenues include rentals of flight equipment to foreign airlines of $2,662,182 (2004), $2,497,085 (2003) and $2,192,228 (2002). Lease revenues from the rental of flight equipment have been reduced by payments received directly by us or by our customers from the aircraft and engine manufacturers.

      The following table sets forth the dollar amount and percentage of total rental revenues attributable to the indicated geographic areas based on each airline’s principal place of business for the years indicated:

                                                 
2004 2003 2002
(Restated) (Restated) (Restated)



Amount % Amount % Amount %






Europe
  $ 1,432,441       48.5 %   $ 1,315,851       46.9 %   $ 1,147,461       45.1 %
Asia/Pacific
    689,201       23.3       661,956       23.6       586,183       23.0  
United States and Canada
    382,090       12.9       424,457       15.0       461,762       18.1  
Central, South America and Mexico
    208,622       7.1       221,067       7.9       199,746       7.9  
Africa and the Middle East
    243,170       8.2       183,880       6.6       150,990       5.9  
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
    $ 2,955,524       100 %   $ 2,807,211       100 %   $ 2,546,142       100 %
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

      The following table sets forth revenue attributable to individual countries representing at least 10% of total revenue based on each airline’s principal place of business for the years indicated:

                                                 
2004 2003 2002
(Restated) (Restated) (Restated)



Amount % Amount % Amount %






France
  $ 351,394       11.9 %   $ 326,010       11.6 %   $       %
China
    357,512       12.1       308,204       11.0       278,464       10.9  
United States
                310,126       11.0       354,912       13.9  
United Kingdom
                            272,339       10.7  

  Currency Risk

      We attempt to minimize our currency and exchange risks by negotiating most of our aircraft leases in U.S. Dollars. Some of our leases, however, are negotiated in Euros to meet the needs of a growing number of airlines. These Euro denominated leases are partly used as an economic hedge against $40.0 million of our Euro denominated debt obligations. We bear the risk of receiving less U.S. Dollar rental revenue and incurring

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future currency losses on cash held in Euros if the value of the Euro deteriorates against the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency translation gain (loss) has not been material to our consolidated financial statements to date.

  Employee Benefit Plans

      Our employees participate in various benefit plans sponsored by AIG, including a noncontributory qualified defined benefit retirement plan, various stock option and purchase plans and a voluntary savings plan (401(k) plan). Charges in the amounts $1,394 (2004), $305 (2003), $0 (2002) for our allocated cost of the retirement plan are included in “Selling, general and administrative” on our Consolidated Statements of Income.

      AIG’s US plans do not separately identify projected benefit obligations and plan assets attributable to employees of participating affiliates. AIG’s projected benefit obligations exceeded the plan assets at December 31, 2004 by $503.0 million.

Note L — Commitments and Contingencies

     Aircraft Orders

      At December 31, 2004, we had committed to purchase 371 new and used aircraft scheduled to deliver from 2005 through 2010 at an estimated aggregate purchase price (including adjustment for anticipated inflation) of approximately $21.6 billion. We also had options to purchase an additional 6 new aircraft deliverable through 2007 at an estimated aggregate purchase price of $361.4 million. Most of these purchase commitments and options to purchase new aircraft are based upon master agreements with each of The Boeing Company (“Boeing”) and AVSA, S.A.R.L., the sales subsidiary of Airbus Industrie (“Airbus”). The recorded basis of aircraft may be adjusted upon delivery to reflect notional credits given by the manufacturers in connection with the leasing of aircraft.

      The Boeing aircraft (models 737, 747 and 777), and the Airbus aircraft (models A318, A319, A320, A321, A330, A340 and A380) are being purchased pursuant to agreements executed by us and Boeing or Airbus. These agreements establish the pricing formulas (which include certain price adjustments based upon inflation and other factors) and various other terms with respect to the purchase of aircraft. Under certain circumstances, we have the right to alter the mix of aircraft type ultimately acquired. As of December 31, 2004, we had made non-refundable deposits (exclusive of capitalized interest) on the aircraft which we have committed to purchase of approximately $464,000 and $616,000 with Boeing and Airbus, respectively.

      Management anticipates that a significant portion of the aggregate purchase price will be funded by incurring additional debt. The exact amount of the indebtedness to be incurred will depend upon the actual purchase price of the aircraft, which can vary due to a number of factors, including inflation, and the percentage of the purchase price of the aircraft which must be financed.

     Asset Value Guarantees

      We have guaranteed a portion of the residual value of 21 aircraft to financial institutions. These guarantees expire at various dates through 2013 and generally provide for us to pay the difference between the fair market value of the aircraft and the guaranteed value up to certain specified amounts, or, at our option, purchase the aircraft for the guaranteed value. At December 31, 2004, the maximum exposure if we were to pay under such guarantees was $87,540. In addition, we have written put options for 15 aircraft in the amount of $491,778. Management regularly reviews the underlying values of the collateral aircraft, to determine the exposure under these guarantees and options. At December 31, 2004, we recorded a $5.6 million loss contingency related to certain put options. We have adopted FIN 45 for guarantees entered into after

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December 31, 2002. Guarantees in the amounts of $5,507 (2004), $4,156 (2003) are included in “Accrued interest and other liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

     Other Guarantees

      We have guaranteed certain obligations for entities in which we have an investment. We had guaranteed loans at December 31, 2004, all but one collateralized by aircraft, aggregating $145,108. As a result of our adoption of FIN 46, we consolidate the entities with loan guarantees collateralized by aircraft. Assets in the amount of $152,417 (2004) and $164,481 (2003) and liabilities in the amount of $70,886 (2004) and $79,211 (2003) related to these entities are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

      We had guaranteed obligations to ATA in connection with a global aircraft lease transaction entered into in 2000 for a total of 14 aircraft. In 2004, we recorded a charge to income in the amount of $25,026 related to the guarantee after ATA filed for bankruptcy on October 26, 2004. The liability is in the form of a derivative to which we became a counterparty. Future net payments made/received will be recorded in income and the derivative will be reported in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value.

     Stand by Lines of Credit

      We have extended unsecured lines of credit to two entities in the amount of $60,000. At December 31, 2004 one of the entities had drawn $10,000 on its unsecured line of credit. The amount is included in “Notes receivable” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

  Leases

      We have operating leases for office space and office equipment extending through 2015. Rent expense was $13,216 (2004) $3,575 (2003), and $3,475 (2002). Commitments for minimum rentals under the noncancelable leases at the end of 2004 are as follows:

         
2005
  $ 8,326  
2006
    8,655  
2007
    8,978  
2008
    9,331  
2009
    9,628  
Thereafter
    62,208  
     
 
  Total
  $ 107,126  
     
 

      During 2004, we abandoned office space and incurred a charge in the amount of $2,343 net of $2,144 sublet income. This charge is included in “Selling, general and administrative” on our Consolidated Statements of Income. At December 2004 an unamortized liability in the amount of $1,648 remained. The Company recognized $1,480 in sublease rental income for the abandoned office space in 2004.

      Between December 2001 and March 2003, we restructured the ownership of aircraft in certain lease transactions in Australia. Prior to entering into the transactions, we obtained opinions from Queens Counsel in Australia so that the restructuring transactions would be executed in accordance with the goods and services tax (“GST”) laws of Australia. The Australian Tax Office (“ATO”) is currently investigating the GST aspects of these transactions. In September 2004, we filed a Summons in the Supreme Court of New South Wales seeking declaratory relief affirming our positions on the technical GST aspects of the restructurings. In December 2004, the ATO issued a draft Compliance Audit Report (“CAR”) which is contrary to our position and we have responded to the draft CAR at length. The ATO has not issued an assessment. Management

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believes that there are substantial arguments in support of our position. Due to the uncertainties related to the investigation and the outcome of the request for declaratory relief, no amounts have been accrued related to this contingency. GST credits of up to AUD 70 million, (approximately US$55 million) have been taken through December 31, 2004. In general, assessments imposed from the ATO may include interest and penalties.

Note M — Derivative Financial Instruments (Restated)

      In the normal course of business, we employ a variety of derivative transactions with the objective of lowering our overall borrowing cost, maintaining an optimal mix of variable and fixed rate interest obligations and managing our foreign currency exchange rate risk. These derivative products include interest rate and currency swap agreements and interest rate floors. We enter into derivative transactions only to economically hedge interest rate and currency risk and not to speculate on interest rates or currency fluctuation.

      All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair value and the change in fair value is recorded in operating income or accumulated other comprehensive income depending on the designation of the hedging instrument. Where hedge accounting is not achieved pursuant to SFAS 133, the change in fair value of the derivative is recorded in operating income.

      We recorded hedge ineffectiveness in interest expense related to cross currency fair value hedges in the amount of $(1,097) (2004), $(700) (2003) and $1,000 (2002) and related to cash flow hedges in the amount of $515 (2004), $0 (2003) and $0 (2002). During 2004, four fair value hedges fell outside of the effectiveness range as defined by SFAS 133. The Company recorded $(6,706) in interest expense related to these instruments.

      During the twelve months ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the Company recorded the following in earnings in accordance with SFAS 133:

                           
2004 2003 2002
(Restated) (Restated) (Restated)



Related to non-hedging instruments:
                       
 
Fair value of non-hedging instruments
  $ 12,201     $ (29,020 )   $ 14,257  
Fair value of previously designated fair value hedging relationships no longer effective
    (381,572 )                
Offsetting changes in fair value of the previously designated hedged item
    374,866                  
Related to previous designated hedging relationships:
                       
 
Fair value of hedging instruments
          152,969       (18,133 )
 
Offsetting changes in fair value of hedged items
            (153,685 )     19,093  
 
Ineffectiveness of cash flow hedges
    515              
     
     
     
 
Total effect on earnings
  $ 6,010     $ (29,736 )   $ 15,217  
     
     
     
 

      At December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:

                         
2004 2003 2002
(Restated) (Restated) (Restated)



Cumulative cash flow hedge loss adjustment, net of tax
  $ 19,959     $ (27,928 )   $ (87,771 )
Mark to market of securities held for sale, net of tax
    2,866              
     
     
     
 
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 22,825     $ (27,928 )   $ (87,771 )
     
     
     
 

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Note M — Derivative Financial Instruments (Restated) (Continued)

      During the twelve months ended December 31, 2004, $29.9 million (net) was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense when interest was paid or received on the Company’s cash flow hedges. The Company estimates that within the next twelve months it will amortize into earnings $8.8 million of the pre-tax balance in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) under cash flow hedge accounting in connection with the Company’s program to convert debt from floating to fixed rates.

      Credit risk exposure arises from the potential that the counterparty may not perform under these derivative transactions. The counterparty for all of our derivatives is AIGFP, a related party with the highest ratings available from the credit rating agencies. The derivatives are subject to a bilateral security agreement which, in certain circumstances, may allow one party to the agreement to require the second party to the agreement to provide collateral. We executed $1,780,582 and $1,897,500 notional amount of derivative instruments with AIGFP during 2004 and 2003, respectively.

      Failure of AIGFP to perform under the agreement with respect to these transactions would have a material effect on our results of operations.

Note N — Fair Value Disclosures

      We used the following methods and assumptions in estimating our fair value disclosures for financial instruments:

        Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying value reported on the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair value.
 
        Notes receivable: The fair values for notes receivable are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings, except for floating rate notes where carrying value approximates fair market value.
 
        Investments: It was not practicable to determine the fair value of the investments that we account for under the cost or equity method because of the lack of a quoted market price and their relative immateriality to our financial statements. The carrying amount of these investments at December 31, 2004 represents the original cost or original cost plus our share of earnings of the investment. For investments in marketable securities we used a quoted market price in determining the fair value.
 
        Debt financing: The carrying value of our commercial paper, floating rate term debt and term debt maturing within one year approximates its fair value. The fair value of our long-term debt is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based on our spread to U.S. Treasury bonds for similar debt at year-end.
 
        Derivatives: Fair values were based on the use of valuation models that utilize among other things, current interest, foreign exchange and volatility rates, as applicable.
 
        Guarantees: As of December 31, 2004, our maximum commitment under the guarantees was $87,540. It is not practical to determine the fair value of such guarantees. Management regularly reviews the underlying values of the collateral aircraft, to determine the exposure under these guarantees. At December 31, 2004, we had not recorded any liabilities related to these guarantees, as the market values of the aircraft equaled or exceeded the guaranteed value. We have adopted FIN 45 for guarantees entered into after December 31, 2002. Guarantees are included in “Accrued interest and other liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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  The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2004 and 2003 are as follows:

                                 
2004 (Restated) 2003 (Restated)


Carrying Carrying
Amount of Fair Value of Amount of Fair Value of
Asset (Liability) Asset (Liability) Asset (Liability) Asset (Liability)




Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 99,747     $ 99,747     $ 102,241     $ 102,241  
Notes receivable
    212,273       211,692       146,707       150,011  
Investments
    22,979       22,979       49,636       50,266  
Debt financing (including foreign currency adjustment, synthetic lease obligations (2003) and capital lease obligations and excluding debt discount)
    (24,420,907 )     (24,750,855 )     (22,716,782 )     (23,302,677 )
Derivative assets
    1,191,602       1,191,602       746,013       746,013  
Derivative liabilities
    38,810       38,810       57,187       57,187  
Guarantees
    5,507       5,507       4,156       4,156  

Note O — Flight Equipment Marketing — Securitization (Restated)

      We sold 37 aircraft to a trust during the third quarter of 2003 for approximately $1.0 billion. Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets includes $69,149 (2003) related to the transaction. The trust is primarily funded and owned by other subsidiaries of AIG and is consolidated by AIG. We do not consolidate the trust, nor do we consolidate the subsidiary. The transaction was structured similar to a securitization, in which the trust acquired the aircraft based on values assigned by independent appraisers. Further, an unaffiliated third party acted as capital market advisor and initial purchaser of the notes of the securitization.

      On January 14, 2004, we sold 34 aircraft to a different trust for approximately $1.0 billion. The 2004 transaction is structured similarly to the 2003 transaction, and the trust is consolidated by AIG.

      We recorded gains, net of expenses, in the amounts of $32,854 (2004) and $23,245 (2003) related to the transactions. The gains are included in “Flight equipment marketing — securitization” in our Consolidated Statements of Income. We continue to manage the aircraft sold to the trusts for a fee. At December 31, we recorded management fees in the amounts of $10,209 (2004) and $1,291 (2003) in income related to management services provided to the trusts and $1.6 million (2004) and 0 (2003) accounts receivable related to the management of those aircraft is included in “Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets” on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Note P — Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

      ILFC has set forth below selected quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. This data has been restated from amounts previously reported on Form 10-Q for the applicable periods. See Note B — Restatement for a description of the adjustments. The following quarterly financial information

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for each of the three months ended and at March 31, June 30, September 30, 2004 and 2003 and for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 is unaudited.

                                                                   
March 31, 2004 June 30, 2004 September 30, 2004 December 31, 2004




As As As As As As As As
Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated








Consolidated balance sheets:
                                                               
 
 
Cash
  $ 153,338     $ 156,351     $ 220,758     $ 223,498     $ 85,534     $ 88,300                  
 
Flight equipment under operating leases
    34,648,226       33,955,679       36,185,565       35,439,433       36,529,818       35,780,004                  
 
Accumulated depreciation
    (5,402,502 )     (5,210,872 )     (5,698,565 )     (5,495,843 )     (6,016,356 )     (5,802,490 )                
 
Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets
    464,259       540,399       278,901       368,810       231,803       292,092                  
 
Derivative assets
    707,446       675,823       730,341       698,165       669,779       669,460                  
 
Total assets
    32,430,662       31,977,275       33,580,507       33,097,570       33,536,430       33,063,218                  
 
Current income taxes payable
    79,501       92,447       38,930       51,904       7,442       20,443                  
 
Foreign currency adjustment
    823,451       786,299       725,688       712,610       696,127       696,127                  
 
Deferred income taxes
    2,495,128       2,334,845       2,623,225       2,444,106       2,717,120       2,537,081                  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (93,020 )     (35,582 )     (34,025 )     (3,766 )     (45,702 )     (5,619 )                
 
Retained earnings
    3,997,877       3,671,539       4,115,361       3,781,386       4,245,023       3,898,766                  
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    5,238,394       4,969,494       5,414,873       5,111,157       5,532,858       5,226,684                  
 
Consolidated statements of income:
                                                               
 
 
Rental of flight equipment
    722,938       697,960       766,520       733,395       795,123       761,621     $ 795,244     $ 762,548  
 
Flight equipment marketing
    9,742       7,804       26,213       27,389       7,481       7,016       32,920       35,455  
 
Flight equipment marketing — securitization
    25,610       34,117                                       (315 )     (1,263 )
 
Interest and other
    21,538       23,014       17,757       18,740       39,062       37,790       33,553       14,300  
 
Total revenues
    779,828       762,895       810,490       779,524       841,666       806,427       861,402       811,040  
 
Interest expense
    233,801       228,509       243,600       235,915       242,444       232,802       245,322       245,300  
 
Depreciation of flight equipment
    295,609       284,780       313,400       302,116       322,504       311,188       327,710       315,964  
 
Selling, general and administrative
    25,624       24,960       30,489       30,302       26,412       31,124       38,417       30,570  
 
Total expenses
    589,936       573,151       625,063       605,907       634,677       618,431       713,904       694,289  
 
Income before income taxes
    189,892       189,744       185,427       173,617       206,989       187,996       147,498       116,751  
 
Provision for income taxes
    60,688       60,636       59,053       54,880       67,321       60,610       40,840       29,975  
 
Net income
    129,204       129,108       126,374       118,737       139,668       127,386       106,658       86,776  

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March 31, 2003 June 30, 2003 September 30, 2003 December 31, 2003




As As As As As As As As
Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated








Consolidated balance sheets:
                                                               
 
Cash
  $ 86,665     $ 93,925     $ 57,138     $ 63,592     $ 159,683     $ 167,159                  
 
Current income taxes receivable
    252,268       236,214       123,855       104,325       61,190       37,823                  
 
Flight equipment under operating leases
    31,376,024       30,802,592       33,204,057       32,575,816       32,894,656       32,246,596                  
 
Accumulated depreciation
    (4,607,555 )     (4,456,586 )     (4,886,676 )     (4,725,469 )     (4,987,488 )     (4,815,989 )                
 
Accrued interest, other receivables and other assets
    166,491       257,089       223,588       327,172       183,141       268,988                  
 
Total assets
    29,249,882       28,909,223       30,813,253       30,436,727       30,578,722       30,172,117                  
 
Accrued interest and other payables
                                    368,318       369,989                  
 
Foreign currency adjustment
    330,040       329,715       434,590       434,265       502,128       501,803                  
 
Deferred income taxes
    2,389,900       2,261,109       2,522,369       2,380,889       2,532,713       2,380,020                  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (119,044 )     (59,121 )     (107,729 )     (47,469 )     (93,290 )     (39,885 )                
 
Retained earnings
    3,522,044       3,250,578       3,632,956       3,337,975       3,762,817       3,454,154                  
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    4,736,537       4,524,994       4,858,764       4,624,043       5,003,064       4,747,806                  
Consolidated statements of income:
                                                               
 
Rental of flight equipment
    701,495       680,307       741,945       711,276       753,551       719,690     $ 744,105     $ 695,938  
 
Flight equipment marketing
                    6,957       (4,305 )     33,437       29,349       (1,909 )     (4,006 )
 
Flight equipment marketing — securitization
                                                    17,886       23,245  
 
Interest and other
    12,899       4,919       15,507       5,123       9,167       7,341       10,943       524  
 
Total revenues
    722,344       693,176       764,409       712,094       796,155       756,380       771,025       715,701  
 
Interest expense
    219,110       221,727       236,989       227,907       233,041       221,496       255,440       248,831  
 
Depreciation of flight equipment
    264,147       254,575       282,094       271,856       295,591       285,091       282,946       272,387  
 
Selling, general and administrative
    20,577       19,841       19,284       19,198       21,032       20,670       17,519       17,071  
 
Total expenses
    545,539       537,848       578,059       558,653       591,659       569,252       588,408       570,792  
 
Income before income taxes
    176,805       155,328       186,350       153,441       204,496       187,128       182,617       144,909  
 
Provision for income taxes
    57,504       49,915       63,402       51,773       64,765       58,628       49,690       36,367  
 
Net income
    119,301       105,413       122,948       101,668       139,731       128,500       124,285       99,900  

Note Q — Subsequent Event

      On August 11, 2005, ILFC sold 3,069,604 shares of common stock to an existing shareholder for approximately $400 million.

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INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

                                         
COL. A COL. B COL. C COL. D COL. E





ADDITIONS
Charged to
Balance at Charged to Other
Beginning of Costs and Accounts — Deductions — Balance at
Description Period Expenses Describe Describe(a) End of Period






(Dollars in thousands)
Reserve for overhaul:
                                       
Year ended December 31, 2004
  $ 68,900     $ 164,322             $ 165,373     $ 67,849  
Year ended December 31, 2003
  $ 118,244     $ 112,581             $ 161,925     $ 68,900  
Year ended December 31, 2002
  $ 142,715     $ 90,763             $ 115,234     $ 118,244  


(a)  Reimbursements to lessees for overhauls performed and amounts transferred to buyers for aircraft sold.

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SIGNATURES

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

Dated: August 15, 2005

  INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION

  By  /s/ STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY
 
  Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
  Chairman of the Board and
  Chief Executive Officer

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

         
Signature Title Date



 
/s/ STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
 
August 15, 2005
 
/s/ LESLIE L. GONDA

Leslie L. Gonda
 
Director, Chairman of the Executive Committee
 
August 15, 2005
 
/s/ JOHN L. PLUEGER

John L. Plueger
 
Director, President and Chief Operating Officer
 
August 15, 2005
 
/s/ LOUIS L. GONDA

Louis L. Gonda
 
Director
 
August 15, 2005
 
/s/ MARTIN J. SULLIVAN

Martin J. Sullivan
 
Director
 
August 15, 2005
 


Donald Kanak
 
Director
   
 
/s/ WILLIAM N. DOOLEY

William N. Dooley
 
Director
 
August 15, 2005
 
/s/ STEVEN J. BENSINGER

Steven J. Bensinger
 
Director
 
August 15, 2005
 
/s/ ALAN H. LUND

Alan H. Lund
 
Director, Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
 
August 15, 2005

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.

      Since the Registrant is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of AIG, no annual report to security holders or proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting materials has been sent to security holders since January 1, 1990.

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