Austin C. Willis - 16 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC)

Role
Chief Executive Officer, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature
/s/ Austin C. Willis
Issuer symbol
WLFC
Transactions as of
16 Mar 2026
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
18 Mar 2026, 16:15:34 UTC
Previous filing
04 Mar 2026
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Willis Austin Chandler Chief Executive Officer, Director, 10%+ Owner 4700 LYONS TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, COCONUT CREEK /s/ Austin C. Willis 18 Mar 2026 0001453104

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction WLFC Common Stock Options Exercise +6,315 +3.5% 187,661 16 Mar 2026 Direct F1
transaction WLFC Common Stock Tax liability -785 -0.42% $167.18* 186,876 16 Mar 2026 Direct F2
holding WLFC Common Stock 1,822 16 Mar 2026 Son F3
holding WLFC Common Stock 1,822 16 Mar 2026 Daughter F4
holding WLFC Common Stock 22,322 16 Mar 2026 Brother F5
holding WLFC Common Stock 3,449 16 Mar 2026 Austin C. Willis 2019 Irrevocable Trust F6
holding WLFC Common Stock 8,692 16 Mar 2026 CFW V 2016 Trust F7
holding WLFC Common Stock 232,715 16 Mar 2026 2019 Willis Family Trust F8, F9
holding WLFC Common Stock 405,488 16 Mar 2026 CFW Partners F10

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction WLFC Performance-based Restricted Stock Award Options Exercise -6,315 -100% 0 16 Mar 2026 Common Stock 6,315 Direct F1, F11
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Performance-based restricted stock award ("PSA") granted in 2025 subject to performance-based and time-based vesting over two years. Performance-based vesting criteria, which included a combination of profitability of the Issuer's services businesses, growth of the Issuer's leasing portfolio and the viability of the Issuer's Sustainable Aviation Fuel initiative, were certified on March 16, 2026. Each PSA represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock upon vesting.
F2 Return to Issuer of previously restricted shares to satisfy withholding tax liability.
F3 Rooster A. Willis 2019 Trust, Austin Willis Trustee.
F4 Wilder Grace Willis 2019 Trust, Austin Willis Trustee.
F5 Charles F. Willis V 2019 Trust, Austin Willis Trustee.
F6 Austin C. Willis 2019 Irrevocable Trust, Mary Willis Trustee.
F7 Charles F. Willis V 2016 Trust, Austin Willis Trustee.
F8 2019 Willis Family Trust, Austin Willis Trustee.
F9 Includes 213,415 shares having shared voting power of CFW Partners with Charles F. Willis IV.
F10 Shared voting power of CFW Partners with Charles F. Willis IV.
F11 Reported amount has been adjusted to reflect the actual number of PSAs earned, based on the extent to which the performance-based vesting criteria were achieved. The remaining 5,343 PSAs of the 100% target amount reported in the Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person on January 6, 2025 were forfeited.