Avolon (NYSE: AVOL), the international aircraft leasing company,
announces that an Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) will be held on
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. Dublin time at The Merrion
Hotel, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. The Board of Directors
has established September 25, 2015 as the record date for determining
which shareholders are entitled to vote at the EGM. Shareholders of
record at the close of business on September 25, 2015 will be entitled
to vote at the EGM on the approval of the transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of September 3,
2015, by and among Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd, Mariner Acquisition Ltd., an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd. and Avolon.
The formal Notice of Meeting, together with the relevant voting
materials, will be dispatched to shareholders on or about September 29,
2015. These materials will also be available to shareholders on the
Investors section of the Avolon website at http://investors.avolon.aero.
Note on Important Information
This press release is for informational purposes only and nothing
contained herein constitutes a solicitation of materials of any vote or
approval in respect of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement (the “Transactions”) involving Avolon or otherwise
contemplated therein.
In connection with the Transactions, Avolon intends to circulate to its
shareholders a notice of meeting and form of proxy and related
materials, which will be furnished to the SEC under cover of Form 6-K.
INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE
BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT AVOLON AND THE
TRANSACTIONS. The notice of meeting and certain other relevant materials
(when they become available) and any other documents furnished by Avolon
to the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
In addition, investors may obtain free copies of the documents furnished
to the SEC by contacting the Company’s Investor Relations at ir@avolon.aero
or by accessing Avolon’s investor relations website at http://investors.avolon.aero/.
Investors are urged to read the notice of meeting and the other relevant
materials when they become available before making any voting or
investment decision with respect to the Transactions.
ENDS
About Avolon
Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in the United States, Dubai,
Singapore and China, Avolon provides aircraft leasing and lease
management services. Avolon has an owned, managed and committed fleet of
260 aircraft serving 56 customers in 33 countries as of June 30, 2015.
Avolon is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol
AVOL.
www.avolon.aero
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