Aug 14 (Reuters) - DUBAI MEDIA OFFICE:
* DUBAI AEROSPACE ENTERPRISE (DAE) TO ACQUIRE ORDER BOOK OF
64
BOEING 737 MAX AIRCRAFT FROM CALC - STATEMENT
* DAE AFFILIATE SIGNED A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE
RIGHTS,
INTERESTS, AND OBLIGATIONS OF A PORTFOLIO OF 64 BOEING 737 MAX
AIRCRAFT FROM UNIT OF CHINA AIRCRAFT LEASING GROUP HOLDINGS
LIMITED
* PORTFOLIO INCLUDES 737-8, 737-9 AND 737-10 VARIANTS
* DELIVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR BETWEEN
2023 AND
2026
* TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION WERE NOT DISCLOSED
* ON A PRO FORMA BASIS, THIS TRANSACTION WILL INCREASE THE
PERCENTAGE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY, FUEL EFFICIENT AIRCRAFT IN OUR
OWNED FLEET TO APPROXIMATELY 66% FROM 50%
* ON A PRO FORMA BASIS, THIS TRANSACTION WILL INCREASE OUR
FLEET
OF OWNED, MANAGED, COMMITTED, AND MANDATED-TO-MANAGE AIRCRAFT TO
APPROXIMATELY 550 AIRCRAFT, VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY US$20
BILLION
* RANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE THIRD
QUARTER OF
2023 AND IS EXPECTED TO HAVE NO IMPACT ON ANY OF THE COMPANY’S
CAPITAL ADEQUACY, LIQUIDITY, AND FUNDING RATIOS
* DAE WAS ADVISED BY MILBANK LLP AND KPMG IRELAND
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