Edgar Filing: Aircastle LTD

DEFA14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 26, 2016

AIRCASTLE LTD.

Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: March 28, 2016

Date: May 26, 2016

Time: 10:00 AM EDT

Location: Hyatt

Regency

Greenwich

1800 East Putnam Avenue

Old Greenwich, CT 06870

AIRCASTLE LTD.

300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE

5TH FLOOR

STAMFORD, CT 06902

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Voting items


The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:

1.		Election of Directors
		Nominees

01		Ronald W. Allen 02 Douglas A. Hacker 03 Yukihiko Matsumura 04 Ron Wainshal
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):

2		Appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (which constitutes the auditor for the purpose of Bermuda law) to audit the Company’s financial statements for fiscal year 2016 and authorize the directors of Aircastle Limited, acting by the Audit Committee, to determine the independent registered public accounting firm’s fees.

3.		Advisory vote to approve on executive compensation
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. The validity of this proxy is governed by the Bermuda Companies Act 1981. This proxy does not revoke any prior powers of attorney except for prior proxies given in connection with the Annual General Meeting.