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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 27, 2011 (May 26, 2011)
Aircastle Limited
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Bermuda   001-32959   98-0444035
         
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
c/o Aircastle Advisor LLC, 300 First Stamford Place, Stamford,
Connecticut
  06902
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 504-1020
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 26, 2011, Aircastle Limited (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”).
The following matters set forth in Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A dated April 14, 2011 were voted on at such AGM and the results of such voting is indicated below.
             
1. Appointment of Chairman of the AGM   For   Against   Abstain
Ron Wainshal   74,779,015   0   0
                                 
2. Election of Class II Directors   For   Against Withheld     Broker Non-Votes  
Joseph P. Adams, Jr.
    64,543,591       0       2,098,865       8,136,559  
Ronald L. Merriman
    65,614,270       0       1,028,186       8,136,559  
Charles W. Pollard
    65,450,555       0       1,191,901       8,136,559  
 
3. Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for Aircastle Limited for fiscal year 2011, and to authorize the directors of Aircastle Limited, acting by the Audit Committee, to determine the independent registered public accounting firm’s fees.
         
For   Against   Abstain
71,910,079
  2,812,366   56,570
4. Advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers.
             
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
44,252,460   22,316,099   73,897   8,136,599

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5. Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.
                 
                Broker Non-
Three years   Two years   One year   Abstain   Votes
32,680,208   119,129   33,804,489   38,630   8,136,599
Shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation annually. In line with this recommendation by our shareholders, the Board of Directors has decided that, unless otherwise changed by action of the Board of Directors, the Company hold an advisory vote on executive compensation annually until the next advisory vote on the frequency of the shareholder votes on executive compensation, which will occur no later than our Annual General Meeting in 2017.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AIRCASTLE LIMITED
(Registrant)
/s/ David Walton
David Walton
Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel
and Secretary
Date: May 27, 2011

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