SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For July 1, 2003
Commission File Number 333-66973
AERCO LIMITED
22 Grenville Street
St. Helier
Jersey, JE4 8PX
Channel Islands
(Address of principal executive offices)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item | |
1. | Announcement from Moody’s Investors Services regarding ratings of notes issued by Aerco Limited Trust. |
24. | Power of Attorney for AerCo Limited. |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: July 1, 2003
AERCO LIMITED (Registrant) | |
By: | /s/ Sean Brennan |
Name: Sean Brennan | |
Title: Attorney-in-Fact |
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Item 1
Structured Finance Research Rating Action Published 26 Jun 2003 | ||
AerCo Limited | ||
New York | New York | |
Jay Eisbruck | Nicolas S. Weill | |
Senior Vice President | Senior Vice President | |
Structured Finance Group | Structured Finance Group | |
Moody's Investors Service | Moody's Investors Service | |
Clients: 1.212.553.1653 | Clients: 1.212.553.1653 | |
MOODY'S DOWNGRADES NOTES ISSUED BY AERCO LIMITED TRUST
Approximately $1.2 Billion of Asset-Backed Securities Downgraded.
Moody's Investors Service announced today that it has downgraded its ratings on seven classes of notes issued by Aerco Limited Trust (Aerco). The Notes were issued out of Aerco Limited Trust, a Jersey trust.
The complete rating action is as follows:
Issuer: Aerco Limited Trust
US $565 Million Class A-3 Floating Rate Notes due July 15, 2025, downgraded to A1 from Aa2;
US $235 Million Class A-4 Floating Rate Notes due July 15, 2025, downgraded to A1 from Aa2;
US $85 Million Class B-1 Floating Rate Notes due July 15, 2023, downgraded to Baa2 from A2;
US $80 Million Class B-2 Floating Rate Notes due July 15, 2025, downgraded to Baa2 from A2;
US $85 Million Class C-1 Floating Rate Notes due July 15, 2023, downgraded to Ba3 from Baa2;
US $80 Million Class C-2 Floating Rate Notes due July 15, 2025, downgraded to Ba3 from Baa2;
US $100 Million Class D-2 Fixed Rate Notes due July 15, 2025, downgraded to B3 from Ba3.
Moody's said that Aerco has experienced a limited decline in lease revenues over the past six months. The decline in revenues is attributable to a number of non-cash flow generating aircraft, the restructuring of existing leases, and the renewals of expiring leases at significantly lower levels. Moody's believes that lease revenues may drop by more than 20% in the next 18 months and are expected to remain at these levels in the foreseeable future, since many of the new leases may be contracted at reduced lease rates. The current lease pool is comprised of older narrowbody aircraft and has exposure to bankrupt airlines and other low credit quality lessees.
Moody's noted that until recently, Aerco had been retiring principal on the various classes according to their respective schedule. As a result the senior classes of this transaction are protected by the lowest loan-to-value of all securitized pools. However in recent months the transaction has faced more aircraft repossessions and high levels of remarketing expense. In addition, Debis Airfinance, the servicer of this pool, will need to manage a significant number of planes in the coming months. With the portfolio heavily concentrated in 737 classics (over 50% of the pool), it is expected that remarketing the planes in the current environment will be challenging.
The cash waterfall subordinates interest payments to the Classes B, C and D to Class A minimum principal payments. As a result, while the Class A is in a relatively stronger the subordinated Classes will be under pressure in the foreseeable future. Moody's also noted that prior to a Class A event of default, Class A-3 and A-4 receive principal payments only after Class A-2 is fully repaid or under limited circumstances when cash flows are stronger than expected. As a result, Class A-2 is less exposed to reduced lease revenues than other tranches in the transaction. As a result of this structural seniority Moody's have kept the rating for Class A-2 unchanged.
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MADE IN U.S.A
Item 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned, being a Director and officer of AerCo Limited, hereby individually appoints John McMahon, Huib van Doorn, Sean Brennan, Brian Marks, Wouter Marinus den Dikken, Pat Keating, Aengus Kelly and Caroline Jones and each of them, acting on behalf of debis AirFinance Administrative Services Limited, as Administrative Agent of AerCo Limited, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent (each an “Attorney-in- Fact”), with full power by power of attorney of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in his capacity as a Director and an officer of AerCo Limited, to sign each Report on Form 6-K which will be filed at least monthly, provided that where any such Report on Form 6-K is required to contain any information in addition to or other than a copy of the relevant monthly report to noteholders the contents of such Report on Form 6-K shall be approved by any one Director of AerCo Limited prior to the filing thereof, each such Report on Form 6-K containing a monthly report to noteholders to be filed monthly on or about the 15th day of each month and each other Report on Form 6-K to be filed within the time prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) upon the occurrence of certain events listed in the SEC rules and regulations with the SEC and any amendments thereto, and to file the same with any exhibits thereto and any other documents in connection therewith with the SEC, granting unto said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said Attorney-in-Fact, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be duly executed and delivered in Shannon, Ireland on the date indicated below.
Dated: 24 July 2002 | /s/ G. Adrian Robinson | |
G. Adrian Robinson | ||
Witness: | /s/ B. C. Robins | |
Dated: 24 July 2002 | /s/ Peter Sokell | |
Peter Sokell | ||
Witness: | /s/ B. C. Robins | |
Dated: 24 July 2002 | /s/ Kenneth N. Peters | |
Kenneth N. Peters | ||
Witness: | /s/ B. C. Robins | |
Dated: 24 July 2002 | /s/ M. John McMahon | |
M. John McMahon | ||
Witness: | /s/ B. C. Robins | |
Dated: 1August 2002 | /s/ Sean Brennan | |
Sean Brennan | ||
Witness: | Marian Kennedy |