Aircastle Ltd (AYR): Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board Now Owns 10%

The Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, one of the largest institutional investors in the world, has filed a 13G on its position in Aircastle Limited (NYSE:AYR). The OTPPB owns 7.89 million shares of the aircraft lessor, unchanged from the end of 2015, when it held the largest ownership stake in the stock of record. However, the pension plan’s percentage of ownership of the stock has increased to 10% from 9.7% at the end of December, due to a decrease to the number of outstanding shares.

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Ownership Summary Table

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board 7,887,029 0 7,887,029 0 7,887,029 10.04%

Page 1 of 6 SEC Filing

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*

AIRCASTLE LIMITED

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

G0129K104

(CUSIP Number)

February 11, 2016

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing
of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is filed:

x Rule 13d-1(b)
o Rule 13d-1(c)
o Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing
information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”)
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).


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CUSIP No. G0129K104                                                               13G                                                                                       Page 2 of 6
1. Names of Reporting Persons
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) o
(b) o
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Ontario, Canada
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5. Sole Voting Power
7,887,029
6. Shared Voting Power
0
7. Sole Dispositive Power
7,887,029
8. Shared Dispositive Power
0
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
7,887,029
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
10.04%1
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
FI

_____________________

1
Based on 78,564,901 common shares of Aircastle Limited
(the “Issuer”) outstanding as of February 5, 2016, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 11, 2016.

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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer:
Aircastle Limited
(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
300 First Stamford Place, 5th Floor,

Stamford, CT 06902

Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (“OTPP”)
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  M2M 4H5
(c) Citizenship:
OTPP is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common shares, par value $0.01 per share
(e) CUSIP Number:
G0129K104
Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b)
or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a) o Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) o Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) o Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) o Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) o An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) o An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) o A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) o A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) o A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) ý A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J);
(k) o Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution: An employee benefit plan subject to the provisions of the Pension Benefits Act of Ontario
and regulations thereunder.

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Item 4. Ownership
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

7,887,029 common shares

(b)

Percent of class:

10.04%2

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

7,887,029

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

0

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

7,887,029

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of

0

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

 

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following   o.
Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

 

Not applicable.
Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

 

Not applicable.
Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

 

Not applicable.
Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

 

Not applicable.

_______________________

2
Based on 78,564,901 common shares of the Issuer outstanding
as of February 5, 2016, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 11, 2016.

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Item 10. Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant
in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to
pension plans in Ontario, Canada is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to functionally equivalent
U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be
disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

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Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:  March 4, 2016

ONTARIO TEACHERS’ PENSION PLAN BOARD
      By:  /s/ Rossana Di Lieto
Name: Rossana Di Lieto
Title: Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
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