AVATION PLC (the 'Company') Obtains sen...

February 17, 2014 AVATION PLC (the 'Company') Obtains senior secured revolving warehouse facility Avation PLC (LSE: AVAP), the commercial passenger aircraft leasing company, announces that it has been successful in obtaining a further finance facility to support future aircraft acquisitions. The facility has been designed to support the ad-hoc purchase of an aircraft when suitable opportunities present themselves Salient key features of the warehouse facility are: - The facility has been provided by a major European Bank and is a facility to provide a full recourse, senior secured, revolving warehouse facility to provide partial short term funding for the purchase of particular aircraft (the "Facility"); - The Facility is a revolving facility which allows drawings and then re-drawings over a three year period; - The Facility will typically be used for one aircraft at a time; - Drawings used to acquire aircraft have a two year repayment term; - The Facility interest margin is priced at usual commercial terms; - The Facility can be drawn to $20m in any instance; - Drawings may be applied up to 75% of the agreed value of the aircraft purchased. This percentage is adjusted depending upon age of aircraft and ranking of airline leasing the aircraft purchased; - The Facility is secured by the aircraft purchased; - The typical aircraft for use of proceeds include: o ERJ 190-95; o ATR 500 and 600; o Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 NG and max; o Airbus A319, A320 and A321 CEO and NEO; o Airbus A330; o Bombardier Q400; and o Boeing 777. Jeff Chatfield, Executive Chairman, said: "We are continually seeking to acquire aircraft and assessing aircraft leased to commercial airlines. The warehouse facility is a pre-approved finance line thus enabling the purchase of a target aircraft within a short timeframe. Once acquired the aircraft can then be re- financed in the more traditional manner. This process will assist Avation to quickly secure the aircraft on a case by case basis in order to produce optimal long term returns to its shareholders." -ENDS- More information on Avation PLC can be seen at: www.avation.net Enquiries: Avation PLC Jeff Chatfield, Executive Chairman +65 973514151 W H Ireland Harry Ansell / James Joyce +44 20 7220 1666 Liberum Capital Limited Chris Bowman / Richard Bootle +44 203 100 2222 Blythe Weigh Communications Tim Blythe / Eleanor Parry +44 207 138 3204 Avation plc

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