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Aircraft Fractional Ownership in Aruba From a financing perspective
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Agenda 1.Fractional Ownership 2.Relevant registration requirements 3.Financing needs 4.Securities - Pledge on shares - Aruba Mortgage - Geneva Convention - Cape Town Convention (international interest) 5.Structures & Securities 6.Recommendations
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Fractional Ownership (i)
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Fractional Ownership (ii) Aircraft Owner A Owner B Owner C Owner D Owner E Owner F Shared: -Purchase price -Management costs -Operational costs -Storage costs
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Relevant Registration Requirements (i) Aruba has two public registers for the registration of Aircraft: -Nationality Register -Title Register
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Relevant Registration Requirements (ii) Nationality Register (“NR”): (i)the owner of the aircraft is a resident of Aruba or has its corporate seat in Aruba; or (ii)if the aircraft has been leased to a resident of Aruba or an entity, having its corporate seat in Aruba. This is the so called ‘Aruba connection’
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Relevant Registration Requirements (iii) Question: Can multiple owners/holders register an Aircraft in the NR? a.Under Aruban law joint ownership possible - Parties may determine percentage of ownership b. Under Aruban law there can be more than one holder c.The law states: ‘an owner/a holder may register’ d. Comparison with Dutch law
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Relevant Registration Requirements (iv) Answer: Yes a.Under Aruban law joint ownership possible - Parties may determine percentage of ownership b. Under Aruban law there can be more than one holder c.The law states: ‘an owner/a holder may register’ d. Comparison with Dutch law
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Relevant Registration Requirements (v) Title Register -Registration in Title Register possible after registration in NR is complete -The Title Register is an owner register -Registration by multiple owners possible
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Relevant Registration Requirements (vi) Foreign Shareholder Aruban SPV as owner of the Aircraft Foreign Shareholder Aruban SPV as the lessee of the aircraft
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Securities (i) -Bank will request security of payment in the form of collateral -Security will have to be enforceable in other Jurisdictions -Geneva Convention (i) mortgage pursuant to laws of country of registration (ii) recorded in a public register in that country
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Securities (ii) -Cape Town Convention - international interest:(a) in writing (b) debtor has power to dispose to an aircraft (c + d) enables aircraft and secured obligations to be identified -Sphere of application: (a) debtor is situated in Contracting State (aircraft) (b) aircraft is registered in a Contracting State (only applicable to airframe is the debtor is not situated in contracting state)
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Securities (iii) -Pledge on Shares -Pledge on Aircraft -Aruban Law Mortgage -Lease Agreement as an International Interest
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Structures and Securities (i) Aruban SPV Owner of the Aircraft Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3 Shareholder 4 ‘Fractional owner’ does not actually own a fraction in the aircraft, but is Shareholder of the SPV owning the aircraft
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Structures (ii) Fractional ‘Owners’ as lessees SPV Owner of Aircraft Shareholder Fractional 'Owner' B Fractional 'Owner' A Fractional 'Owner' C Fractional 'Owner' D Lease $ Bank Assignment of Int. Interest
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Structures (iii) An SPV for each owner to jointly register aircraft in NR Shareholder SPV Owner of 1/4 Aircraft Shareholder SPV Owner of 1/4 Aircraft Shareholder SPV Owner of 1/4 Aircraft Shareholder SPV Owner of 1/4 Aircraft
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Structures (iii) Owners lease the aircraft to one Aruban SPV Aruban SPV Lessee of the Aircraft Owner of ¼ Aircraft Operator Lease
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Closing remarks
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