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Aircraft Fractional Ownership in Aruba From a financing perspective.

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1 Aircraft Fractional Ownership in Aruba From a financing perspective

2 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

3 Fractional Ownership (i)

4 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

5 Relevant Registration Requirements (i) Aruba has two public registers for the registration of Aircraft: -Nationality Register -Title Register

6 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’

7 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

8 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

9 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

10 Relevant Registration Requirements (vi) Foreign Shareholder Aruban SPV as owner of the Aircraft Foreign Shareholder Aruban SPV as the lessee of the aircraft

11 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

12 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)

13 Securities (iii) -Pledge on Shares -Pledge on Aircraft -Aruban Law Mortgage -Lease Agreement as an International Interest

14 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

15 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

16 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

17 Structures (iii) Owners lease the aircraft to one Aruban SPV Aruban SPV Lessee of the Aircraft Owner of ¼ Aircraft Operator Lease

18 Closing remarks

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