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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 20 - F × ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission file number 001-33159 AerCap Holdings N.V. ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) The Netherlands ( Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) AerCap House 65 St. Stephen's Green Dublin D02 YX20 Ireland +353 1 819 2010 ( Address of principal executive offices ) Vincent Drouillard , AerCap House , 65 St. Stephen's Green , Dublin D02 YX20 , Ireland Telephone number : +353 1 819 2010 , Fax number : +353 1 672 0270 ( Name , Telephone , Email and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Ordinary Shares 5.875 % Fixed - Rate Reset Junior Subordinated Notes due 2079 Trading Symbol ( s ) AER AER79 Name of each exchange on which registered The New York Stock Exchange The New York Stock Exchange Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act : None Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or ordinary stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report . Ordinary Shares , Euro 0.01 par value 130,398,538 No □ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes ☑ If this report is an annual or transition report , indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes □ No ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or an emerging growth company . See definition of " large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” and “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer ☐ Non accelerated filer ( Do not check if a smaller reporting company ) ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes + No □ Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing : U.S. GAAP 冈 International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☐ Other ☐ If " Other " has been checked in response to the previous question , indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow : Item 17 Item 18 □ If this is an annual report , indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes ☐ No ☑