KBRA Assigns a Preliminary Rating to SLAM 2025-1 Limited

KBRA assigns a preliminary rating to the Series A Notes issued by SLAM 2025-1 Limited and SLAM 2025-1 LLC (together, SLAM 2025-1), an aviation ABS transaction. SLAM 2025-1 represents the fourth aviation ABS transaction sponsored by SKY Aero Management Limited and SKY Leasing, LLC (the Company). The Company is comprised of 40 individuals operating out of five offices with headquarters in San Francisco, California. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had 112 aircraft under management valued at over $5.0 billion.

Proceeds from the Series A Notes (the Series A Notes) will be used to acquire a portfolio of 19 assets (the Portfolio); consisting of 18 narrowbody aircraft (88.5% by value) and one widebody aircraft (11.5%) on lease to 10 lessees located in 10 jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2025, the weighted average age of the Portfolio is approximately 5.3 years and the weighted average remaining term of the initial lease contracts is approximately 7.2 years. The Portfolio has an initial value of approximately $688.8 million.

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Methodologies

• ABS: Aviation ABS Global Rating Methodology
• Structured Finance: Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology
• ESG Global Rating Methodology

Disclosures

Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

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About KBRA

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA), one of the major credit rating agencies (CRA), is a full-service CRA registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO. Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority. In addition, KBRA is designated as a Designated Rating Organization (DRO) by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized as a Qualified Rating Agency by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission and is recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider (CRP) in the U.S.

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