o
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Rule
13d-1(b)
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o
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Rule
13d-1(c)
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x
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Rule
13d-1(d)
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CUSIP
No. 369822101
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1 |
Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities
only):
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Ronald
F Valenta
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2 |
Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions):
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(a) o | |||||
(b) o | |||||
3 | SEC use only: | ||||
4 |
Citizenship
or Place of Organization:
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USA
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5 | Sole Voting Power: | ||||
Number of |
1,410,000
(See Item 4)
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Shares | 6 | Shared Voting Power: | |||
Beneficially | |||||
Owned by |
13,500
(See Item 4)
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Each | 7 | Sole Dispositive Power: | |||
Reporting | |||||
Person |
1,410,000
(See Item 4)
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With: | 8 | Shared Dispositive Power: | |||
13,500
(See Item 4)
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9 |
Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
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1,423,500
(See Item 4)
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10 |
Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions):
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o | |||||
11 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): | ||||
13.6%
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12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): | ||||
IN
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Item
1.
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(a)
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Name
of Issuer:
General
Finance Corporation
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(b)
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
260
South Los Robles, Suite 217
Pasadena,
CA 91101
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Item
2.
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(a)
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Name
of Person Filing:
Ronald
F. Valenta
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(b)
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Business
Address:
260
South Los Robles, Suite 217
Pasadena,
CA 91101
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(c)
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Citizenship:
U.S.A.
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(d)
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Title
of Class of Securities:
Common
stock, 0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”)
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(e)
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CUSIP
Number:
369822101
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Item
3.
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Statements
Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c).
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Not
applicable.
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Item
4.
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Ownership.
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(a)
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Amount
beneficially owned: As of the date of this filing, the Reporting
Person
beneficially owns 1,423,500* shares of Common
Stock.
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(b)
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Percent
of class: 13.6%
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(c)
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Number
of shares as to which the Reporting Person has:
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(i)
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Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote is 1,410,000;
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(ii)
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Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote is 13,500*;
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(iii)
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Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of is 1,410,000;
and
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(iv)
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Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of is
13,500*.
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* Includes
(i) 6,250 shares of common stock owned by Reporting Person’s wife, (ii)
1,250 shares of common stock owned by Reporting Person’s son, and (iii)
6,000 shares of common stock owned by the Reporting Person’s
daughter.
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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Not
applicable.
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person
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Not
applicable.
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being
Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
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Not
applicable.
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group
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Not
applicable.
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group
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Not
applicable.
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Item
10.
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Certification
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Not
applicable.
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Dated:
May 24, 2007
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/s/
Ronald F. Valenta
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Ronald
F. Valenta
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