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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 14,
2017
General Finance Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-32845
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32-0163571
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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39 East Union Street
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Pasadena, California
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91103
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(626) 584-9722
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area
Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant
under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2
below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
Certain References
References to “we,” “us,”
“our” or the “Company” refer to General
Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated
subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include GFN U.S. Australasia
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GFN
U.S.”); GFN Insurance Corporation, an Arizona
corporation (“GFNI”); GFN
North America Leasing Corporation, a Delaware corporation; GFN
North America Corp., a Delaware corporation; GFN Realty Company,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; GFN Manufacturing
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiary, Southern
Frac, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively
“Southern Frac”); Royal Wolf Holdings Limited, an
Australian corporation publicly traded on the Australian Securities
Exchange (collectively with its Australian and New Zealand
subsidiaries, “Royal Wolf”); Pac-Van, Inc., an Indiana
corporation , and its Canadian subsidiary, PV Acquisition Corp., an
Alberta corporation, doing business as “Container King”
(collectively “Pac-Van”); and Lone Star Tank Rental
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lone
Star”).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 8.01
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Other
Events
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press
Release of GFN dated July 14, 2017
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On July 14, 2017 GFN announced that the GFN
board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $2.30 per share
on the 9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred
Stock of GFN (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) that is
payable with respect to the period commencing on April 30, 2017 and
ending on July 30, 2017. This dividend is payable on July 31, 2017
to Series C Preferred Stockholders of record as of July 30,
2017.
A
copy of the press release of GFN dated July 14, 2017 is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits
Exhibit
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Exhibit
Description
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99.1
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Press
Release of GFN dated July 14, 2017
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
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Dated: July 14, 2017
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By:
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/s/ CHRISTOPHER A. WILSON
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Christopher A. Wilson
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General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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Exhibit
Description
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99.1
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Press
Release of GFN dated July 14, 2017
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