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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): October 19,
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)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-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 (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 October 19, 2017
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 19, 2017 GFN announced that it will
hold a conference call on November 7, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. PST (11:30
a.m. EST) to announce its financial results for the first
quarter ended September 30, 2017. The conference call number for
U.S. participants is (866) 901-5096, and the conference call number
for participants outside the U.S. is (706) 643-3717. The conference
identification number for both conference call numbers is
98884636.
A copy
of the press release of GFN dated October 19, 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 October 19, 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: October 20, 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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Number
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Exhibit Description
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99.1
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Press
Release of GFN dated October 19, 2017
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