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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 16,
2018
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
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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 (“GFN”),
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 (“GFNNA Leasing”);
GFN North America Corp., a Delaware corporation
(“GFNNA”); GFN Realty Company, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“GFNRC”); GFN Manufacturing Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“GFNMC”), and its subsidiary, Southern
Frac, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively
“Southern Frac”); Pac-Van, Inc., an Indiana
corporation, and its Canadian subsidiary, PV Acquisition Corp., an Alberta corporation
(collectively “Pac-Van”); and Lone Star Tank Rental
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lone Star”); GFN
Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation
(“GFNAPH”), and its subsidiary, Royal Wolf Holdings
Limited, an Australian corporation (“RWH”), and its
Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries (collectively, “Royal
Wolf”).
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 16, 2018
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On
October 16, 2018 GFN issued a press release announcing the
commencement of a solicitation of consents by the Company to
proposed amendments to the indenture governing the Company’s
8.125% Senior Notes due 2021.
A
copy of the press release of GFN dated October 16, 2018 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 16, 2018
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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 16, 2018
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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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Press
Release of GFN dated October 16, 2018
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