Current Report Filing (8-k)
October 30 2019 - 1:11PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 29,
2019
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General Finance Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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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)
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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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
Title of Each Class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
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Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
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GFN
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NASDAQ Global Market
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9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock
(Liquidation Preference $100 per share)
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GFNCP
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NASDAQ Global Market
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8.125% Senior Notes due 2021
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GFNSL
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NASDAQ Global Market
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company
as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If an
emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided
pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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 Australian and New Zealand
subsidiaries (collectively, “Royal Wolf”).
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Page
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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 29, 2019
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 29, 2019 GFN subsidiaries Pac-Van, Lone
Star and Royal Wolf announced that their combined rental
fleet has grown to over 100,000 units.
A copy
of the press release of GFN dated October 29, 2019 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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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 30, 2019
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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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