-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, AN0oQhMbtk9oFd77yUCbWjOVsTf7HEUjzUHGHzB5n2NO19Uze/aNomlMN+HfIQoI 1oHIjS3fgxTpAF2SjrsTXw== 0001144204-07-010050.txt : 20070226 0001144204-07-010050.hdr.sgml : 20070226 20070226164621 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-07-010050 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070226 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070226 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: General Finance CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001342287 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BLANK CHECKS [6770] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32845 FILM NUMBER: 07649755 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 260 S. LOS ROBLES #217 CITY: PASADENA STATE: CA ZIP: 91101 BUSINESS PHONE: 626-795-0040 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 260 S. LOS ROBLES #217 CITY: PASADENA STATE: CA ZIP: 91101 10-K/A 1 v066988_10-ka.htm Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)
x
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
 
OR
 
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 130215(D) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   

For the transition period from__________________ to______________________     

Commission file number: 000-33385

GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California
 
95-3876317
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
260 So. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 217
Pasadena, CA 91101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including ZIP Code)
 
(626) 584-9722
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
 
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each Class
 
Name of each Exchange on which Registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, and One Warrant
 
American Stock Exchange
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
American Stock Exchange
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock
American Stock Exchange
 
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x
 





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K/A or any amendment to this Form 10-K/A. x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer x
 
Indicate by check mark if whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes x No ¨






Explanatory Note
 
General Finance Corporation (the “Company”) is filing this amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 to correct the cover page item “Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.”
 
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Ronald F. Valenta (our principal executive officer) and Charles E. Barrantes (our principal financial officer) carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2006. Based upon that evaluation, they concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified under the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving an entity’s disclosure objectives. The likelihood of achieving such objectives is affected by limitations inherent in disclosure controls and procedures. These include the fact that human judgment in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns in internal control can occur because of human failures such as simple errors or mistakes or intentional circumvention of the established process.
 
There has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 



SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Ronald F. Valenta
   
Name: Ronald F. Valenta
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 26, 2007



INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit

31.1 Certification of Ronald F. Valenta under Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act

31.2 Certification of Charles E. Barrantes under Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act


 
EX-31.1 2 v066988_ex31-1.htm Unassociated Document
Exhibit 31.1
 
Certification Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
 
 
I, Ronald F. Valenta, certify that:
 
 
1.
I have reviewed this Form 10-K/A of General Finance Corporation;
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
(c)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 

Date: February 26, 2007
/s/ Ronald F. Valenta  
 
Name: Ronald F. Valenta
 
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 

 
EX-31.2 3 v066988_ex31-2.htm Unassociated Document

Exhibit 31.2
 
Certification Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
 
I, Charles E. Barrantes, certify that:
 
 
1.
I have reviewed this Form 10-K/A of General Finance Corporation;
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
(c)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: February 26, 2007
/s/ Charles E. Barrantes  
 
Name: Charles E. Barrantes
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 

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