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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): May 11,
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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Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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 8.01 Other Events
On
May 11, 2017, in Australia, Royal Wolf (ASX:RWH) announced its
financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2017 (“FY17”) and filed the
announcement with the Australian Securities Exchange Limited. The
financial results are presented in Australian dollars and have been
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRS”). Among the financial
information released were:
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FY17 revenues
were A$107.2 million, a decrease of A$12.8 million, or 10.7%, from
revenues in the first nine months of the fiscal year ended June 30,
2016 (“FY16”).
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FY17
leasing revenues were A$60.3 million, an increase of A$2.6 million,
or 4.4%, from leasing revenues in FY16.
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Net
income of A$4.6 million in FY17, as compared to A$5.9 million in
FY16.
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Earnings
per share of A$0.045 in FY17, as compared to A$0.059 in
FY16.
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Lease
fleet utilization was 80.5% at March 31, 2017, as compared to 78.7%
at March 31, 2016.
The
above-mentioned press release, Appendix 4D and other information
about Royal Wolf are available on the Australian Securities
Exchange and the Royal Wolf website at
www.royalwolf.com.au.
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: May 11, 2017
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By:
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/s/ CHARLES E. BARRANTES
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Charles E. Barrantes
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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