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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): August 22, 2017

General Finance Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


001-32845		32-0163571
(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

39 East Union Street
Pasadena, California		91103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(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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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”).

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Item 8.01	Other Events	1

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits	1



Exhibit 99.1	Press Release of GFN dated August 22, 2017

Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 22, 2017 GFN announced that it will hold a conference call on September 6, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. PDT (11:30 a.m. EDT) to announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 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 68047728.

A copy of the press release of GFN dated August 22, 2017 is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit	Exhibit Description

99.1	Press Release of GFN dated August 22, 2017

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.


	GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
Dated: August 22, 2017	By:	/s/ CHRISTOPHER A. WILSON
		Christopher A. Wilson
		Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number		Exhibit Description
99.1		Press Release of GFN dated August 22, 2017