form_8-k.htm

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): February 11, 2014
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)
 
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
Certain References

     References in this Report to “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” refer to General Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFN”), and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GFN U.S.”); GFN North America Corp., a Delaware corporation ("GFNNA"); GFN Manufacturing Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("GFNMC"), and its subsidiary Southern Frac, LLC, a Texas limited liability company; Royal Wolf Holdings Limited, an Australian corporation publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange ("RWH"); and its Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries (collectively, "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").
 

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Item 5.02
 
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
 
           



 
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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 11, 2014 the board of directors of GFN (the "Board") voted pursuant to Section 2 of Article II of the Bylaws to increase the number of members of the Board from six to seven. On February 11, 2014 the Board voted pursuant to Section 2 of Article II of the Bylaws to appoint Larry D. Tashjian to serve on the Board as a Class C Director until the 2015 GFN annual stockholder meeting.


 
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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.
         
 
GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
  
 
Dated: February 11, 2014 
By:  
/s/ CHRISTOPHER A. WILSON  
 
   
Christopher A. Wilson
 
   
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
 
 

 
 
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