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): December 3, 2015
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)
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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 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 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The annual meeting of stockholders of the Company was held on December 3, 2015 in Pasadena, California. Stockholders of record at the close of business on October 7, 2015 were entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held. On October 7, 2015, there were 26,008,878 shares of common stock outstanding.
At the annual meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:
1. Proposal 1. To elect three members of the Board of Directors, for the term indicated below. The nominees for director were elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:
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Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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William Baribault (three-year term)
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10,733,851 | 48,269 | 12,019,093 | |||||||||
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Larry Tashjian (three-year term)
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10,467,655 | 314,465 | 12,019,093 | |||||||||
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Ronald Valenta (three-year term)
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10,713,951 | 68,169 | 12,019,093 | |||||||||
2. Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
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For
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22,793,772 | |||
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Against
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6,860 | |||
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Abstain
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581 | |||
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Broker non-votes
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3. Proposal 3. Approve the Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
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9,976,316 | |||
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794,304 | |||
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Abstain
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11,500 | |||
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Broker non-votes
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12,019,093 | |||
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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: December 3, 2015
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By:
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/s/ CHRISTOPHER A. WILSON
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Christopher A. Wilson
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Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
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