SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BARRANTES CHARLES E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

39 EAST UNION STREET

(Street)

PASADENA

91103

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
General Finance CORP [ GFN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/25/2010

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/25/2010		P		9,500	A	$1.5	28,500	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.3	09/10/2006		A		65,000⁽¹⁾		09/10/2007⁽¹⁾	09/10/2016	Common Stock	65,000	$7.3	65,000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.3	09/10/2006		A		160,000⁽¹⁾		09/10/2007⁽¹⁾	09/10/2016	Common Stock	160,000	$7.3	225,000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.28	01/26/2010		A		0⁽²⁾		06/30/2011⁽²⁾	01/26/2020	Common Stock	20,000	$1.28	245,000	D
Warrants	$4	06/25/2010		A		9,500⁽³⁾		06/25/2010	06/25/2013	Common Stock	4,750	$4	249,750	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Stock option vests in five equal installments beginning September 11, 2007.

2. Stock option vests on the following date if (a)General Finance Corporation, without consolidation of Pac-Van and Royal Wolf, incurs no more than $2.288 million of expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, and (b) if General Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries remain throughout fiscal year 2010 in compliance with the covenants governing all of their indebtedness: the first anniversary of the date that the Audit Committee approves the consolidated financial statements of General Finance Corporation for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

3. These warrants were issued as a component of Units that were issued as of June 25, 2010 pursuant to the rights offering of General Finance Corporation.

	Christopher A. Wilson, attorney-in-fact for Charles Barrantes	06/29/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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