UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
UR MERGER SUB VI CORPORATION
a wholly owned subsidiary of
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
Common Stock, par value $0.0001
(Title of Class of Securities)
369822101
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Joli Gross
UR Merger Sub VI Corporation
100 First Stamford Place, Suite 700
Stamford, CT 06902
Telephone: (203) 622-3131
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copies to:
Francis J. Aquila
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (212) 558-4000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation*
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Amount of Filing Fee**
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$609,366,062.00
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$66,481.84
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Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee. The transaction value calculation does not take into account the effect of any cash received or deemed received by General Finance Corporation (the “Company”) in connection with the exercise of any outstanding equity awards. The transaction value was determined by multiplying (a) $19.00, the tender offer price, by (b) the sum of (i) 30,240,951, the number of issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock (including 403,428 shares of Company common stock underlying outstanding Company restricted stock), (ii) 321,220, the number of shares of Company common stock reserved for the Company’s stock plans, (iii) 1,452,199, the number of shares of the Company common stock underlying outstanding Company options and (iv) 57,528, the number of shares of the Company common stock underlying outstanding Company restricted stock units. The foregoing share figures have been provided by the issuer to the offerors and are as of April 15, 2021 the most recent practicable date.
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The filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Rate Advisory No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2021, issued August 26, 2020, by multiplying the transaction value by 0.0001091.
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Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
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Amount Previously Paid: Not applicable.
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Filing Party: Not applicable.
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Form or Registration No.: Not applicable.
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Date Filed: Not applicable.
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
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third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
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going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3
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amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer. ☐
If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:
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Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)
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Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)