NEW YORK, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the units of General Finance Corporation under the ticker symbol GFN.U. Based in Pasadena, California, General Finance Corporation is a newly-formed company whose purpose is to acquire, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination, one or more operating businesses in the specialty finance sector. The specialty finance sector includes equipment rental/leasing companies, specialty insurance and re-insurance companies, and other finance companies specializing in areas such as payday lending, title lending, and mortgage lending. "We are pleased to welcome General Finance to the American Stock Exchange," said John McGonegal, senior vice president of Amex's equities group. "We look forward to helping them achieve greater visibility with our unique service offerings, which we employ for all our listed companies." "We are pleased to be a part of the rich American Stock Exchange tradition and believe it will be helpful as we create a tradition of our own," said Ron Valenta, CEO of General Finance. The specialist in General Finance Corp. will be Brendan Cryan & Co. For further information on GFN.U and other Amex-listed companies, please visit http://www.amex.com/. The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) is the only primary exchange that offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS(SM). In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 162 ETFs. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please visit http://www.amex.com/. DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Kelsey Hubbard of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1440, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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