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EXHIBIT 4.5

WARRANT AGREEMENT

     This Warrant Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
                    ,
2006 between General Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with offices at
260 S. Los Robles, Suite 217, Pasadena, California 91101 (“Company”), and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, with offices at 17 Battery Place, New York, New
York 10004 (“Warrant Agent”).

     WHEREAS,
the Company has agreed to issue 583,333 Warrants (the “Insider
Warrants”) in a private placement and proposes to engage in a public offering (“Public Offering”) of
Units (“Units”) and, in connection therewith, has
determined to issue and deliver up to (i) 8,625,000 Warrants (“Public Warrants”) to the public
investors, and (ii) 750,000 Warrants to Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. (“Morgan Joseph”) (the “Representative’s
Warrants” and, together with the Insider Warrants and the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”), each of such
Warrants evidencing the right of the holder thereof to purchase one share of the Company’s common
stock, par value $.0001 per share (“Common Stock”).

     WHEREAS, the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration
Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-129830 (“Registration Statement”), for the registration,
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”), of, among other securities, the
Warrants and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants; and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the
Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer,
exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants; and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms
upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and
immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and

     WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the
Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant
Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to
authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

     1. Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act
as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment
and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.

     2. Warrants.

          2.1 Form of Warrant. Each Warrant shall be issued in registered form only, shall be
in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein and
shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board or

 

 

Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary
of the Company and shall bear a facsimile of the Company’s seal, if any. In the event the person
whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the
capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued
with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.

          2.2 Effect of Countersignature. Unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent
pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by
the holder thereof.

          2.3 Registration.

               2.3.1 Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (“Warrant
Register”), for the registration of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the
Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register
the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in
accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company.

               2.3.2 Registered Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any
Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant
shall be registered upon the Warrant Register (“registered holder”), as the absolute owner
of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership
or other writing on the Warrant Certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant
Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the
Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

          2.4 Detachability of Warrants. The securities comprising the Units will not be
separately transferable until 90 days after the date hereof unless the Representatives inform the
Company of their decision to allow earlier separate trading, but in no event will the
Representatives allow separate trading of the securities comprising the Units until the Company
files a Current Report on Form 8-K which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting the receipt
by the Company of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering including the proceeds received by the
Company from the exercise of the Underwriter’s over-allotment option, if the over-allotment option
is exercised prior to the filing of the Form 8-K.

          2.5 Warrants and Representative’s Warrants. The Representative’s Warrants shall have
the same terms and be in the same form as the Public Warrants except with respect to the Warrant
Price as set forth below in Section 3.1.

     3. Terms and Exercise of Warrants.

          3.1
Warrant Price. Each Public Warrant and Insider Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent,
entitle the registered holder thereof, subject to the provisions of
such Public Warrant and Insider Warrant and of this
Warrant Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated
therein, at the price of $6.00 per whole share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4
hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. Each of the Representative’s Warrants shall,
when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, entitle the registered holder thereof, subject to the
provisions of such Representative’s Warrants and of this Warrant Agreement, to

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purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at the price of
$7.20 per whole share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof. The term
“Warrant Price” as used in this Warrant Agreement refers to the price per share at which
Common Stock may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole
discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date.

          3.2 Duration of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period
(“Exercise Period”): (a) commencing on the later of (i) the consummation by the Company of
Business Combination (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company) and (ii)
                    , 2007, and (b) terminating at 5:00 p.m., Los Angeles time on the earlier to occur of (i)
                    , 2010 or (ii) the date fixed for redemption of the Warrants as provided in Section 6 of
this Agreement (“Expiration Date”). Except with respect to the right to receive the
Redemption Price (as set forth in Section 6 hereunder), each Warrant not exercised on or before the
Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof
under this Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the Expiration Date. The Company in
its sole discretion may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date.

          3.3 Exercise of Warrants.

               3.3.1 Payment. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Warrant Agreement, a
Warrant, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, may be exercised by the registered holder thereof
by surrendering it, at the office of the Warrant Agent, or at the office of its successor as
Warrant Agent, in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, with the subscription form,
as set forth in the Warrant, duly executed, and by paying in full, in lawful money of the United
States, in cash, good certified check or good bank draft payable to the order of the Company (or as
otherwise agreed to by the Company), the Warrant Price for each full share of Common Stock as to
which the Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise
of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant for the Common Stock, and the issuance of the Common
Stock.

               3.3.2 Issuance of Certificates. As soon as practicable after the exercise of any
Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price, the Company shall issue to
the registered holder of such Warrant a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares
of Common Stock to which he is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by
him, her or it, and if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new countersigned
Warrant for the number of shares as to which such Warrant shall not have been exercised.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any securities
pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant unless a registration statement under the Act with respect to
the Common Stock is effective. Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any
registered holder in any state in which such exercise would be unlawful.

               3.3.3 Valid Issuance. All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a
Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

               3.3.4 Date of Issuance. Each person in whose name any such certificate for shares of
Common Stock is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such
shares on the date on which the Warrant was surrendered and payment

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of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate,
except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of
the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the
close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

     4. Adjustments.

          4.1 Stock Dividends – Splits. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions
of Section 4.6 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock
dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a split up of shares of Common Stock, or other
similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split up or similar event, the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in
proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

          4.2 Aggregation of Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of
Section 4.6, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation,
combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar
event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split,
reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of
each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common
Stock.

          4.3 Adjustments in Exercise Price. Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock
purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in Section 4.1 and 4.2
above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price
immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (a) the numerator of which shall be the number
of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such
adjustment, and (b) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so
purchasable immediately thereafter.

          4.4 Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any
reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change
covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Common
Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another
corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing
corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity
of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in
connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall thereafter have the right
to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants
and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and
receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of
stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification,
reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer,
that the Warrant holder would have received if such Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its
Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in
shares of Common Stock covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant
to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and this

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Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive
reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers.

          4.5 Notices of Changes in Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the
number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof
to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and
the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the
exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts
upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1,
4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, then, in any such event, the Company shall give written notice to each Warrant
holder, at the last address set forth for such holder in the warrant register, of the record date
or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not
affect the legality or validity of such event.

          4.6 No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Warrant
Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares upon exercise of Warrants.
If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any Warrant would
be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the
Company shall, upon such exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of the shares of
Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder.

          4.7 Form of Warrant. The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any
adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same
Warrant Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant
to this Agreement. However, the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in
the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance
thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution
for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.

     5. Transfer and Exchange of Warrants.

          5.1 Registration of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from
time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant
for transfer, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate
instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate
number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent.
The Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time
upon request.

          5.2 Procedure for Surrender of Warrants. Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant
Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent
shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the registered holder of
the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however,
that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant
Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange therefor until the Warrant
Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company

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stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear
a restrictive legend.

          5.3 Fractional Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any
registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the issuance of a warrant certificate for
a fraction of a warrant.

          5.4 Service Charges. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration
of transfer of Warrants.

          5.5 Warrant Execution and Countersignature. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to
countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required
to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by
the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the
Company for such purpose.

     6. Redemption.

          6.1 Redemption. Subject to Section 6.4 hereof, not less than all of the outstanding
Warrants may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time during the Exercise Period, at
the office of the Warrant Agent, upon the notice referred to in Section 6.2, at the price of $.01
per Warrant (“Redemption Price”), provided that the last sales price of the Common Stock
has been at least $11.50 per share, on each of 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period
ending on the third business day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given. The
provisions of this Section 6.1 may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written
consent of the Representatives.

          6.2 Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption. If the Company shall elect to redeem
all of the Warrants, the Company shall fix a date for the redemption. Notice of redemption shall
be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than 30 days prior to the
date fixed for redemption to the registered holders of the Warrants to be redeemed at their last
addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner herein
provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the registered
holder received such notice.

          6.3 Exercise After Notice of Redemption. The Warrants may be exercised, for cash at
any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2
hereof and prior to the time and date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, the
record holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the
Warrants, the Redemption Price.

          6.4 Outstanding Warrants Only. The Company understands that the redemption rights
provided for by this Section 6 apply only to outstanding Warrants. To the extent a person holds
rights to purchase Warrants, such purchase rights shall not be extinguished by redemption.
However, once such purchase rights are exercised, the Company may redeem the Warrants issued upon
such exercise provided that the criteria for redemption is met. The provisions of this Section 6.4
may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written consent of the Representatives.

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     7. Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.

          7.1 No Rights as Stockholder. A Warrant does not entitle the registered holder
thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the
right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to
consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the
election of directors of the Company or any other matter.

          7.2 Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants. If any Warrant is lost, stolen,
mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or
otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant,
include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the
Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a
substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen,
mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

          7.3 Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep
available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to
permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.

          7.4 Registration of Common Stock. The Company agrees that prior to the commencement
of the Exercise Period, it shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement, or a new registration statement, for the registration,
under the Act, of, and it shall take such action as is necessary to qualify for sale, in those
states in which the Warrants were initially offered by the Company, the Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants. In either case, the Company will use its best efforts to cause the same
to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement until the
expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of
this Section 7.4 may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written consent of the
Representatives.

     8. Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.

          8.1 Payment of Taxes. The Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and
charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or
delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants, but the Company shall not be
obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such shares.

          8.2 Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.

               8.2.1 Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to
it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and
liabilities hereunder after giving 60 days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the
Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall
appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall
fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of
such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of the

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Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his Warrant for inspection by the Company), then
the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of
New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any successor
Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal
office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to
exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state
authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority,
powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like
effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if
for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and
deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent
all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request
of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and
all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such
successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

               8.2.2 Notice of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall
be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the
transfer agent for the Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

               8.2.3 Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any corporation into which the
Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from
any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor
Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.

          8.3 Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent.

               8.3.1 Remuneration. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable
remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and will reimburse the Warrant Agent
upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of
its duties hereunder.

               8.3.2 Further Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and
deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other
acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the
carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.

          8.4 Liability of Warrant Agent.

               8.4.1 Reliance on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under
this Warrant Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or
matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder,
such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed)
may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chief
Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer or Chairman of the

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Board of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such
statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement.

               8.4.2 Indemnity. The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own
negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and
save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel
fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement except
as a result of the Warrant Agent’s negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith.

               8.4.3 Exclusions. The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the
validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its
countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any
covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to
make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the
manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that
would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any
representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to
be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock
will when issued be valid and fully paid and nonassessable.

          8.5 Acceptance of Agency. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by
this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and
among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and
concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all moneys received by the Warrant Agent for the
purchase of shares of Common Stock through the exercise of Warrants.

     9. Miscellaneous Provisions.

          9.1 Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the
benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns.

          9.2 Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to
be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be
sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail
or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid,
addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as
follows:

General Finance Corporation

260 S. Los Robles, Suite 217

Pasadena, California 91101

Attn:     Ronald Valenta

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Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of
any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so
delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service
within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is
filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
	 	 
	 

	 	17 Battery Place	 	 
	 

	 	New York, New York 10004	 	 
	 

	 	Attn:     Compliance Department	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	with a copy in each case to:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	McDermott Will & Emery LLP	 	 
	 

	 	340 Madison Avenue	 	 
	 

	 	New York, NY 10017	 	 
	 

	 	Attn:     Joel Rubinstein, Esq.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	and	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Troy & Gould, P.C.	 	 
	 

	 	1801 Century Park East, Suite 1600	 	 
	 

	 	Los Angeles, California 90067	 	 
	 

	 	Attn:     Alan B. Spatz, Esq.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	and	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc.	 	 
	 

	 	600 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor	 	 
	 

	 	New York, New York 10020	 	 
	 

	 	Attn:     Mike Powell	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 

          9.3 Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement
and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without
giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the
substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or
claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and
enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction
shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and
that such courts represent an inconvenience forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon
the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by

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registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at
the address set forth in Section 9.2 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and
shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim.

          9.4 Persons Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement expressed
and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be
construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and
the registered holders of the Warrants and, for the purposes of Sections 6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2
hereof, the Representatives, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Warrant
Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. The
Representatives shall be deemed to be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement with respect to
Sections 6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and
agreements contained in this Warrant Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the
parties hereto (and the Representatives with respect to the Sections 6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof)
and their successors and assigns and of the registered holders of the Warrants.

          9.5 Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available
at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City and
State of New York, for inspection by the registered holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may
require any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.

          9.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and
each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

          9.7 Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and are
not part of this Warrant Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day
and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:	 	GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name: Ronald Valenta
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:	 	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name: Steven Nelson
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Chairman	 	 

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EXHIBIT 10.1

	 	 	 
	 	 	March 3, 2006

General Finance Corporation

206 S. Los Robles, Suite 217

Pasadena, CA 91101

Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc.

600 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, New York 10020

	 	Re:   	 	Initial Public Offering — Amended and Restated Letter
Agreement

Gentlemen:

     Each undersigned officer and/or director of General Finance Corporation (the “Company”), in
consideration of Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. (“Morgan
Joseph”) entering into a letter of intent in connection with the initial public
offering of the securities of the Company (“IPO”),
hereby severally agrees as follows:

     1.     The undersigned shall take all actions within his power to cause the Corporation to
liquidate and dissolve under the circumstances contemplated by Article Seventh of the Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company provided that at the Distribution Date (as defined in the
Certificate of Incorporation) the undersigned is a director and/or
officer.

     2.     The undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind
(“Claim”) in or to any distribution of the Trust Account (as defined in the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company) as a result of the liquidation of the
Trust Account or otherwise, except with respect to shares of common
stock of the Company acquired in or following the IPO, and hereby waives any
Claim the undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or
agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason
whatsoever.

     3.     In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple
affiliations, the undersigned agrees to present to the Company for its consideration, prior to
presentation to any other person or entity, any suitable opportunity to acquire an operating
business, until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination (as
defined in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company), the liquidation of the Company or
until such time as the undersigned is neither an officer nor director of the Company, subject to
any pre-existing fiduciary and contractual obligations the undersigned might have.

     4.     The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company has agreed not to consummate any
Business Combination that involves a company that is affiliated with any director, officer or
shareholder or the Company immediately prior to the consummation of the

 

 

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IPO (each, an “Insider” and collectively the “Insiders”) unless the Company obtains an opinion from
an independent investment banking firm reasonably acceptable to Morgan Joseph to
the effect that the Business Combination is fair to the Company’s stockholders from a financial
perspective.

     5.     Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate of
the undersigned will be entitled to receive from the Company, and will not accept from the Company,
any compensation for services rendered to the Company prior to the consummation of the Business
Combination except as described in the registration statement filed with and declared effective by
the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the IPO (the “Registration
Statement”).

     6.     Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate of
the undersigned will be entitled to receive or will accept a finder’s fee or any other compensation
in the event the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned or any affiliate of the
undersigned originates a Business Combination.

     7.     The undersigned agrees to not to resign (or advise the Board that the undersigned declines
to seek re-election to the Board of Directors) from his position as officer and/or director of the
Company as set forth in the Registration Statement without the prior consent of Morgan Joseph until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination,
liquidation of the Trust Account, or the liquidation of the Company. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing does not interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to
terminate the undersigned’s employment at any time (subject to other contractual rights the
undersigned may have) nor confer upon the undersigned any right to continue in the employ of
Company.

     8.     The undersigned will escrow the shares of common stock owned by him immediately prior to
the IPO until the earliest of (i) one year from the completion of a Business Combination, (ii) the
Company’s liquidation and (iii) and the consummation of a merger, stock exchange or other similar
transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their
shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the Company’s
consummating a Business Combination subject to the terms of a Stock Escrow Agreement which the
Company will enter into with the undersigned and an escrow agent acceptable to the Company.

     9.     The undersigned’s biographical information set forth in the Registration Statement is true
and accurate in all respects, does not omit any material information with respect to the
undersigned’s background and contains all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to
Item 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The undersigned’s
Director’s and Officer’s Questionnaire to be furnished to
the Company and Morgan Joseph

 

 

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in connection with the Registration Statement will be true and accurate in all
respects. The undersigned represents and warrants that:

             (a)     he is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction,
cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain from any act or practice
relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction;

             (b)     he has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime (i) involving any fraud or
(ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds
of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities, and he is not currently a defendant in any such
criminal proceeding; and

             (c)     he has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities
exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied,
suspended or revoked.

     10.   The undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which he is
bound, to enter into this letter agreement.

     11.   The
undersigned authorizes any employer, financial institution, or consumer credit
reporting agency to release to Morgan Joseph and its legal representatives or
agents (including any investigative search firm retained by Morgan Joseph) any
information they may have about the undersigned’s background and finances (“Information”).
Neither Morgan Joseph nor its agents shall be violating the undersigned’s right
of privacy in any manner in requesting and obtaining the Information and the undersigned hereby
releases them from liability for any damage whatsoever in that connection.

     12.   The undersigned agrees that in connection with the vote required to consummate a Business
Combination he shall vote the shares of common stock owned by him immediately prior to the IPO in
accordance with the majority of the shares of common stock voted by the holders of shares purchased
in the IPO.

     13.   The
undersigned shall not exercise his/her conversion rights set forth in
the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with
respect to any securities issued in the IPO, whether the undersigned
purchases such securities in the IPO or thereafter.

     14.   This
letter agreement amends, restates and supercedes in their entirety
the letter agreement dated as of November 15, 2005 and the
supplemental letter agreement dated February 2, 2006
(collectively, the “Previous Letter Agreements”). This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would
result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The undersigned hereby
(i) agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against him arising out of or relating in any way
to this letter agreement (a “Proceeding”) shall be brought and enforced in the courts of
the State of New York of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and
irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, (ii) waives any
objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum; and
(iii) irrevocably agrees to appoint, at the expense of the Company, prior to the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement, a person or entity acceptable to Morgan

 

 

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Joseph, as agent for the service of process in the State of New York to receive, for the
undersigned and on his behalf, service of process in any Proceeding (and Morgan Joseph agrees that
CT Corporation System is an acceptable agent). If for any reason such agent is unable to act as
such, the undersigned will promptly notify the Company and Morgan Joseph and
appoint a substitute agent acceptable to Morgan Joseph within 30 days and nothing in this letter
will affect the right of either party to serve process in
 any other manner permitted by law.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	  	/s/
JOHN O. JOHNSON 	 
	 	 	John O. Johnson	 
	 
	 	  	/s/
JAMES B. ROSZAK 	 
	 	 	James B. Roszak	 
	 
	 	  	/s/ LAWRENCE GLASCOTT 	 
	 	 	Lawrence Glascott	 
	 
	 	  	/s/ MANUEL MARRERO 	 
	 	 	Manuel Marrero	 
	 
	 	  	/s/ MARE PEREZ 	 
	 	 	Mare Perez	 
	 
	 	  	/s/ DAVID M. CONNELL 	 
	 	 	David M. Connell	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

Wedbush
Morgan Securities hereby countersigns this Letter Agreement solely
for the purpose of acknowledging that it is no longer a
representative of the several underwriters in the aforementioned IPO,
and therefore it no longer retains any rights, obligations or
privileges under the Previous Letter Agreements.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Wedbush Morgan Securities

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
MARK SALTER 	 
	 	 	Name: Mark Salter 	 
	 	 	Title: Head of Investment Banking – Managing Director  	 
	 

 

 

March 3,
2006

General Finance Corporation

206 S. Los Robles, Suite 217

Pasadena, CA 91101

Morgan
Joseph & Co. Inc.

600 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, New York 10020

     Re:          Initial
Public Offering — Amended and Restated Letter Agreement

Gentlemen:

     The undersigned officer and/or director of General Finance Corporation (the “Company”), in
consideration of Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. (“Morgan Joseph”) entering into a letter of intent in connection with the initial public
offering of the securities of the Company (“IPO”), hereby agrees as follows:

     1. The undersigned shall take all actions within his power to cause the Corporation to
liquidate and dissolve under the circumstances contemplated by Article Seventh of the Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company provided that at the Distribution Date (as defined in the
Certificate of Incorporation) the undersigned is a director and/or officer.

     2. The
undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind
(“Claim”) in or to any distribution of the Trust Account (as defined in the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company) as a result of the liquidation of the
Trust Account or otherwise, except with respect to shares of common
stock of the Company acquired in or following the IPO, and hereby waives any
Claim the undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or
agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason
whatsoever. In the event of the liquidation of the Trust Account, the undersigned agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any and all loss, liability, claims, damage and
expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, whether pending or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever) that the Company may become subject as a result of any claim
by any vendor or other person who is owed money by the Company for services rendered or products
sold or contracted for, or by any target business, but only to the extent necessary to ensure that
such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense does not reduce the amount in the Trust Account.

     3. In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple
affiliations, the undersigned agrees to present to the Company for its consideration, prior to
presentation to any other person or entity, any suitable opportunity to acquire an operating

 

 

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business, until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination (as
defined in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company), the liquidation of the Company or
until such time as the undersigned is neither an officer nor director of the Company, subject to
any pre-existing fiduciary and contractual obligations the undersigned might have.

     4. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company has agreed not to consummate any
Business Combination that involves a company that is affiliated with any director, officer or
shareholder or the Company immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO (each, an “Insider” and
collectively the “Insiders”) unless the Company obtains an opinion from an independent investment
banking firm reasonably acceptable to Morgan Joseph to the effect that the
Business Combination is fair to the Company’s stockholders from a financial perspective.

     5. Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate of
the undersigned will be entitled to receive from the Company, and will not accept from the Company,
any compensation for services rendered to the Company prior to the consummation of the Business
Combination except as described in the registration statement filed with and declared effective by
the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the IPO (the “Registration
Statement”).

     6. Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate of
the undersigned will be entitled to receive or will accept a finder’s fee or any other compensation
in the event the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned or any affiliate of the
undersigned originates a Business Combination.

     7. The undersigned agrees to not to resign (or advise the Board that the undersigned declines
to seek re-election to the Board of Directors) from his position as officer and/or director of the
Company as set forth in the Registration Statement without the prior consent of Morgan Joseph
until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination,
liquidation of the Trust Account, or the liquidation of the Company. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing does not interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to
terminate the undersigned’s employment at any time (subject to other contractual rights the
undersigned may have) nor confer upon the undersigned any right to continue in the employ of
Company.

     8. The undersigned will escrow the shares of common stock owned by him immediately prior to
the IPO until the earliest of (i) one year from the completion of a Business Combination, (ii) the
Company’s liquidation and (iii) and the consummation of a merger, stock exchange or other similar
transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their
shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the Company’s
consummating a Business Combination subject to the terms of a

 

 

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Stock Escrow Agreement which the Company will enter into with the undersigned and an escrow
agent acceptable to the Company.

     9. The undersigned’s biographical information set forth in the Registration Statement is true
and accurate in all respects, does not omit any material information with respect to the
undersigned’s background and contains all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to
Item 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The undersigned’s
Director’s and Officer’s Questionnaire to be furnished to
the Company and Morgan Joseph in connection with the Registration Statement will be true and accurate in all respects.
The undersigned represents and warrants that:

          (a) he is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction,
cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain from any act or practice
relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction;

          (b) he has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime (i) involving any fraud or
(ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another person, or (iii)
pertaining to any dealings in any securities, and he is not currently a defendant in any such
criminal proceeding; and

          (c) he has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities
exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied,
suspended or revoked.

     10. The undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which he is
bound, to enter into this letter agreement.

     11. The undersigned authorizes any employer, financial institution, or consumer credit
reporting agency to release to Morgan Joseph and its legal representatives or
agents (including any investigative search firm retained by Morgan Joseph) any
information they may have about the undersigned’s background and finances (“Information”).
Neither Morgan Joseph nor its agents shall be violating the undersigned’s right
of privacy in any manner in requesting and obtaining the Information and the undersigned hereby
releases them from liability for any damage whatsoever in that connection.

     12. The undersigned agrees that in connection with the vote required to consummate a Business
Combination he shall vote the shares of common stock owned by him immediately prior to the IPO in
accordance with the majority of the shares of common stock voted by the holders of shares purchased
in the IPO.

     13. The
undersigned shall not exercise his/her conversion rights set forth in
the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with
respect to any securities issued in the IPO, whether the undersigned
purchases such securities in the IPO or thereafter.

     14. This
letter agreement amends, restates and supercedes in their entirety
the letter agreement dated of November 15, 2005 and the
supplemental letter agreement dated February 2, 2006
(collectively, the “Previous Letter Agreements”). This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law

 

 

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principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another
jurisdiction. The undersigned hereby (i) agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against him
arising out of or relating in any way to this letter agreement (a “Proceeding”) shall be
brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York of the United States of America for the
Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction
shall be exclusive, (ii) waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts
represent an inconvenient forum; and (iii) irrevocably agrees to appoint, at the expense of the
Company, prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, a person or entity acceptable to
Morgan Joseph, as agent for the service of process in the State of New York to receive, for the
undersigned and on his behalf, service of process in any Proceeding (and Morgan Joseph agrees that
CT Corporation System is an acceptable agent). If for any reason such agent is unable to act as
such, the undersigned will promptly notify the Company, and Morgan Joseph and
appoint a substitute agent acceptable to Morgan Joseph within 30 days and nothing in this letter
will affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	  	/s/ RONALD F. VALENTA 	 
	 	 	Ronald F. Valenta 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

Wedbush
Morgan Securities hereby countersigns this Letter Agreement solely for the purpose of acknowledging
that it is no longer a representative of the several underwriters in the aforementioned IPO, and therefore it no longer retains any
rights, obligations or privileges under the Previous Letter Agreements

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Wedbush Morgan Securities

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
MARK SALTER 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Mark Salter 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Head of Investment Banking – Managing Director

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