CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. In addition, we, or our executive officers on our behalf, may from time to time make forward-looking statements in reports and other documents we file with the SEC or in connection with oral statements made to the press, potential investors or others. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The words “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “believe,” “think,” “plan,” “will,” “should,” “intend,” “seek,” “potential” and similar expressions and variations are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.
All forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any such statements. These factors include, without limitation, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions and the following:
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failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Merger (as defined below);
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decreases in the demand for leased containers;
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decreases in market leasing rates for containers;
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difficulties in re-leasing containers after their initial fixed-term leases;
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customers’ decisions to buy rather than lease containers;
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dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues;
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customer defaults;
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decreases in the selling prices of used containers;
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extensive competition in the container leasing industry;
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difficulties stemming from the international nature of our businesses;
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decreases in demand for international trade;
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disruption to our operations resulting from political and economic policies of foreign countries, particularly China;
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disruption to our operations from failure of or attacks on our information technology systems;
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compliance with laws and regulations related to security, anti-terrorism, environmental protection and corruption;
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ability to obtain sufficient capital to support growth;
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restrictions on businesses imposed by the terms of our debt agreements; and
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other risks and uncertainties, including those listed under the caption “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
The foregoing list of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included herein and elsewhere, including the risk factors included in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Any forward-looking statements made in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, us or our businesses or operations. Except to the extent required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.