SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 7, 2002
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                             PLM International, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     Delaware                       1-9670            94-3041257
(State  or  other  jurisdiction   (Commission       (IRS  Employer
 of  incorporation)               File  Number)   Identification  No.)


     120  Montgomery  Street,  Suite  1350,  San  Francisco,  CA  94104
     (Address  of  principal  executive  offices)           (Zip  Code)


Registrant's  telephone  number,  including  area  code  (415)  445-3201
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(Former  name  or  former  address,  if  changed  since  last  report)


Item  5.      Other  Events
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     On  January  7,  2002,  PLM  International,  Inc.  issued  a  press release
announcing  that  its  special  meeting of stockholders scheduled for January 8,
2002  has  been  adjourned  to January 15, 2002.  A copy of the press release is
attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  99.1.

Item  7.     Financial  Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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     (c)     Exhibits
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Exhibit  99.1     Press  release  dated  January  7,  2002.


                                   SIGNATURES
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     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.


Dated:   January  7,  2002               PLM  INTERNATIONAL,  INC.


                                   By:  /s/James A. Coyne
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                                   Name:  James  A.  Coyne
                                   Title: Vice  President



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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        Exhibit
        Number    Exhibit Name                            Location
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        99.1     Press release dated January 7, 2002.     Filed herewith