Raises Dividend by 6.9% to $0.31 per Common Share, Representing Fifth Consecutive Increase to Quarterly Payout

First Quarter 2011 Highlights

• Paid a $0.29 per common share dividend on March 1, 2011 to all shareholders of record as of February 22, 2011;
• Declared a dividend increase of 6.9% to $0.31 per common share, payable on May 23, 2011 to all shareholders of record as of May 16, 2011;
• Recorded net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders of $37.2 million, or $0.75 per diluted common share, for the first quarter;
• Recorded net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net(1) of $35.4 million, or $0.71 per diluted common share, for the first quarter;
• Increased average fleet utilization to 98.2% for the first quarter of 2011 from 90.1% for the first quarter 2010;
• Ordered 166,500 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units ("TEU") of new standard dry-freight containers for delivery in the first half of 2011 and 9,000 TEU of refrigerated containers for delivery through July 2011, representing more than $506.5 million of capital expenditures;
• Exercised an option to expand the size of the securitization facility of our principal asset-owning subsidiary, Textainer Marine Containers Limited, by $100 million in the first quarter to a total revolving commitment of $850 million; and
• Signed a purchase-leaseback transaction in March 2011 for older containers for a total of 16,100 TEU at a price of $10.3 million, for which the lease is effective beginning in April 2011.

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:TGH) ("Textainer", the "Company", "we" and "our"), the world's largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Total revenue for the first quarter 2011 was $91.2 million, which was an increase of $21.6 million, or 31%, compared to $69.6 million for the prior year comparable quarter. EBITDA(1—see GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations) for the first quarter 2011 was $69.8 million, which was an increase of $24.2 million, or 53%, compared to $45.7 million for the prior year comparable quarter. The increase in EBITDA(1) for the first quarter 2011 compared to the prior year comparable quarter was primarily due to a 21.0% increase in the Company's owned fleet size, an 8.2% increase in per diem rental rates and an 8.1 percentage point improvement in utilization.

Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the first quarter 2011 was $35.4 million, which was an increase of $9.9 million, or 39%, compared to $25.5 million for the prior year comparable quarter. Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the first quarter 2011 was positively affected by the increases in the Company's owned fleet size and per diem rental rates and the improvement in utilization. Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the first quarter 2011 was $0.71 per share, which was an increase of $0.19 per share, or 37%, compared to $0.52 per share for the prior year comparable quarter.

Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders for the first quarter 2011 was $37.2 million, which was an increase of $13.0 million, or 53%, compared to $24.2 million for the prior year comparable quarter. The increase in net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders was primarily due to the increases in the Company's owned fleet size and per diem rental rates and the improvement in utilization.

Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share for the first quarter 2011 was $0.75, which was an increase of $0.25 per share, or 50%, from the $0.50 per share for the prior year comparable quarter.

John A. Maccarone, President and Chief Executive Officer of Textainer, commented, "Textainer's solid results for the first quarter of 2011 demonstrate management's continued successful execution of its growth strategy and further strengthen the Company's industry leading position. During the first quarter of 2011, we significantly expanded our fleet with the acquisition of 98,400 TEU of new containers, which contributed to a 31% increase in total revenue and a 39% increase in net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net compared to the prior year comparable quarter. Our results also benefited from a worldwide shortage of containers, which led to high utilization rates throughout the quarter. With 1,802,100 TEU, or 76.4%, of our fleet supported by long-term and direct financing leases, we expect to be able to continue to provide our shareholders with a sizeable contracted revenue stream. We also intend to utilize our considerable financial flexibility, including over $1 billion in total credit facilities with current availability of over $266 million, to capitalize on future growth opportunities that further expand our earnings power."

Mr. Maccarone concluded, "Textainer's Board declared a dividend increase for the fifth consecutive quarter. Our first quarter 2011 dividend represents an increase of 6.9% from our previous quarterly payout and continues our record of stable or increasing dividends."

Outlook

Industry

Manufacturing in China resumed more slowly than expected after the Chinese New Year Holiday in February. We understand that some workers may have postponed returning to their jobs after the holidays so that they might seek better paying jobs or negotiate higher wages. As a result of the slower resumption of manufacturing in China, finished goods production was delayed, leading to delays in the on-hire of some of our new containers until late March and April. However, we are optimistic that demand will continue to improve going forward.

We expect utilization to remain in the mid to high 90% range during 2011, and have thus far been pleased as utilization averaged 98.2% in the first quarter of 2011. So far this year, returns of older containers by our customers have been minimal primarily due to the high cost required to buy or lease replacement containers, which has resulted in extensions of expired leases, usually at higher rental rates.

Since the supply of older containers for the secondary storage market is less than demand, we have experienced attractive gross margins on trading containers and gains on disposal of owned containers, which we expect will continue.

Strategic Focus

Following record 2010 purchase of new production of 214,000 TEU of containers at a cost of $503.7 million, we have already ordered 166,500 TEU of new standard dry-freight containers at a cost of $426.7 million for delivery through the first half of 2011. We have also ordered 9,000 TEU of new refrigerated containers for delivery through July at a cost of $79.8 million, compared to 6,800 TEU of new refrigerated containers purchased during the full year ended December 31, 2010, as we continue to expand our ability to place new refrigerated containers on attractive leases.

As a result of exercising an option to increase our main credit facility by $100 million to $850 million in the first quarter 2011, we had more than $266 million of available liquidity under our total credit facilities as of March 31, 2011.

With a low debt-to-equity ratio of 1.4:1, we are in a strong position to continue purchasing both new and used containers to take advantage of attractive opportunities as the year unfolds.

Dividend

On May 3, 2011, Textainer's board of directors approved and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 per share on Textainer's issued and outstanding common shares, payable on May 23, 2011 to shareholders of record as of May 16, 2011. This dividend is an increase of $0.02 per share from the prior quarter and will continue Textainer's history of paying constant or higher dividends every quarter since our October 2007 initial public offering. Combined, these dividends have averaged 46% of net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net(1) during this period. The current dividend represents 43% of net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the first quarter.

Investors' Webcast

Textainer will hold a conference call and a Webcast with an accompanying slide presentation at 11:00 am EDT on Thursday, May 5, 2011 to discuss Textainer's 2011 first quarter results. An archive of the Webcast will be available one hour after the live call through May 5, 2012. For callers in the U.S. the dial-in number for the conference call is 877-303-9078; for callers outside the U.S. the dial-in number for the conference call is 970-315-0455. To access the live Webcast or archive, please visit Textainer's website at http://www.textainer.com.

About Textainer Group Holdings Limited

Textainer has operated since 1979 and is the world's largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size. We have a total of more than 1.5 million containers, representing about 2.4 million TEU, in our owned and managed fleet. We lease containers to more than 400 shipping lines and other lessees. We lease dry freight containers, which are by far the most common of the three principal types of intermodal containers, as well as specialized and refrigerated containers. We have also been one of the largest purchasers of new containers among container lessors over the last 10 years. We are one of the largest sellers of used containers, having sold more than 77,000 containers last year to more than 1,100 customers. We provide our services worldwide via a network of regional and area offices and independent depots.

Important Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not statements of historical facts and include, without limitation, statements regarding: (i) Textainer's expectation to be able to provide its shareholders with a sizeable contracted revenue stream; (ii) Textainer's intention to utilize its considerable financial flexibility, including over $1 billion in total credit facilities with current availability of over $266 million, to capitalize on future growth opportunities that further expand its earnings power; (iii) Textainer's optimistic belief that demand for new containers will continue to improve going forward; (iv) Textainer's expectation that utilization will remain in the mid to high 90% range during 2011; (v) Textainer's expectation that, since the supply of older containers for the secondary storage market is less than demand, Textainer will continue to experience attractive gross margins on trading containers and gains on disposal of owned containers; (vi) Textainer's expectations as to the expected timing of deliveries of new containers in 2011; and (vii) Textainer's belief that, with a low debt-to-equity ratio of 1.4:1, it is in a strong position to continue purchasing both new and used containers to take advantage of attractive opportunities as the year unfolds. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: the risk that there could be a double-dip global recession that may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, including the risk that a double-dip global recession may delay or prevent Textainer's customers from making payments; the risk that gains and losses associated with the disposition of equipment may fluctuate; Textainer's ability to finance the continued purchase of containers and the ability of manufacturers to deliver new containers on time; the demand for leased containers depends on many political and economic factors beyond Textainer's control; lease and freight rates may decline; the demand for leased containers is partially tied to international trade; Textainer faces extensive competition in the container leasing industry; the international nature of the container shipping industry exposes Textainer to numerous risks; acquisitions involve a number of risks and present financial, managerial and operational challenges; and other risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in Textainer's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For a discussion of some of these risks and uncertainties, see Item 3 "Key Information-- Risk Factors" in Textainer's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2011.

Textainer's views, estimates, plans and outlook as described within this document may change subsequent to the release of this press release. Textainer is under no obligation to modify or update any or all of the statements it has made herein despite any subsequent changes Textainer may make in its views, estimates, plans or outlook for the future.

TEXTAINER GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
(Unaudited)
(All currency expressed in United States dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(1) The following is a reconciliation of net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders to EBITDA, net cash provided by operating activities to EBITDA, net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders to net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net and net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share to net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. EBITDA (defined as net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders before interest income and interest expense, realized and unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps and caps, net, income tax expense, net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest, depreciation and amortization expense and the related impact on net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest), net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net (defined as net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders before unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net and the related impact on net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest) and net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net (defined as net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share before unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net and the related impact on net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest) are not financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, income from operations or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. EBITDA, net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net and net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net are presented solely as supplemental disclosures. Management believes that EBITDA may be a useful performance measure that is widely used within our industry and net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net may be a useful performance measure because Textainer intends to hold its interest rate swaps until maturity and over the life of an interest rate swap held to maturity the unrealized (gains) losses will net to zero. EBITDA is not calculated in the same manner by all companies and, accordingly, may not be an appropriate measure for comparison. Management also believes that net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net and net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net are useful in evaluating our operating performance because unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net is a noncash, non-operating item. We believe EBITDA, net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net and net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net provides useful information on our earnings from ongoing operations. We believe that EBITDA provides useful information on our ability to service our long-term debt and other fixed obligations and on our ability to fund our expected growth with internally generated funds. EBITDA, net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net and net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider either of them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results or cash flows as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

• They do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
• They do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
• EBITDA does not reflect interest expense or cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
• Although depreciation is a noncash charge, the assets being depreciated may be replaced in the future, and neither EBITDA, net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net or net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps, net reflects any cash requirements for such replacements;
• They are not adjusted for all noncash income or expense items that are reflected in our statements of cash flows; and
• Other companies in our industry may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

Textainer Group Holdings Limited
Mr. Tom Gallo, 415-658-8227
Investor Relations Director
ir@textainer.com

Source: Textainer Group Holdings Limited

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