Raises Dividend by 8.0% to $0.27 per Common Share, Representing Third Consecutive Increase to Quarterly Payout

Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2010 Highlights

• Paid a $0.25 per common share dividend on September 1, 2010 to all shareholders of record as of August 23, 2010;
• Declared a dividend increase of 8.0% to $0.27 per common share, payable on November 24, 2010 to all shareholders of record as of November 15, 2010, increasing total dividends declared since the October 2007 IPO to $3.00 per common share;
• Recorded net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders of $30.7 million, or $0.62 per diluted common share, for the third quarter and $80.0 million, or $1.63 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010;
• Recorded net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) of $33.3 million, or $0.67 per diluted common share, for the third quarter, and $87.8 million, or $1.79 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010;
• Increased average fleet utilization to 98.0% for the third quarter from 85.4% for the third quarter of 2009;
• Utilized balance sheet strength to order a total of 212,620 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units ("TEU") of new containers for delivery through December 2010, representing a total of $506.6 million in capital expenditures.

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 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Total revenue for the quarter was $75.3 million, which was an increase of $19.2 million, or 34%, compared to $56.1 million for the prior year quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, total revenue was $219.0 million, which was an increase of $48.9 million, or 29%, compared to $170.1 million for the prior year comparable period. EBITDA (1—see GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations) for the quarter was $56.4 million, which was an increase of $22.0 million, or 64%, compared to $34.4 million for the prior year quarter. The increase in EBITDA(1) for the current year quarter compared to the prior year quarter period was primarily due to a 12.6 percentage point improvement in utilization and a 16.2% increase in the Company's owned fleet size. EBITDA(1) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $153.7 million, which was an increase of $26.7 million, or 21%, compared to $127.0 million for the prior year comparable period. The increase in EBITDA(1) was primarily due to a 7.0 percentage point improvement in utilization and a 17.8% increase in the Company's owned fleet size for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the prior year comparable period, partially offset by a gain of $19.4 million in the prior year comparable period due to the early extinguishment of debt in 2009.

Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the quarter was $33.3 million, which was an increase of $19.2 million, or 137%, compared to $14.0 million for the prior year quarter. Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the current year quarter was positively affected by a 12.6 percentage point improvement in utilization and a 16.2% increase in the Company's owned fleet size. Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the quarter was $0.67 per share, which was an increase of $0.38 per share, or 131%, compared to $0.29 per share for the prior year quarter.

Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $87.8 million, which was an increase of $28.3 million, or 48%, compared to $59.4 million for the prior year comparable period. The increase in net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) was primarily due to a 7.0 percentage point improvement in utilization and a 17.8% increase in the Company's owned fleet size, partially offset by a gain of $19.4 million, $15.8 million net of the related increase in noncontrolling interest(1), due to the early extinguishment of debt in 2009. Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $1.79 per share, which was an increase of $0.55 per share, or 44%, compared to $1.24 per share for the prior year comparable period.

Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders for the quarter was $30.7 million, which was an increase of $17.2 million, or 127%, compared to $13.5 million for the prior year quarter. The increase in net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders was primarily due to an improvement in utilization of 12.6 percentage points and a 16.2% increase in the Company's owned fleet size. Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $80.0 million, which was an increase of $14.6 million, or 22%, compared to $65.4 million for the prior year comparable period. The increase in net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders was primarily due to a 7.0 percentage point improvement in utilization and a 17.8% increase in the Company's owned fleet size, partially offset by a gain of $19.4 million, $15.8 million net of the related increase in noncontrolling interest(1), due to the early extinguishment of debt in 2009 and $9.5 million of unrealized losses on interest rate swaps, net(1) in the current year period compared to $7.3 million of gains on unrealized interest rate swaps, net(1) in the prior year comparable period.

Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share for the quarter was $0.62, which was an increase of $0.34 per share, or 121%, from the $0.28 per share for the prior year quarter. Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $1.63, which was an increase of $0.27 per share, or 20%, from the $1.36 per share for the prior year comparable period.

John A. Maccarone, President and Chief Executive Officer of Textainer, commented, "We are very pleased with our strong third quarter 2010 results. Highlighting our success, we increased both total revenue and income from operations by 34% and 10%, respectively, compared to the prior year quarter. We increased our average fleet utilization to 98.0% for the quarter from 85.4% for the third quarter of 2009. Complementing this achievement, we utilized our balance sheet strength to purchase a total of 212,620 TEU in new containers year-to-date for delivery through December 2010, approximately 90% of which will be owned directly by Textainer. Consistent with our strategy to secure a large portion of our expanding container fleet on long-term leases, of the 212,620 TEU in new containers produced, approximately 180,732 TEU, or 85%, are committed to long-term leases. By significantly expanding our fleet in an accretive manner and increasing our contracted revenue streams with a diverse group of shipping lines, we remain well positioned to further strengthen our industry leadership and drive future performance."

Mr. Maccarone concluded, "Based on the continued execution of our business plan combined with the positive industry fundamentals, we are pleased to once again increase our quarterly dividend. Textainer's third quarter dividend of $0.27 per common share represents an increase of 8% from the Company's previous payout and marks our third consecutive quarterly increase. Since our IPO in October 2007, we have raised our dividend six times and declared cumulative dividends of $3.00 per common share for the benefit of our shareholders."

Outlook

Industry

Textainer continues to benefit from a worldwide shortage of containers. Specifically, the lack of new production of standard dry freight containers throughout 2009, combined with continued retirement of older containers, led to a decline of approximately 4% in the world container fleet last year as compared to an average annual 8% net growth from 2004 to 2008.

For 2010, it is estimated that total new container production will only be approximately 2.0 million TEU as it took some time for container manufacturers in China to ramp up production to more normalized levels after closing plants last year. In addition, the continued use of slow steaming and super slow steaming by container shipping lines requires approximately 5-7% more containers to carry the same volume of cargo.

With respect to demand, cargo volumes are expected to grow 10% to 11% in 2010 compared to 2009, which is considerably higher than initial projections for the year. We believe that many container shipping lines do not have a sufficient capex budget this year to purchase new containers, and they will therefore continue to rely heavily on leasing companies such as Textainer to meet their requirements.

Going forward, Nomura International forecasts new container production will be 3.2 million TEU in 2011. We believe that leasing companies will again provide the demand for the majority of this new production in order to match supply with expected demand.

Strategic Focus

Textainer has now purchased or ordered over 212,000 TEU of new containers for delivery by the end of 2010 at a total cost of over $500 million. This is the largest single year of new container purchases and the highest amount of capital expenditures on new containers in our 31-year history. Of the $506.6 million of new containers ordered for delivery through December 2010, $450.8 million, or 89% of the total, will be owned by Textainer. Consequently, we expect to increase the percentage of owned containers in our total fleet to approximately 50% by the end of 2010 compared to approximately 45% at the end of 2009. We earn significantly more income per TEU from containers we own as opposed to containers that we manage. Effective June 29, 2010, we extended the term and increased the size of the securitization facility of Textainer's principal asset-owning subsidiary, Textainer Marine Containers Limited, from a total revolving commitment of $475.0 to $750.0 million for an initial period of two years on competitive terms. This agreement, which we believe to be the largest container securitization ever, increases our total financing facilities to nearly $1 billion.

With significant access to capital, we will continue to explore accretive growth opportunities that we expect to create short-term and long-term value.

Dividend

On November 3, 2010, Textainer's board of directors approved and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share on Textainer's issued and outstanding common shares, payable on November 24, 2010 to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2010. This dividend is an increase of $0.02 per share from the prior quarter and will be the thirteenth consecutive quarterly dividend since Textainer's October 2007 initial public offering. Combined, these dividends have averaged 47% of net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) during this period. The current dividend represents 40% of net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the third quarter and the three dividends declared this year represent 42% of net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Investors' Webcast

Textainer will hold a conference call and a Webcast with an accompanying slide presentation at 11:00 am EDT on Thursday, November 4, 2010 to discuss Textainer's 2010 third quarter results. An archive of the Webcast will be available one hour after the live call through November 4, 2011. 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 1.5 million containers, representing about 2.3 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 100,000 containers last year to more than 1,000 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 belief that by significantly expanding its fleet in an accretive manner and increasing its contracted revenue streams with a diverse group of shipping lines, it will remain well positioned to further strengthen its industry leadership and drive future performance; (ii) Textainer's belief that it continues to benefit from a worldwide shortage of containers; (iii) Textainer's estimate that total production capability for 2010 will only be approximately 2.0 million TEU as it has taken some time for container manufactures in China to ramp up production to more normalized levels after closing plants last year; (iv) Textainer's belief that the continued use of slow steaming and super slow steaming by container shipping lines requires approximately 5-7% more containers to carry the same volume of cargo; (v) Textainer's expectation that, with respect to demand, cargo volumes are expected to grow 10% to 11% in 2010 compared to 2009; (vi) Textainer's belief that many container lines do not have a sufficient capex budget this year to purchase new containers and they will continue to rely heavily on leasing companies such as Textainer to meet their requirements; (vii) Nomura International's forecast that new container production will be 3.2 million TEU in 2011 and Textainer's belief that leasing companies will again provide the majority of this new production in order to match supply with expected demand; (viii) Textainer's expectation that it will increase the percentage of owned containers in its total fleet to approximately 50% by the end of 2010 compared to approximately 45% at the end of 2009; (ix) Textainer's belief that the securitization facility of its principal asset-owning subsidiary, Textainer Marine Containers Limited, is the largest container securitization ever and (x) Textainer's belief that, with significant access to capital, it will continue to explore accretive growth opportunities that it expects to create short-term and long-term value. 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 the 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; 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 17, 2010.

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
Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA, Net Income to Net Income Excluding Unrealized
Losses (Gains) on Interest Rate Swaps, Net and Gain on Early Extinguishment of Debt to Gain on Early
Extinguishment of Debt Net of Related Noncontrolling Interest
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
(Unaudited)
(All currency expressed in United States dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(1) The following is a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA, a reconciliation of net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders to net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net a reconciliation of 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 losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net and a reconciliation of gain on early extinguishment of debt to gain on early extinguishment of debt net of related noncontrolling interest for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and a reconciliation of cash flows provided by operating activities to EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. EBITDA (defined as net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders before interest income and interest expense, realized and unrealized losses (gains) 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 losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net (defined as net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders before unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net and the related impact on net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest), net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net (defined as net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share before unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net and the related impact on income tax expense and net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest) and gain on early extinguishment of debt net of related noncontrolling interest (defined as gain on early extinguishment of debt net of 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 losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net, net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net and gain on early extinguishment of debt net of related controlling interest 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 losses (gains) 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 losses (gains) 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 losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net and net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net are useful in evaluating our operating performance because unrealized losses (gains) 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 losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net and net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized losses (gains) 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 losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net and net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized losses (gains) 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 losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net or net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share excluding unrealized losses (gains) 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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