Raises Dividend by 4.2% to $0.25 per Common Share, Representing Second Consecutive Increase to Quarterly Payout
Second Quarter and Year-to-Date 2010 Highlights

• Extended the term and increased the size of the securitization facility of our principal asset-owning subsidiary, Textainer Marine Containers Limited ("TMCL"), from a total revolving commitment of $475.0 million to $750.0 million for a two-year revolving period, effective June 29, 2010;
• Paid a $0.24 per common share dividend on May 26, 2010 to all shareholders of record as of May 17, 2010;
• Declared a dividend increase of 4.2% to $0.25 per common share, payable on September 1, 2010 to all shareholders of record as of August 23, 2010, increasing total dividends declared since the October 2007 IPO to $2.73 per common share;
• Recorded net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders of $25.1 million, or $0.51 per diluted common share, for the second quarter and $49.3 million, or $1.01 per diluted common share for the six months ended June 30, 2010;
• Recorded net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) of $29.0 million, or $0.59 per diluted common share, for the second quarter, and $54.5 million, or $1.11 per diluted common share for the six months ended June 30, 2010;
• Increased average fleet utilization to 95.3% for the second quarter and currently stands at a record high of 98.6%, which is an improvement of 10.0% from the week ended December 31, 2009; and
• Ordered more than 198,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units ("TEU") of new containers for delivery through December 2010, representing $458.5 million of capital expenditures.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug 12, 2010 (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 second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.

Total revenue for the quarter was $74.5 million, which was an increase of $20.1 million, or 37%, compared to $54.4 million for the prior year quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, total revenue was $143.7 million, which was an increase of $29.7 million, or 26%, compared to $114.0 million for the prior year comparable period. EBITDA(1--see GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations) for the quarter was $51.6 million, which was an increase of $1.1 million, or 2%, compared to $50.5 million for the prior year quarter. EBITDA in the prior year quarter was positively affected by a gain of $16.3 million due to the early extinguishment of debt in 2009. EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $97.3 million, which was an increase of $4.7 million, or 5%, compared to $92.6 million for the prior year comparable period. EBITDA for the prior year comparable period was positively affected by a gain of $19.4 million 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 $29.0 million, which was an increase of $3.4 million, or 13%, compared to $25.6 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 prior year quarter was positively affected by a gain of $16.3 million, $13.3 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 quarter was $0.59 per share, which was an increase of $0.06 per share, or 11%, compared to $0.53 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 six months ended June 30, 2010 was $54.5 million, which was an increase of $9.1 million, or 20%, compared to $45.4 million for the prior year comparable period. Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the prior year comparable period included 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 six months ended June 30, 2010 was $1.11 per share, which was an increase of $0.16 per share, or 17%, compared to $0.95 per share for the prior year comparable period.

Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders for the quarter was $25.1 million, which was a decrease of $5.9 million, or 19%, compared to $31.0 million for the prior year quarter. Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders for the prior year quarter was positively affected by a gain of $16.3 million, $13.3 million net of the related increase in noncontrolling interest(1), due to the early extinguishment of debt and by $6.7 million due to unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net in 2009 compared to a $4.7 million unrealized loss on interest rate swaps in the 2010 quarter. Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $49.3 million, which was a decrease of $2.6 million, or 5%, compared to $51.9 million for the prior year comparable period. Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders for the prior year comparable period was positively affected 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 and by $8.1 million due to unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net in 2009 compared to a $6.3 million unrealized loss on interest rate swaps in the 2010 period.

Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share for the quarter was $0.51, which was a decrease of 22% from the $0.65 per share for the prior year quarter. Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders per diluted common share for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $1.01, which was a decrease of 6% from the $1.08 per share for the prior year comparable period.

John A. Maccarone, President and Chief Executive Officer of Textainer, commented, "Textainer posted solid results in the second quarter of 2010 as we continue to execute our business plan and capitalize on the positive fundamentals of the container leasing industry. We increased both total revenues and income from operations in the quarter by 36.9% and 82.6%, respectively, compared to the prior year quarter. We believe Textainer remains well positioned to achieve outstanding results during the second half of the year and beyond for the following reasons:

• Utilization increased significantly to 98.3% at the end of the second quarter of 2010 after ending 2009 and the first quarter of 2010 with a utilization of 88.6% and 91.8%, respectively.
• The increased lease revenue and reduced storage expense from this very high utilization should carry forward at this level through the second half of 2010.
• We purchased 70,670 TEU of new containers that were delivered in the first half of 2010, of which 58,210 TEU were on lease by the end of June. Of these new containers, 50,550 TEU, or 71.5%, were delivered during the second quarter of 2010. As a result, we expect to begin recognizing revenue for nearly all of this new production beginning in the third quarter of 2010.
• We ordered an additional 128,150 TEU of new containers for delivery in the second half of 2010, a significant portion of which is already committed to long-term leases. As these containers are picked up by our customers, we will further expand Textainer's contracted revenue streams.
• We further increased the percentage of owned containers in our fleet. Specifically, of the $458.5 million of new containers ordered for delivery through December 2010, $412.6 million, or 90% of the total, will be owned by Textainer. As a reminder, we earn significantly more income per TEU from containers we own as opposed to containers we manage.
• We strategically leased out containers from locations that have historically experienced low demand using on-hire incentives at a much lower cost than other alternatives such as empty repositioning.
• Finally, we extended the term and increased the size of the securitization facility of Textainer's principal asset-owning subsidiary, Textainer Marine Containers Limited, from $475.0 million to $750.0 million at competitive terms, effective June 29, 2010. This transaction, which we believe to be the largest container securitization ever, significantly expands our access to capital during a challenging credit environment and underscores our strong growth prospects.

Mr. Maccarone concluded, "As we continue to expand our industry leadership, Textainer's Board declared a dividend of $0.25 per common share for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Our second quarter 2010 dividend represents an increase of 4.2% from the Company's previous quarterly payout, furthering our record of providing shareholders with sizeable and increasing dividends. Since our IPO in October 2007, we have increased our quarterly payout five times, including each of the past two quarters, and declared cumulative dividends of $2.73 per common share."

Outlook

Industry

Textainer's strong performance has been positively influenced by a worldwide shortage of containers. Several of the factors affecting supply and demand include:

Strategic Focus

Textainer has now purchased or ordered for future 2010 delivery over 198,000 TEU of new containers at a total cost of $458.5 million. This is the largest single year number of new containers and the highest amount of capital expenditures on new containers in our 31-year history. Approximately 90% of our orders are for our own account. Consequently, we expect the owned portion of our total fleet will grow to approximately 50% by the end of 2010 compared to approximately 45% at the end of 2009.

Going forward, we intend to draw upon our considerable financial strength, including an aggregate of nearly $1 billion in total credit facilities, to support our robust growth initiatives.

Dividend

On August 11, 2010, Textainer's board of directors approved and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on Textainer's issued and outstanding common shares, payable on September 1, 2010 to shareholders of record as of August 23, 2010. This dividend is an increase of $0.01 per share from the prior quarter and will be the twelfth consecutive quarterly dividend since Textainer's October 2007 initial public offering. Combined, these dividends have averaged 48% 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 42% of net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) for the second quarter. Historically, Textainer has paid about 50% of net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders excluding unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps, net(1) in dividends, but the board of directors takes a fresh view every quarter and sets the dividend subject to various factors including cash needs for opportunities that may be available to us.

Investors' Webcast

Textainer will hold a conference call and a Webcast with an accompanying slide presentation at 11:00 am EDT on Thursday, August 12, 2010 to discuss Textainer's 2010 second quarter results. An archive of the Webcast will be available one hour after the live call through August 12, 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 over 2.2 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) our belief that Textainer remains well positioned to achieve outstanding results during the second half of the year and beyond; (ii) Textainer's belief that increased lease revenue and reduced storage expense from very high utilization should carry forward at the current level through the second half of 2010; (iii) Textainer's expectation that it will begin recognizing revenue from nearly all of its new production purchased during the first half of 2010 beginning in the current third quarter; (iv) Textainer's belief that the extension of the term and increase in the size of the securitization facility significantly expands Textainer's access to capital; (v) Textainer's expectation that Textainer will expand its contracted revenue streams; (vi) Textainer's expectation that cargo volumes will grow 10% in 2010 compared to 2009; (vii) Textainer's expectation that total estimated production capability will only be approximately 1.9 million TEU for 2010; (viii) Textainer's belief that it is estimated to now take an additional two weeks for a container to be made available in Asia for another load of cargo; (ix) Textainer's belief that shipping lines will purchase about 30% of new containers this year and will primarily rely on leasing companies such as Textainer to supply the balance of their requirements; (x) Textainer's expectation that the shortage of containers will continue through the balance of 2010 and possibly 2011 and forecasts of new container production; (xi) Textainer's expectation that the owned portion of its fleet will grow to approximately 50% by the end of 2010; and (xii) Textainer's intentions to draw down upon its considerable financial strength, including an aggregate of nearly $1 billion in total credit facilities, to support its robust growth initiatives. 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 the current global financial crisis and global recession may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, including the risk that the current global financial crisis and 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 Six Months Ended June 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 six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 and a reconciliation of cash flows provided by operating activities to EBITDA for the six months ended June 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.

SOURCE: Textainer Group Holdings Limited

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

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