Textainer Ends 2012 with a Record 72% Owned Fleet

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 2, 2013-- Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: TGH) (“Textainer”, “we”, and “our”), the world’s largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, today announced that it acquired approximately 24,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) of standard dry freight containers from its managed fleet for approximately $32.6 million. The acquisition increases the percentage of Textainer’s owned fleet to 72% from 59% at the start of 2012.

“We are pleased to end the year with another purchase from our managed fleet as we continue to execute on Textainer’s long standing strategy to grow our overall fleet and increase the ownership percentage,” commented Philip K. Brewer, Textainer President and Chief Executive Officer.

“This is now Textainer’s fifth managed container acquisition in the last five months, totaling $275 million and 257,000 TEU, as we continue to effectively deploy the additional equity we raised in the third quarter. We are very pleased with our year end fleet ownership and performance and are excited about the full year contribution to earnings these fleets will provide in 2013.”

“The recently acquired containers are seasoned income producing assets. We expect these transactions will be immediately accretive to earnings and to contribute to long-term growth in shareholder value,” concluded Mr. Brewer.

About Textainer Group Holdings Limited

Textainer Group Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries ("Textainer") has operated since 1979 and is the world's largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size. As of the most recent quarter end, Textainer had more than 1.7 million containers, representing more than 2.6 million TEU, in its owned and managed fleet. Textainer leases dry freight, dry freight specialized, and refrigerated containers. Textainer is one of the largest purchasers of new containers as well as one of the largest sellers of used containers. Textainer leases containers to approximately 400 shipping lines and other lessees and sells containers to more than 1,100 customers worldwide. Textainer provides services worldwide via a network of regional and area offices, as well as independent depots. More information is available on the Company's website at http://investor.textainer.com

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) the successful implementation of our strategy to increase our fleet and the owned portion of our fleet, and (ii) our belief that we entered into immediately accretive transactions that grow shareholder value and will contribute to 2013 earnings. 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/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 2012.

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.

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Textainer Group Holdings Limited
Thomas J. Gallo, +1 415-658-8227
Investor Relations Director
ir@textainer.com