GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER February 2010 1. Purpose The Audit Committee is a committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of General Finance Corporation (the “Company”). The purpose of the Audit Committee is to represent and assist the Board in its general oversight of the Company’s accounting and financial reporting processes, audits of the financial statements, and internal control and audit functions by reviewing: the financial reports and other financial information provided by the Company to any governmental body or the public; the Company’s systems of internal controls regarding finance, accounting and legal compliance that management and the Board have established; and the Company’s auditing, accounting and financial reporting processes generally. Consistent with this function, the Audit Committee should encourage continuous improvement of, and should foster adherence to, the Company’s policies, procedures and practices at all levels. The Audit Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to: A. Serve as an independent and objective party to monitor the Company’s financial reporting process, audits of financial statements and internal control system; B. Review and appraise the audit efforts of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (the “Independent Auditor”) and internal finance department; and C. Provide an open avenue of communication among the Independent Auditor, ...