United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A
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TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

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TAL International Group, Inc.

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
MERGER PROPOSAL — YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT

May 9, 2016​

Dear Stockholders:

TAL International Group, Inc. (“TAL”) and Triton Container International Limited (“Triton”) have entered into a transaction agreement providing for the combination of TAL and Triton under a new Bermuda holding company named Triton International Limited (“Holdco”). The transaction will create the world’s largest lessor of intermodal freight containers with a combined container fleet of nearly five million twenty-foot equivalent units (“TEU”). Brian M. Sondey will serve as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the combined organization.

In the transaction, TAL and Triton will merge with subsidiaries of Triton International Limited and, as a result of these mergers, will each become wholly owned subsidiaries of Holdco. In the mergers, TAL stockholders will receive one Holdco common share for each share of TAL common stock. In addition, under the terms of the transaction agreement, TAL is permitted to declare and pay dividends in an aggregate amount up to $1.44 per share prior to closing (inclusive of the $0.45 per share paid on each of December 23, 2015 and March 24, 2016). In addition, TAL is permitted after March 31, 2016 to pay quarterly cash dividends in the ordinary course of business that have been approved by the Board of Directors of TAL. Triton shareholders will receive a number of Holdco common shares for each Triton common share based on a formula that is expected to result in former TAL stockholders holding approximately 45%, and former Triton shareholders holding approximately 55%, of the Holdco common shares issued and outstanding immediately after the consummation of the mergers. Holdco intends to apply to list its common shares on the NYSE under the symbol “TRTN,” subject to official notice of issuance.

Completion of the mergers requires, among other things, the approval of TAL stockholders. To obtain the required approval, TAL will hold a special meeting of TAL stockholders on June 14, 2016.

TAL’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL TO ADOPT THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENT AND EACH OF THE OTHER PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE SPECIAL MEETING.

Information about the TAL special meeting, the mergers and the other business to be considered by TAL stockholders is contained in this document and the documents incorporated by reference, which we urge you to read carefully. In particular, see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 34.

Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the TAL special meeting, please submit a proxy to vote your shares as soon as possible to make sure your shares are represented at the TAL special meeting. Your failure to vote will have the same effect as voting against the proposal to adopt the transaction agreement.

Brian M. Sondey
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
TAL International Group, Inc.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved the securities to be issued in connection with the mergers or determined if the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The accompanying proxy statement/prospectus is dated May 9, 2016 and is first being mailed or otherwise delivered to stockholders of TAL on or about May 9, 2016.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The accompanying proxy statement/prospectus incorporates by reference important business and financial information about TAL from documents that are not included in or delivered with the proxy statement/prospectus. This information is available to you without charge upon your written or oral request. You can obtain the documents incorporated by reference in the proxy statement/prospectus by requesting them in writing or by telephone from TAL at the following address, telephone number and website:

TAL International Group, Inc.
100 Manhattanville Road
Purchase, New York 10577
Attention: Investor Relations
(914) 251-9000
www.talinternational.com (“Investors” tab)

In addition, if you have questions about the mergers or the TAL special meeting, or if you need to obtain copies of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, proxy cards, election forms or other documents incorporated by reference in the proxy statement/prospectus, you may contact TAL’s proxy solicitation agent, Innisfree M&A Incorporated (“Innisfree”), at the telephone numbers listed below. You will not be charged for any of the documents you request.

Innisfree M&A Incorporated
Stockholders may call toll-free: (888) 750-5834
Banks and Brokers may call collect: (212) 750-5833

If you would like to request documents, please do so by June 7, 2016 in order to receive them before the TAL special meeting.

For a more detailed description of the information incorporated by reference in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and how you may obtain it, see “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 237 of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.

TAL International Group, Inc.

100 Manhattanville Road
Purchase, New York 10577

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
June 14, 2016

The Board of Directors of TAL International Group, Inc. has called for a special meeting of the stockholders of TAL International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TAL”), to be held at the Crowne Plaza White Plains, 66 Hale Avenue, White Plains, New York 10601 on June 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, to consider and vote upon the following matters:

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Proposal 1: to adopt the Transaction Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2015, as it may be amended from time to time (the “transaction agreement”), by and among Triton, TAL, Holdco, Delaware Sub and Bermuda Sub (as each such term is defined in the attached proxy statement/​prospectus);

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Proposal 2: to approve the adjournment of the TAL special meeting (if it is necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to adopt the transaction agreement);

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Proposal 3: to approve, by a non-binding, advisory vote, certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to TAL’s named executive officers in connection with the mergers contemplated by the transaction agreement; and

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Proposal 4: to approve the inclusion in Holdco’s amended and restated bye-laws of the business combination provision providing for certain restrictions on business combinations with interested shareholders.

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THE TAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT TAL STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” EACH PROPOSAL.

Holders of TAL common stock of record at the close of business on April 25, 2016 are entitled to vote at the TAL special meeting, or to approve the adjournment or postponement of the TAL special meeting (if it is necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to adopt the transaction agreement). At least ten days prior to the meeting, a complete list of stockholders of record as of April 25, 2016 will be available for inspection by any stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, at the office of the Secretary of TAL at 100 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, New York 10577. As a stockholder, you are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person. Regardless of whether you expect to be present at the meeting, please either complete, sign and date the enclosed proxy card and mail it promptly in the enclosed envelope, or vote electronically via the Internet or telephone as described in greater detail in the proxy statement/prospectus and on the enclosed proxy card. Returning the enclosed proxy card, or voting electronically or telephonically, will not affect your right to vote in person if you attend the meeting. You should NOT send certificates representing TAL common stock with the enclosed proxy card.

By Order of the TAL Board,

Marc Pearlin
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
May 9, 2016

YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE YOUR SHARES PROMPTLY, WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE TAL SPECIAL MEETING. YOU CAN FIND INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOTING ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MERGERS OR THE TAL SPECIAL MEETING PLEASE CONTACT TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. ATTENTION: INVESTOR RELATIONS, 100 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, PURCHASE, NEW YORK 10577, (914) 251-9000. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT VOTING YOUR SHARES, PLEASE FOLLOW THE CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS ON YOUR PROXY CARD. IF YOU HOLD YOUR SHARES IN “STREET NAME,” YOU SHOULD INSTRUCT YOUR BROKER HOW TO VOTE YOUR SHARES IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGERS AND THE TAL SPECIAL MEETING

The following questions and answers are intended to address briefly some commonly asked questions regarding the mergers and the TAL special meeting. These questions and answers may not address all questions that may be important to you as a stockholder. To better understand these matters, and for a description of the legal terms governing the mergers, you should carefully read this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes, as well as the documents that have been incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/​prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 237. All references in this proxy statement/prospectus to “Triton” refer to Triton Container International Limited, a Bermuda exempted company; all references in this proxy statement/prospectus to “TAL” refer to TAL International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation; all references in this proxy statement/prospectus to “Holdco” refer to Triton International Limited, a Bermuda exempted company; all references in this proxy statement/prospectus to “Delaware Sub” refer to Ocean Delaware Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco; all references in this proxy statement/prospectus to “Bermuda Sub” refer to Ocean Bermuda Sub Limited, a Bermuda exempted company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco; all references in this proxy statement/prospectus to the “Merger Subs” refer collectively to Delaware Sub and Bermuda Sub, unless otherwise indicated or as the context requires, all references in this proxy statement/prospectus to “we” refer to Holdco; and all references to the “transaction agreement” refer to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2015, and as it may be amended from time to time, by and among Triton, TAL, Holdco, Delaware Sub and Bermuda Sub, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus.

About the Mergers

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Why am I receiving this proxy statement/prospectus?

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TAL and Triton have entered into the transaction agreement providing for the combination of TAL and Triton under a new holding company named Triton International Limited (which we refer to as Holdco). Pursuant to the transaction agreement, Delaware Sub will be merged with and into TAL, and Bermuda Sub will be merged with and into Triton. As a result, TAL and Triton will each become wholly owned subsidiaries of Holdco. As a result of the transactions contemplated by the transaction agreement, former TAL stockholders and former Triton shareholders will become shareholders in Holdco, whose shares are expected to be listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, which we refer to as the NYSE. We refer to these mergers as the TAL merger and the Triton merger, respectively, and together as the mergers.

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TAL is holding a special meeting of stockholders, which we refer to as the TAL special meeting, in order to obtain the stockholder approval necessary to adopt the transaction agreement, which we refer to as the TAL stockholder approval. TAL stockholders will also be asked to approve the adjournment of the TAL special meeting (if it is necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to adopt the transaction agreement), to approve, by a non-binding, advisory vote, certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to TAL’s named executive officers in connection with the mergers, and to approve the inclusion in Holdco’s amended and restated bye-laws of the business combination provision providing for certain restrictions on business combinations with interested shareholders.

We will be unable to complete the mergers unless the TAL stockholder approval is obtained.

We have included in this proxy statement/prospectus important information about the mergers, the transaction agreement (a copy of which is attached as Annex A) and the TAL special meeting. You should read this information carefully and in its entirety. The enclosed voting materials allow you to vote your shares without attending the TAL special meeting. Your vote is very important and we encourage you to submit your proxy as soon as possible.

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What will TAL stockholders receive in the TAL merger?

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Upon completion of the TAL merger, each share of common stock of TAL, par value $0.001 per share, which we refer to as TAL common stock, will be converted into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Holdco common share (which we refer to as the TAL exchange ratio), par value $0.01

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per common share, which we refer to as the TAL merger consideration. However, shares held by TAL as treasury stock or that are owned by TAL or any wholly owned subsidiary of TAL, or restricted TAL shares to be converted into TAL restricted Holdco shares, which we collectively refer to as the TAL excluded shares, will not receive the TAL merger consideration and will be canceled, or converted, as the case may be. It is anticipated that upon completion of the mergers, former TAL stockholders will hold approximately 45% of the Holdco common shares issued and outstanding immediately after the consummation of the mergers.

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What will Triton shareholders receive in the Triton merger?

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Upon completion of the Triton merger, each common share of Triton, par value $0.01 per common share, which we refer to as Triton common shares, will be converted into the right to receive a number of fully paid and non-assessable Holdco common shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the product of 55/45 and 33,255,291 by (ii) 50,041,855.31, the number of outstanding shares of Triton on November 9, 2015, subject to certain adjustments for shares issued by Triton between signing and closing (the quotient, which we refer to as the Triton exchange ratio, and the right, which we refer to as the Triton merger consideration). Shares held by Triton as treasury shares or that are owned by Triton or any other subsidiary of Triton, or restricted Triton shares to be converted into Triton restricted Holdco shares, which we refer to as the Triton excluded shares, will not receive the Triton merger consideration and will be canceled or converted, as the case may be. It is anticipated that upon completion of the mergers, former Triton shareholders (including Triton shareholders who own Triton common shares that are expected to be issued in connection with the cancellation of Triton stock options prior to the consummation of the Triton merger) will hold approximately 55% of the Holdco common shares issued and outstanding immediately after the consummation of the mergers.

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Triton shareholders will not receive any fractional Holdco common shares in the Triton merger. Instead of receiving any fractional shares, each holder of Triton common shares will be paid an amount in cash, without interest, rounded to the nearest cent, equal to the product of  (i) the fractional share interest to which such Triton shareholder would otherwise be entitled (after taking into account and aggregating all Holdco common shares to be issued in exchange for the Triton common shares represented by all certificates surrendered by such holder, or book entry shares, as applicable) and (ii) an amount equal to the closing trading price of a share of TAL common stock on the NYSE, on the last business day prior to the closing date.

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No. TAL stockholders should keep any stock certificates they hold at this time. After the mergers are completed, TAL stockholders holding TAL stock certificates will receive from the exchange agent (to be jointly designated by TAL and Triton) a letter of transmittal and instructions on how to obtain the TAL merger consideration.

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What equity stake will former TAL stockholders and former Triton shareholders hold in Holdco?

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Upon completion of the mergers, it is anticipated that former Triton shareholders will hold approximately 55% and former TAL stockholders will hold approximately 45%, respectively, of the Holdco common shares issued and outstanding immediately after the consummation of the mergers.

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What conditions must be satisfied to complete the mergers?

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TAL and Triton are not required to complete the mergers unless a number of conditions are satisfied or waived. These conditions include, among others: (i) receipt of both the Triton shareholder approval (which was received on November 25, 2015) and TAL stockholder approval; (ii) approval for listing of the Holdco common shares to be issued in the TAL merger on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance; (iii) absence of any injunctions, orders or laws that would prohibit, restrain or make illegal the mergers; (iv) effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-4, of which this proxy statement/​prospectus forms a part, and the absence of any stop order; and (v) receipt of certain regulatory approvals and the completion of certain regulatory filings, including expiration or termination of the waiting period (and any extensions thereof) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act

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of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (which we refer to as the HSR Act), receipt of approval from the German Federal Cartel Office (which we refer to as the FCO) under the Act Against Restraints in Competition, and receipt of approval from the Korean Fair Trade Commission (which is referred to in this document as the KFTC) under the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (1980), as amended, and the Enforcement Decree of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (as amended). Early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act was received on December 7, 2015. Approval was received from the FCO on December 21, 2015 and from the KFTC on January 5, 2016.

For a more complete summary of the conditions that must be satisfied or waived prior to completion of the mergers, see “The Transaction Agreement — Conditions to Completion of the Mergers” beginning on page 151.

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Holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of TAL common stock entitled to vote at the TAL special meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, constitutes a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, the Chairman of the TAL Board or Directors or the holders of the stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereafter will have the power to adjourn the TAL special meeting. As of April 25, 2016, the record date for the TAL special meeting, 16,697,646 shares of TAL common stock would be required to achieve a quorum.

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What vote is required to approve each TAL proposal?

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Proposal to Adopt the Transaction Agreement by TAL stockholders:   Adopting the transaction agreement requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of TAL common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Accordingly, a TAL stockholder’s failure to submit a proxy card or to vote in person at the TAL special meeting, an abstention from voting, or the failure of a TAL stockholder who holds his or her shares in “street name” through a broker or other nominee to give voting instructions to such broker or other nominee, which we refer to as a broker non-vote, will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal to adopt the transaction agreement.

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Proposal to Adjourn the TAL Special Meeting by TAL stockholders:   Approving the adjournment of the TAL special meeting (if it is necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to adopt the transaction agreement) requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of TAL common stock present, in person or represented by proxy, at the TAL special meeting and entitled to vote on the adjournment proposal. Accordingly, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal to adjourn the TAL special meeting, while broker non-votes and shares not in attendance at the TAL special meeting will have no effect on the outcome of any vote to adjourn the TAL special meeting.

Proposal Regarding Certain TAL Merger-Related Executive Compensation Arrangements:   In accordance with Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended), which we refer to as the Exchange Act, TAL is providing stockholders with the opportunity to approve, by a non-binding, advisory vote, certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to TAL’s named executive officers in connection with the mergers, as further described in the section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “PROPOSAL 3: Advisory Vote on Merger-Related Compensation for TAL Named Executive Officers” beginning on page 233. Approving this merger-related executive compensation requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of TAL common stock present, in person or represented by proxy, at the TAL special meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal to approve such merger-related compensation. Accordingly, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal to approve the merger-related executive compensation, while broker non-votes and shares not in attendance at the TAL special meeting will have no effect on the outcome of any vote to approve the merger-related executive compensation.

Proposal Regarding Adoption of Business Combination Provision in the Holdco Bye-laws:   Approving the adoption of a provision in Holdco’s amended and restated bye-laws prohibiting an interested shareholder from engaging in a business combination with Holdco for a period of three years following

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the time the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder, which we refer to as the Business Combination Provision, requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of TAL common stock present, in person or represented by proxy, at the TAL special meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal to approve such Business Combination Provision. Accordingly, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal to approve the adoption of the Business Combination Provision in the Holdco bye-laws, while broker non-votes and shares not in attendance at the TAL special meeting will have no effect on the outcome of any vote to approve the adoption of the Business Combination Provision in the Holdco bye-laws. The vote on this proposal is a vote separate and apart from the vote to adopt the transaction agreement and is not a condition to closing the mergers. Accordingly, you may vote not to approve this proposal on including the Business Combination Provision in the bye-laws and vote to adopt the transaction agreement and vice versa.

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What are the recommendations of the TAL Board?

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The TAL Board of Directors, which we refer to as the TAL Board, has unanimously (i) approved the transaction agreement and consummation of the mergers and the other transactions contemplated thereby upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the transaction agreement, (ii) determined that the terms of the transaction agreement, the mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the transaction agreement are fair to, and in the best interests of, TAL and its stockholders, (iii) directed that the transaction agreement be submitted to TAL stockholders for adoption at the TAL special meeting, (iv) recommended that TAL’s stockholders adopt the transaction agreement and (v) declared that the transaction agreement is advisable.

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The TAL Board unanimously recommends that TAL stockholders vote:

“FOR” the proposal to adopt the transaction agreement;

“FOR” the proposal to approve the adjournment of the TAL special meeting (if it is necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to adopt the transaction agreement);

“FOR” the proposal to approve, by a non-binding, advisory vote, certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to TAL’s named executive officers in connection with the mergers contemplated by the transaction agreement; and

“FOR” the proposal to adopt the Business Combination Provision in the Holdco bye-laws.

See “The Mergers — TAL’s Reasons for the Merger” beginning on page 97.

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When do you expect the mergers to be completed?

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TAL and Triton are working to complete the mergers as quickly as possible, and we anticipate that they will be completed in the first half of 2016. However, the mergers are subject to various conditions which are described in more detail in this proxy statement/prospectus, and it is possible that factors outside the control of both companies could result in the mergers being completed at a later time, or not at all.

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What are my U.S. Federal income tax consequences as a result of the mergers?

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A U.S. holder of TAL common stock (as defined in “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences”) receiving a Holdco common share in exchange for a share of TAL common stock pursuant to the TAL merger generally will recognize gain, but not loss, realized in such exchange. Such gain generally will be capital gain and will be long-term capital gain if the shares of TAL common stock have been held for more than one year at the time of the exchange. A U.S. holder realizing a loss in such exchange generally will receive the Holdco common share with the same tax basis and holding period as the share of TAL common stock surrendered in exchange therefor.

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You are strongly urged to consult with a tax advisor to determine the particular U.S. federal, state or local, or foreign, income or other tax consequences of the mergers to you. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” on page 127.

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Are TAL stockholders entitled to appraisal rights?

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No. Under Delaware law, holders of shares of TAL common stock will not have the right to obtain payment in cash for the fair value of their shares of TAL common stock, as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, in lieu of receiving the TAL merger consideration.

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If the mergers are completed, when can I expect to receive the TAL merger consideration for my shares of TAL common stock?

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Certificated Shares:   As soon as reasonably practicable after the effective time of the TAL merger, which we refer to as the TAL effective time, the exchange agent will mail to each holder of certificated shares of TAL common stock a form of letter of transmittal and instructions for use in effecting the exchange of TAL common stock for the TAL merger consideration. After receiving the proper documentation from a holder of TAL common stock, the exchange agent will deliver to such holder the Holdco common shares to which such holder is entitled under the transaction agreement. More information on the documentation a holder of TAL common stock is required to deliver to the exchange agent may be found under the section entitled “The Transaction Agreement — Conversion of Shares; Exchange of Certificates; No Fractional Shares” beginning on page 133.

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Book Entry Shares:   Each holder of record of one or more book entry shares of TAL common stock whose shares will be converted into the right to receive the TAL merger consideration will automatically, upon the TAL effective time, be entitled to receive, and the exchange agent will deliver to such holder as promptly as practicable after the TAL effective time, the Holdco common shares to which such holder is entitled under the transaction agreement. Holders of book entry shares will not be required to deliver a certificate but may, if required by the exchange agent, be required to deliver an executed letter of transmittal to the exchange agent in order to receive the TAL merger consideration.

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What happens if I sell my shares of TAL common stock before the TAL special meeting?

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The record date for the TAL special meeting, which we refer to as the TAL record date, is earlier than the date of the TAL special meeting and the date that the mergers are expected to be completed. If you transfer your shares after the record date, but before the TAL special meeting, unless the transferee requests a proxy, you will retain your right to vote at the TAL special meeting, but will have transferred the right to receive the TAL merger consideration in the TAL merger. In order to receive the TAL merger consideration, you must hold your shares through the completion of the mergers.

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What happens if I sell my shares of TAL common stock after the TAL special meeting, but before the TAL effective time?

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If you transfer your shares after the TAL special meeting, but before the TAL effective time, you will have transferred the right to receive TAL merger consideration in the TAL merger. In order to receive the TAL merger consideration, you must hold your shares of TAL through completion of the mergers.

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About the TAL special meeting

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When and where will the TAL special meeting be held?

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The TAL special meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza White Plains, 66 Hale Avenue, White Plains, New York 10601 on June 14, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, unless the TAL special meeting is adjourned or postponed.

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Who is entitled to vote at the TAL special meeting?

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TAL has fixed April 25, 2016 as the TAL record date. If you were a TAL stockholder at the close of business on the TAL record date, you are entitled to vote on matters that come before the TAL special meeting. However, a TAL stockholder may only vote his or her shares if he or she is present in person or is represented by proxy at the TAL special meeting.

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How many votes do I have?

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TAL stockholders are entitled to one vote at the TAL special meeting for each share of TAL common stock held of record as of the TAL record date. As of the close of business on the TAL record date, there were 33,395,291 outstanding shares of TAL common stock.

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My shares are held in “street name” by my broker. Will my broker automatically vote my shares for me?

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No. If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the “beneficial holder” of the shares held for you in what is known as “street name.” If this is the case, this proxy statement/prospectus has been forwarded to you by your brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, or its agent. As the beneficial holder, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other nominee as to how to vote your shares. If you do not provide voting instructions to your broker on a particular proposal on which your broker does not have discretionary authority to vote, your shares will not be voted on that proposal. This is called a “broker non-vote.”

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We believe that (i) under the Delaware General Corporation Law (which we refer to as the DGCL), broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum at the TAL special meeting, and (ii) under the current rules of the NYSE, brokers do not have discretionary authority to vote on any of the TAL proposals. To the extent that there are any broker non-votes, a broker non-vote will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal to adopt the transaction agreement but will have no effect on the other proposals.

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What do I need to do now?

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Read and consider the information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus carefully, and then please vote your shares as soon as possible so that your shares may be represented at the TAL special meeting.

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How do I vote?

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You can vote in person by completing a ballot at the TAL special meeting, or you can vote by proxy before the TAL special meeting. Even if you plan to attend the TAL special meeting, we encourage you to vote your shares by proxy as soon as possible. After carefully reading and considering the information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus, please submit your proxy by telephone or over the Internet in accordance with the instructions set forth on the enclosed proxy card, or mark, sign and date the proxy card, and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope as soon as possible so that your shares may be voted at the TAL special meeting. If your shares are held in “street name,” you must follow the directions received from your broker in order to vote your shares. For detailed information, see “The TAL Special Meeting — How to Vote” beginning on page 78. YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT.

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Can I change my vote after I have submitted a proxy by telephone or over the Internet or submitted my completed proxy card?

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Yes. You can change your vote by revoking your proxy at any time before it is voted at the TAL special meeting. You can do this in one of four ways: (1) submit a proxy again by telephone or over the Internet prior to midnight on the night before the TAL special meeting; (2) sign another proxy card with a later date and return it prior to midnight on the night before the TAL special meeting; (3) attend the TAL special meeting and complete a ballot; or (4) send a written notice of revocation to the secretary of TAL so that it is received prior to midnight on the night before the TAL special meeting.

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If you have instructed a broker to vote your shares, you must follow directions received from your broker to change your vote.

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What should stockholders do if they receive more than one set of voting materials for the TAL special meeting?

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complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. If you are a holder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one proxy card.

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Who should I call if I have questions about the proxy materials or voting procedures?

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If you have questions about the merger, or if you need assistance in submitting your proxy or voting your shares or need additional copies of this proxy statement/prospectus or the enclosed proxy card, you should contact Innisfree, the proxy solicitation agent for TAL, by telephone at (888) 750-5834 (stockholders) or (212) 750-5833 (collect – banks and brokers).

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF TAL

The following table sets forth certain selected historical financial, operating and other data of TAL. The selected historical consolidated statements of income data, balance sheet data and other financial data for each of the five years through and including the year ended December 31, 2015 were derived from TAL’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in TAL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which is incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/​prospectus. The information set forth below is only a summary and is not necessarily indicative of the results of future operations of TAL or the combined company, and you should read the following information together with TAL’s audited consolidated financial statements, the notes related thereto and the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in TAL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which is incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus. For more information, see the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 237.

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(1)

Depreciation expense was reduced by $5.2 million quarterly ($3.4 million after tax or $0.10 per diluted share) for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 as the result of the increase in residual value estimates included in TAL’s depreciation policy (see Note 2 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in TAL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015).

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Calculated as of the end of the relevant period.

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TAL has included total fleet count information based on cost equivalent units (CEU). CEU is a ratio used to convert the actual number of containers in TAL’s fleet to a figure based on the relative purchase price of various equipment types to that of a 20 foot dry container. For example, the CEU ratio for a 40 foot standard height dry container is 1.6, and a 40 foot high cube refrigerated container is 10.0. These CEU ratios are from TAL’s debt agreements and may differ slightly from CEU ratios used by others in the industry.

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF TRITON

The following table sets forth certain selected historical financial, operating and other data of Triton. The selected historical consolidated statements of income data, balance sheet data and other financial data for each of the five years through and including the year ended December 31, 2015 were derived from Triton’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes. The data below is only a summary and is not necessarily indicative of the results of future operations of Triton or the combined company, and this information should be read together with, and is qualified by reference to, Triton’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, the notes related thereto and the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Triton” included herein. The historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in any future period.

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Depreciation expense was reduced by $49.4 million ($47.4 million after-tax or $0.91 per diluted share) for the year ended December 31, 2012 as the result of an increase in residual value estimates and a reduction in the useful life estimates included in Triton’s depreciation policy. Depreciation expense was increased by $1.8 million quarterly (or $0.04 per diluted share) for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 as the result of a decrease in residual value estimates and an increase in the useful life estimates for certain dry-van containers included in Triton’s depreciation policy (see Note 1 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Triton’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 exhibited herein).

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Unit, TEU and CEU figures are calculated on the basis of Triton’s total fleet (core and non-core equipment) as well as new production inventory and exclude equipment under direct finance leases.

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The weighting methodology that Triton uses in its CEU calculation is designed to reflect the historical relative cost difference between a 20-foot container and a 40-foot container. It is further designed to equate the lower container cost of dry containers to the higher container cost of specialized containers (including our more costly refrigerated containers). The CEU weighting that Triton utilizes for its twenty-foot, forty-foot and forty-foot high cube dry vans is 1.00, 1.60, and 1.68, respectively. The CEU weighting that Triton utilizes for its forty-foot high cube refrigerated containers is 10.00.

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SELECTED UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The selected unaudited pro forma combined financial information presented below is derived from the historical financial position and results of operations of TAL and Triton, adjusted to give effect to the mergers and the assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements. For a summary of the mergers, see the section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “The Mergers.”

The unaudited pro forma combined statements of income data for the year ended December 31, 2015 give effect to the mergers as if they had occurred on January 1, 2015. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet data gives effect to the mergers as if they had occurred on December 31, 2015.

The pro forma adjustments are preliminary and have been made solely for informational purposes. The actual results reported by the combined company in periods following the mergers may differ significantly from those reflected in this selected unaudited pro forma combined financial information for a number of reasons, including but not limited to changes in market conditions, cost savings from operating efficiencies, synergies and the impact of costs incurred in integrating the two companies. As a result, the selected unaudited pro forma combined financial information is not intended to represent and is not necessarily indicative of what the combined company’s financial condition and results of operations would have been had the mergers been completed on the applicable dates of this selected unaudited pro forma combined financial information. In addition, the selected unaudited pro forma combined financial information does not purport to project the future financial condition and results of operations of the combined company. During the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016, market conditions have continued to deteriorate reflecting, in addition to historical seasonal patterns, the ongoing weakness in global trade. This has led to further declines in utilization, decreases in lease rental revenue, lower disposal prices and increases in operating costs.

The selected unaudited pro forma combined financial information is based upon and should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and accompanying notes of TAL and Triton for the applicable periods that are included elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/​prospectus. In addition, the selected unaudited pro forma combined financial information should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements have been prepared using the acquisition method of accounting. Triton has been treated as the acquirer in the mergers for accounting purposes, and therefore, TAL net assets are subject to fair value measurements. The acquisition accounting is dependent on certain valuations and other studies that have yet to advance to a stage where there is sufficient information for a definitive measurement. The assets and liabilities of TAL have been measured based on various preliminary estimates using assumptions that TAL and Triton believe are reasonable based on information that is currently available and which are discussed in the section titled “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information,” including assumptions relating to the allocation of the consideration paid for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of TAL based on preliminary estimates of their fair value.

The pro forma assumptions and adjustments are described in the accompanying notes presented with the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements. Pro forma adjustments are those that are directly attributable to the transaction, are factually supportable and, with respect to the unaudited pro forma combined statements of income, are expected to have a continuing impact on the consolidated results. The final purchase price and the allocation thereof will differ from that reflected in the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements after final valuation procedures are performed and amounts are finalized following the completion of the mergers.

The selected unaudited pro forma combined financial information does not reflect any cost savings from operating efficiencies, synergies or other restructurings that could result from the mergers or the costs necessary to achieve these costs savings, operating efficiencies and synergies.

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The following should be read in conjunction with the section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “Triton Container International Limited and TAL International Group, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information,” and the other financial information included in or incorporated by reference into this document.

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COMPARATIVE PER SHARE DATA OF TRITON, TAL AND THE PRO FORMA
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Presented below are Triton’s historical per share data, which were derived from Triton’s financial statements, TAL’s historical per share data, which were derived from TAL’s financial statements, and the combined Triton/TAL unaudited pro forma per share data, for the year ended December 31, 2015. This information should be read together with Triton’s consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this document, TAL’s consolidated financial statements and related notes that are incorporated by reference in this document and with the unaudited pro forma combined financial data and related notes included under the “Triton Container International Limited and TAL International Group, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information” section of this document. The pro forma information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results or financial position that would have occurred if the mergers had been completed as of the beginning of the periods presented, nor is it necessarily indicative of the future operating results or financial position of the combined company.

The historical net book value per share, a non-GAAP financial measure, is computed by dividing total shareholders’ equity by the number of common shares outstanding at the end of the period. The pro forma earnings per share of the combined company is computed by dividing the pro forma net income by the pro forma weighted average number of shares outstanding. The pro forma net book value per share of the combined company is computed by dividing total pro forma shareholders’ equity by the pro forma number of common shares outstanding at the end of the period.

The historical earnings and dividend per share information of TAL and Triton and the unaudited combined pro forma per share information are as follows:

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The following table shows the calculation for Triton’s and TAL’s historical net book value per share and the unaudited pro forma combined net book value per share (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data).

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MARKET PRICE DATA AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION FOR TAL COMMON STOCK

TAL common stock currently trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “TAL.” On November 9, 2015, the last trading day before the announcement of the signing of the transaction agreement, the last sale price of TAL common stock reported by the NYSE was $17.35. On May 6, 2016, the last practicable trading day for which information is available as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the last sale price of TAL common stock reported by the NYSE was $15.76. The following table sets forth the high and low prices per share of TAL common stock for the periods indicated. For current price information, TAL stockholders are urged to consult publicly available sources.

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RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information included in, or incorporated by reference in, and found in the Annexes attached to, this proxy statement/prospectus, including the matters addressed in “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” beginning on page 62, you should carefully consider the risks described below before deciding how to vote. Holdco’s business, financial condition and results of operations are subject to various risks and uncertainties noted throughout this proxy statement/prospectus, including those discussed below, which may affect the value of its securities. In addition to the risks discussed below, there may be additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem less significant that also may adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations, perhaps materially. Some statements in our risk factors constitute forward looking statements. Please refer to the section entitled “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” in this proxy statement/​prospectus. You should also read and consider the risk factors associated with each of the businesses of TAL because these risk factors may affect the operations and financial results of the combined company. These risk factors may be found under Part I, Item 1A in TAL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which is on file with the SEC and all of which are incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus. Furthermore, you should read and consider the other information in this proxy statement/prospectus and the other documents incorporated by reference herein. See “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 237 for the location of information incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to TAL, Triton or Holdco or that are not currently believed to be important also may adversely affect the mergers and Holdco following the mergers.

Risk Factors Relating to the Mergers

TAL stockholders cannot be sure of the market value of the Holdco common shares to be issued upon completion of the mergers.

TAL stockholders will receive a fixed number of Holdco common shares in the mergers rather than a number of shares with a particular fixed market value. The market value of TAL common stock at the time of the mergers may vary significantly from its price on the date the transaction agreement was executed, the date of this proxy statement/prospectus or the date on which TAL stockholders vote on the adoption of the transaction agreement. Because the TAL exchange ratio will not be adjusted to reflect any changes in the market price of TAL common stock, the market value of the Holdco common shares issued in the mergers and the TAL common stock surrendered in the mergers may be higher or lower than the values of these shares on earlier dates. 100% of the TAL merger consideration to be received by TAL stockholders will be Holdco common shares.

Changes in the market prices of TAL common stock may result from a variety of factors that are beyond the control of TAL, including changes in its business, operations and prospects, regulatory considerations, governmental actions, and legal proceedings and developments. Market assessments of the benefits of the mergers, the likelihood that the mergers will be completed, and general and industry-specific market and economic conditions might also have an effect on the market price of TAL common stock. Changes in the market price of TAL common stock might also be caused by fluctuations and developments affecting domestic and global securities markets.

The market value of TAL common stock may vary significantly from the date of the TAL special meeting to the date of the completion of the mergers. You are urged to obtain up-to-date prices for the TAL common stock. There is no assurance that the mergers will be completed, that there will not be a delay in the completion of the mergers or that all or any of the anticipated benefits of the mergers will be realized. See “Market Price Data and Dividend Information for TAL Common Stock” for ranges of historic prices of TAL common stock.

Additionally, there is no assurance that Holdco will be able to pay its previously planned annual dividend of  $1.80 per share or its previously planned repurchase of up to $250 million of its common shares following the consummation of the mergers, particularly if difficult industry conditions continue. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Triton —

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Actions taken under the antitrust laws may prevent or delay completion of the mergers or reduce the anticipated benefits of the mergers or may require changes to the structure or terms of the mergers.

At any time before or after the mergers are consummated, notwithstanding the early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act and the receipt of approvals from the FCO and the KFTC, any of the DOJ, the FTC or U.S. state attorneys general could take action under the antitrust laws in opposition to the mergers, including seeking to enjoin completion of the mergers, condition completion of the mergers upon the divestiture of assets of Triton, TAL or their subsidiaries or impose restrictions on Holdco’s post-merger operations. These could negatively affect the results of operations and financial condition of the combined company following completion of the mergers. Any such requirements or restrictions may prevent or delay completion of the mergers or may reduce the anticipated benefits of the mergers, which could also have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s business and cash flows, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, TAL and Triton have agreed to take certain actions, conditioned on the closing, and may take other actions that TAL or Triton determines in its sole discretion to take, to the extent necessary to ensure satisfaction, on or prior to the end date, of certain conditions to the closing of the mergers relating to regulatory approvals as further described in the section titled “The Mergers —  Governmental and Regulatory Approvals” beginning on page 123. Certain of these actions may be taken after receipt of the approval of the stockholders of TAL and it is not currently contemplated that any such stockholder approval would be resolicited in the event that any of these actions are taken after the TAL special meeting.

Failure to successfully combine the businesses of TAL and Triton in the expected time frame may adversely affect Holdco’s future results.

The success of the mergers will depend, in part, on Holdco’s ability to realize the anticipated benefits from combining the businesses of TAL and Triton as further described in the section titled “The Mergers — TAL’s Reasons for the Mergers” beginning on page 97. To realize these anticipated benefits, the businesses of TAL and Triton must be successfully combined. Historically, TAL and Triton have been independent companies, and they will continue to be operated as such until the completion of the mergers. The management of Holdco may face significant challenges in consolidating the functions of TAL and Triton, integrating the technologies, organizations, procedures, policies and operations, as well as addressing the different business cultures at the two companies, and retaining key personnel. If the combined company is not successfully integrated, the anticipated benefits of the mergers may not be realized fully or at all or may take longer to realize than expected. The integration may also be complex and time consuming, and require substantial resources and effort. The integration process and other disruptions resulting from the mergers may also disrupt each company’s ongoing businesses and/or adversely affect TAL’s or Triton’s relationships with employees, regulators and others with whom they have business or other dealings.

TAL and Triton will be subject to business uncertainties and contractual restrictions while the mergers are pending.

Uncertainty about the effect of the mergers on employees and customers may have an adverse effect on TAL or Triton and consequently on the combined company. These uncertainties may impair TAL’s or Triton’s ability to retain and motivate key personnel and could cause customers and others that deal with TAL or Triton to defer entering into contracts with TAL or Triton or making other decisions concerning TAL or Triton or seek to change existing business relationships with TAL or Triton. In addition, if key employees depart because of uncertainty about their future roles and the potential complexities of the mergers, TAL’s and Triton’s businesses could be harmed. In addition, the transaction agreement restricts TAL and Triton from making certain acquisitions and taking other specified actions until the mergers occur without the consent of the other party. These restrictions may prevent TAL and Triton from pursuing attractive business opportunities that may arise prior to the completion of the mergers. See the section entitled “The Transaction Agreement — Covenants and Agreements” beginning on page 137 for a description of the restrictive covenants applicable to TAL and Triton.

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The transaction agreement limits TAL’s and Triton’s ability to pursue alternatives to the mergers.

Each of Triton and TAL has agreed that it will not solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage or facilitate inquiries or proposals or engage in discussions or negotiations regarding takeover proposals, subject to limited exceptions, including that each of TAL and Triton may, in certain circumstances, take certain actions in the event TAL receives an unsolicited takeover proposal that constitutes a superior proposal or could reasonably be expected to lead to a superior proposal. Each party has also agreed that its board of directors will not change its recommendation to its shareholders or approve any alternative agreement, subject to limited exceptions, including that, at any time prior to the TAL stockholder approval, the TAL Board may make a change in recommendation (i) in circumstances not involving or relating to a takeover proposal, if the TAL Board concludes in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the exercise of its fiduciary duties to its stockholders under applicable laws; or (ii) in response to a TAL Superior Proposal, if the TAL Board concludes that a failure to change its recommendation would be inconsistent with the exercise of its fiduciary duties to its stockholders under applicable law and, if requested by the other party, its representatives have negotiated in good faith with the other party regarding any revisions to the terms of the transactions contemplated by the transaction agreement proposed by the other party in response to such TAL Superior Proposal. Additionally, the transaction agreement provides that under specified circumstances, if the TAL Board determines that a TAL Acquisition Proposal from a TAL Bidder could reasonably be expected to lead to a TAL Superior Proposal and engages in discussions with such TAL Bidder, the TAL stockholders meeting has not occurred, the Triton Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that a Triton Acquisition Proposal constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Triton Superior Proposal and, prior to providing any confidential information, Triton has entered into an Acceptable Triton Confidentiality Agreement, then Triton and its Board may engage in discussions or provide any confidential information in response to an unsolicited written Triton Acquisition Proposal. The transaction agreement also requires TAL to call, give notice of and hold a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the applicable stockholder approval. This special meeting requirement does not apply to TAL in the event that the transaction agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms. See “The Transaction Agreement — Covenants and Agreements — Stockholders Meetings and Duty to Recommend.” In addition, under specified circumstances, TAL may be required to pay a termination fee of  $19,484,275 if the mergers are not consummated. See the section entitled “The Transaction Agreement — Termination Fees; Expenses” beginning on page 154 for a description of the circumstances under which such termination fee is payable. Furthermore, upon adoption of the transaction agreement by the TAL stockholders at the TAL special meeting, the right of TAL to terminate the transaction agreement in response to a TAL Superior Proposal will terminate. These provisions might discourage a potential competing acquiror that might have an interest in acquiring all or a significant part of TAL from considering or proposing an acquisition, even if it were prepared to pay consideration with a higher price per share than that proposed in the mergers, or might result in a potential competing acquiror proposing to pay a lower price per share to acquire TAL than it might otherwise have been willing to pay.

Certain directors and executive officers of TAL may have interests in the mergers that are different from, or in addition to or in conflict with, yours.

Executive officers of TAL negotiated the terms of the transaction agreement and the TAL Board approved the transaction agreement and unanimously recommends that you vote in favor of the proposal to adopt the transaction agreement. These directors and executive officers may have interests in the mergers that are different from, or in addition to or in conflict with, yours. These interests include the continued employment of certain executive officers of TAL by Holdco, the continued positions of certain directors of TAL as directors of Holdco, and the indemnification of former TAL directors and TAL officers by Holdco and the surviving corporations. With respect to TAL executive officers, these interests also include the treatment in the TAL merger of restricted TAL shares held by executive officers and their participation in TAL’s executive severance and executive retention bonus plans. You should be aware of these interests when you consider the TAL Board’s recommendation that you vote in favor of the mergers. For a discussion of the interests of directors and executive officers in the mergers, see “The Mergers — Interests of TAL Officers and Directors in the Mergers.”

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The Holdco common shares to be received by TAL stockholders as a result of the mergers will have different rights from shares of TAL common stock.

Following completion of the mergers, TAL stockholders will no longer be stockholders of TAL, but will instead become shareholders of Holdco. There will be important differences between your current rights as a TAL stockholder and your rights as a Holdco shareholder. See “Comparison of Shareholder Rights” for a discussion of the different rights associated with Holdco common shares and TAL common stock.

TAL stockholders will have a reduced ownership and voting interest after the mergers and will exercise less influence over management.

After the completion of the mergers, the TAL stockholders will own a smaller percentage of Holdco than they currently own of TAL. Upon completion of the mergers, it is anticipated that former Triton shareholders will hold approximately 55% and former TAL stockholders will hold approximately 45% of the shares of common stock of Holdco issued and outstanding immediately after the consummation of the mergers. Consequently, TAL stockholders, as a group, will have reduced ownership and voting power in the combined company compared to their ownership and voting power in TAL. In particular, TAL stockholders, as a group, will have less than a majority of the ownership and voting power of Holdco and, therefore, will be able to exercise less collective influence over the management and policies of Holdco than they currently exercise over the management and policies of TAL. Additionally, significant Triton shareholders will hold significant ownership stakes in Holdco and could, subject to the terms of the Sponsor Shareholders Agreements with Holdco, have influence over the combined company.

Failure to complete the mergers could negatively impact the stock price, businesses and financial results of TAL.

If the mergers are not completed, the ongoing business of TAL may be adversely affected and TAL will be subject to several risks and consequences, including the following:

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TAL and Triton will incur significant transaction and merger-related transition costs in connection with the mergers.

TAL and Triton expect that they will incur significant, non-recurring costs in the range of  $75 million to $90 million in connection with consummating the mergers and integrating the operations of both companies. These expected costs include:

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Some of these costs are payable regardless of whether the mergers are completed. Moreover, under certain specified circumstances, TAL may be required to pay a termination fee of  $19,484,275 if the mergers are not consummated or to reimburse certain fees, costs and expenses incurred by Triton, Holdco, the Merger Subs and their subsidiaries in connection with the transaction agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (up to $3,500,000). See “The Transaction Agreement — Termination Fees; Expenses” beginning on page 154.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information included in this document may not be indicative of what Holdco’s actual financial position or results of operations would have been.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information in this proxy statement/prospectus is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what Holdco’s actual financial position or results of operations would have been had the mergers been completed on the dates indicated, nor is it indicative of the present operating results of TAL or Triton or the future operating results or financial position of Holdco. The actual financial condition and results of operations of Holdco following the mergers may not be consistent with, or evident from, these pro forma financial statements. In addition, the assumptions used in preparing the pro forma financial statements may not prove to be accurate, and other factors may affect Holdco’s financial condition or results of operations following the mergers. Any potential decline in Holdco’s financial condition or results of operations may cause significant variations in the share price of Holdco. See “Triton Container International Limited and TAL International Group, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information” for more information.

TAL, Triton and, subsequently, the combined company must continue to retain, motivate and recruit executives and other key employees, which may be difficult in light of uncertainty regarding the mergers, and failure to do so could negatively affect the combined company.

For the mergers to be successful, during the period before the mergers are completed, both TAL and Triton must continue to retain, motivate and recruit executives and other key employees. Moreover, the combined company must be successful at retaining and motivating key employees following the completion of the mergers. Experienced employees in the industries in which TAL and Triton operate are in high demand and competition for their talents can be intense. Employees of both TAL and Triton may experience uncertainty about their future role with the combined company until, or even after, strategies with regard to the combined company are announced or executed. The potential distractions of the mergers may adversely affect the ability of TAL, Triton or, following completion of the mergers, the combined company, to retain, motivate and recruit executives and other key employees and keep them focused on applicable strategies and goals. A failure by TAL, Triton or, following the completion of the mergers, the combined company, to attract, retain and motivate executives and other key employees during the period prior to or after the completion of the mergers could have a negative impact on the business of TAL, Triton or the combined company.

If the mergers are not completed, TAL’s common stock could be materially adversely affected.

The mergers are subject to customary conditions to closing, including the approval of TAL’s stockholders. In addition, TAL and Triton may terminate the transaction agreement under certain circumstances. If TAL and Triton do not complete the mergers, the market price of TAL’s common stock may fluctuate to the extent that the current market price of those shares reflects a market assumption that the mergers will be completed. Further, whether or not the mergers are completed, TAL and Triton will also be obligated to pay certain investment banking, legal and accounting fees and related expenses in connection with the mergers, which could negatively impact results of operations when incurred. If the mergers are not completed, TAL cannot assure its stockholders that additional risks will not materialize or not materially adversely affect the business, results of operations and stock price.

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The termination fee contained in the transaction agreement may discourage other companies from trying to acquire TAL.

TAL has agreed to pay a termination fee of $19,484,275 to Triton if, under certain circumstances, the transaction agreement is terminated and a competing offer is accepted by TAL. This fee could discourage other companies from trying to acquire TAL.

The opinion rendered by BofA Merrill Lynch to the TAL Board will not reflect changes in circumstances between signing the transaction agreement and the closing of the mergers.

BofA Merrill Lynch rendered an opinion to the TAL Board, dated November 9, 2015, to the effect that, as of that date and based on and subject to the assumptions made, procedures followed, factors considered and limitations and qualifications described in the written opinion, the TAL exchange ratio (taking into account the Triton merger) was fair, from a financial point of view, to holders of TAL common stock. The BofA Merrill Lynch opinion does not speak as of the time the mergers will be completed or as of any date other than the date of such opinion. Because the TAL Board does not anticipate asking BofA Merrill Lynch to update its opinion, the TAL Board will not receive an opinion to the fairness from a financial point of view of the TAL exchange ratio (taking into account the Triton Merger) to TAL as of any time other than November 9, 2015. Subsequent changes in the operations and prospects of TAL or Triton, general market and economic conditions and other factors (including the continued deterioration of market conditions in the container leasing industry), on which the BofA Merrill Lynch opinion was in part based, may significantly alter the value of TAL or Triton, the market price of shares of TAL’s common stock or the relative value of TAL and Triton by the time the mergers are completed. For a description of the opinion that the TAL Board received from BofA Merrill Lynch, see “The Mergers — Opinion of TAL’s Financial Advisor” beginning on page 101.

Risk Factors Relating to Holdco after Completion of the Mergers

Holdco may be unable to successfully integrate Triton’s and TAL’s operations.

The merger involves the integration of two companies that previously operated independently. The difficulties of combining the companies’ operations include integrating personnel, departments, systems, operating procedures, office infrastructures and information technologies and retaining key employees. Failures in integrating operations or the loss of key personnel could have a material adverse effect on the business and results of operations of the combined company.

Market conditions are very weak due to a combination of factors, including significant declines in steel prices, new container prices and used container prices, and slower trade growth which has led to much lower demand for containers. This decline in market conditions has accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2015 and into 2016.

Market conditions are unusually weak and such weakness is accelerating due to a combination of factors which have significantly reduced TAL’s and Triton’s profitability. There has been an overall decline in worldwide commodity prices, and in particular, steel prices, which have declined approximately 40% from October 2014 through December 2015. World containerized trade growth decelerated significantly during 2015 and trade growth remains weak so far in 2016. The decline in steel prices, along with slower trade growth that has resulted in a reduced demand for containers, has contributed to a significant decline in the price of new containers, which along with low interest rates, has resulted in market lease rates reaching historically low levels. In addition, TAL and Triton have a large number of historically high rate leases that expire between 2015 through 2020 and those that have expired or been renegotiated have been re-priced at today’s historically low lease rates. Sales prices for used containers decreased significantly in 2015 and the first quarter of 2016 resulting in losses on the sale of equipment. All of the above factors are contributing to the pressure on TAL’s and Triton’s profitability. If these trends continue, Holdco’s profitability will decline further, which could limit the availability of its liquidity and lead to covenant violations on existing debt facilities and therefore constrain its ability to invest in additional containers, pay dividends or repurchase its common shares.

Market lease rates are currently at historically low levels. As a result, Holdco’s profitability may decline due to reduced profitability on existing containers as leases expire and lease rates are re-priced and reduced returns on new investments.

Market leasing rates decreased significantly from 2012 through 2015 due to substantial decreases in new container prices, widely available low-cost financing for leasing companies and aggressive competition.

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The decrease in market leasing rates has negatively impacted the expected investment returns on our new container investments and it is reducing the profitability of the existing containers in TAL’s and Triton’s fleets as existing leases expire and are re-priced. If market lease rates remain near their current low level for an extended period of time or decline further, we expect the decrease in TAL’s and Triton’s average lease rates to continue in 2016 and 2017 and have a substantial further negative impact on Holdco’s profitability.

The size of both TAL’s and Triton’s owned fleets increased significantly from 2010 to 2011 due to large purchases of new equipment and investments in sale-leaseback transactions. Many of the containers purchased in those years were purchased at relatively high prices and leased out at lease rates well above the portfolio average. As a result, the high level of procurement in 2010 and 2011 has created a concentration of leases with historically high leasing rates that began expiring in 2015 and will continue to expire through 2020. If container prices and market leasing rates remain near their current low level for an extended period of time, we could be forced to re-lease those containers at significantly reduced lease rates. Holdco estimates that average current market leasing rates for new containers placed on long-term leases are approximately 57% lower than the average lease rates for containers purchased during 2010 and 2011. Holdco also estimates that its annual leasing revenue would decrease by $3.8 million for each 1% reduction in the average lease rates on the containers purchased in 2010 and 2011.

Container leasing demand can be negatively affected by numerous market factors as well as external political and economic events that are beyond Holdco’s control. Decreasing leasing demand could have a material adverse effect on Holdco’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Demand for containers depends largely on the rate of world trade and economic growth. Demand for leased containers is also driven by Holdco’s customers’ “lease vs. buy” decisions. Cyclical recessions can negatively affect lessors’ operating results because during economic downturns or periods of reduced trade, shipping lines tend to lease fewer containers, or lease containers only at reduced rates, and tend to rely more on their own fleets to satisfy a greater percentage of their requirements. As a result, during periods of weak global economic activity, container lessors like Holdco typically experience decreased leasing demand, decreased equipment utilization, lower average rental rates, decreased leasing revenue, decreased used container resale prices and significantly decreased profitability. These effects can be severe.

For example, TAL’s and Triton’s profitability decreased significantly from the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter of 2009 due to the effects of the global financial crisis, and profitability would have decreased further if trade activity did not start to recover at the end of 2009. In 2015, TAL’s and Triton’s operating performance and profitability was also negatively impacted due to slower global trade growth resulting in reduced demand for leased containers, decreasing utilization, decreases in their lease rental revenue, decreased used container sales prices, and higher operating costs. These conditions have continued, and to some degree accelerated, in the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016. If these trends continue, Holdco’s profitability will be negatively affected, which could constrain its ability to invest in additional containers, pay dividends or repurchase its common shares.

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Any of the aforementioned factors may have a material adverse effect on Holdco’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Lease rates may still decrease further due to a decrease in new container prices, weak leasing demand, increased competition or other factors, resulting in reduced revenues, lower margins, and reduced profitability and cash flows.

Market leasing rates are typically a function of, among other things, new equipment prices (which are heavily influenced by steel prices), interest rates, the type and length of the lease, the equipment supply and demand balance at a particular time and location, and other factors more fully described below. A decrease in leasing rates can have a materially adverse effect on our leasing revenues, profitability and cash flow.

A decrease in market leasing rates negatively impacts the leasing rates on both new container investments and the existing containers in Holdco’s fleet. Most of Holdco’s existing containers are on operating leases, which means that the lease term is shorter than the expected life of the container, so the lease rate we receive for the container is subject to change at the expiration of the current lease. Lower new container prices, widespread availability of attractively priced financing, and aggressive competition for new leasing transactions continue to pressure market lease rates, and market lease rates are currently significantly below TAL’s and Triton’s portfolio average. As a result, during periods of low market lease rates, including the present period, the average lease rate received for our containers is negatively impacted by both the addition of new containers at low lease rates as well as, and more significantly by, the turnover of existing containers from leases with higher lease rates to leases with lower lease rates.

Holdco faces risks associated with re-leasing containers after their initial fixed-term leases.

At Closing, Holdco’s containers will have an economic useful life of approximately 10 to 15 years from the date a container was or is first leased to a customer. However, Holdco may not lease containers for their full useful lives. When it purchases newly-produced containers, it may lease them out under fixed-term leases with contractual terms of one to five years at a lease rate that is, among other things, correlated to the price paid for the container. When these leases expire or are terminated, it may not be possible to re-lease these containers at rates that provide a reasonable economic return, or at all. If prevailing container lease rates decline significantly between the time a container is initially leased out and when its initial fixed-term lease expires, or if overall demand for containers declines, Holdco may have to accept lower lease rates or experience a delay in re-leasing these containers, which could materially adversely affect Holdco’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Lessee defaults may adversely affect Holdco’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow by decreasing revenues and increasing storage, positioning, collection, recovery and lost equipment expenses.

Holdco’s containers and chassis are leased to numerous customers. Lease rentals and other charges, as well as indemnification for damage to or loss of equipment, are payable under the leases and other arrangements by the lessees. Inherent in the nature of the leases and other arrangements for use of the equipment is the risk that once the lease is consummated, we may not receive, or may experience delay in receipt of, all of the amounts to be paid in respect of the equipment. A delay or diminution in amounts received under the leases and other arrangements could adversely affect Holdco’s business and financial prospects and its ability to make payments on debt. In addition, not all of Holdco’s customers provide detailed financial information regarding their operations. As a result, customer credit risk is in part assessed on the basis of their reputation in the market, and there can be no assurance that they can or will fulfill their obligations under the contracts we enter into with them. Our customers could incur financial difficulties, or otherwise have difficulty making payments to us when due, for any number of factors that may be beyond our control and which we may be unable to anticipate.

The cash flow from Holdco’s equipment, principally lease rentals, management fees and proceeds from the sale of owned equipment, is affected significantly by our ability to collect payments under leases and other arrangements for the use of the equipment and our ability to replace cash flows from terminating leases by re-leasing or selling equipment on favorable terms. All of these factors are subject to external economic conditions and performance by lessees and service providers that are beyond our control.

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In addition, when lessees or sub-lessees of Holdco’s containers and chassis default, Holdco may fail to recover all of its equipment, and the containers and chassis it does recover may be returned in damaged condition or to locations where Holdco will not be able to efficiently re-lease or sell them. As a result, Holdco may have to repair and reposition these containers and chassis to other places where it can re-lease or sell them and Holdco may lose lease revenues and incur additional operating expenses in repossessing, repositioning and storing the equipment.

We believe that the risk of large lessee defaults remains elevated. Persistent excess vessel capacity has pressured oceangoing freight rates our customers receive for moving cargo, leading to very low ocean freight rates which has resulted in, for certain carriers, large financial losses over the last several years. Over the next several years, new vessel deliveries are anticipated to remain at a high level. As a result, we expect excess vessel capacity to persist for several more years and expect the financial performance of Holdco’s customers to remain under pressure.

TAL’s and Triton’s balance sheets include an allowance for doubtful accounts as well as, in TAL’s case, an equipment reserve related to the expected costs of recovering and remarketing containers currently in the possession of customers that have either defaulted or that we believe currently present a significant risk of loss. However, in accordance with GAAP, TAL and Triton do not maintain a general equipment reserve for equipment on-hire under operating leases to performing customers. As a result, any major customer default could have a significant impact on our profitability upon such default. Such default could also have a material adverse effect on our business condition and financial prospects.

Holdco’s customer base will be highly concentrated. A default from any large customer, and especially its largest customer, could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and future prospects. In addition, a significant reduction in leasing business from any of its large customers could have a material adverse impact on demand for its containers and its financial performance.

Holdco’s five largest customers represented approximately 47% of its pro forma combined leasing revenues in 2015, with its single largest customer, Mediterranean Shipping Co., representing approximately 13.5% of leasing revenue, and its second largest customer, CMA CGM, representing approximately 10.9% of leasing revenue during this period. Furthermore, the shipping industry has been consolidating for a number of years, and further consolidation is expected and could increase the portion of Holdco’s revenues that come from its largest customers.

Given the high concentration of Holdco’s customer base, a default by any of its largest customers would result in a major reduction in Holdco’s leasing revenue, large repossession expenses, potentially large lost equipment charges and a material adverse impact on Holdco’s performance and financial condition. In addition, the loss or significant reduction in orders from any of Holdco’s major customers could materially reduce the demand for its containers and result in lower leasing revenue, higher operating expenses and diminished growth prospects.

Used container sales prices have decreased and may decrease further, leading to losses on the disposal of Holdco’s equipment.

Although Holdco’s revenues primarily depend upon equipment leasing, Holdco’s profitability is also affected by the gains or losses it realizes on the sale of used containers because, in the ordinary course of its business, Holdco sells certain containers when they are returned by customers upon lease expiration. The volatility of the selling prices and gains or losses from the disposal of such equipment can be very significant. Used container selling prices, which can vary substantially, depend upon, among other factors, the cost of new containers, the global supply and demand balance for containers, the location of the containers, the supply and demand balance for used containers at a particular location, the physical condition of the container, refurbishment needs, materials and labor costs and obsolescence of certain equipment or technology. Most of these factors are outside of our control.

Containers are typically sold if it is in Holdco’s best interest to do so after taking into consideration local and global leasing and sale market conditions and the age, location and physical condition of the container. As these considerations vary, gains or losses on sale of equipment will also fluctuate and may be significant if Holdco sells large quantities of containers.

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Used container selling prices and the gains or losses that TAL and Triton have recognized from selling used containers have varied widely over the last fifteen years.

Selling prices for used containers and TAL’s and Triton’s disposal gains were exceptionally high from 2010 to 2012 due to a generally tight global supply and demand balance for containers. Since then, used container prices have declined. If disposal prices remain at the current low level or decrease further, it will have a significantly negative impact on Holdco’s financial performance and cash flow. This could constrain Holdco’s ability to invest in additional containers, pay dividends or repurchase its common shares.

Furthermore, Holdco’s relatively greater size in the container leasing industry may result in purchasers of used intermodal containers shifting their business to other potential sellers of used containers as such purchasers seek to diversify the parties from which they effect such purchases or placing additional competitive pressure on the price at which Holdco is able to sell its used containers, particularly when the market environment for sales of used containers is weak, each of which could result in a material decrease in the used container disposition proceeds that Holdco realizes relative to the historical used container disposition proceeds realized by TAL and Triton.

Equipment trading is dependent upon a steady supply of used equipment.

Holdco intends to purchase used containers for resale from its shipping line customers and other sellers. If the supply of equipment becomes limited because these sellers develop other means for disposing of their equipment or develop their own sales network, Holdco may not be able to purchase the inventory necessary to meet its goals, and its equipment trading revenues and its profitability could be negatively impacted.

Abrupt changes in sales prices on equipment purchased for resale could negatively affect Holdco’s equipment trading margins.

Holdco expects to purchase and sell containers opportunistically as part of its equipment trading segment. Holdco will purchase equipment for resale on the premise that it will be able to sell the inventory in a relatively short time frame. If sales prices rapidly deteriorate and Holdco holds a large inventory of equipment that was purchased when prices for equipment were higher, then its gross margins could decline or become negative.

Holdco’s customers may decide to lease fewer containers. Should shipping lines decide to buy a larger percentage of the containers they operate, Holdco’s utilization rate and level of investment would decrease, resulting in decreased leasing revenues, increased storage costs, increased repositioning costs and lower growth.

Holdco, like other suppliers of leased containers, is dependent upon decisions by shipping lines to lease rather than buy their container equipment. Should shipping lines decide to buy a larger percentage of the containers they operate, Holdco’s utilization rate would decrease, resulting in decreased leasing revenues, increased storage costs and increased positioning costs. A decrease in the portion of leased containers operated by shipping lines would also reduce Holdco’s investment opportunities and significantly constrain its growth. Most of the factors affecting the decisions of its customers are outside of its control.

Holdco faces extensive competition in the container leasing industry.

Holdco may be unable to compete favorably in the highly competitive container leasing and sales business. Holdco competes with more than ten other major leasing companies, many smaller container lessors, manufacturers of container equipment, companies offering finance leases as distinct from operating leases, promoters of container ownership and leasing as a tax shelter investment, shipping lines which sometimes lease their excess container stocks, and suppliers of alternative types of equipment for freight transport. Some of these competitors may have greater financial resources and access to capital than Holdco. Additionally, some of these competitors may, at times, accumulate a high volume of underutilized inventories of containers, which could lead to significant downward pressure on lease rates and margins.

Furthermore, the size of Holdco’s container leasing business, while greater than that of TAL or Triton on a stand-alone basis, will not necessarily provide a competitive advantage in securing new business. This could include extending expired leases, securing business for in-fleet containers ex-depot and securing business for new production containers ex-factory.

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Competition among container leasing companies depends upon many factors, including, among others, lease rates, lease terms (including lease duration, drop-off restrictions and repair provisions), customer service, and the location, availability, quality and individual characteristics of equipment. The highly competitive nature of our industry may reduce lease rates and margins and undermine Holdco’s ability to maintain TAL’s and Triton’s current level of container utilization or achieve its growth plans.

The demand for leased containers is particularly tied to international trade. If international trade were to decrease, it could reduce demand for container leasing, which would materially adversely affect Holdco’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

A substantial portion of TAL’s and Triton’s containers are used in trade involving goods being shipped from exporting countries (e.g., China and other Asian countries) to importing countries (e.g., the United States or European nations). The willingness and ability of international consumers to purchase foreign goods is dependent upon political support for an absence of government-imposed barriers to international trade in goods and services. For example, international consumer demand for foreign goods is related to price; if the price differential between foreign goods and domestically-produced goods were to decrease due to increased tariffs on foreign goods, strengthening in the applicable foreign currencies relative to domestic currencies, rising foreign wages, increasing input or energy costs or other factors, then demand for foreign goods could decrease, which in turn could result in reduced demand for container leasing. A similar reduction in demand for container leasing could result from an increased use of quotas or other technical barriers to restrict trade. The current regime of relatively free trade may not continue, which would materially adversely affect Holdco’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

If Holdco is unable to finance capital expenditures, its business and growth plans will be adversely affected.

Holdco expects to make capital investments to, among other things, maintain and expand the size of its container fleet as market conditions allow. Both TAL and Triton have relied heavily on debt financing to help fund new container investments. Market conditions are currently extremely weak in the container leasing industry reflecting among other things, ongoing weakness in global trade and decreasing new container prices. As a result, the profitability of TAL and Triton has deteriorated substantially. If market conditions remain weak and TAL’s and Triton’s performance continues to deteriorate, it is possible that we may not be able to remain in compliance with the financial covenants in our debt facilities. The possibility of non-compliance with our financial covenants and related early amortization events is higher in certain debt facilities financing older assets used by Triton’s subsidiaries owning, in the aggregate, approximately 7.6% of Triton’s combined container fleet (measured by net book value as of December 31, 2015). These early amortization events relate to the possibility that either or both of Triton Container Finance II LLC and Triton Container Finance IV LLC could fail, under the terms of their respective loan facilities, to maintain a “Rolling Interest Coverage Ratio” of at least 1.20:1 or greater, determined (on a monthly basis) as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter. The Rolling Interest Coverage Ratio is calculated based upon the relevant subsidiary’s financial results over a period of consecutive rolling calendar quarters as follows: (a) if the average of the Interest Coverage Ratios for the two immediately preceding fiscal quarters is equal to or exceeds 1.0:1, then the “Rolling Interest Coverage Ratio” will be the average of the Interest Coverage Ratios for the six immediately preceding fiscal quarters, and (b) if the average of the Interest Coverage Ratios for such two immediately preceding fiscal quarters is less than 1.0:1, then the Rolling Interest Coverage Ratio will be the average of the Interest Coverage Ratios for the four immediately preceding fiscal quarters. The Interest Coverage Ratio is calculated as the ratio of net income available for interest expense to the aggregate amount of interest expense of the subsidiary. Net income available for interest expense includes the subsidiary’s net income, plus, to the extent deducted in determining net income, taxes and interest expense. If such events occur and continue, all available cash flow from the affected subsidiaries’ containers after payment of certain fees and certain other expenses will be applied towards the repayment of the respective subsidiary’s loans and, other than receipt of a portion of its management fees, Triton will not be entitled to receive any cash distributions from these subsidiaries unless and until such loans are repaid in full. In addition, during such period, such subsidiaries will be subject to limits on sales of container assets for less than net book value.

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Triton Container Finance III LLC recently reached an agreement with its lenders to replace the Rolling Interest Coverage Ratio with a cash-flow based test. By replacing the Rolling Interest Coverage Ratio, Triton Container Finance III LLC has mitigated the risk of a near-term early amortization event. Triton Container Finance II LLC and Triton Container Finance IV LLC will seek similar modifications to their respective credit facilities during the second quarter of 2016, but there is no assurance that the lenders under those credit facilities will consent to such modifications.

Holdco’s financing capacity could decrease, its financing costs and interest rates could increase, or its future access to the financial markets could be limited, as a result of risks and contingencies, many of which are beyond its control, including: (i) the acceptance by credit markets of the structures and structural risks associated with its bank financing, private placement financing and asset-backed financing arrangements; (ii) the credit ratings provided by credit rating agencies for its corporate rating and those of its special purpose funding entities; (iii) third parties requiring changes in the terms and structure of its financing arrangements, including increased credit enhancements (such as lower advance rates) or required cash collateral and/or other liquid reserves; or (iv) changes in laws or regulations that negatively impact the terms on which the banks or other creditors may finance Holdco. Holdco may have more difficulty obtaining financing if lenders are unwilling to lend the amount of funds to Holdco that they currently lend in total to TAL and Triton. If Holdco is unsuccessful in obtaining sufficient additional financing on acceptable terms, on a timely basis, or at all, such changes could have a material adverse effect on its liquidity, interest costs, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.

Holdco may delay or cancel discretionary capital expenditures, even if previously announced, which could have certain adverse consequences including deferring container purchases or delaying repairs or refurbishments, which could have the effect of making the affected containers less competitive, negatively impact our ability to lease such containers or adversely affect customer relations.

Holdco will have a substantial amount of debt outstanding on a consolidated basis and have significant debt service requirements. This increases the risk that adverse changes in its operating performance, our industry or the financial markets could severely diminish its financial performance and future business and growth prospects, and increases the chance that we might face insolvency due to a default on our debt obligations.

On a pro forma basis, as of December 31, 2015, Holdco had outstanding indebtedness of approximately $6,375.7 million under its debt facilities. On a pro forma basis, its interest and debt expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $234.5 million. On a pro forma basis, as of December 31, 2015, its total net debt (total debt plus equipment purchases payable less cash) to total revenue earning assets was 80.7%.

Holdco’s substantial amount of debt could have important consequences for investors, including:

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Despite Holdco’s initial substantial leverage, it and its subsidiaries may be able to incur additional indebtedness. This could further exacerbate the risks described above.

Holdco and its subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. Although TAL’s and Triton’s current credit facilities contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, such restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions, and, under certain circumstances, indebtedness incurred in compliance with such restrictions could be substantial. In addition, Holdco may be able to incur indebtedness in the future notwithstanding any restrictions on the incurrence of indebtedness by TAL, Triton and their respective subsidiaries. To the extent that new indebtedness is added to Holdco’s and its subsidiaries’ current debt levels, the risks described above would increase.

Holdco will require a significant amount of cash to service and repay its outstanding indebtedness. This may limit its ability to fund future capital expenditures, pursue future business opportunities, make acquisitions or return cash to Holdco shareholders.

Holdco’s high level of indebtedness requires it to make large interest and principal payments. These debt service payments will represent a significant portion of its cash flow, and if its operating cash flow decreases in the future, or if it becomes more difficult for Holdco to arrange financing to refinance existing debt facilities or fund its new equipment purchases, it may be unable to service and repay its debt.

Additionally, Holdco may not be able to refinance any of its indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If we cannot service our indebtedness, we may have to take actions such as selling assets, seeking additional equity or reducing or delaying future capital expenditures or other business investments, which could have a material adverse impact on our growth rate, profitability and cash flow. Such actions, if necessary, may not be effected on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Our indebtedness will restrict our ability to sell assets and use the proceeds from such sales in certain ways.

If Holdco is unable to generate sufficient cash flow or is otherwise unable to obtain funds necessary to meet required payments of principal and interest on its indebtedness, or if it otherwise fails to comply with the various covenants in the instruments governing its indebtedness, it could be in default under the terms of the agreements governing such indebtedness. In the event of such default, the holders of such indebtedness could elect to declare all the funds borrowed thereunder to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest, the lenders under Holdco’s debt facilities could elect to terminate their respective commitments thereunder, cease making further loans and institute foreclosure proceedings against its assets, and it could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.

Market conditions are currently extremely weak in the container leasing industry reflecting among other things, ongoing weakness in global trade and decreasing new container prices. As a result, the profitability of TAL and Triton has deteriorated substantially. If market conditions remain weak and TAL’s and Triton’s performance continues to deteriorate it is possible that we may not be able to remain in compliance with the financial covenants in our debt facilities. If we breach our covenants under our debt facilities and seek a waiver, we may not be able to obtain a waiver from the required lenders. If this occurs, we would be in default under our debt facilities, the lenders could exercise their rights, as described above, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.

The possibility of non-compliance with our financial covenants and related early amortization events is higher in certain debt facilities financing older assets used by Triton’s subsidiaries owning, in the aggregate, approximately 7.6% of Triton’s combined container fleet (measured by net book value as of December 31, 2015). If such events occur and continue, an early amortization event may occur which would result in all available cash flow from the affected subsidiaries’ containers after payment of certain fees and certain other expenses will be applied towards the repayment of the respective subsidiary’s loans and, other than receipt of a portion of its management fees, Triton will not be entitled to receive any cash distributions from these subsidiaries unless and until such loans are repaid in full. In addition, during such period, such subsidiaries will be subject to limits on sales of container assets for less than net book value.

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Triton Container Finance III LLC recently reached an agreement with its lenders to replace the Rolling Interest Coverage Ratio with a cash-flow based test. By replacing the Rolling Interest Coverage Ratio, Triton Container Finance III LLC has mitigated the risk of a near-term early amortization event. Triton Container Finance II LLC and Triton Container Finance IV LLC will seek similar changes to their respective credit facilities during the second quarter of 2016, but there is no assurance that the lenders under those credit facilities will consent to such modifications.

Additionally, compliance with such covenants (or other liquidity constraints) may limit Holdco’s ability to pay its previously planned annual dividend of  $1.80 per share or its previously planned repurchase of up to $250 million of its common shares following the consummation of the mergers, particularly if difficult industry conditions continue. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Triton — Industry Trends Affecting Our Results of Operations,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Triton — Utilization” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Triton — Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Holdco’s credit facilities impose significant operating and financial restrictions, which may prevent Holdco from pursuing certain business opportunities and taking certain actions.

Holdco’s asset backed securities, institutional notes and other credit facilities impose, and the terms of any future indebtedness may impose, significant operating, financial and other restrictions on Holdco and its subsidiaries. These restrictions will limit or prohibit, among other things, Holdco’s ability to:

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These restrictions could adversely affect Holdco’s ability to finance its future operations or capital needs and pursue available business opportunities. A breach of any of these restrictions could result in a default in respect of the related indebtedness. If a default occurs, the relevant lenders could elect to declare the indebtedness, together with accrued interest and fees, to be immediately due and payable and proceed against any collateral securing that indebtedness, which will constitute substantially all of its material container assets.

Environmental regulations may result in equipment obsolescence or require substantial investments to retrofit existing equipment, especially for Holdco’s refrigerated containers. Additionally, environmental concerns are leading to significant design changes for new containers that have not been extensively tested, which increases the risks Holdco will face from potential technical problems.

Many countries, including the United States, restrict, prohibit or otherwise regulate the use of chemical refrigerants due to their ozone depleting and global warming effects. Triton’s and TAL’s refrigerated containers currently use R134A or 404A refrigerant. While R134A and 404A do not contain CFCs (which have been restricted since 1995), the European Union has instituted regulations beginning in 2011 to phase out the use of R134A in automobile air conditioning systems due to concern that the release of R134A into the atmosphere may contribute to global warming. While the European Union regulations do not currently restrict the use of R134A or 404A in refrigerated containers or trailers, it has been proposed that, beginning

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in 2025, R134A and 404A usage in refrigerated containers will be banned, although the final decision has not yet been made. Further, certain manufacturers of refrigerated containers, including the largest manufacturer of cooling machines for refrigerated containers, have begun testing units that utilize alternative refrigerants, such as carbon dioxide, that may have less global warming potential than R134A and 404A. If future regulations prohibit the use or servicing of containers using R134A or 404A refrigerants, Holdco could be forced to incur large retrofitting expenses. In addition, refrigerated containers that are not retrofitted may become difficult to lease, command lower rental rates and disposal prices, or may have to be scrapped.

Also, the foam insulation in the walls of intermodal refrigerated containers requires the use of a blowing agent that contains hydrochlofluorcarbons (CFCs, specifically HCFC-141b). Manufacturers are in various stages of phasing out the use of this blowing agent in the manufacturing process. In accordance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the continued use of HCFC-141b in manufacturing is currently permitted. The European Union (“EU”) prohibits the import and the placing on the market in the EU of intermodal containers with insulation made with HCFC-141b (“EU regulation”). However, the European Commission has recognized that notwithstanding its regulation, under international conventions governing free movement of intermodal containers, the use of such intermodal refrigerated containers admitted into EU countries on temporary customs admission should be permitted. Each country in the EU has its own individual and different regulations to implement the EU regulation. TAL and Triton have procedures in place that they believe comply with the EU and country regulations. However, if such intermodal refrigerated containers exceed their temporary customs admission period and/or their custom admissions status changes (e.g., should such container be off-hired) and such intermodal refrigerated containers are deemed placed on the market in the EU, or if TAL’s or Triton’s procedures are deemed not to comply with EU or a country’s regulation, Holdco could be subject to fines and penalties. Also, if future international conventions or regulations prohibit the use or servicing of containers with foam insulation that utilized this blowing agent during the manufacturing process, Holdco could be forced to incur large retrofitting expenses and those containers that are not retrofitted may become more difficult to lease and command lower rental rates and disposal prices.

An additional environmental concern affecting Holdco’s operations relates to the construction materials used in our dry containers. The floors of dry containers are plywood, usually made from tropical hardwoods. Due to concerns regarding the de-forestation of tropical rain forests and climate change, many countries which have been the source of these hardwoods have implemented severe restrictions on the cutting and export of these woods. Accordingly, container manufacturers have switched a significant portion of production to more readily available alternatives such as birch, bamboo, and other farm grown wood species. Container users are also evaluating alternative designs that would limit the amount of plywood required and are also considering possible synthetic materials to replace the plywood. These new woods or other alternatives have not proven their durability over the typical 10 to 15 year life of a dry container, and if they cannot perform as well as the hardwoods have historically, the future repair and operating costs for these containers could be significantly higher and the useful life of the containers may be decreased.

Litigation to enforce Holdco’s leases and recover its containers has inherent uncertainties that are increased by the location of its containers in jurisdictions that have less developed legal systems.

While almost all of TAL’s lease agreements are governed by New York law and provide for the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of New York, and almost all of Triton leases are governed by California law and provide for the jurisdiction of the courts located in San Francisco, California or arbitration in San Francisco, California, the ability to enforce the lessees’ obligations under the leases and other arrangements for use of the containers often is subject to applicable laws in the jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. It is not possible to predict, with any degree of certainty, the jurisdictions in which enforcement proceedings may be commenced. Holdco’s containers will be manufactured primarily in China, and a substantial portion of its containers will be leased out of Asia, primarily China, and will be used by its customers in a wide range of global trades. Litigation and enforcement proceedings have inherent uncertainties in any jurisdiction and are expensive. These uncertainties are enhanced in countries that have less developed legal systems where the interpretation of laws and regulations is not consistent, may be influenced by factors other than legal merits and may be

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cumbersome, time-consuming and more expensive. For example, repossession from defaulting lessees may be difficult and more expensive in jurisdictions whose laws do not confer the same security interests and rights to creditors and lessors as those in the United States and where the legal system is not as well developed. Additionally, even if we are successful in obtaining judgments against defaulting customers, these customers may have limited owned assets and/or heavily encumbered assets and the collection and enforcement of a monetary judgment against them may be unsuccessful. As a result, the remedies available and the relative success and expedience of collection and enforcement proceedings with respect to the containers in various jurisdictions cannot be predicted. As more of the business shifts to areas outside of the United States and Europe, such as China, it may become more difficult and expensive to enforce Holdco’s rights and recover its containers.

The success of TAL’s and Triton’s recovery efforts for defaulted leases has been hampered by undeveloped creditor protections and legal systems in a number of countries. In these situations, both TAL and Triton experienced an increase in average recovery costs per unit and a decrease in the percentage of containers recovered in default situations primarily due to excessive charges applied to their containers by the depot or terminal facilities that had been storing the containers for the defaulted lessee. In these cases, the payments demanded by the depot or terminal operators often significantly exceeded the amount of storage costs that TAL and Triton would have reasonably expected to pay for the release of the containers. However, legal remedies were limited in many of the jurisdictions where the containers were being stored, and TAL and Triton were sometimes forced to accept the excessive storage charges to gain control of their containers. If the number and size of defaults increases in the future, and if a large percentage of the defaulted containers are being stored in countries with less developed legal systems, losses resulting from recovery payments and unrecovered containers could be large and Holdco’s profitability significantly reduced.

Holdco may incur future asset impairment charges.

An asset impairment charge may result from the occurrence of unexpected adverse events or management decisions that impact our estimates of expected cash flows generated from our long-lived assets. Holdco will review its long-lived assets, including its container and chassis equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. Holdco may be required to recognize asset impairment charges in the future as a result of reductions in demand for specific container and chassis types, a weak economic environment, challenging market conditions, events related to particular customers or asset types, or as a result of asset or portfolio sale decisions by management.

Manufacturers of equipment may be unwilling or unable to honor manufacturer warranties covering defects in our equipment.

TAL and Triton obtain warranties from the manufacturers of equipment. When defects in the containers occur, they work with the manufacturers to identify and rectify the problems. However, there is no assurance that manufacturers will be willing or able to honor warranty obligations. If defects are discovered in containers that are not covered by manufacturer warranties, Holdco could be required to expend significant amounts of money to repair the containers, the useful lives of the containers could be shortened and the value of the containers reduced.

For example, there has been an increase in the number of premature failures of wood floors on containers. A shortage of mature tropical hardwood has forced manufacturers to use younger and alternative species of wood to make container floors, and it is likely that the number and magnitude of warranty claims related to premature floor failure will increase. If container manufacturers do not honor warranties covering these failures, or if the failures occur after the warranty period expires, Holdco could be required to expend significant amounts of money to repair or sell containers earlier than expected. This could have a material adverse effect on Holdco’s operating results and financial condition.

Changes in market price or availability of containers in China could adversely affect Holdco’s ability to maintain our supply of containers.

China is currently the largest container producing nation in the world, and TAL and Triton currently purchase substantially all of their dry containers, special containers and refrigerated containers from

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manufacturers based there. Currently, there are two manufacturers controlling a majority of the market. In the event that it were to become more expensive for Holdco to procure containers in China because of further consolidation among container suppliers, a dispute with one of its manufacturers, increased tariffs imposed by the United States or other governments or for any other reason, Holdco would have to seek alternative sources of supply. It may not be able to make alternative arrangements quickly enough to meet its equipment needs, and the alternative arrangements may increase its costs.

Holdco may incur significant costs associated with relocation of leased equipment.

When lessees return equipment to locations where supply exceeds demand, containers are routinely repositioned to higher demand areas. Positioning expenses vary depending on geographic location, distance, freight rates and other factors. Positioning expenses can be significant if a large portion of Holdco’s containers are returned to locations with weak demand.

TAL and Triton currently seek to limit the number of containers that can be returned to areas where demand for such containers is not expected to be strong. However, future market conditions may not enable Holdco to continue such practices. In addition, Holdco may not be successful in accurately anticipating which port locations will be characterized by weak or strong demand in the future, and current contracts will not provide much protection against positioning costs if ports that are expected to be strong demand ports turn out to be surplus container ports when the equipment is returned to such ports upon lease expiration. In particular, Holdco could incur significant positioning costs in the future if trade flows change from net exports to net imports in locations such as the main ports in China that are currently considered to be high demand locations and where TAL’s and Triton’s leases typically allow large numbers of containers to be returned.

Sustained Asian economic, social or political instability could reduce demand for leasing.

Many of the shipping lines to which Holdco leases containers are entities domiciled in Asian countries. In addition, many of its customers are substantially dependent upon shipments of goods exported from Asia. From time to time, there have been economic disruptions, financial turmoil and political instability in this region. If these events were to occur again in the future, they could adversely affect these customers and lead to reduced demand for leasing of Holdco’s containers or otherwise adversely affect it.

It may become more expensive for Holdco to store its off-hire containers.

Holdco is dependent on third party depot operators to repair and store Holdco’s equipment in port areas throughout the world. In many of these locations the land occupied by these depots is increasingly being considered as prime real estate. Accordingly, local communities are considering increasing restrictions on depot operations which may increase their costs of operation and in some cases force depots to relocate to sites further from the port areas. Additionally, depots in prime locations may become filled to capacity based on market conditions and may refuse additional containers due to space constraints. This could require us to enter into higher-cost storage agreements with third-party depot operators in order to accommodate our customers’ turn-in requirements and could result in increased costs and expenses for us. If these changes affect a large number of Holdco’s depots it could significantly increase the cost of maintaining and storing its off-hire containers.

Holdco will rely on its information technology systems to conduct its business. If there are disruptions due to the mergers or otherwise and these systems fail to adequately perform their functions, or if Holdco experiences an interruption in its operation, its business and financial results could be adversely affected.

The efficient operation of the business is highly dependent on the information technology systems including the equipment tracking and billing system and the customer interface system. These systems allow customers to place pick-up and drop-off orders on the Internet, view current inventory and check contractual terms in effect with respect to any given container lease agreement. TAL and Triton correspondingly rely on such information systems to track transactions, such as container pick-ups and drop-offs, repairs, and to bill customers for the use and damage to our equipment. They also use the information provided by these systems in the day-to-day business in order to effectively manage their lease portfolios and improve customer service. The failure to properly transfer this data and information to the

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selected systems or the failure of these systems to handle the additional data and larger volume of transactions or to perform as anticipated could limit our ability to bill customers for the use of our containers, disrupt our business and cause our relationships with our customers to suffer. In addition, our information technology systems will be vulnerable to damage or interruption from circumstances beyond our control, including fire, natural disasters, power loss and computer systems failures and viruses. Any such interruption could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Security breaches and other disruptions could compromise Holdco’s information technology systems and expose us to liability, which could cause its business and reputation to suffer.

In the ordinary course of its business, Holdco will collect and store sensitive data on its systems and networks, including Holdco’s proprietary business information and that of its customers and suppliers, and personally identifiable information of its customers and employees. The secure storage, processing, maintenance and transmission of this information is critical to Holdco’s operations. Despite the security measures it employs, Holdco’s information technology systems and networks may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Any such breach could compromise such systems and networks and the information stored therein could be accessed, publicly disclosed and/or lost or stolen. Any such access, disclosure or other loss of information could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information, disruption to its operations, damage to its reputation and/or loss of competitive position.

Holdco may not be able to protect its intellectual property rights, which could materially affect Holdco’s business.

Holdco’s ability to obtain, protect and enforce our intellectual property rights is subject to general litigation risks, as well as the uncertainty as to the registrability, validity and enforceability of its intellectual property rights in each applicable country.

Holdco relies on its trademarks to distinguish its services from the services of competitors, and has registered or applied to register a number of these trademarks. However, Holdco’s trademark applications may not be approved. Third parties may also oppose Holdco’s trademark applications or otherwise challenge Holdco’s ownership or use of trademarks. In the event that Holdco’s trademarks are successfully challenged, Holdco could be forced to rebrand its products, which could result in loss of brand recognition and could require Holdco to devote resources to advertising and marketing of these new brands. Additionally, from time to time, third parties adopt or use names similar to Holdco’s, thereby impeding Holdco’s ability to build brand identity and possibly leading to consumer confusion or to dilution of Holdco’s trademarks. Holdco may not have sufficient resources or desire to defend or enforce its intellectual property rights, and even if Holdco seeks to enforce them, there is no guarantee that it will be able to prevent such third-party uses. Furthermore, such enforcement efforts may be expensive, time consuming and could divert management’s attention from managing Holdco’s business.

Holdco may be subject to claims by others that Holdco is infringing on their intellectual property rights, which could harm Holdco’s business and negatively impact Holdco’s results of operations.

Third parties may assert claims that Holdco infringes their intellectual property rights and these claims, with or without merit, could be time-consuming to litigate, cause Holdco to incur substantial costs and divert management resources and attention in defending the claim. In some jurisdictions, plaintiffs can also seek injunctive relief that may prevent the marketing and selling of Holdco’s services that infringe on the plaintiff’s intellectual property rights. To resolve these claims, Holdco may enter into licensing agreements with restrictive terms or significant fees, stop selling or redesign affected services, or pay damages to satisfy contractual obligations to others. If Holdco does not resolve these claims in advance of a trial, there is no guarantee that Holdco will be successful in court. These outcomes may have a material adverse impact on Holdco’s operating results and financial condition.

A number of key personnel are critical to the success of Holdco’s business.

Most of Holdco’s senior executives and other management level employees have been with TAL or Triton for over ten years and have significant industry experience. Holdco will rely on this knowledge and experience in its strategic planning and in its day-to-day business operations. Its success depends in large

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part upon its ability to retain its senior management, the loss of one or more of whom could have a material adverse effect on its business. Holdco’s success also depends on its ability to retain its experienced sales force and technical personnel as well as to recruit new skilled sales, marketing and technical personnel. Competition for experienced managers in its industry can be intense and Holdco may not be able to, and the mergers may make it more difficult for Holdco to retain or successfully recruit, or train qualified personnel. If Holdco fails to retain and recruit the necessary personnel, its business and its ability to retain customers and provide acceptable levels of customer service could suffer.

The international nature of the container industry exposes Holdco to numerous risks.

Holdco is subject to risks inherent in conducting business across national boundaries, any one of which could adversely impact its business. These risks include:

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Any one or more of these factors could impair Holdco’s current or future international operations and, as a result, harm its overall business.

The lack of an international title registry for containers increases the risk of ownership disputes.

There is no internationally recognized system of recordation or filing to evidence Holdco’s title to containers nor is there an internationally recognized system for filing security interests in containers. Although this has not occurred to date, the lack of a title recordation system with respect to containers could result in disputes with lessees, end-users, or third parties who may improperly claim ownership of the containers.

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Certain liens may arise on Holdco’s containers.

Depot operators, repairmen and transporters may come into possession of Holdco’s containers from time to time and have sums due to them from the lessees or sublessees of the containers. In the event of nonpayment of those charges by the lessees or sublessees, Holdco may be delayed in, or entirely barred from, repossessing the containers, or be required to make payments or incur expenses to discharge such liens on the containers.

Changes in financial accounting standards or practices may cause adverse, unexpected financial reporting fluctuations and affect Holdco’s reported operating results.

GAAP is subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), the SEC and various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret appropriate accounting principles. A change in accounting standards or practices can have a significant effect on Holdco’s reported results and may even affect Holdco’s reporting of transactions completed before the change is effective. New accounting pronouncements and varying interpretations of accounting pronouncements have occurred and may occur in the future. Changes to existing rules or the questioning of current practices may materially adversely affect Holdco’s reported financial results or the way in which Holdco conducts its business.

In May 2014, the FASB issued an accounting standards update on a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard that will supersede the existing revenue recognition guidance. The new accounting guidance creates a framework by which entities will allocate the transaction price to separate performance obligations and recognize revenue when each performance obligation is satisfied. Under the new standard, Holdco will be required to use judgment and make estimates, including identifying performance obligations in a contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price, allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation and determining when performance obligations have been satisfied. The final revenue recognition standard is expected to take effect for Holdco in 2017. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Triton — Recent Accounting Pronouncements.”

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU No. 2016-02”). Under this new guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged. Certain targeted improvements were made to align, where necessary, lessor accounting with the lessee accounting model and ASU Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. For all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date, lessees will be required to recognize the following: (i) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis, and (ii) a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. The new lease guidance also simplified the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. Lessees will no longer be provided with a source of off-balance sheet financing. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and early application is permitted. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements.

Because of Holdco’s significant international operations, it could be materially adversely affected by violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act and similar anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws and regulations.

Holdco will operate on a global basis, with the vast majority of its revenue generated from leasing its containers to lessees for use in international trade. Holdco is also dependent on third-party depot operators to repair and store its containers in port locations throughout the world. Holdco’s business operations are subject to anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws and regulations, including restrictions imposed by the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), as well as the United Kingdom Bribery Act of 2010 (the “U.K. Bribery Act”). The FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act and similar anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws in other jurisdictions generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries and agents from making improper payments to government officials or any other persons for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Holdco’s internal controls and procedures will be designed to ensure that it complies with anti-corruption

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and anti-bribery laws, rules and regulations and helps mitigate and protect against corruption risks. Any determination of a violation or an investigation into violations of the FCPA or the U.K. Bribery Act or similar anticorruption and anti-bribery laws could have a material and adverse effect on its business, results of operations and financial condition.

A failure to comply with export control or economic sanctions laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on Holdco’s business, results of operations or financial condition. Holdco may be unable to ensure that its agents and/or customers comply with applicable sanctions and export control laws.

Holdco faces several risks inherent in conducting its business internationally, including compliance with applicable economic sanctions laws and regulations, such as laws and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Commerce. Holdco must also comply with all applicable export control laws and regulations of the United States (including but not limited to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations) and other countries. Any determination of a violation or an investigation into violations of export controls or economic sanctions laws and regulations could result in significant criminal or civil fines, penalties or other sanctions and repercussions, including reputational harm that could materially affect Holdco’s business, results of operations or financial condition.

Holdco may incur increased costs associated with the implementation of new security regulations, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Holdco may be subject to regulations promulgated in various countries, including the United States, seeking to protect the integrity of international commerce and prevent the use of containers for international terrorism or other illicit activities. For example, the Container Safety Initiative, the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and Operation Safe Commerce are among the programs administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that are designed to enhance security for cargo moving throughout the international transportation system by identifying existing vulnerabilities in the supply chain and developing improved methods for ensuring the security of containerized cargo entering and leaving the United States. Moreover, the International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 (CSC), as amended, adopted by the International Maritime Organization, applies to containers and seeks to maintain a high level of safety of human life in the transport and handling of containers by providing uniform international safety regulations. As these regulations develop and change, Holdco may incur increased compliance costs due to the acquisition of new, regulation compliant containers and/or the adaptation of existing containers to meet any new requirements imposed by such regulations. Additionally, certain companies are currently developing or may in the future develop products designed to enhance the security of containers transported in international commerce. Regardless of the existence of current or future government regulations mandating the safety standards of intermodal cargo containers, Holdco’s competitors may adopt such products or its customers may require that it adopt such products in the conduct of its container leasing business. In responding to such market pressures, Holdco may incur increased costs, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Terrorist attacks could negatively impact Holdco’s operations and profitability and may expose it to liability and reputational damage.

Terrorist attacks may negatively affect Holdco’s operations and profitability. Such attacks have contributed to economic instability in the United States, Europe and elsewhere, and further acts of terrorism, violence or war could similarly affect world trade and the industries in which Holdco and its customers operate. In addition, terrorist attacks or hostilities may directly impact ports its containers enter and exit, depots, its physical facilities or those of its suppliers or customers and could impact its sales and its supply chain. A severe disruption to the worldwide ports system and flow of goods could result in a reduction in the level of international trade and lower demand for its containers. The consequences of any terrorist attacks or hostilities are unpredictable, and Holdco may not be able to foresee events that could have an adverse effect on its operations.

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It is also possible that one of Holdco’s containers could be involved in a terrorist attack. Although lease agreements typically require lessees to indemnify lessors against all damages arising out of the use of their containers, and Holdco will carry insurance to potentially offset any costs in the event that its customer indemnifications prove to be insufficient, the insurance does not cover certain types of terrorist attacks, and Holdco may not be fully protected from liability or the reputational damage that could arise from a terrorist attack which utilizes one of its containers.

Environmental liability may adversely affect Holdco’s business and financial situation.

Holdco is subject to federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, including those governing the discharge of pollutants to air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes and the cleanup of contaminated sites. Holdco could incur substantial costs, including cleanup costs, fines and third-party claims for property damage and personal injury, as a result of violations of or liabilities under environmental laws and regulations in connection with its current or historical operations. Under some environmental laws in the United States and certain other countries, the owner of a leased container may be liable for environmental damage, cleanup or other costs in the event of a spill or discharge of material from a container without regard to the owner’s fault. TAL and Triton have not yet experienced any such claims, although Holdco cannot assure you that it will not be subject to such claims in the future. Liability insurance policies, including Holdco’s, usually exclude claims for environmental damage. Some of its lessees may have separate insurance coverage for environmental damage, but Holdco cannot assure you that any such policies would cover or otherwise offset any liability it may have as the owner of a leased container. TAL’s standard master tank container lease agreement insurance clause requires its tank container lessees to provide pollution liability insurance. In addition, Holdco will typically require its customers to provide it with indemnity against certain losses; however, such insurance or indemnities may not fully protect it against damages arising from environmental damage.

Adverse changes in U.S. tax rules or a reduction in our level of continuing investment in the U.S. could negatively impact our or certain of our subsidiaries’ income tax provisions or future cash tax payments.

Certain of Holdco’s U.S. subsidiaries will record a tax provision in their financial statements. These subsidiaries currently do not pay, and Holdco expects they will continue not to pay, any meaningful U.S. income taxes primarily due to the benefit they currently receive, and Holdco expects they will continue to receive, from accelerated tax depreciation of their container investments. A change in the rules governing the tax depreciation for these U.S. subsidiaries’ containers, in particular, a change that increases the period over which they must depreciate their containers for tax purposes, could reduce or eliminate this tax benefit and significantly increase these U.S. subsidiaries’ cash tax payments.

In addition, even under current tax rules, these U.S. subsidiaries will need to make ongoing investments in new containers in order to continue to benefit from the tax deferral generated by accelerated tax depreciation. If these U.S. subsidiaries are unable to do so, the favorable tax treatment from accelerated tax depreciation would diminish, and they could face significantly increased cash tax payments.

In addition, Holdco’s net deferred tax liability balance includes a deferred tax asset for U.S. federal and various states resulting from net operating loss carryforwards. A reduction to Holdco’s future earnings, which will lower taxable income, may require it to record a charge against earnings in the form of a valuation allowance, if it is determined that it is more-likely-than-not that some or all of the loss carryforwards will not be realized.

U.S. investors in Holdco could suffer adverse tax consequences if Holdco is characterized as a passive foreign investment company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Based upon the nature of Holdco’s business activities, Holdco may be classified as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such characterization could result in adverse U.S. tax consequences to direct or indirect U.S. investors in Holdco common shares. For example, if Holdco is a PFIC, Holdco’s U.S. investors could become subject to increased tax liabilities under U.S. tax laws and regulations and could become subject to burdensome reporting requirements. The determination of whether or not Holdco is a PFIC is made on an annual basis and depends on the composition of

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Holdco’s income and assets from time to time. Specifically, for any taxable year, Holdco will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. tax purposes if either:

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the average percentage of Holdco’s assets (which includes cash) by value in a taxable year which produce or are held for the production of passive income is at least 50%.

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In applying these tests, Holdco is treated as owning or generating directly Holdco’s pro rata share of the assets and income of any corporation in which Holdco owns at least 25% by value. If you are a U.S. holder and Holdco is a PFIC for any taxable year during which you own Holdco common shares, you could be subject to adverse U.S. tax consequences. In such a case, under the PFIC rules, unless a U.S. holder is permitted to and does elect otherwise under the Code, such U.S. holder would be subject to special tax rules with respect to excess distributions and any gain from the disposition of Holdco common shares. In particular, the excess distribution or gain will be treated as if it had been recognized ratably over the holder’s holding period for Holdco common shares, and amounts allocated to prior years starting with the first taxable year of Holdco during which Holdco was a PFIC will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the highest prevailing tax rates on ordinary income for that year plus an interest charge.

Based on the expected composition of Holdco’s income, valuation of Holdco’s assets and Holdco’s election to treat certain of Holdco’s subsidiaries as disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Holdco does not expect that it should be treated as a PFIC for Holdco’s current taxable year or for the foreseeable future. However, because the PFIC determination in Holdco’s case is made by taking into account all of the relevant facts and circumstances regarding Holdco’s business without the benefit of clearly defined bright line rules, it is possible that Holdco may be a PFIC for any taxable year or that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) may challenge Holdco’s determination concerning its PFIC status.

Holdco may become subject to unanticipated tax liabilities that may have a material adverse effect on Holdco’s results of operations.

Holdco is a Bermuda company, and Holdco believes that the income derived from Holdco’s operations will not be subject to tax in Bermuda, which currently has no corporate income tax. Holdco further believes that a significant portion of the income derived from Holdco’s operations will not be subject to tax in many other countries in which Holdco conducts activities or in which Holdco’s customers or containers are located. However, this belief is based on the anticipated nature and conduct of Holdco’s business, which may change. It is also based on Holdco’s understanding of the tax laws of the countries in which Holdco conducts activities or in which Holdco’s customers that use Holdco’s containers are resident. The tax positions Holdco takes in various jurisdictions are subject to review and possible challenge by taxing authorities and to possible changes in law that may have retroactive effect.

Holdco’s results of operations could be materially and adversely affected if Holdco becomes subject to a significant amount of unanticipated tax liabilities.

The calculation of Holdco’s income tax expense requires significant judgment and the use of estimates.

Holdco will periodically assess its tax positions based on current tax developments, including enacted statutory, judicial and regulatory guidance. In analyzing Holdco’s overall tax position, consideration will be given to the amount and timing of recognizing income tax liabilities and benefits. In applying the tax and accounting guidance to the facts and circumstances, income tax balances are adjusted as Holdco considers appropriate through the income tax provision. Holdco accounts for income tax positions on uncertainties by recognizing the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more-likely-than-not of being sustained, and maintains reserves for income tax positions it believes are not more-likely-than-not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. However, due to the significant judgment required in estimating those reserves, actual amounts paid, if any, could differ significantly from those estimates.

Fluctuations in foreign exchange rates could reduce Holdco’s profitability.

The majority of Holdco’s revenues and costs will be billed in U.S. dollars. Most of its non-U.S. dollar transactions will be individually of small amounts and in various denominations and thus are not suitable for cost-effective hedging. In addition, almost all of its container purchases will be paid for in U.S. dollars.

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Holdco’s operations and used container sales in locations outside of the U.S. will have some exposure to foreign currency fluctuations, and trade growth and the direction of trade flows can be influenced by large changes in relative currency values. Adverse or large exchange rate fluctuations may negatively affect its results of operations and financial condition.

Most of Holdco’s equipment fleet will be manufactured in China. Although the purchase price will be in U.S. dollars, Holdco’s manufacturers pay labor and other costs in the local currency, the Chinese yuan. To the extent that its manufacturers’ costs increase due to changes in the valuation of the Chinese yuan, the dollar price Holdco pays for equipment could be affected.

Holdco’s operations could be affected by natural or man-made events in the locations in which Holdco or its customers or suppliers operate.

Holdco will have operations in locations subject to severe weather conditions, natural disasters, the outbreak of contagious disease, or man-made incidents such as chemical explosions, any of which could disrupt its operations. In addition, its suppliers and customers also have operations in such locations. For example, in 2011, the northern region of Japan experienced a severe earthquake followed by a series of tsunamis resulting in material damage to the Japanese economy. In 2015, a chemical explosion and fire in the port of Tianjin, China damaged or destroyed a small number of TAL’s and Triton’s containers and disrupted operations in the port. Similarly, outbreaks of pandemic or contagious diseases, such as H1N1 (swine) flu and the Ebola virus, could significantly reduce the demand for international shipping or could prevent its containers from being discharged in the affected areas or in other locations after having visited the affected areas. Any future natural or man-made disasters or health concerns in the world where Holdco has business operations could lead to disruption of the regional and global economies, which could result in a decrease in demand for leased containers.

Increases in the cost of or the lack of availability of insurance could increase Holdco’s risk exposure and reduce its profitability.

Holdco’s lessees and depots are expected to be required to maintain all risks physical damage insurance, comprehensive general liability insurance and to indemnify Holdco against loss. TAL and Triton also maintain their own contingent liability insurance and off-hire physical damage insurance. Nevertheless, lessees’ and depots’ insurance or indemnities and Holdco’s future insurance may not fully protect it. The cost of such insurance may increase or become prohibitively expensive for Holdco and its customers and such insurance may not continue to be available.

TAL and Triton also maintain director and officer liability insurance. Holdco also intends to obtain director and officer liability insurance. Potential new accounting standards and new corporate governance regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for Holdco to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and Holdco may be required to incur substantial costs to maintain increased levels of coverage or such coverage may not continue to be available.

TAL and Triton currently maintain credit insurance that in certain circumstances covers losses and costs incurred due to defaults by lessees. However, this insurance has significant deductibles, exclusions, payment and other limitations, and therefore may not protect TAL or Triton from losses arising from customer defaults. This insurance, unless its terms are modified, will terminate upon the closing of the mergers. Holdco also intends to obtain credit insurance. Typically it is necessary to renew these insurance policies on an annual basis, and the cost of such insurance may increase or become prohibitively expensive for Holdco and such insurance may not continue to be available.

Labor activism and unrest, or failure to maintain satisfactory labor relations, could adversely affect Holdco’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Labor activism and unrest could materially adversely affect Holdco’s operations and thereby materially adversely affect its financial condition and prospects. Holdco may experience labor unrest, activism, disputes or actions in the future, some of which may be significant and could materially adversely affect Holdco’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

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The price of Holdco’s common shares may be highly volatile and may decline regardless of its operating performance.

The trading price of Holdco common shares is likely to be subject to wide fluctuations. Factors affecting the trading price of its common shares may include:

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In addition, if the market for intermodal equipment leasing company stocks or the stock market in general experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading price of Holdco common shares could decline for reasons unrelated to its business or financial results. The trading price of its common shares might also decline in reaction to events that affect other companies in its industry even if these events do not directly affect Holdco.

If securities analysts do not publish research or reports about Holdco’s business or if they downgrade its shares, the price of the Holdco common shares could decline.

The trading market for Holdco common shares will rely in part on the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about it or its business or its industry. Holdco will have no influence or control over these analysts. Furthermore, if one or more of the analysts who do cover Holdco downgrades its shares, the price of its shares could decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of Holdco, it could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause Holdco’s share price to decline.

Holdco’s failure to comply with required public company corporate governance and financial reporting practices and regulations could materially and adversely impact its financial condition, operating results and the price of its common shares. Further, its internal controls over financial reporting may not detect all errors or omissions in the financial statements.

Holdco will be subject to the regulatory compliance and reporting requirements applicable to it as a public company, including those issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the NYSE. Failure to meet these requirements may lead to adverse regulatory consequences, and could lead to a negative reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of confidence in the reliability of its financial statements. If it fails to maintain effective controls and procedures, it may be unable to provide the required financial information in a timely and reliable manner or otherwise comply with the standards applicable to it as a

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public company. Any failure to timely provide the required financial information could materially and adversely impact its financial condition and the market value of its common shares. Furthermore, testing and maintaining internal controls can divert its management’s attention from other matters that are important to its business.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), requires that Holdco maintain effective internal controls for financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. If it does not maintain compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or if it or its independent registered public accounting firm identifies deficiencies in its internal controls over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses, Holdco could suffer a loss of investor confidence in the reliability of its financial statements, which could cause the market price of its shares to decline. Holdco can also be subject to sanctions or investigations by the NYSE, the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory authorities for failure to comply with public company corporate governance and financial reporting practices and regulations.

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires an annual management assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting and a report by Holdco’s independent registered public accounting firm. If Holdco fails to maintain the adequacy of internal controls over financial accounting, it may not be able to conclude on an ongoing basis that it has effective internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related regulations. No system of internal controls can provide absolute assurance that the financial statements are accurate and free of material errors. As a result, the risk exists that Holdco’s internal controls may not detect all errors or omissions in the financial statements.

Changes in laws and regulations could adversely affect TAL’s and Triton’s businesses and the business of Holdco.

All aspects of TAL’s and Triton’s respective businesses, and consequently the business of Holdco, including leasing, pricing, sales, litigation and intellectual property rights are, or in the case of Holdco, will be, subject to extensive legislation and regulation. Changes in applicable federal and state laws and agency regulations, as well as the laws and regulations of foreign jurisdictions, could have a material adverse effect on Triton’s and TAL’s respective businesses, and consequently the business of Holdco.

Concentration of ownership among Holdco’s Sponsor Shareholders may prevent new investors from influencing significant corporate decisions and may result in conflicts of interest.

Following the completion of this offering, the Sponsor Shareholders will own approximately 42% of Holdco’s outstanding common shares. Warburg Pincus will own approximately 27% of Holdco’s common shares; Vestar will own approximately 15% of Holdco’s common shares. Under the Sponsor Shareholders Agreements, following the closing of the mergers, Warburg Pincus will have the ongoing right to designate two individuals to serve on the Holdco Board, and Vestar will have the ongoing right to designate one individual to serve on the Holdco Board, in each case subject to the approval by the Holdco Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of any individuals so designated. The rights of Warburg Pincus and Vestar to designate individuals to serve on the Holdco Board are subject to reduction as their respective ownership of Holdco common shares declines. The Sponsor Shareholders Agreements provide certain restrictions on the Sponsor Shareholders, which are further described under “Related Agreements — The Sponsor Shareholders Agreements.” However, the concentration of influence in the Sponsor Shareholders may delay, deter or prevent acts that would be favored by Holdco’s other shareholders, who may have interests different from those of Holdco’s Sponsor Shareholders. For example, Holdco’s Sponsor Shareholders could delay or prevent an acquisition, merger or amalgamation deemed beneficial to other shareholders, or cause, or seek to cause, Holdco to take courses of action that, in their judgment, could enhance their investment in Holdco, but which might involve risks to Holdco’s other shareholders or adversely affect Holdco or Holdco’s other shareholders. Holdco’s Sponsor Shareholders may be able to cause or prevent a change in control of Holdco or a change in the composition of the Holdco Board and could preclude any unsolicited acquisition of Holdco. This may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control. In addition, this significant concentration of share ownership may materially adversely affect the trading price of Holdco’s common shares because investors often perceive

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disadvantages in owning common shares in companies with significant concentrations of ownership.

Further, the Holdco bye-laws provide that Holdco, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, renounces any interest or expectancy it or its subsidiaries may have in (or in being offered an opportunity to participate in) business opportunities that are from time to time presented to any of Warburg Pincus or Vestar and their respective affiliated funds, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, stockholders, members, partners, affiliates and subsidiaries (other than Holdco and its subsidiaries), even if the opportunity is one that Holdco or its subsidiaries might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so. The Holdco bye-laws provide that no such person will be liable to Holdco or any of its subsidiaries (for breach of any duty or otherwise), as a director or officer or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person pursues or acquires such business opportunity, directs such business opportunity to another person or fails to present such business opportunity, or information regarding such business opportunity, to Holdco or its subsidiaries; provided, that the foregoing will not apply to any such person who is a director or officer of Holdco, if such business opportunity is expressly offered to such director or officer in writing solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Holdco. This may cause the strategic interests of Holdco’s Sponsor Shareholders to differ from, and conflict with, the interests of Holdco and of Holdco’s other shareholders in material respects.

Future sales of Holdco common shares, or the perception in the public markets that such sales may occur, may depress the Holdco share price.

Sales of substantial amounts of Holdco common shares in the public market after this offering, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the price of Holdco common shares and could impair Holdco’s ability to raise capital through the sale of additional shares.

Holdco has agreed to use reasonable best efforts to conduct a registered, underwritten public offering prior to the date that is six months from the closing of the mergers, unless the Triton debt agreements have been amended in a manner that a transfer by certain Triton shareholders would not trigger a change of control (as defined in the Triton debt agreements), or all such debt agreements have been terminated and have not been replaced with new debt agreements that contain similar change of control provisions that would be triggered by any such transfer. In addition, to the extent that Pritzker Shareholders or Sponsor Shareholders sell, or indicate an intent to sell, substantial amounts of Holdco’s common shares in the public market after the contractual lock-ups and other legal restrictions on resale lapse, which are further described under “Related Agreements — The Sponsor Shareholders Agreements” and “Related Agreements — The Pritzker Lock-Up Agreements,” the trading price of the Holdco common shares could decline significantly. These factors could also make it more difficult for Holdco to raise additional funds through future offerings of its common shares or other securities.

Issuing additional common shares or other equity securities or securities convertible into equity for financing or in connection with Holdco’s incentive plans, acquisitions or otherwise may dilute the economic and voting rights of Holdco’s existing shareholders or reduce the market price of the Holdco common shares or both. Upon liquidation, holders of Holdco’s debt securities, if issued, and lenders with respect to other borrowings would receive a distribution of Holdco’s available assets prior to the holders of Holdco common shares. Debt securities convertible into equity could be subject to adjustments in the conversion ratio pursuant to which certain events may increase the number of equity securities issuable upon conversion. Holdco’s decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond its control, which may materially adversely affect the amount, timing or nature of Holdco’s future offerings. Thus, holders of Holdco common shares bear the risk that Holdco’s future offerings may reduce the market price of Holdco’s common shares. See “Description of Holdco Common Shares.”

In the future, Holdco may also issue its securities in connection with investments or acquisitions. The amount of Holdco common shares issued in connection with an investment or acquisition could constitute a material portion of Holdco’s then-outstanding common shares. Any issuance of additional securities in connection with investments or acquisitions may result in dilution to you.

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Holdco is incorporated in Bermuda and a significant portion of its assets will be located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for shareholders to enforce civil liability provisions of the federal or state securities laws of the United States against Holdco.

Holdco is incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and a significant portion of its assets will be located outside the United States. It may not be possible to enforce court judgments obtained in the United States against Holdco in Bermuda or in countries, other than the United States, where Holdco will have assets, based on the civil liability provisions of the federal or state securities laws of the United States. In addition, there is some doubt as to whether the courts of Bermuda and other countries would recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against Holdco or Holdco’s officers or directors based on the civil liability provisions of the federal or state securities laws of the United States or would hear actions against Holdco or those persons based on those laws. Holdco has been advised by its legal advisors in Bermuda that the United States and Bermuda do not currently have a treaty providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. Therefore, a final judgment for the payment of money rendered by any federal or state court in the United States based on civil liability, whether or not based solely on United States federal or state securities laws, would not automatically be enforceable in Bermuda. Similarly, those judgments may not be enforceable in countries, other than the United States, where Holdco will have assets.

Bermuda law differs from the laws in effect in the United States and may afford less protection to shareholders.

Holdco’s shareholders might have more difficulty protecting their interests than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction of the United States. As a Bermuda company, Holdco is governed by the Bermuda Companies Act 1981, as amended, which we refer to as the Bermuda Companies Act. The Bermuda Companies Act differs in some material respects from laws generally applicable to United States corporations and shareholders, including the provisions relating to interested directors, mergers, amalgamations and acquisitions, takeovers, shareholder lawsuits and indemnification of directors. See “Description of Holdco Common Shares.”

Certain provisions of the Sponsor Shareholders Agreements, Holdco’s memorandum of association and amended and restated bye-laws and Bermuda law could hinder, delay or prevent a change in control of us that you might consider favorable, which could also adversely affect the price of our common shares.

Certain provisions under the Sponsor Shareholders Agreements, Holdco’s memorandum of association and amended and restated bye-laws and Bermuda law could discourage, delay or prevent a transaction involving a change in control of Holdco, even if doing so would benefit Holdco’s shareholders. These provisions may include customary anti-takeover provisions and certain rights of our Sponsor Shareholders with respect to the designation of directors for nomination and election to the Holdco Board, including the ability to appoint members to each board committee.

Anti-takeover provisions could substantially impede the ability of Holdco’s public shareholders to benefit from a change in control or change of Holdco’s management and board of directors and, as a result, may materially adversely affect the market price of Holdco common shares and your ability to realize any potential change of control premium. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for you and other shareholders to elect directors of your choosing and to cause Holdco to take other corporate actions you desire. See “Description of Holdco Common Shares.”

Additional risks relating to Triton, TAL and Holdco after the mergers.

Holdco’s, Triton’s and TAL’s businesses are, and will continue to be, subject to risks of the type described in Part I, Item 1A in TAL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 237 for the location of information incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This proxy statement/prospectus includes forward-looking statements with respect to Holdco, TAL and Triton, the industry in which they operate, and the mergers, that reflect Holdco’s, TAL’s and Triton’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Statements that include the words “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “project,” “anticipate,” “will,” “may,” “would” and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature may be used to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Holdco’s, TAL’s and Triton’s control. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any such statements.

These factors include, without limitation, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions and the following:

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assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, TAL, Triton, Holdco or their respective businesses or operations. Except to the extent required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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TRITON CONTAINER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information presented below is derived from the historical financial position and results of operations of TAL and Triton, adjusted to give effect to the mergers and the assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements. For a summary of the mergers, see the section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “The Mergers.”

The unaudited pro forma combined statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2015 give effect to the mergers as if they had occurred on January 1, 2015. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet gives effect to the mergers as if they had occurred on December 31, 2015.

The pro forma adjustments are preliminary and have been made solely for informational purposes. The actual results reported by the combined company in periods following the mergers may differ significantly from those reflected in this unaudited pro forma combined financial information for a number of reasons, including but not limited to changes in market conditions, cost savings from operating efficiencies, synergies and the impact of costs incurred in integrating the two companies. As a result, the unaudited pro forma combined financial information is not intended to represent and is not necessarily indicative of what the combined company’s financial condition and results of operations would have been had the mergers been completed on the applicable dates of this unaudited pro forma combined financial information. In addition, the unaudited pro forma combined financial information does not purport to project the future financial condition and results of operations of the combined company. During the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016, market conditions have continued to deteriorate reflecting, in addition to historical seasonal patterns, the ongoing weakness in global trade. This has led to further declines in utilization, decreases in lease rental revenue, lower disposal prices and increases in operating costs.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information is based upon and should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and accompanying notes of TAL and Triton for the applicable periods that are included elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/​prospectus. In addition, the unaudited pro forma combined financial information should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements have been prepared using the acquisition method of accounting. Triton has been treated as the acquirer in the mergers for accounting purposes, and therefore, TAL net assets are subject to fair value measurements. The acquisition accounting is dependent on certain valuations and other studies that have yet to advance to a stage where there is sufficient information for a definitive measurement. The assets and liabilities of TAL have been measured based on various preliminary estimates using assumptions that TAL and Triton believe are reasonable based on information that is currently available and which are discussed in this section, including assumptions relating to the allocation of the consideration paid for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of TAL based on preliminary estimates of their fair value.

The pro forma assumptions and adjustments are described in the accompanying notes presented with the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements. Pro forma adjustments are those that are directly attributable to the transaction, are factually supportable and, with respect to the unaudited pro forma combined statements of income, are expected to have a continuing impact on the consolidated results. The final purchase price and the allocation thereof will differ from that reflected in the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements after final valuation procedures are performed and amounts are finalized following the completion of the mergers.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information does not reflect any cost savings from operating efficiencies, synergies or other restructurings that could result from the mergers or the costs necessary to achieve these costs savings, operating efficiencies and synergies.

The following should be read in conjunction with the other financial information included in or incorporated by reference into this document.

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Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2015
(in thousands)