NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the six months ended 30 June 2008

1.     These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), including IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The accounting policies used in the preparation of these consolidated condensed financial statements are consistent with those used in the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007.
                     Unaudited Audited  
                     6 months Year ended  
                     ended 30 June 31 December  
R Million   2008 2007 2007  
2.   Revenue          
    Goods sold and services rendered   182,6 51,3 178,9  
    Leasing income   730,9 694,1 1 352,1  
    Management fees   109,2 72,7 169,4  
    Finance income   20,8 24,5 43,5  
        1 043,5 842,6 1 743,9  
    Realised and unrealised exchange differences   278,8 30,8 (46,0)  
        1 322,3 873,4 1 697,9  
3.   Discontinued operations          
    During the year ended 31 December 2007 the group exited the mobile asset ownership and management business. At the time of publication of the results to 30 June 2007, the group had only exited the UK/Europe keg business which constituted a portion of the group’s discontinued operations for the year ended 31 December 2007. In compliance with IFRS 5, the comparative information for the six months ended 30 June 2007 has been re-presented so that the comparative disclosures relate to all operations that were discontinued by 31 December 2007.
 
    Substantially all of the associated assets and liabilities have been disposed of at 30 June 2008. The operations were previously reported in the mobile asset management segment.
 
    (Losses)/Profits attributable to the discontinued operations were as follows:          
    Revenue   20,7 275,8 431,0  
    Other operating income   0,2 1,7  
    Expenses   (20,7) (196,6) (269,2)  
    Profit/(Loss) on disposal of discontinued operations and remeasurement of fair value less costs to sell   14,3 5,5 (10,4)  
    Profit from operations   14,3 84,9 153,1  
    Finance expenses   (8,4) (71,1) (102,8)  
    Finance income   1,1 3,0 3,9  
    Profit before tax   7,0 16,8 54,2  
    Income tax (expense)/credit   (84,2) 0,1 78,4  
    (Loss)/Profit for the period   (77,2) 16,9 132,6  
    Attributable to:          
    Equity holders of the company   (45,9) 18,8 94,1  
    Minority interest   (31,3) (1,9) 38,5  
        (77,2) (16,9) 132,6  
4.   Net finance costs          
    Finance expenses   102,9 112,8 295,9  
      Interest expense incurred by:   92,5 123,7 260,3  
        Textainer   92,4 123,7 260,2  
        Other group companies   0,1 0,1  
      Losses/(Gains) on derivative financial instruments   10,4 (10,9) 35,6  
    Finance income – interest income earned from:   (24,9) (20,4) (48,2)  
      Cash and cash equivalents   (24,6) (20,0) (46,9)  
      Other   (0,3) (0,4) (1,3)  
               
        78,0 92,4 247,7  
5.   Exceptional items          
    Net (loss)/gain on dilution of interest in subsidiaries   (5,4) 197,3  
        (5,4) 197,3  
6.   Headline earnings          
    Profit attributable to equity holders of the company   339,1 207,5 659,9  
    Net loss/(gain) on dilution of interest in subsidiaries   5,4 (197,3)  
    Impairment of plant and equipment   2,0 1,0 4,0  
    Profit on sale of plant and equipment   (67,9) (42,1) (127,7)  
    (Profit)/Loss on disposal of discontinued operations and remeasurement of fair value less costs to sell   (14,3) (5,5) 10,4  
    Total tax effects of adjustments   85,7 2,5 6,6  
    Total minority share of adjustments   (0,5) 18,2 42,6  
    Headline earnings   344,1 187,0 398,5  
    Weighted average number of shares in issue (million)   187,3 187,1 187,2  
    Headline earnings per share (cents)   183,7 99,9 212,9  
    Diluted headline earnings per share (cents)   183,4 99,7 212,4  
 
    Adjusted headline earnings          
    Headline earnings (as above)   344,1 187,0 398,5  
    Profit on sale of containers   38,1 23,4 64,4  
    TrenStar Inc depreciation adjustment   (40,3)  
    TrenStar Inc deferred tax adjustment   (42,5)  
    Net (gain)/loss on translation of net dollar receivables   (139,6) (14,0) 20,6  
    Adjusted headline earnings   242,6 196,4 400,7  
    Undiluted adjusted headline earnings per share (cents)   129,5 105,0 214,0  
    Diluted adjusted headline earnings per share (cents)   129,3 104,7 213,6  
7.   Segmental reporting          
    Revenue          
    Continuing operations          
    Containers – finance (including exchange differences)   299,9 55,7 (2,5)  
    Containers – owning, leasing and management   1 021,7 817,0 1 698,9  
    Other   0,7 0,7 1,5  
        1 322,3 873,4 1 697,9  
    Segment result          
    Profit from operations          
    Continuing operations          
    Containers – finance   223,7 42,0 69,1  
    Containers – owning, leasing and management   514,8 414,6 903,4  
    Other   (14,0) (9,6) (21,4)  
        724,5 447,0 951,1  
8.   Current assets          
    Inventories   23,8 15,9 25,8  
    Trade and other receivables   662,4 573,8 530,8  
    Investments   89,2 75,8  
    Current tax asset   11,8  
    Assets classified as held for sale (Note 10)   116,0 1 786,5 676,4  
    Cash and cash equivalents   1 030,7 695,4 757,4  
        1 922,1 3 083,4 2 066,2  
9.   Current liabilities          
    Trade and other payables   626,5 543,4 442,0  
    Provisions   5,8  
    Current tax liability   128,1 88,3 99,5  
    Current portion of interest-bearing borrowings   602,3 420,9 437,9  
    Liabilities classified as held for sale (Note 11)   19,9 1 799,5 396,9  
    Short-term borrowings   0,1 0,1 0,1  
        1 376,9 2 858,0 1 376,4  
10.   Assets classified as held for sale          
    Property, plant and equipment   1 662,0 485,7  
    Intangible assets   1,0  
    Investments   35,5 26,1  
    Deferred tax asset   71,2  
    Restricted cash   1,0 28,7 0,9  
    Inventories   0,3 2,9  
    Trade and other receivables   2,3 54,6 37,8  
    Cash and cash equivalents   77,2 40,9 50,8  
        116,0 1 786,5 676,4  
11.   Liabilities classified as held for sale          
    Interest-bearing borrowings   1 693,9 307,9  
    Derivative financial instruments   3,2 6,5  
    Deferred tax liability   9,4  
    Deferred income   66,8 1,5  
    Trade and other payables   16,7 29,4 75,3  
    Provisions   5,7  
        19,9 1 799,5 396,9