SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- CAI International, Inc. (CAI) (NYSE:CAP) announced today that it has completed an agreement to increase the commitment amount on its existing senior secured credit facility with a consortium of banks. The amended credit agreement increases the commitment amount of the Company's revolving line of credit from $200 million to $265 million. The maturity date of September 25, 2012 and all other terms of the prior agreement signed on September 25, 2007 remain unchanged.
Masaaki (John) Nishibori, CAI's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are very grateful to have the continued support of our lenders, particularly in an environment where credit is more restrictive. We were able to attract additional credit commitments while maintaining our existing pricing and terms. Credit costs for our industry will go up this year, and we are pleased to have sufficient commitments in place to meet our investment objectives for 2008 on terms we believe are competitive."
About CAI International, Inc.
CAI is one of the world's leading managers and lessors of intermodal freight containers. As of September 30, 2007, the company operated a worldwide fleet of 724,000 TEU of containers through 10 offices located in 8 countries.
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