INTERPOOL, INC.
RECEIVES EARLY TERMINATION UNDER HSR TO ACQUIRE
NORTH AMERICAN INTERMODAL DIVISION OF
TRANSAMERICA LEASING
PRINCETON, N.J., August 28, 2000 –
Interpool, Inc. (NYSE: IPX) announced today that it had received early termination under
the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in connection with its
previously-announced agreement to acquire the North American intermodal division of
Transamerica Leasing from AEGON N.V. (NYSE:AEG).
Interpool, originally
founded in 1968, is one of the world’s leading lessors of cargo containers
used in international trade and is the second largest lessor of intermodal
container chassis in the United States. Interpool leases its containers and
chassis to over 200 customers, including nearly all of the world’s 20
largest international container shipping lines.
This Press Release
contains certain forward-looking statements regarding future circumstances.
These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in such
forward-looking statements, including in particular the risks and uncertainties
described in the company’s SEC filings. The company undertakes no
obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements
to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
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Note: This press release and other
press releases and information can be viewed at the Company’s website at
www.interpool.com.
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