Element Completes Additional US$118 Million Funding of Trinity Railcar Leases

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 27, 2014) - Element Financial Corporation (TSX:EFN) ("Element" or the "Company"), one of North America's leading equipment finance companies, announced today that it has closed its third railcar lease portfolio with the purchase of a further US$118 million worth of leased railcars from Dallas-based Trinity Industries, the leading railcar manufacturer in North America.

Since December of last year, Element has funded a total of US$619 million of leased railcars as part of a vendor finance program with Trinity Industries under which Element expects to provide lease financing for up to US$2 billion worth of railcars over a two year period.

Including the current transaction, Element's current US$619 million leased railcar portfolio is consistent with the diversification criteria established by Element further to the vendor finance agreement it entered into with Trinity last December and aligns the portfolio with similar investment-grade rated railcar lease portfolios funded last year in the asset-backed security market.

About Element Financial Corporation

With total assets in excess of $4 billion, Element Financial Corporation is one of North America's leading equipment finance companies. Element operates across North America in five verticals of the equipment finance market - Commercial Finance, Vendor Finance, Aviation Finance, Railcar Finance and Fleet Management.

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