UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

MOBILE MINI, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-12804		86-0748362
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7420 South Kyrene Road, Suite 101, Tempe, Arizona		85283
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 894-6311

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 3, 2008, Mobile Mini, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The press release includes the financial measures “EBITDA”, “EBITDA margin” and “free cash flow.” These measurements may be deemed a “non-GAAP financial measure” under rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Regulation G. The non-GAAP financial information may be determined or calculated differently by other companies.

EBITDA is defined as net income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and debt restructuring or extinguishment costs. EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing consolidated EBITDA by total revenues. The GAAP financial measure that is most directly comparable to EBITDA Margin is operating margin, which represents operating income divided by revenues. We present EBITDA and EBITDA margin because we believe they provide useful information regarding our ability to meet our future debt payment requirements, capital expenditures and working capital requirements and that it provides an overall evaluation of our financial condition. In addition, EBITDA is a component of certain financial covenants under our revolving credit facility and is used to determine our available borrowing ability and the interest rate in effect at any point in time. We include EBITDA in the earnings announcement to provide transparency to investors. EBITDA has certain limitations as an analytical tool and should not be used as a substitute for net income, cash flows, or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States or as a measure of our profitability or our liquidity. EBITDA margin is presented along with the operating margin so as not to imply that more emphasis should be placed on it than the corresponding GAAP measure.

Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities, less net cash used in investing activities, excluding acquisitions. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not intended to replace net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. We present free cash flow because we believe it provides useful information regarding our liquidity and ability to meet our short-term obligations. In particular, free cash flow indicates the amount of cash available after capital expenditures for, among other things, investments in the Company’s existing businesses, debt service obligations and strategic acquisitions.

A reconciliation of EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities and net income to EBITDA, as well as a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow, follows. These reconciliations are in thousands and includes effects of rounding:

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2008				2007				2008				2007
Reconciliation of EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities:
EBITDA		$	49,618			$	32,902			$	99,432			$	97,416
Senior Note redemption premiums			—				—				—				(8,926	)
Interest paid			(9,354	)			(3,960	)			(16,344	)			(20,389	)
Income and franchise taxes paid			(59	)			(131	)			(488	)			(725	)
Share-based compensation expense			1,541				1,122				3,905				3,272
Gain on sale of lease fleet units			(3,001	)			(1,435	)			(6,095	)			(4,176	)
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment			437				5				466				37
Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effect of businesses acquired:
Receivables			(82	)			(3,178	)			(2,347	)			(3,715	)
Inventories			3,085				1,592				(485	)			(2,478	)
Deposits and prepaid expenses			337				(1,737	)			1,237				(1,190	)
Other assets and intangibles			(235	)			(448	)			(136	)			(146	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			(19,242	)			6,632				(14,559	)			8,105
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	23,045			$	31,364			$	64,586			$	67,085
Reconciliation of net income to EBITDA:
Net income		$	13,276			$	12,704			$	28,795			$	31,732
Interest expense			18,022				6,241				30,586				18,294
Provision for income taxes			8,615				8.376				18,930				20,581
Depreciation and amortization			9,705				5,581				21,121				15,585
Debt extinguishment expense			—				—				—				11,224
EBITDA		$	49,618			$	32,902			$	99,432			$	97,416
Reconciliation of free cash flow:
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	23,045			$	31,364			$	64,586			$	67,085
Net cash used in investing activities, excluding acquisitions			(19,407	)			(32,065	)			(49,746	)			(101,063	)
Free cash flow (use)		$	3,638			$	(701	)		$	14,840			$	(33,978	)

In accordance with general instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, information in this Item 2.02 and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99.1    Registrant’s press release, dated November 3, 2008.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.