Exhibit 99.1

TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2010 RESULTS AND INCREASES ITS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND TO $0.45 PER SHARE

Purchase, New York, February 9, 2011 — TAL International Group, Inc. (NYSE: TAL), one of the world’s largest lessors of intermodal freight containers and chassis, today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

Highlights:

Adjusted pre-tax income (1), excluding net gains/losses on interest rate swaps and the write-off of deferred financing costs, was $36.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to $28.6 million in the third quarter of 2010, and $12.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.  Adjusted pretax income per fully diluted common share was $1.18 in the fourth quarter of 2010 versus $0.93 in the third quarter of 2010, and $0.39 in the fourth quarter of 2009.  The Company focuses on adjusted pre-tax results since it considers net gains/losses on interest rate swaps and the write-off of deferred financing costs to be unrelated to operating performance and since it does not expect to pay any significant income taxes for a number of years due to the availability of accelerated tax depreciation on its existing container fleet and planned future equipment purchases.

Leasing revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 were $94.5 million compared to $85.7 million in the third quarter of 2010, and $72.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.  Adjusted EBITDA (2), including principal payments on finance leases, was $98.8 million for the quarter versus $90.3 million in the third quarter of 2010, and $65.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Adjusted Net Income (3), excluding net gains/losses on interest rate swaps and the write-off of deferred financing costs, was $23.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to $18.5 million in the third quarter of 2010, and $7.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.  Adjusted Net Income per fully diluted common share was $0.76 in the fourth quarter of 2010 versus $0.60 in the third quarter of 2010, and $0.26 in the fourth quarter of 2009.

After conducting its annual review of historical disposal experience, TAL decided to increase the estimated residual values used in its equipment depreciation calculations beginning October 1, 2010 (see the residual value table after the consolidated financial statements herein).  The increase in estimated residual values resulted in a decrease in depreciation expense of $5.5 million ($3.6 million after tax or $0.12 per fully diluted share) for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.  Going forward, TAL expects the change in residual estimates to have a similar quarterly effect on depreciation expense.

Over time, the higher residual estimates will lead to a decrease in disposal gains that should offset some of the decrease in depreciation expense.  However, for the next several years, the change in residual estimates may not have a meaningful impact on disposal gains since a large portion of the containers that will likely be sold over the next few years have already been fully depreciated.  As a result, for the next several years, the change in residual value estimates will lead to an increase in TAL’s reported profitability compared to what would have been reported using the  previous residual estimates.

Reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $35.4 million, versus net income of $11.8 million in the third quarter of 2010, and $16.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.  Net income per fully diluted common share was $1.15 for the fourth quarter of 2010, versus $0.38 in the third quarter of 2010, and $0.52 in the fourth quarter of 2009.  The difference between Adjusted Net Income and the reported net income in the fourth quarter of 2010 was due to net gains/losses on interest rate swaps.  TAL uses interest rate swaps to synthetically fix the interest rates for most of its floating rate debt so that the duration of the fixed interest rates matches the expected duration of TAL’s lease portfolio.  TAL does not use hedge accounting for the majority of its swaps, so most of the change in the market value of TAL’s interest rate swap portfolio is reflected in reported income.  During the fourth quarter of 2010, long-term interest rates increased, resulting in an $18.5 million increase in the market value of TAL’s swap contracts.

“Our outstanding fourth quarter results cap a truly remarkable year for TAL International”, commented Brian M. Sondey, President and CEO of TAL International. “We began 2010 still facing the effects of the global financial crisis, but trade growth and leasing demand rebounded sharply and our operating and financial performance recovered quickly in the first half of the year as idle containers went back on-hire and as leasing rates and re-sale prices pushed back to pre-crisis levels.  In the second half of the year, TAL shifted from recovery to rapid growth as our record level of investment drove strong sequential increases in our leasing revenue and

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further improvement in our profitability.  Leasing rates and resale prices also continued to climb in the second half of the year, supported by high prices for new containers and a global shortage of container capacity, and our average dry container leasing rates and dry container disposal prices now significantly exceed pre-crisis levels.”

“Our $36.3 million of adjusted pretax income for the fourth quarter represents a record level of profitability for TAL.  Our fourth quarter results benefited from a change to our residual value estimates, but our profitability would still have increased 7.5% from the third quarter of 2010 without the estimate change.  We had expected our fourth quarter results to be constrained by low drop-off and disposal volumes, but used container sale prices pushed to exceptionally high levels and partially offset the decrease in disposal volumes.”

“Leasing revenue increased 10.2% from the third quarter to the fourth quarter of 2010 due to the ongoing delivery of large amounts of new containers.  In total, TAL invested over $880 million for new containers delivered in 2010, supporting a 30% increase in our leasing revenue from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2010.  TAL’s aggressive investment during 2010 was supported by renewed trade growth as well as by reduced direct purchases by TAL’s shipping line customers.  Shipping lines generally reduced their direct buying of containers in 2010, and increasingly relied on leasing, as they managed their capital carefully in the wake of the financial crisis and the difficult shipping environment in 2009.”

“TAL has raised a substantial amount of new capital to support our aggressive level of investment.  We have raised over $1 billion of new financing since the beginning of 2010, including three tranches of securitizations totaling nearly $600 million.  These securitizations were rated “A” by Standard & Poors and have a weighted average interest rate of 4.8%.”

Adjusted pre-tax income (1), excluding gains on debt extinguishment, net gains/losses on interest rate swaps and the write-off of deferred financing costs, was $103.4 million for the full twelve months of 2010, compared to $61.6 million for the full twelve months of 2009.

Leasing revenues for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $328.5 million and $309.3 million, respectively.  Adjusted EBITDA (2), including principal payments on finance leases, was $333.9 million for the full twelve months of 2010 versus $277.6 million for the same period last year.

Adjusted Net Income (3), excluding gains on debt extinguishment, net gains/losses on interest rate swaps and the write-off of deferred financing costs, was $66.7 million for the full twelve months of 2010, compared to $39.8 million for the full twelve months of 2009.  Adjusted Net Income per fully diluted common share was $2.17 for the full twelve months of 2010, versus $1.28 for the same period last year.

Reported net income for the full twelve months of 2010 was $57.7 million, versus net income of $71.6 million for the prior year period.  Net income per fully diluted common share was $1.88 for the full twelve months of 2010, versus $2.30 for the same period in prior year.

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Outlook

Mr. Sondey continued, “Expectations for containerized trade growth in 2011 generally seem to be in the 5-10% range, and we expect shipping lines to continue to rely more heavily on leasing than they have historically, though perhaps not to the full extent they did in 2010.  As a result, we generally expect the favorable market environment to continue into 2011, and expect our financial performance to continue to benefit from exceptionally high utilization, market leasing rates and used container sale prices.  Also, we are off to a great start with our 2011 investments, and we have already ordered over $300 million of containers for delivery in 2011, many of which have already been committed to leases.  Based on our existing new container orders and committed customer lease transactions, we expect strong sequential growth in our leasing revenue to continue at least through the first half of 2011.”

“The first quarter typically represents our weakest quarter of the year since it is the slow season for dry containers, but this year our first quarter performance will be supported by the ongoing global shortage of containers and strong momentum in our leasing revenue.  We expect our disposal volumes to remain low until the container shortage eases, though high used container sale prices and strong third-party trading margins should offset some of the impact of the low disposal volumes.  Overall, assuming market conditions remain favorable, we expect our first quarter profitability in 2011 to be up slightly from the fourth quarter of 2010, and expect our profitability to increase sequentially throughout 2011 as aggressive ongoing investment and increasing average leasing rates drive continued growth in our leasing revenue.”

Dividend

TAL’s Board of Directors has approved and declared a $0.45 per share quarterly cash dividend on its issued and outstanding common stock, payable on March 24, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 3, 2011.

Mr. Sondey concluded, “We are very pleased to increase our dividend again this quarter.  The increase reflects the continued growth in our cash flow and income.  We have increased our dividend rapidly over the last year as our performance recovered and then surged forward, and upon payment of this latest dividend, we will have returned $5.278 in dividends per share to our shareholders since our initial dividend in September 2006.”

Investors’ Webcast

TAL will hold a Webcast at 9 a.m. (New York time) on Thursday, February 10, 2011 to discuss its fiscal fourth quarter results.  An archive of the Webcast will be available one hour after the live call through Friday March 11, 2011. To access the live Webcast or archive, please visit the Company’s Web site at http://www.talinternational.com.

About TAL International Group, Inc.

TAL is one of the world’s largest lessors of intermodal freight containers and chassis with 18 offices in 11 countries and approximately 216 third party container depot facilities in 39 countries. The Company’s global operations include the acquisition, leasing, re-leasing and subsequent sale of multiple types of intermodal containers. TAL’s fleet consists of approximately 856,000 containers and related equipment representing approximately 1,397,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). This places TAL among the world’s largest independent lessors of intermodal containers and chassis as measured by fleet size.

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Contact

Jeffrey Casucci

Vice President

Treasury and Investor Relations

(914) 697-2900

Important Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release regarding TAL International Group, Inc.’s business that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that these statements involve risks and uncertainties, are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2010.

The Company’s views, estimates, plans and outlook as described within this document may change subsequent to the release of this statement.  The Company is under no obligation to modify or update any or all of the statements it has made herein despite any subsequent changes the Company may make in its views, estimates, plans or outlook for the future.

(1) Adjusted pre-tax income is a non-GAAP measurement we believe is useful in evaluating our operating performance.  The Company’s definition and calculation of adjusted pre-tax income is outlined in the attached schedules.

(2) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measurement we believe is useful in evaluating our operating performance.  The Company’s definition and calculation of Adjusted EBITDA is outlined in the attached schedules.

(3) Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP measurement we believe is useful in evaluating our operating performance.  The Company’s definition and calculation of adjusted net income is outlined in the attached schedules.

(1)(2)(3) Please see page 8 for a detailed reconciliation of these financial measurements.

-Financial Tables Follow-

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TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except earnings per share)

TAL’s current and previous residual value estimates for the equipment types affected by the aforementioned change are as follows:

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use the terms “EBITDA”, “Adjusted EBITDA”, “Adjusted Pre-tax Income”, and “Adjusted Net Income” throughout this press release. EBITDA is defined as net income before interest and debt expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization, and excludes gains on debt extinguishments, unrealized gains/losses on interest rate swaps and the write-off of deferred financing costs.  Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA plus principal payments on finance leases.

Adjusted Pre-tax Income is defined as income before income taxes as further adjusted for certain items which are described in more detail below, which management believes are not representative of our operating performance. Adjusted Pre-tax Income excludes gains on debt extinguishments, unrealized gains/losses on interest rate swaps and the write-off of deferred financing costs. Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income further adjusted for the items discussed above, net of income tax.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Pre-tax Income, and Adjusted Net Income are not presentations made in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered as alternatives to, or more meaningful than, amounts determined in accordance with GAAP, including net income, or net cash from operating activities.

We believe that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Pre-tax Income, and Adjusted Net Income are useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance because:

·  these measures are widely used by securities analysts and investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as interest and debt expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, gains on debt extinguishments and unrealized gains/losses on interest rate swaps, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired;

·  these measures help investors to more meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure, our asset base and certain non-routine events which we do not expect to occur in the future; and

·  these measures are used by our management for various purposes, including as measures of operating performance to assist in comparing performance from period to period on a consistent basis, in presentations to our board of directors concerning our financial performance and as a basis for strategic planning and forecasting.

We have provided reconciliations of net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in the tables below for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.

Additionally, we have provided reconciliations of income before income taxes and net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measures to Adjusted Pre-tax Income and Adjusted Net Income in the tables below for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.

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Non-GAAP Reconciliations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

(Dollars in Thousands)

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Non-GAAP Reconciliations of Adjusted Pre-tax Income and Adjusted Net Income

(Dollars in Thousands)

(a) All net income adjustments are reflected net of income taxes.

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