UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 23, 2012
| UNITED RENTALS, INC. UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware Delaware |
001-14387 001-13663 |
06-1522496 06-1493538 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Five Greenwich Office Park Greenwich, Connecticut 06831 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 622-3131
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On January 23, 2012, United Rentals, Inc. issued a press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated here in by reference.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of United Rentals, Inc. dated January 23, 2012. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 23, 2012
| UNITED RENTALS, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Jonathan M. Gottsegen | |||||
| Name: Jonathan M. Gottsegen | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
| UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Jonathan M. Gottsegen | |||||
| Name: Jonathan M. Gottsegen | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||