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)
July 13, 2005
UNITED
RENTALS, INC.
UNITED
RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
(Exact
name of Registrants as Specified in their Charters)
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Delaware
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001-14387
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06-1522496
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Delaware
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001-13663
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06-1493538
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(States
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
file Numbers)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Nos.)
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Five
Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT 06830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip
Code)
Registrants'
telephone number, including area code (203)
622-3131
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:
o
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communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule
14a-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-2)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02. Results
of Operations and Financial Condition
On
July
14, 2005, United Rentals, Inc., issued the press release attached as Exhibit
99.1 hereto (the “Press Release”). The information in the Press Release is
incorporated by reference herein (excluding (i) the third paragraph and (ii)
the
information under the caption “Comments from Wayland Hicks, Chief Executive
Officer”).
Item
4.02. Non-Reliance
on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit
Report
The
information in the Press Release that is incorporated by reference under
Item
2.02 above is also incorporated under this Item.
The
company in the Press Release cautioned investors not to rely on the company’s
historical financial statements for the reasons described in the Press Release
under the caption “Caution on Historical Financial Statements.” The foregoing
determination was made by company’s audit committee on March 13, 2005. The
company’s independent auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, concur with this
determination.
Item
8.01. Other
Events
The
information in the Press Release that is incorporated by reference under
Item
2.02 above is also incorporated under this Item.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
99.1
Press release of United Rentals, Inc., dated July 14, 2005.
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 on this 14th day of July, 2005.
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UNITED RENTALS, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Alfred P.
Colangelo
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Name: |
Alfred P. Colangelo |
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Title: |
Vice President, Finance
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UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA),
INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Alfred P.
Colangelo
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Name: |
Alfred P. Colangelo |
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Title: |
Vice President, Finance
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