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):September 8, 2008
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware | | 001-14387 | | 06-1522496 |
Delaware | | 001-13663 | | 06-1493538 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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Five Greenwich Office Park
Greenwich, CT | | 06831 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s 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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On September 8, 2008, United Rentals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it had reached a final settlement (the “Settlement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) of the SEC’s previously announced inquiry.
Under the terms of the Settlement, which has been submitted for court approval, the Company consented, without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC’s complaint, to the entry of a judgment requiring it to pay a civil penalty of $14 million and disgorgement of one dollar and enjoining the Company from violations of certain provisions of the federal securities laws in the future.
The foregoing summary description of the terms of the Settlement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the settlement documents with the SEC, copies of which are attached as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the Settlement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. As reported earlier, the Company previously recognized a charge of $14 million relating to the settlement of the SEC inquiry in the second quarter of 2008, and accordingly the Settlement will have no effect on the Company’s third quarter operating results.
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Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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Exhibit 10.1 | | Consent of United Rentals, Inc. (with form of Final Judgment attached) |
Exhibit 99.1 | | Press Release of United Rentals, Inc., dated September 8, 2008 |
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.
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Date: September 9, 2008 | UNITED RENTALS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Roger E. Schwed |
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| | Name: Roger E. Schwed
Title: General Counsel |
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| UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Roger E. Schwed |
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| | Name: Roger E. Schwed
Title: General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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Exhibit 10.1 | | Consent of United Rentals, Inc. (with form of Final Judgment attached) |
Exhibit 99.1 | | Press Release of United Rentals, Inc., dated September 8, 2008 |
