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) March 21, 2005
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
(Exact name of Registrants as Specified in their Charters)
| Delaware | 001-14387 | 06-1522496 | ||
| Delaware | 001-13663 | 06-1493538 | ||
| (States or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission file Numbers) | (IRS Employer Identification Nos.) | ||
| 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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-2) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 1.01. | Entry Into Material Definitive Agreement |
The registrants have entered into an amendment and waiver (the “Amendment”) relating to the registrants’ secured credit facility. A copy of the Amendment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The Amendment was effective March 21, 2005, when the approval of the requisite percentage of lenders was obtained.
The Amendment, among other things, (i) waives certain defaults arising from the delay in filing the registrants’ 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K (as further described in the registrants’ Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2005) and (ii) extends to June 29, 2005, the date by which the company must provide 2004 audited financial statements.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
Exhibits
| 99.1 | Amendment and Waiver dated as of March 21, 2005, among United Rentals, Inc., United Rentals (North America), Inc., United Rentals of Canada, Inc., United Rentals of Nova Scotia (No.1), ULC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and JPMorgan Bank, Toronto Branch |
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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 on this 24th day of March, 2005.
| UNITED RENTALS, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ JOHN N. MILNE | |
Name: | John N. Milne | |
Title: | President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC. | ||
By: | /S/ JOHN N. MILNE | |
Name: | John N. Milne | |
Title: | President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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