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) November 2, 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
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
1. United Rentals, Inc., will participate in the Goldman Sachs Global Capital Goods Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel New York located on Park Avenue at Grand Central Station in New York, New York today, Wednesday, November 2, 2005. A copy of the presentation can be accessed beginning today, Wednesday, November 2, 2005 on the company’s website, www.unitedrentals.com. A slide presentation to be presented at the conference is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1.
2. United Rentals, Inc., has incurred costs relating to the previously announced Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry and the related special committee review of approximately $9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, and approximately $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibits
| 99.1 | Slide presentation of United Rentals, Inc., to be presented at the Goldman Sachs Global Capital Goods Conference on November 2, 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 2nd day of November, 2005.
| UNITED RENTALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ MARTIN E. WELCH | |
| Name: | Martin E. Welch | |
| Title: | Interim Chief Financial Officer | |
| UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ MARTIN E. WELCH | |
| Name: | Martin E. Welch | |
| Title: | Interim Chief Financial Officer | |