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) August 30, 2004
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
(Exact name of Registrants as Specified in their Charters)
Delaware Delaware | 001-14387 001-13663 | 06-1522496 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:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 30, 2004, United Rentals, Inc., issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release of United Rentals, Inc., dated August 30, 2004. |
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 30th day of August, 2004.
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 | |