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) April 11, 2006
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 Jurisdictions of Incorporation) | (Commission file Numbers) | (IRS Employer Identification Nos.) |
| Five Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, Connecticut | 06831 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants’ telephone number, including area code (203) 622-3131
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective April 11, 2006, the boards of directors of United Rentals, Inc. and United Rentals (North America), Inc. each elected Keith Wimbush to serve as a director. Mr. Wimbush will serve on the audit committee of the board of United Rentals, Inc. Mr. Wimbush is being elected to fill a vacancy and will join the board of directors as a class 3 member. A press release announcing the election of Mr. Wimbush as a director is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and the first and second paragraphs thereof are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits
99.1 Press release of United Rentals, Inc., dated April 12, 2006
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 13th day of April, 2006.
| UNITED RENTALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ MARTIN E. WELCH | |
| Name: | Martin E. Welch | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ MARTIN E. WELCH | |
| Name: | Martin E. Welch | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |