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 7, 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 Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission file Numbers) | (IRS Employer Identification Nos.) |
| Five Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT | 06831 | |
| (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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 7, 2006, United Rentals, Inc. issued a press release reporting financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein (excluding the information under the caption “CEO Comments”).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibits | ||
| 99.1 | Press release of United Rentals, Inc., dated August 7, 2006. |
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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 7th day of August, 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 | |
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