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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-9
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 6)
RENTAL SERVICE CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
RENTAL SERVICE CORPORATION
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
76009V102
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Robert M. Wilson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
Rental Service Corporation
6929 East Greenway Parkway, Suite 200
Scottsdale, Arizona 85254
(480) 905-3300
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notice and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
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Copies to:
Elizabeth A. Blendell, Esq. Mark D. Gerstein, Esq.
Latham & Watkins Latham & Watkins
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 233 South Wacker Drive
Los Angeles, California 90071-2007 Sears Tower, Suite 5800
(213) 485-1234 Chicago, Illinois 60606-6401
(312) 876-7700
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Item 3. Identity and Background.
(b) The second sentence of the third paragraph under the heading "The
Stock Option Agreements" in the response to Item 3(b) of the Schedule 14D-9 is
hereby amended and supplemented in its entirety to read as follows:
The NationsRent Option is exercisable, in whole but not in part, within
180 days after the occurrence of an event which would entitle NationsRent
to receive the Termination Amounts, unless the Effective Time occurs
prior to such exercise, subject to extension in certain circumstances.
Item 7. Certain Negotiations and Transactions by the Subject Company.
Rental Service Corporation ("RSC") is engaged in discussions with
NationsRent, Inc. ("NationsRent") and its financial and legal advisors with
respect to the proposed merger of RSC and NationsRent in light of the pending
tender offer by UR Acquisition Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of United
Rentals, Inc., and anticipates continuing to engage in such discussions.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: May 3, 1999 Rental Service Corporation
/s/ Robert M. Wilson
By: _________________________________
Name: Robert M. Wilson
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary
and Treasurer
