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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) March 16, 1999
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UNITED RENTALS, INC.
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
(Exact name of Registrants as Specified in their Charters)
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Delaware 001-14387 06-1522496
Delaware 001-13663 06-1493538
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(States or Other Jurisdictions (Commission file Numbers) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification Nos.)
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Four Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants' telephone number, including area code (203) 622-3131
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Item 5. Other
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On March 16, 1999, the Registrant announced the pricing at par of a
$250,000,000 offering of 9% Senior Subordianted Notes of United Rentals (North
America), Inc. due 2009. United Rentals (North America), Inc. is a wholly owned
subsidiary of United Rentals, Inc.
Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release Issued by the Registrant, Dated March 16, 1999
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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 19th day of March, 1999.
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
By: /s/ Michael J. Nolan
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Name: Michael J. Nolan
Title: Chief Financial Officer
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
By: /s/ Michael J. Nolan
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Name: Michael J. Nolan
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
[LOGO] UNITED
RENTALS
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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UNITED RENTALS ANNOUNCES PRICING OF
$250 MILLION OF SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
GREENWICH, CT, March 16, 1999--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) today
announced that it has priced at par a $250,000,000 offering of its 9% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2009. The offering is expected to be completed on March
23, 1999. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay
outstanding indebtedness under the Company's revolving line of credit, and for
future acquisitions, fleet expansion and general corporate purposes.
The Notes will be sold to investors in the United States pursuant to a
private placement under Rule 144A and to investors outside the United States
pursuant to Regulation S. The Notes will not be registered under the Securities
Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent such
registration or an applicable exemption from registration under the Securities
Act. This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes in any state in which
such an offer or solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any state.
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Investor contact:
Robert Miner
United Rentals, Inc.
(203) 622-3131
[email protected]
Media contact:
Fred Bratman
Sard Verbinnen & Company
(212) 687-8080
[email protected]
