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| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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[_] Check this box if
no longer subject STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
obligations may Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
continue. See Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Instruction 1(b). Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Jacobs Bradley S.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o UNITED RENTALS, INC.
Four Greenwich Office Park
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(Street)
Greenwich CT 06830
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED RENTALS, INC. URI
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person if an entity
(Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year NOVEMBER 1999
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [X] Officer [X] 10% Owner [ ] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Security Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 3) (Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
Day/ ----------------------------------------------- End of (D) or ficial
Year) Month Indirect Owner-
Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Common Stock 11/24/99 P 100,000 A $14.50
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Common Stock 11/24/99 P 200,000 A $15.25
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Common Stock 11/24/99 P 20,000 A $15.50
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Common Stock 11/26/99 P 180,000 A $15.8125
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Common Stock 21,050,339(1) (1) (1)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If this form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond
unless the form displays a currently (Over)
valid OMB control number. SEC 1474 (3-99)
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FORM 4 (continued)
TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv-
Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or
Price of (Month/ Disposed of (D)
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
ative Year)
Security
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Code V (A) (D)
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TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)--CONTINUED
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6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na-
cisable and Underlying Securities of of Deriv- ship ture
Expiration (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form of In-
Date ative Secur- of De- direct
(Month/Day/ Secur- ities rivative Bene-
Year) ity Bene- Secur- ficial
(Instr. ficially ity: Owner-
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Date Expira- Amount or at End (D) or (Instr.
Exer- tion Title Number of of Indi- 4)
cisable Date Shares Month rect (1)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The indicated shares are comprised of the following:
Direct Ownership:
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The following shares are directly owned: (i) 7,207,900 outstanding shares; (ii)
1,729,000 shares that are not outstanding, but which may be acquired pursuant to
currently exercisable warrants; (iii) 1,566,667 shares that are not outstanding,
but which may be acquired pursuant to currently exercisable options; and (iv)
3,983,572 shares that are owned by others (comprised of 2,690,714 outstanding
shares and 1,292,858 shares that are not outstanding, but may be acquired
pursuant to currently exercisable warrants). Mr. Jacobs is deemed to share
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) of the shares owned by others described in clause (iv)
because he has certain contractual rights to control the disposition of these
shares. He has no pecuniary interest in these shares.
Indirect Ownership
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The following shares are indirectly owned: (i) 3,292,200 outstanding shares; and
(ii) 3,271,000 shares that are not outstanding, but which may be acquired
pursuant to currently exercisable warrants. The indirectly owned shares are held
by Bradley Jacobs, LLC or Bradley Jacobs (1997) LLC, which are entities
controlled by Bradley S. Jacobs.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
/s/ Bradley S. Jacobs 12/1/99
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date