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FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB Number 3235-0104
Expires: December 31, 2001
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Estimated average burden
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of 2. Date of Event 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Reporting Person* Requiring NationsRent, Inc. NRI
Statement
NR Holdings Limited (Month/Day/Year)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) ------------------------ 5. Relationship of 6. If Amendment,
3. IRS Indemnification Reporting Person(s) to Date of
West Wind Building, P.O. Box 111, Number of Reporting Issuer Original
Harbour Drive Person, if an (Check all applicable) (Month/Day/Year)
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(Street) Director X 10% Owner 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check
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Grand Cayman Cayman Islands BWI Officer Other X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (ZIP) title below) below) Form filed by More than One Reporting
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Benefically Owned
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect
Securities Form: Direct Beneficial Ownership
Beneficially (D) or Indirect (Instr. 5)
Owned (I) (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts calls, warrants, options,
convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of
Security and Expiration Securities Underlying sion or ship Indirect
(Instr. 4) Date Derivative Security Exercise Form of Beneficial
(Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv- Ownership
Derivative ative (Instr. 5)
Security Security:
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Date Expira- Amount Direct
Exer- tion Title of (D) or
cisable Date Number Indirect
of (I)
Shares (Instr. 5)
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Series A Convertible Preferred 7/20/99 None Common Stock, 11,285,714 $7.00 D
Stock, $.01 par value $.01 par value
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Sydney J. Coleman July 30, 1999
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Name: The Director Ltd.
Title: Director
** 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.
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