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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
O'Brien Christopher J. (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
11 Pinecroft Road Number of Reporting Issuer Original
- -------------------------------- Person, if an (Check all applicable) (Month/Day/Year)
(Street) entity (voluntary)
X Director 10% Owner 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check
Greenwich CT 06830 -- -- Applicable Line)
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(City) (State) (ZIP) -- (give -- (specify --
title below) below) Form filed by More than One Reporting
-- Person
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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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Common Stock, $.01 par value 0
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Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par value 0
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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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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Christopher J. O'Brien July 30, 1999
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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