-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, S9KtraYCO+u52wwtUouY0tSrvEIdh5uNxM7CAXkNIrKEVquP2x4e42SFh1pmCgKc 60yyBh/xi4WQF7m2RwQifw== 0001019056-07-001267.txt : 20071210 0001019056-07-001267.hdr.sgml : 20071210 20071210105801 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001019056-07-001267 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071210 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20071210 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071210 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UNITED RENTALS NORTH AMERICA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001047166 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC [7359] IRS NUMBER: 061493538 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13663 FILM NUMBER: 071294418 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FIVE GREENWICH OFFICE PARK CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 2036223131 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR GREENWICH OFFICE PARK CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UNITED RENTALS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19971020 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UNITED RENTALS INC /DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001067701 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC [7359] IRS NUMBER: 061522496 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14387 FILM NUMBER: 071294419 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR GREENWICH OFFICE PARK CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 2036223131 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR GREENWICH OFFICE PARK CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 8-K 1 ur_8k.htm

UNITED STATES
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): December 10, 2007

UNITED RENTALS, INC.
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

001-14387

06-1522496

Delaware

001-13663

06-1493538

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


 

 

Five Greenwich Office Park
Greenwich, CT

06831

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (203) 622-3131

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

          o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

          o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

          o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

          o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of a press release issued by the Company on December 10, 2007 announcing the extension of the expiration date of the previously announced debt tender offers and consent solicitations being made by United Rentals (North America), Inc., the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 22, 2007, by and among RAM Holdings, Inc., RAM Acquisition Corp. and the Company.

 

 

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

(c)

Exhibits.


 

 

Exhibit No.

Description


Exhibit 99.1

Press Release, dated December 10, 2007, of United Rentals, Inc.



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.

 

 

 

Date: December 10, 2007

UNITED RENTALS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Roger E. Schwed

 

 


 

 

Name: Roger E. Schwed

 

 

Title: General Counsel

 

 

 

 

UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Roger E. Schwed

 

 


 

 

Name: Roger E. Schwed

 

 

Title: General Counsel



EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit No.

Description


Exhibit 99.1

Press Release, dated December 10, 2007, of United Rentals, Inc.



EX-99.1 2 ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

(UNITED RENTALS LOGO)

United Rentals, Inc.

Five Greenwich Office Park

Greenwich, CT 06831

 

tel:  203 622 3131

fax: 203 622 6080

 

unitedrentals.com

UNITED RENTALS ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF EXPIRATION DATE FOR
CURRENT TENDER OFFERS AND CONSENT SOLICITATIONS

          GREENWICH, Conn. — December 10, 2007 — United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) (the “Company”) announced today that the expiration time and date for the previously announced debt tender offers and consent solicitations (the “Offers”) being made by United Rentals (North America), Inc., the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary (“URNA”), have been extended to 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on December 21, 2007. The Offers, which are being conducted pursuant to URNA’s Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement and related Consent and Letter of Transmittal, dated October 16, 2007 (the “Statements”), relate to URNA’s outstanding:

 

 

 

 

6 1/2% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “6 1/2% Notes”);

 

 

 

 

7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (the “7 3/4% Notes”); and

 

 

 

 

7% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “7% Notes,” and together with the 6 1/2% Notes and the 7 3/4% Notes, the “Notes”).

          The extension of these tender offers demonstrates that the Company continues to fulfill all of its obligations under the merger agreement with affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (“Cerberus”). As the Company previously announced, the Company stands ready to complete the merger transaction on the agreed-upon terms.

          As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 7, 2007, URNA had received tenders of Notes and deliveries of related consents from holders of approximately $999,138,850, or 99.91%, of the $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 6 1/2 % Notes outstanding, approximately $517,994,000, or 98.67%, of the $525,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 7 3/4 % Notes outstanding, and approximately $371,864,093, or 99.16%, of the $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 7% Notes outstanding. The consent payment deadline relating to the Notes expired on October 29, 2007 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, and has not been extended.

          Except for the extension of the expiration time and date, the Offers and the Statements remain in full force. URNA’s obligation to accept for purchase, and to pay for, Notes and consents validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offers remains subject to the terms and conditions of the Statements. These include the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including, among others, the consummation of the contemplated merger (the “Merger”) of RAM Acquisition Corp. (“RAM”), an entity indirectly controlled by affiliates of Cerberus, with and into the Company pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement and URNA having sufficient available funds to pay the total consideration with respect to all Notes. In light of Cerberus’ recent repudiation of its obligations under the merger agreement, there can be no assurances that the Merger will occur or that the Offers will be consummated. The Company has recently initiated litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery against RAM and its parent, RAM Holdings, Inc., seeking to compel the two RAM entities to complete the agreed-upon transaction.

          URNA has retained Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Lehman Brothers Inc. to serve as the Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents for the Offers. Requests for documents may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the Tender Agent and Information Agent, by telephone at (800) 488-8095 (toll-free) or (212) 269-5550 (collect). Questions regarding the Offers may be directed to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, at (212) 325-4951 (collect), Banc of America Securities LLC, at (888) 292-0070 (toll-free) or (704) 388-9217 (collect), Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, at (800) 624-1808 (toll-free) or (212) 761-1864 (collect), or Lehman Brothers Inc. at (800) 438-3242 (toll-free) or (212) 528-7581 (collect).


          This press release is not an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an offer to purchase or a solicitation of consents with respect to the Notes, nor is this release an offer or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The Offers are being made solely by means of the Statements.

          About United Rentals

          United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world based on revenue, with an integrated network of over 690 rental locations in 48 states, 10 Canadian provinces and one location in Mexico. The Company’s approximately 11,500 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The Company offers for rent over 20,000 classes of rental equipment with a total original cost of $4.3 billion. The Company is a member of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index ® and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. Additional information about the Company is available at www.unitedrentals.com.

          Forward Looking Statements

          Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can generally be identified by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “on track” or “anticipates,” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussions of vision, strategy or outlook. Our businesses and operations are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and, consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expected by any forward-looking statements. For a description of factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expected, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, as well as to our subsequent filings with the SEC. Our forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date hereof, and we make no commitment to update or publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements in order to reflect new information or subsequent events, circumstances or changes in expectations.

Contact:

Kekst and Company
Mark Semer and Tom Davies
(212) 521-4800

Hyde Park Financial Communications
Fred Bratman
(203) 618-7318
cell: (917) 847-4507
fbratman@hydeparkfin.com


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