8-K

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 27, 2005

UNITED RENTALS, INC.

UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.

(Exact name of Registrants as Specified in their Charters)

Delaware	001-14387	06-1522496
Delaware	001-13663	06-1493538
(States or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission file Numbers)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification Nos.)

Five Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT	06830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrants’ 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:

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

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-2)

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

On December 27, 2005, we issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. This press release is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)	Exhibits
		Exhibit No.	Description

99.1 Press release issued by United Rentals, Inc. on December 27, 2005

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 27th day of December, 2005.

UNITED RENTALS, INC.

By:		/s/ Martin E. Welch
Name:	Martin E. Welch
Title:	Interim Chief Financial Officer

UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.

By:		/s/ Martin E. Welch
Name:	Martin E. Welch
Title:	Interim Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

United Rentals, Inc. Five Greenwich Office Park Greenwich, CT 06830 tel: 203 622 3131 fax: 203 622 6080 unitedrentals.com

United Rentals Receives New York Stock Exchange Listing Extension

GREENWICH, Conn. – December 27, 2005 – United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced that it has received an extension for continued listing and trading on the New York Stock Exchange until March 31, 2006. The company will have until that date to file its December 31, 2004 Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the company does not make this filing by March 31, 2006, the NYSE will initiate suspension and delisting procedures. The extension is subject to review by the NYSE on an ongoing basis.

About United Rentals

United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world, with an integrated network of more than 740 rental locations in 48 states, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The company’s 13,500 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers for rent over 600 different types of equipment with a total original cost of $3.96 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index® and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. Additional information about United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com.

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Contact:

Chuck Wessendorf

VP, Investor Relations and

Corporate Communications

United Rentals, Inc.

(203) 618-7318

cwessendorf@ur.com