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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM S-8 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>UNDER </B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000"><B>United
Rentals, Inc. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Delaware </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>06-1522496 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Five Greenwich Office Park </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(203) 622-3131 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>United Rentals, Inc. 401(k) Investment Plan
</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>United Rentals, Inc. Acquisition Plan </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Full Title of Plan)
</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Michael J. Nolan </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Five Greenwich Office Park </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><B>(Name and Address of Agent For Service) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(203) 622-3131 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code of Agent For Service) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">A copy of all communications, including communications sent to the agent for service, should be sent to: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Joseph Ehrenreich, Esq.</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Ehrenreich Eilenberg &amp; Krause LLP</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>11 East 44th Street</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>New York, NY 10017</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(212) 986-9700</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Malcolm E. Landau, Esq.</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Weil,
Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>767 Fifth Avenue</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>New York, NY
10153</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(212) 310-8000</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="45%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Proposed Maximum Offering&nbsp;Price Per Share(2)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="45%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (3)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="12%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">750,000</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="12%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$14.14</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="14%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$10,605,000</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="14%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$976</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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 </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Represents (i) up to 700,000 shares that may be
acquired, with employer and employee contributions, by participants in the United Rentals, Inc. 401(k) Investment Plan, and (ii) up to 50,000 shares that may be acquired, with employer and employee contributions, by participants in the United
Rentals, Inc. Acquisition Plan. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the registration
fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the registrant&#146;s common stock on August 15, 2002, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of
interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plans covered hereunder. In accordance with Rule 457(h)(2) under the Securities Act no separate fee calculation is made for plan interests. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">This Registration Statement registers shares of our company&#146;s common stock that may be acquired, with employer and employee contributions, by participants in the
United Rentals, Inc. 401(k) Investment Plan and by participants in the United Rentals, Inc. Acquisition Plan. This Registration Statement does not cover any reoffers or resales of shares by executive officers or directors of our company
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">As permitted by General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement incorporates by reference the
contents of our company&#146;s previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-39770, which registered (i) 200,000 shares of our common stock that were to be acquired, with employer and employee contributions, by
participants in the United Rentals, Inc. 401(k) Investment Plan, and (ii) 50,000 shares of our common stock that were to be acquired, with employer and employee contributions, by participants in the United Rentals, Inc. Acquisition Plan.
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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8, and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Greenwich, Connecticut, on the 22nd day of August, 2002. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">U<SMALL>NITED</SMALL> R<SMALL>ENTALS</SMALL>, I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="3%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By:</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<SMALL>ICHAEL</SMALL> J. N<SMALL>OLAN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Michael J. Nolan</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Chief Financial Officer</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B<SMALL>RADLEY</SMALL> S. J<SMALL>ACOBS</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE
COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Bradley S. Jacobs</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Chairman, Chief Executive</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Officer and Director</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Principal Executive</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Officer)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="21%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">August 22, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;W<SMALL>AYLAND</SMALL> R. H<SMALL>ICKS</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE
COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Wayland R. Hicks</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="21%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">August 22, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>OHN</SMALL> N. M<SMALL>ILNE</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE
COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>John N. Milne</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>OHN</SMALL> S. M<SMALL>C</SMALL>K<SMALL>INNEY</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R<SMALL>ONALD</SMALL> M. D<SMALL>E</SMALL>F<SMALL>EO</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR
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COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Timothy J. Tully</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="21%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">August 22, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C<SMALL>HRISTIAN</SMALL> M. W<SMALL>EYER</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE
COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Christian M. Weyer</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="21%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">August 22, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<SMALL>ICHAEL</SMALL> J. N<SMALL>OLAN</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE
COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Michael J. Nolan</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="21%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">August 22, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>OSEPH</SMALL> B. S<SMALL>HERK</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE
COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Joseph B. Sherk</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="39%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Vice President, Corporate</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Controller (Principal</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Accounting Officer)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="21%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">August 22, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form S-8
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
United
Rentals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
06-1522496
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Five Greenwich Office Park
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(203) 622-3131
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
United Rentals, Inc. 401(k) Investment Plan
United Rentals, Inc. Acquisition Plan
(Full Title of Plan)
Michael J. Nolan
Five Greenwich Office Park
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(203) 622-3131
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code of Agent For Service)
A copy of all communications, including communications sent to the agent for service, should be sent to:
Joseph Ehrenreich, Esq.
Ehrenreich Eilenberg & Krause LLP
11 East 44th Street
New York, NY 10017
(212) 986-9700
Malcolm E. Landau, Esq.
Weil,
Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY
10153
(212) 310-8000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (3)
750,000
$14.14
$10,605,000
$976
(1)  Represents (i) up to 700,000 shares that may be
acquired, with employer and employee contributions, by participants in the United Rentals, Inc. 401(k) Investment Plan, and (ii) up to 50,000 shares that may be acquired, with employer and employee contributions, by participants in the United
Rentals, Inc. Acquisition Plan.
(2)  Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the registration
fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the registrant's common stock on August 15, 2002, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape.
(3)  Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of
interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plans covered hereunder. In accordance with Rule 457(h)(2) under the Securities Act no separate fee calculation is made for plan interests.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement registers shares of our company's common stock that may be acquired, with employer and employee contributions, by participants in the
United Rentals, Inc. 401(k) Investment Plan and by participants in the United Rentals, Inc. Acquisition Plan. This Registration Statement does not cover any reoffers or resales of shares by executive officers or directors of our company
As permitted by General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement incorporates by reference the
contents of our company's previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-39770, which registered (i) 200,000 shares of our common stock that were to be acquired, with employer and employee contributions, by
participants in the United Rentals, Inc. 401(k) Investment Plan, and (ii) 50,000 shares of our common stock that were to be acquired, with employer and employee contributions, by participants in the United Rentals, Inc. Acquisition Plan.
Item 8.    Exhibits.
23
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8, and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Greenwich, Connecticut, on the 22nd day of August, 2002.
U
NITED
R
ENTALS
, I
NC
.
By:
/
S
/    M
ICHAEL
J. N
OLAN
Michael J. Nolan
Chief Financial Officer
/
S
/    B
RADLEY
S. J
ACOBS
Bradley S. Jacobs
Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
(Principal Executive
Officer)
August 22, 2002
/
S
/    W
AYLAND
R. H
ICKS
Wayland R. Hicks
Director
August 22, 2002
/
S
/    J
OHN
N. M
ILNE
John N. Milne
Director
August 22, 2002
/
S
/    J
OHN
S. M
C
K
INNEY
John S. McKinney
Director
August 22, 2002
Leon D. Black
Director
/
S
/    R
ONALD
M. D
E
F
EO
Ronald M. DeFeo
Director
August 22, 2002
Michael S. Gross
Director
/
S
/    G
ERALD
T
SAI
, J
R
.
Gerald Tsai, Jr.
Director
August 22, 2002
/
S
/    T
IMOTHY
J. T
ULLY
Timothy J. Tully
Director
August 22, 2002
/
S
/    C
HRISTIAN
M. W
EYER
Christian M. Weyer
Director
August 22, 2002
/
S
/    M
ICHAEL
J. N
OLAN
Michael J. Nolan
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
August 22, 2002
/
S
/    J
OSEPH
B. S
HERK
Joseph B. Sherk
Vice President, Corporate
Controller (Principal
Accounting Officer)
August 22, 2002