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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 2.85pt; padding-left: 2.85pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 37%; padding-right: 2.85pt; padding-left: 2.85pt; font-size: 10pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 63%; padding-right: 2.85pt; padding-left: 2.85pt; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline">November 8, 2012</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Essex Rental Corp.</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">(State or other jurisdiction <BR> of incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">(Commission<BR> File Number)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">(I.R.S. Employer<BR> Identification No.)</TD></TR>

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obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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Condition</B></P>

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Rental Corp. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release announcing its results for the third quarter ended September 30,
2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">Date: November 9, 2012</TD>
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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):
November 8, 2012
Essex Rental Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
000-34601
20-5415048
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1110 Lake Cook Road, Suite 220, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
60089
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    847-215-6502
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
¨
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-4(c))
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial
Condition
November 8, 2012, Essex
Rental Corp. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its results for the third quarter ended September 30,
2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated November 8, 2012.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ESSEX RENTAL CORP.
Date: November 9, 2012
By:
/s/ Martin A. Kroll
Name: Martin Kroll
Title: Chief Financial Officer