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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
  STATES</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington,
  D.C. 20549</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13
  or 15 (d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report
  (Date of earliest event reported)<b> May&nbsp;21,
  2008 </b>(May&nbsp;15, 2008)</font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE
  HERTZ CORPORATION</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">001-07541</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">13-1938568</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Park
  Ridge, New Jersey 07656-0713</font></b></p>
  
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  307-2000</font></b></p>
  
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  below if the Form&nbsp;8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
  filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></p>
  
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  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>
  
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  to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 19.8pt;text-indent:-19.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant
  to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02&#160;
  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
  Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)&nbsp;Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan</font></i></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At the
  2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Hertz Global Holdings,&nbsp;Inc. (&#147;Hertz
  Holdings&#148;) held on May&nbsp;15, 2008, Hertz Holdings&#146; stockholders approved the
  Hertz Global Holdings,&nbsp;Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &#147;Incentive
  Plan&#148;).&#160; Hertz Holdings is the indirect
  parent company of The Hertz Corporation.&#160;
  Hertz Holdings&#146; Board of Directors had previously adopted the Incentive
  Plan on February&nbsp;28, 2008, subject to the approval of the
  stockholders.&#160; 17,700,000 shares of
  common stock are reserved for issuance under the Incentive Plan.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A more
  detailed description of the terms of the Incentive Plan can be found in Hertz
  Holdings&#146; definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, in the section of the
  Proxy Statement entitled &#147;Proposal 3: Approval of the Hertz Global Holdings,&nbsp;Inc.
  2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan,&#148; which was filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission on April&nbsp;7, 2008, and is incorporated by reference herein.&#160; The foregoing summary and the summary
  incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement are qualified in their
  entirety by the full text of the Incentive Plan, which is filed as Annex A to
  the Proxy Statement.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Employee Stock Purchase Plan</font></i></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At the
  2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Hertz Holdings held on May&nbsp;15,
  2008, Hertz Holdings&#146; stockholders approved the Hertz Global Holdings,&nbsp;Inc.
  Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;Stock Purchase Plan&#148;).&#160; Hertz Holdings&#146; Board of Directors had
  previously adopted the Stock Purchase Plan on February&nbsp;28, 2008, subject
  to the approval of the stockholders.&#160;
  3,000,000 shares of common stock are reserved for issuance under the Stock
  Purchase Plan.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A more
  detailed description of the terms of the Stock Purchase Plan can be found in
  Hertz Holdings&#146; definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, in the section of
  the Proxy Statement entitled &#147;Proposal 4: Approval of the Hertz Global Holdings,&nbsp;Inc.
  Employee Stock Purchase Plan,&#148; which was filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission on April&nbsp;7, 2008, and is incorporated by reference herein.&#160; The foregoing summary and the summary
  incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement are qualified in their
  entirety by the full text of the Stock Purchase Plan, which is filed as Annex B
  to the Proxy Statement.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160;
  Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description
    of Exhibit</font></b></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Hertz Global Holdings,&nbsp;Inc. 2008 Omnibus
    Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A of Hertz Holdings&#146;
    definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;7, 2008)</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Hertz Global Holdings,&nbsp;Inc. Employee Stock
    Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B of Hertz Holdings&#146;
    definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;7, 2008)</font></p>
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  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
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    HERTZ CORPORATION</font></p>
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text: 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)
  May 21,
  2008
  (May 15, 2008)
  THE
  HERTZ CORPORATION
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  DELAWARE
  001-07541
  13-1938568
  (State of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (I.R.S Employer Identification
  No.)
  225
  Brae Boulevard
  Park
  Ridge, New Jersey 07656-0713
  (Address of principal executive
  offices, including zip code)
  (201)
  307-2000
  (Registrant's telephone number,
  including area code)
  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-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 5.02 
  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
  Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  (e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
  2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan
  At the
  2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. ("Hertz
  Holdings") held on May 15, 2008, Hertz Holdings' stockholders approved the
  Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Incentive
  Plan").  Hertz Holdings is the indirect
  parent company of The Hertz Corporation. 
  Hertz Holdings' Board of Directors had previously adopted the Incentive
  Plan on February 28, 2008, subject to the approval of the
  stockholders.  17,700,000 shares of
  common stock are reserved for issuance under the Incentive Plan.
  A more
  detailed description of the terms of the Incentive Plan can be found in Hertz
  Holdings' definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, in the section of the
  Proxy Statement entitled "Proposal 3: Approval of the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
  2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan," which was filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission on April 7, 2008, and is incorporated by reference herein.  The foregoing summary and the summary
  incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement are qualified in their
  entirety by the full text of the Incentive Plan, which is filed as Annex A to
  the Proxy Statement.
  Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  At the
  2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Hertz Holdings held on May 15,
  2008, Hertz Holdings' stockholders approved the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
  Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Stock Purchase Plan").  Hertz Holdings' Board of Directors had
  previously adopted the Stock Purchase Plan on February 28, 2008, subject
  to the approval of the stockholders. 
  3,000,000 shares of common stock are reserved for issuance under the Stock
  Purchase Plan.
  A more
  detailed description of the terms of the Stock Purchase Plan can be found in
  Hertz Holdings' definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, in the section of
  the Proxy Statement entitled "Proposal 4: Approval of the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
  Employee Stock Purchase Plan," which was filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission on April 7, 2008, and is incorporated by reference herein.  The foregoing summary and the summary
  incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement are qualified in their
  entirety by the full text of the Stock Purchase Plan, which is filed as Annex B
  to the Proxy Statement.
  2
  Item 9.01 
  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d) Exhibits
  Exhibit No.
  Description
    of Exhibit
  Exhibit 10.1
  Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 2008 Omnibus
    Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A of Hertz Holdings'
    definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2008)
  Exhibit 10.2
  Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock
    Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B of Hertz Holdings'
    definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2008)
  3
  SIGNATURES
  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.
  THE
    HERTZ CORPORATION
  (Registrant)
  By:
  /s/ Elyse Douglas
  Name:
  Elyse Douglas
  Title:
  Executive Vice
    President and
  Chief Financial Officer
    and Treasurer
  Date:
    May
  21
  , 2008
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