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<title>hri-20230314</title></head><body><div style="display:none"><ix:header><ix:hidden><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i21c28d7bfec94c29b0a299986bbeba8c_D20230314-20230314" name="dei:AmendmentFlag" id="f-21">false</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i21c28d7bfec94c29b0a299986bbeba8c_D20230314-20230314" name="dei:EntityCentralIndexKey" id="f-22">0001364479</ix:nonNumeric></ix:hidden><ix:references xml:lang="en-US"><link:schemaRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hri-20230314.xsd"></link:schemaRef></ix:references><ix:resources><xbrli:context id="i21c28d7bfec94c29b0a299986bbeba8c_D20230314-20230314"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001364479</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:startDate>2023-03-14</xbrli:startDate><xbrli:endDate>2023-03-14</xbrli:endDate></xbrli:period></xbrli:context></ix:resources></ix:header></div><div id="ic42c3dc67886491998c74e1ffa8a0d2f_1"></div><div style="min-height:63pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM <ix:nonNumeric 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style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-indent:-72pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Item 5.02 &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</span></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-indent:-72pt"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">On March 14, 2023, Mr. Steven D. 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Icahn and certain of his affiliates (collectively, the &#8220;Icahn Group&#8221;) on September 15, 2014 (such agreement, together with all subsequent joinders, the &#8220;Nomination Agreement&#8221;) and as a result of the Icahn Group holding a Net Long Position (as defined in the Nominating Agreement) of less than 1,520,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), and 1,266,667 shares of Common Stock, respectively.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">As a result of the resignations of Mr. Miller and Mr. Gary, neither the Icahn Group nor the Company have any further duties or obligations under the Nomination Agreement.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:63pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;margin-top:24pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2</span></div></div></div><div id="ic42c3dc67886491998c74e1ffa8a0d2f_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">SIGNATURE</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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.</span><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:46.024%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.769%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:44.907%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">HERC HOLDINGS INC.</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Registrant)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ S. Wade Sheek</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">S. Wade Sheek</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Date:&#160; March 16, 2023 </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:24pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3</span></div></div></div></body></html>
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hri-20230314
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):
March 14, 2023
HERC HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-33139
20-3530539
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)
27500 Riverview Center Blvd
.
Bonita Springs
,
Florida
34134
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(
239
)
301-1000
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
N/A
(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:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
HRI
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 14, 2023, Mr. Steven D. Miller and Mr. Hunter C. Gary resigned as members of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Herc Holdings Inc. (the "Company").
Mr. Miller and Mr. Gary resigned pursuant to the Nomination and Standstill Agreement executed between the Company and Mr. Carl C. Icahn and certain of his affiliates (collectively, the "Icahn Group") on September 15, 2014 (such agreement, together with all subsequent joinders, the "Nomination Agreement") and as a result of the Icahn Group holding a Net Long Position (as defined in the Nominating Agreement) of less than 1,520,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock"), and 1,266,667 shares of Common Stock, respectively.
As a result of the resignations of Mr. Miller and Mr. Gary, neither the Icahn Group nor the Company have any further duties or obligations under the Nomination Agreement.
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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.
HERC HOLDINGS INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ S. Wade Sheek
Name:
S. Wade Sheek
Title:
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Date:  March 16, 2023
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