UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2030
On February 25, 2020, United Rentals (North America), Inc. (“URNA”) completed an offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.000% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”). The Notes were sold pursuant to United Rentals, Inc. (“URI”) and URNA’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-222683) (the “Registration Statement”) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act as supplemented by the final prospectus supplement, dated as of February 10, 2020, and filed with the SEC on February 11, 2020.
The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of February 25, 2020, among URNA, URI, certain domestic subsidiaries of URNA (the “Subsidiary Guarantors” and, together with URI, the “Guarantors”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.
The Notes mature on July 15, 2030 and bear interest at a rate of 4.000% per year payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on July 15 and January 15 of each year. The first such interest payment will be made on July 15, 2020.
The Notes are senior obligations of URNA and rank equally with all of its existing and future senior indebtedness, effectively junior to any of its existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any of its existing and future subordinated indebtedness.
The Notes are guaranteed on a senior basis by the Guarantors. The guarantees are senior obligations of the Guarantors and rank equally in right of payment with all of their existing and future senior indebtedness, effectively junior to any of their existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any of their existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The Notes are not guaranteed by URNA’s foreign subsidiaries or unrestricted subsidiaries.
URNA may redeem some or all of the Notes, at its option, at any time on or after July 15, 2025, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on July 15 of each of the years indicated below:
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| 2025 | 102.000 | % | ||
| 2026 | 101.333 | % | ||
| 2027 | 100.667 | % | ||
| 2028 and thereafter | 100.000 | % | ||
At any time prior to July 15, 2025, URNA may, at its option, redeem some or all of the Notes at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. In addition, at any time on or prior to July 15, 2023, URNA may, at its option, on one or more occasions, redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings at a price equal to 104.000% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. Upon the occurrence of certain change of control events during a period when the change of control offer to purchase provisions under the Indenture apply, URNA must offer to repurchase the Notes at a price of 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the purchase date.
The Indenture governing the Notes contains certain covenants applicable to URNA and its restricted subsidiaries, including limitations on: (1) liens and (2) mergers, consolidations and sale of assets. The Indenture governing the Notes also contains requirements relating to additional subsidiary guarantors. Each of these covenants is subject to important exceptions and qualifications. In addition, the requirements to provide subsidiary guarantees and to make an offer to repurchase the notes upon the occurrence of a change of control will not apply to URNA and its restricted subsidiaries during any period when the Notes are rated investment grade by both Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or, in certain circumstances, another rating agency selected by URNA, provided at such time no default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing.
The Indenture provides for customary events of default, including the following (subject to any applicable cure period): nonpayment, breach of covenants in the Indenture, payment defaults under or acceleration of certain other indebtedness, failure to discharge certain judgments and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization. If an event of default occurs or is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to be due and payable immediately.
The description above is qualified in its entirety by the Indenture (including the Form of Note for the Notes), which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
Information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 25, 2020, URI issued a press release (attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1) announcing that members of its senior management will present at the Evercore ISI 12th Annual Industrial Conference on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Such presentations may include a discussion of URI's business, financial performance and forward-looking information.
The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:20 a.m. ET and will be broadcast live via the following link:
http://wsw.com/webcast/evercore7/uri/
The archived webcast will be available for 30 days following the conference directly through URI's website, www.unitedrentals.com.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The disclosure in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, of any information does not constitute an admission that such information is material.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Underwriting Agreement
In connection with the Notes offering, on February 10, 2020, URNA and the Guarantors entered into an underwriting agreement with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein, relating to the sale of the Notes (the “Underwriting Agreement”). A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Also in connection with the Notes offering, URI and URNA are filing an opinion of their outside counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, regarding the validity of the Notes as Exhibit 5.1 to this Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
URI and URNA hereby incorporate Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 5.1 and 23.1 into the Registration Statement.
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.
| Date: February 25, 2020 | ||
| UNITED RENTALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Craig Pintoff | |
| Name: | Craig Pintoff | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President – Chief Administrative and Legal Officer | |
| UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Craig Pintoff | |
| Name: | Craig Pintoff | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President – Chief Administrative and Legal Officer | |