FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITED RENTALS INC /DE [ URI ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/16/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 03/16/2009 | J(1) | 1,449 | D | (1) | 2,045,379 | I | Footnote(2) | ||
Common Stock | 03/16/2009 | J(3) | 5,103 | D | (3) | 2,040,276 | I | Footnote(2) | ||
Common Stock | 03/16/2009 | J(3) | 2,479 | D | (3) | 2,037,797 | I | Footnote(2) | ||
Common Stock | 03/17/2009 | S | 5,243 | D | $3.5 | 2,032,554 | I | Footnote(2)(4) | ||
Common Stock | 03/17/2009 | S | 2,647 | D | $3.5 | 2,029,907 | I | Footnote(2)(4) | ||
Common Stock | 03/18/2009 | S | 14,331 | D | $3.81 | 2,015,576 | I | Footnote(2)(4) | ||
Common Stock | 8,197,518 | I | Footnote(5)(6) | |||||||
Common Stock | 182,730 | D(7) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. Ownership of these securities was transferred from one of the private funds managed by Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C. ("Fairholme") to Fairholme's investors. The investors subsequently placed the securities to which this footnote relates in separately managed accounts advised by Fairholme. |
2. Bruce R. Berkowitz ("Mr. Berkowitz", and together with Fairholme, the "Reporting Persons") is the managing member of Fairholme, a Delaware limited liability company which serves as the general partner, managing member, investment manager or investment adviser to several investment funds, both public and private, and separately managed accounts that own such reported securities. To the extent that the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the securities reported on this Form 4, the Reporting Persons each disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose. |
3. The securities were held in a managed account managed by Fairholme pursuant to an investment management agreement that was terminated. Accordingly, the Reporting Persons are no longer deemed to be beneficial owners of such securities, which were sold at the owner's direction. |
4. These transactions were executed on behalf of separately managed accounts to which Fairholme acts as investment adviser. |
5. These securities are owned by Fairholme Funds, Inc. (the "Fund"). |
6. These securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Fairholme, the investment manager of the Fund, and Mr. Berkowitz, the managing member of Fairholme. |
7. These securities are owned by Mr. Berkowitz, who is a Reporting Person. |
Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C., By: /s/ Bruce R. Berkowitz, Managing Member | 03/18/2009 | |
/s/ Bruce R. Berkowitz | 03/18/2009 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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