# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001067701
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-036751
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 12453
**Document Hash:** 811ec1672be45e8e104895351a6245d3
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-036751.hdr.sgml**: 20260204

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-036751

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260204

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260204

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260204

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** UNITED RENTALS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001067701
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC [7359]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 061522496
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-14387
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26596082

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700
- **CITY:** STAMFORD
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06902
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2036223131

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700
- **CITY:** STAMFORD
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06902

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** UNITED RENTALS INC /DE
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980806
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** UNITED RENTALS NORTH AMERICA INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001047166
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC [7359]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 860933835
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-13663
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26596083

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700
- **CITY:** STAMFORD
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06902
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2036223131

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700
- **CITY:** STAMFORD
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06902

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** UNITED RENTALS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19971020

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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):** **February 4, 2026**

**_______________________**

UNITED RENTALS, INC.

UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

**_______________________**

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| Delaware | 001-14387 | 06-1522496 |
| Delaware | 001-13663 | 86-0933835 |
| (State or other Jurisdiction of<br>Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |

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| 100 First Stamford Place**,** Suite 700 |  |
| Stamford**,** Connecticut | 06902 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

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**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (**203**)** 622-3131

**(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 240.13e-4(c))

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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  | Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  | Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  |
| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange**<br>**on which registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of United Rentals, Inc. | URI | New York Stock Exchange |

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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 □

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 Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.**

Effective February 4, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of United Rentals, Inc. (the "Company") approved increasing the size of the Board from ten (10) directors to eleven (11) directors and appointed Alexander R. Taussig as an independent director of the Company to fill the vacancy.

As compensation for his service on the Board, Mr. Taussig will receive (i) annual retainer fees of $125,000 for serving as director; and (ii) an annual equity grant of $190,000 (which will be pro-rated for 2026, his initial year of appointment) in fully vested restricted stock units, generally to be paid after three years (subject to acceleration in certain circumstances). Mr. Taussig also will be eligible to participate in a medical benefits program (comparable to that offered to our employees), at his own cost, and in the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, under which our non-employee directors may elect to defer receipt of the fees that would otherwise be payable to them. In accordance with the Company's customary practice, the Company entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Taussig substantially in the form filed as Exhibit 10(a) to the Company's Form 10-Q filed on October 15, 2014.

Board committee appointments will be decided at a future date.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Taussig and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director, and there are no transactions involving Mr. Taussig that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

**Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.**

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on February 4, 2026, which announces the appointment of Mr. Taussig, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The copy of the Company's press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by referenced into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

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| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | [<u>Press Release of United Rentals, Inc.</u>](uri-ex99_1.htm) |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 4, 2026

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| Name: Joli L. Gross<br>Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer, Corporate Secretary |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA) , INC.** |
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| Name: Joli L. Gross<br>Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer, Corporate Secretary |

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## Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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| ![img52397177_0.jpg](img52397177_0.jpg) | United Rentals, Inc<br>100 First Stamford Place<br>Suite 700<br>Stamford, CT 06902<br>Telephone: 203-622-3131<br>Fax: 203-622-6080 |

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**United Rentals Names Alexander Taussig to Board of Directors**

**STAMFORD, Conn. —** February 4, 2026 **—** United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced that Alexander Taussig has been appointed to the company's board of directors, effective immediately. His appointment expands the composition of the board to 11 members, nine of which are independent directors.

Michael Kneeland, chairman of United Rentals, said "We are pleased to welcome Alex to the board. His deep expertise in scaling technology-enabled platforms, including artificial intelligence, and his work with companies on growth strategies and go-to-market execution will help support the innovation and digital transformation that enhances our customer experience and drives sustainable growth and value."

Mr. Taussig is a Board Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, a multi-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California with over $40 billion in assets under management. He joined Lightspeed in 2016 and has served in multiple roles with investment and management responsibilities, including Partner (2016–2021), Co-Head of the Consumer Practice (2021–2024), and Board Partner (2025–present). Mr. Taussig holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar, 2009), an MS in Materials Science & Engineering from MIT (2007), and an AB in Physics from Harvard University (2005).

**About United Rentals**

United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world. The company has an integrated network of 1,663 rental locations in North America, 41 in Europe, 45 in Australia and 19 in New Zealand. In North America, the company operates in 49 states and every Canadian province. The company's approximately 28,500 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers a fleet of equipment for rent with a total original cost of $22.48 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the Barron's 400 Index and the Russell 3000 Index® and is headquartered in Stamford, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at <u>unitedrentals.com</u>.

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**Contact:**

Elizabeth Grenfell

Vice President, Investor Relations

O: (203) 618-7125

investors@ur.com

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