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Michael J. Kneeland , CEO/President/Director

www.ur.com

Industry: Professional Services

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An equipment rental company, which offers for rent over 2,900 classes of rental equipment, including machines & hand tools, to customers that include construction & industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners & others.

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Press Releases

United Rentals Announces Acquisition of Portland U-Rent-It Oct-01-2008, 05:00PM EDT
Michael Kneeland Named President and CEO of United Rentals Aug-25-2008, 08:05AM EDT
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United Rentals Announces Required Adjustments of Conversion Price of 6-1/2% Convertible Quarterly Income Preferred Securities and Conversion Rate of 1-7/8% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due October 15, 2023 Jul-23-2008, 01:07PM EDT
United Rentals Announces Final Results of Tender Offer Jul-23-2008, 12:26PM EDT

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Man caught in boxers in backyard (Vail Daily)

Oct 05 2008
Safety and The Intersection (CSO Online: Information Security)

Sep 15 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 10,900

Revenue per Employee: $294,250

Top Executives

Dale Asplund, Vice President, Divisional

John J. Fahey, Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer/Controller

Roger E. Schwed, Executive VP/General Counsel

Matthew Flannery, Senior VP, Divisional

Martin E. Welch, III, Executive VP/CFO

Steven Nadelman, Senior VP, Divisional

Board of Directors

Gerald Tsai, Jr., Director

Leon D. Black, Director

Howard L. Clark, Jr., Director

Dr.Jenne K. Britell, Ph.D., Director

Dr. Jason D. Papastavrou, Ph.D., Director

Singleton B. McAllister, Director

Wayland R. Hicks, Vice Chairman/Director

John S. McKinney, Director

Lawrence 'Keith' Wimbush, Director

Michael S. Gross, Director

Brian D. McAuley, CPA, Director

Financials

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Income Statement	07/2008	05/2008	03/2008	11/2007
Sales	433 Mil.	415 Mil.	488 Mil.	500 Mil.
Gross Operating Profit	398 Mil.	357 Mil.	442 Mil.	494 Mil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	258 Mil.	226 Mil.	294 Mil.	342 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	127 Mil.	102 Mil.	283 Mil.	218 Mil.
Total Net Income	37 Mil.	38 Mil.	153 Mil.	112 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	-2.33	0.37	1.5	1.1
Diluted EPS, Total	-2.33	0.34	1.38	0.98

BALANCE STATEMENT	07/2008	05/2008	03/2008	11/2007
Cash and Equivalents	80 Mil.	515 Mil.	381 Mil.	112 Mil.
Total Assets	768 Mil.	1.19 Bil.	1.12 Bil.	919 Mil.
Total Liabilities	585 Mil.	648 Mil.	520 Mil.	599 Mil.
Total Capitalization	4.4 Bil.	4.6 Bil.	4.57 Bil.	4.55 Bil.

Cash Flow	07/2008	05/2008	03/2008	11/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	447 Mil.	226 Mil.	859 Mil.	484 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-330 Mil.	-83 Mil.	-604 Mil.	-559 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-417 Mil.	-7 Mil.	-13 Mil.	47 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	-301 Mil.	134 Mil.	262 Mil.	-7 Mil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2004
Sales	1.98 Bil.	1.9 Bil.	2 Bil.	1.65 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	1.75 Bil.	1.74 Bil.	1.56 Bil.	1.22 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	1.16 Bil.	1.13 Bil.	962 Mil.	764.36 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	774 Mil.	626 Mil.	509 Mil.	-93.89 Mil.
Total Net Income	362 Mil.	224 Mil.	187 Mil.	-244.31 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	3.6	2.32	1.97	-3.35
Diluted EPS, Total	3.25	2.06	1.8	-3.35

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2004
Cash and Equivalents	381 Mil.	119 Mil.	316 Mil.	79.45 Mil.
Total Assets	1.12 Bil.	1 Bil.	1.22 Bil.	803.01 Mil.
Total Liabilities	520 Mil.	599 Mil.	631 Mil.	150.8 Mil.
Total Capitalization	4.57 Bil.	4.2 Bil.	4.38 Bil.	3.96 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2004
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	859 Mil.	821 Mil.	643 Mil.	342.31 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-604 Mil.	-648 Mil.	-553 Mil.	-537.44 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-13 Mil.	-404 Mil.	-80 Mil.	254.96 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	262 Mil.	-197 Mil.	13 Mil.	60.22 Mil.

United Rentals Inc (URI)

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