On October 16, 2007, United Rentals, Inc. issued a press release announcing the commencement, by its wholly owned subsidiary, United Rentals (North America), Inc. (“URNA”), of cash tender offers and consent solicitations for all of URNA’s outstanding 6½ percent Senior Notes due 2012, 7¾ percent Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 and 7 percent Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached hereto and furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

On October 19, 2007, United Rentals, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its stockholders, at a special meeting held earlier in the day, had approved the merger agreement providing for the acquisition of the Company by affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. Approximately 99.8 percent of the votes cast at the special meeting were in favor of the acquisition, representing approximately 76.8 percent of the total voting power outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. In addition, in two separate class votes that were also held, all of the outstanding shares of the Company's Series C preferred stock and Series D preferred stock, respectively, were voted in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached hereto and furnished as Exhibit 99.2.