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FORM 4
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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
|_| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See instruction 1(b).
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Apollo Advisors IV, L.P.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
Two Manhattanville Road
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(Street)
Purchase NY 10577
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name Ticker or Trading Symbol
United Rental, Inc. (URI)
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3. I.R.S. or Indentification Number of Reporting Person if an entity
(Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
12/13/2002
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [X] 10% Owner
[_] Officer [_] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[_] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
3. Transaction or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Direct Indirect
Code(Instr.8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially (D) or Beneficial
1. Title of -------------- ------------------------ Owned at End of Indirect (I) Ownership
Security 2. Transaction Date Code V Amount (A) Price Month (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 3) (Month/Day/Year) or (Instr. 3 and 4)
Common Stock, par (D)
value $0.01 per
share
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Common Stock 12/13/02 P 5200 (A) $8.29
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Common Stock 12/13/02 P 2200 (A) $8.30
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Common Stock 12/13/02 P 5300 (A) $8.35
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Common Stock 459,500(1) (I) See Footnote 1
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(1) Amount reported includes 436,108 shares of common stock ("Common Stock")
owned by Apollo Investment Fund IV, L.P. ("AIF IV") and 23,392 shares of Common
Stock owned by Apollo Overseas Partners IV, L.P. ("Overseas IV"). The Reporting
Person is the general partner of AIF IV and the managing general partner of
Overseas IV. Apollo Capital Management IV, Inc. ("Management") is the general
partner of Advisors IV. Leon D. Black and John J. Hannan are the directors and
principal executive officers of Management IV. The Reporting Person, Management
IV and Messrs. Black and Hannan and their respective affiliates disclaim
beneficial ownership of all shares of the Issuer in excess of their respective
pecuniary interests, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission
that any such person or entity is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary
interest in, any such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
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)
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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 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans 5. Number of 6. Date 7. Title and 8. Price of 9. Num 10. Ownership 11. Nature
Derivative sion or action action Derivative Exercisable Amount of Deriv- ber Form of of In-
Security Exercise Date Code Securities and Expiration Under- ative of Deriv- direct
(Instr. 3) Price of (Month/ (Instr. Acquired (A) Date lying Security Deriv- ative Benefi-
Deriva- Day/ 8) or Disposed (Month/ (Securities (Instr. 5) ative Security: cial
tive Year) -------- of (D) Day/Year) (Instr. Secur- Direct Owner-
Security Code V (Instr. --------------- 3 and 4) ities (D) or ship
3, 4, Date Expira- -------------- Bene- Indirect (Instr.
and 5) Exer- tion Title Amount ficially (I) 4)
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(A) (D) Number at End
of of Month
Shares (Instr. 4)
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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Michael D. Weiner December 16, 2002
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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