UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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

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UNITED RENTALS, INC.

UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o 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.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

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.

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