8-K
filed May 8, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
CIK 0001047166
other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
United Rentals shareholders elect all 11 directors, approve auditor and exec pay, reject majority-vote proposal
UNITED RENTALS NORTH AMERICA INC
- All 11 director nominees elected; votes for ranged from 48.97M (Kneeland) to 51.97M (Taussig).
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2026 approved: 52.47M for, 4.12M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 49.20M for, 2.77M against, 4.48M broker non-votes.
- Stockholder proposal requiring directors to resign upon majority vote failure rejected: 7.70M for, 44.24M against.
- Annual meeting held May 8, 2026; no changes to board composition disclosed beyond election results.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
UNITED RENTALS NORTH AMERICA INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-08 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-08
Exact text from the filing
On May 8, 2026, the Company held its Annual Meeting at which the stockholders voted: (i) upon the election of Julie M. Heuer Brandt, Marc A. Bruno, Larry D. De Shon, Matthew J. Flannery, Kim Harris Jones, Terri L. Kelly, Michael J. Kneeland, Francisco J. Lopez-Balboa, Gracia C. Martore, Shiv Singh and Alexander R. Taussig to the Board for one-year terms
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
UNITED RENTALS NORTH AMERICA INC shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal on Directors Who Fail to Obtain a Majority Vote at the 2026-05-08 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-08
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4. Stockholder Proposal on Directors Who Fail to Obtain a Majority Vote. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 7,697,013 44,238,324 201,985 4,479,782
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
UNITED RENTALS NORTH AMERICA INC shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-05-08 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-08
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2. Ratification of Appointment of Public Accounting Firm. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 52,466,522 4,121,197 29,385 not applicable
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
UNITED RENTALS NORTH AMERICA INC shareholders approved Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation at the 2026-05-08 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-08
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3. Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 49,202,747 2,769,358 165,217 4,479,782
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