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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · United Rentals (URI)

United Rentals Adds Julie Brandt to Board, Expanding It to 11 Directors

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

United Rentals' board increased its size from ten to eleven directors and appointed Julie M. Heuer Brandt, an independent director, effective January 17, 2025. The filing describes a board seat and standard director compensation, with no change to financial results or guidance.

Key points

  • Board size increased from 10 to 11 directors; Brandt fills the new seat
  • Annual retainer of $120,000 plus an equity grant of $175,000 in fully vested restricted stock units, pro-rated for 2025
  • Brandt is Corporate Vice President and President, Global Commercial & Field Operations at Johnson Controls
  • Committee assignments will be decided at a later date

The filing

CompanyUnited Rentals (URI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 17, 2025, 8:40 AM ET
Accession number0000950170-25-006494

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 17, 2025.

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