SEC Form 4

FORM 4 [  ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Gross, Michael (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) c/o United Rentals, Inc. Five Greenwich Office Park (Street) Greenwich,    CT   06830 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol United Rentals, Inc. URI 3. I.R.S. Identification     Number of Reporting     Person, if an entity     (voluntary)

4. Statement for     Month/Day/Year 12/05/02 5. If Amendment,     Date of Original     (Month/Day/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director      10% Owner    Officer (give title below)        Other (specify below) Description           7. Individual or Joint/Group     Filing (Check Applicable Line) X   Form filed by One Reporting Person      Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security     (Instr. 3)	2.Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction     Code     (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)			5. Amount of     Securities     Beneficially     Owned Following     Reported Transaction(s)     (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner-     ship     Form:     Direct (D)     or     Indirect (I)     (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of      Indirect      Beneficial      Ownership     (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	A/D	Price
							$

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security     (Instr. 3)

2. Conver-     sion or     Exercise     Price of     Deri-     vative     Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)

4. Transaction Code     (Instr.8)

5. Number of Derivative     Securities Acquired (A)     or Disposed Of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable(DE) and     Expiration Date(ED)     (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of     Underlying Securities     (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price     of     Derivative     Security     (Instr.5)

9. Number of     Derivative     Securities     Beneficially     Owned     Following     Reported     Transaction(s)     (Instr.4)

10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)

11. Nature of       Indirect       Beneficial       Ownership       (Instr.4)

Code

V

A

D

DE

ED

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Units

(1)

12/5/02

A

880

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

880

$7.955 (2)

880

D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) The Phantom Stock Units were acquired under the United Rentals, Inc., Deferred Compensation Plan For Directors and are deemed to be invested in restricted shares of Common Stock. So long as Mr. Gross serves as a director, the restricted shares will vest on the earliest of (i) one-fifth on each of the first five anniversaries of the date on which he would otherwise have received the deferred fees, (ii) the date of his death or permanent disability, and (iii) a change of control of the company. On the first day of the month immediately following the date Mr. Gross ceases to be a director, he will receive any restricted shares that have vested. (2) Represents amount of deferred fees used to acquire one Phantom Stock Unit.

By: /s/ Michael S. Gross                                                                                                December 6, 2002 ** Signature of Reporting Person                                                                                    Date       SEC 1474 (9-02)

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