United Rentals, Inc. Announces Date For Special Meeting Of Stockholders In Connection With RSC Merger

United Rentals, Inc. (“United Rentals”) (NYSE: URI) today announced it will hold a special meeting of stockholders on April 27, 2012, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich, 1800 East Putnam Avenue, Old Greenwich, Connecticut.

The purpose of the meeting will be to consider and vote on proposals to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 15, 2011, pursuant to which RSC Holdings Inc. (“RSC”) will merge with and into United Rentals, to approve the issuance of shares of common stock of United Rentals to stockholders of RSC in connection with the merger, and to approve the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of proxies in favor of the first two proposals. The close of business on March 22, 2012, has been fixed as the record date for determination of the United Rentals stockholders who are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting of stockholders.

United Rentals and RSC currently expect to close the merger on or about April 30, 2012.

About United Rentals

United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world, with an integrated network of 529 rental locations in 48 states and every Canadian province. United Rentals’ approximately 7,500 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. United Rentals offers for rent approximately 3,000 classes of equipment with a total original cost of $4.3 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index ^® and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at www.unitedrentals.com .

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, known as the PSLRA. These statements, as they relate to United Rentals or RSC Holdings, the management of either such company or the transaction, involve risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on them. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. United Rentals undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about the business and future financial results of the equipment rental industries, and other legal, regulatory and economic developments. We use words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “projects,” “future,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “guidance” and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA. Actual results could differ materially from the results contemplated by these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to, those described in the documents United Rentals and RSC Holdings have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as well as the possibility that (1) United Rentals and RSC Holdings may be unable to obtain stockholder approvals required for the proposed transaction; (2) the length of time necessary to consummate the proposed transaction may be longer than anticipated; (3) problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of United Rentals and RSC Holdings; (4) the proposed transaction may involve unexpected costs; (5) the businesses may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed transaction; and (6) the industry may be subject to future risks that are described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission by United Rentals and RSC Holdings. United Rentals gives no assurance that it will achieve its expectations and does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements.

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