THIRD AMENDMENT
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THIS THIRD AMENDMENT dated as of December 15, 1999 (this "Amendment")
amends the Credit Agreement dated as of September 29, 1998 (as previously
amended, the "Credit Agreement") among United Rentals (North America), Inc. (the
"Company"), United Rentals, Inc. ("Parent"), United Rentals of Canada, Inc.,
various financial institutions, Bank of America Canada, as Canadian Agent, and
Bank of America, N.A. (formerly known as Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association), as U.S. Agent. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are,
unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, used herein
as defined therein.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to increase the availability of Letters
of Credit under the Credit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1 Amendments. Effective on (and subject to the occurrence of) the
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Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), Section 2.1.4 of the Credit
Agreement shall be amended by deleting the reference to "U.S. $25,000,000"
therein and substituting "U.S. $50,000,000" therefor.
SECTION 2 Representations and Warranties. Parent and the Company
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represent and warrant to the Agents and the Banks that (a) each of the
representations and warranties made by Parent and the Company in Section 9
(excluding Section 9.8) of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby (as so
amended, the "Amended Agreement"), is true and correct as of the date hereof,
with the same effect as if made on such date, and (b) no Event of Default or
Unmatured Event of Default has occurred or is continuing.
SECTION 3 Effectiveness. The amendment set forth in Section 1 above shall
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become effective on the date (the "Amendment Effective Date") when the U.S.
Agent shall have received counterparts hereof executed by the Company, Parent,
the Required Banks and the U.S. Agent.
SECTION 4 Miscellaneous.
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4.1 Continuing Effectiveness, etc. As herein amended, the Credit Agreement
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shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in
all respects. After the Amendment Effective Date, all references in the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the "Credit Agreement" or similar
terms shall refer to the Amended Agreement.
4.2 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
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counterparts and by the different parties on separate counterparts, and each
such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original but all such counterparts
shall together constitute one and the same agreement.
4.3 Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all reasonable expenses of the
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U.S. Agent, including reasonable fees and charges of counsel for the U.S. Agent,
in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment.
4.4 Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with
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and governed by the substantive laws of the State of Illinois applicable to
contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.
4.5 Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon Parent,
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the Company, the Banks and the Agents and their respective successors and
assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Parent, the Company, the Banks and
the Agents and the respective successors and assigns of the Banks and the
Agents.
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Delivered at Chicago, Illinois, as of the day and year first above written.
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
By___________________________________________
Chief Financial Officer
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA),
INC.
By___________________________________________
Chief Financial Officer
BANK OF AMERICA N.A., as U.S. Agent
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
BANK OF AMERICA N.A., as a U.S. Bank, as Issuing
Bank and as Swing Line Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
BANK OF AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, New York Branch and/or Cayman
Islands Branch, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
ALLFIRST BANK, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
SUMMIT BANK, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
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NATIONAL CITY BANK, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
BANKBOSTON, N.A., as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
COMERICA BANK, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
FLEET BANK, N.A., as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇▇ TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
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UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
CIBC INC., as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
CITICORP DEL-LEASE, INC., as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
ERSTE BANK DER OESTERREICHISCHEN SPARKASSEN AG-NEW
YORK, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
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CITY NATIONAL BANK, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
FUJI BANK, LIMITED, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A., as a U.S. Bank
By___________________________________________
Title________________________________________
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