United Rentals Releases Corporate Responsibility Report

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, today announced the release of its Corporate Responsibility Report for 2016. Entitled Built on Core Values, the report documents the company's activities related to social responsibility, diversity, ethics, occupational health and safety, environmental stewardship and corporate governance.

Built on Core Values provides information of interest to the company’s stakeholders, including its customers, investors and employees. The information is presented in alignment with the Global Reporting Initiative™ G4 Guidelines.

Michael Kneeland, chief executive officer of United Rentals, said, “We have a strong cultural infrastructure that guides how we go about the business of creating value at United Rentals. Our latest Corporate Responsibility Report documents our progress as a responsible corporate citizen, supported by data from our many 2016 initiatives.”

The United Rentals Corporate Responsibility Report is available for download at unitedrentals.com under Our Company.

About United Rentals

United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world. The company has an integrated network of 960 rental locations in 49 states and every Canadian province. The company’s approximately 13,700 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers approximately 3,300 classes of equipment for rent with a total original cost of $10.3 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the Barron’s 400 Index and the Russell 3000 Index® and is headquartered in Stamford, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com.

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