8-K

MCGRATH RENTCORP

Dated: January 17, 2025

/s/ Gilda Malek

Gilda Malek

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 13, 2025

McGRATH RENTCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

California

000-13292

94-2579843

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

5700 Las Positas Road, Livermore, CA 94551-7800

(Address of principal executive offices)

(925) 606-9200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock

MGRC

NASDAQ Global Select Market

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(c)

Appointment of Chief Accounting Officer

Effective January 13, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of McGrath RentCorp (the “Company”) appointed David M. Whitney as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.

Mr. Whitney, age 60, joined the Company as its Corporate Controller in 2000 and was appointed and has served as the Company’s Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer as of March 2006. Previously, Mr. Whitney was Manager of Regional Accounting for The Permanente Medical Group in Oakland, California. Mr. Whitney holds a B.S. in Accounting from California State University at Hayward and is a Certified Public Accountant.

There is no change to Mr. Whitney’s compensation specifically in connection with his appointment as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer.

There are no other arrangements or understanding between Mr. Whitney and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Whitney was appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Whitney is married to Kristina Van Trease, who currently serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer of the Company. Mr. Whitney has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SEC Form 8-K filed by McGrath RentCorp