o
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Rule
13d-1(b)
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x
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Rule
13d-1(c)
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o
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Rule
13d-1(d)
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CUSIP
No. 911363109
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.
13-4046559
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a)
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o
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(b)
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o
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3.
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
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5.
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Sole
Voting Power
-0-
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6.
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Shared
Voting Power
4,434,897
(1)
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7.
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Sole
Dispositive Power
-0-
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
4,434,897
(1)
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
4,434,897
(1)
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10.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
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11.
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.3%
(2)
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12.
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO
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CUSIP
No. 911363109
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
13-3695715
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a)
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o
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(b)
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o
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3.
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
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5.
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Sole
Voting Power
-0-
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6.
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Shared
Voting Power
4,434,982
(1)
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7.
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Sole
Dispositive Power
-0-
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
4,434,982
(1)
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
4,434,982
(1)
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10.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
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11.
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.3%
(2)
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12.
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA,
PN
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CUSIP
No. 911363109
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
David
E. Shaw
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a)
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o
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(b)
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o
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3.
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
United
States
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
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5.
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Sole
Voting Power
-0-
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6.
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Shared
Voting Power
4,434,982
(1)
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7.
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Sole
Dispositive Power
-0-
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
4,434,982
(1)
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
4,434,982
(1)
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10.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
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11.
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.3%
(2)
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12.
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
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Item
1.
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(a)
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Name
of Issuer:
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United
Rentals,
Inc.
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(b)
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Address
of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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Five
Greenwich Office Park
Greenwich,
CT 06831
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Item
2.
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(a)
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Name
of Person Filing:
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D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
David
E. Shaw
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(b)
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Address
of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
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The
business address for each reporting person is:
120
W. 45th
Street, Tower 45, 39th
Floor
New
York, NY 10036
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(c)
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Citizenship:
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D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. is a limited liability
company
organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized under the
laws
of the state of Delaware.
David
E. Shaw is a citizen of the United States of
America.
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(d)
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Title
of Class of Securities:
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value
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(e)
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CUSIP
Number:
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911363109
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Item
3.
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If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c),
check whether the person filing is a:
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Not
applicable
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Item
4.
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Ownership
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As
of August 6, 2007:
(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
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D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.:
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4,434,897
shares
This
is composed of (i) 3,249,630 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., (ii) 55,200 shares that D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. has the right to acquire through
the exercise
of listed call options, and (iii) 1,130,067 shares that
D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. has the right to acquire
through convertible securities.
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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4,434,982
shares
This
is composed of (i) 3,249,630 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., (ii) 55,200 shares that D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. has the right to acquire through
the exercise
of listed call options, (iii) 1,130,067 shares that D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. has the right to acquire through
convertible
securities, and (iv) 85 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw
Synoptic Portfolios 2, L.L.C.
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David
E. Shaw:
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4,434,982
shares
This
is composed of (i) 3,249,630 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Valence
Portfolios, L.L.C., (ii) 55,200 shares that D. E. Shaw Valence
Portfolios, L.L.C. has the right to acquire through the
exercise of listed
call options, (iii) 1,130,067 shares that D. E. Shaw Valence
Portfolios, L.L.C. has the right to acquire through convertible
securities, and (iv) 85 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw
Synoptic Portfolios 2,
L.L.C.
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D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.:
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5.3%
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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5.3%
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David
E. Shaw:
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5.3%
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D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.:
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-0-
shares
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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-0-
shares
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David
E. Shaw:
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-0-
shares
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D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.:
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4,434,897
shares
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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4,434,982
shares
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David
E. Shaw:
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4,434,982
shares
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D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.:
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-0-
shares
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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-0-
shares
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David
E. Shaw:
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-0-
shares
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D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.:
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4,434,897
shares
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
|
4,434,982
shares
|
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David
E. Shaw:
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4,434,982
shares
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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Not
Applicable
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person
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Not
Applicable
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
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Not
Applicable
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group
|
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Not
Applicable
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group
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Not
Applicable
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Item
10.
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Certification
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By
signing below, each of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.,
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., and David E. Shaw certify
that, to the best of such reporting person’s knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control
of
the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not
held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such
purposes or effect.
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D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.
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By:
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P., as managing
member
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By: | /s/ Eric Wepsic | ||
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Eric
Wepsic
Managing
Director
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D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | ||
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By: | /s/ Eric Wepsic | |
Eric
Wepsic
Managing
Director
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David E. Shaw | ||
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By: | /s/ Eric Wepsic | |
Eric
Wepsic
Attorney-in-Fact
for David E.
Shaw
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