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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): June 30, 2008
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   000-51759   81-0553291
         
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
     
11100 Mead Road, Suite 200, Baton    
Rouge, Louisiana   70816
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (225) 298-5200
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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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.
On June 30, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (the “Company”) approved restricted stock grant awards to the following named executive officers in connection with other awards made to the employees under the Company’s 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan:
             
Name   Title   Number of Shares
John M. Engquist
  President & CEO     8,299  
Bradley W. Barber
  Chief Operating Officer     4,742  
Leslie S. Magee
  CFO & Secretary     3,952  
John D. Jones
  V.P. Product Support     2,496  
The fair value of each of the restricted awards is $12.02 per share, the closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market on the date of grant. Each of the restricted stock awards vests over three years in equal one-third increments on the anniversary date of the stock grant.

 


 

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

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
 
 
July 2, 2008  By:   /s/ Leslie S. Magee    
    Name:   Leslie S. Magee   
    Title:   CFO & Secretary