Hertz Corporation, The
Ticker:HRZ 225 Brae Boulevard
Exchange:New York Stock Exchange Park Ridge, NJ 07656
Industry:Service (SIC Code 7514) (201) 307-2000

Offering Information
Type of Shares:Class A Common Shares Filing Date:2/28/97
U.S. Shares:20,010,000 Offer Date:4/24/97
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Range:$21.00 - $24.00
Primary Shares:20,010,000 Offer Price:$24.00
Secondary Shares:0 Gross Spread:$1.26
Offering Amount: $450,225,000 Selling:$0.76
Expenses: - Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After: -
Spin out parent firm: Ford Motor Company

Primary Underwriting Group
ManagerTierPhone
Goldman, Sachs & Co.Co-manager (212) 902-5959
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.Co-manager (212) 648-0517
Lehman Brothers IncorporatedCo-manager (212) 526-8100
Salomon Brothers Inc.Co-manager (212) 783-2947
Smith Barney Inc.Co-manager (212) 723-7300

Legal Counsel, Auditor and Registrar
Issuer's Law Firm: Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett
Bank's Law Firm: Shearman & Sterling
Auditor: Coopers & Lybrand
Registrar/Transfer Agent: First Chicago Trust Company of NY

Selected Financial Data

Dollar amounts in U.S. millions except for per share data
Full Year
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/96 12/31/96
Revenue:$3,668.30Assets:$7,649.20
Net Income:$158.60Curr Assets:
EPS:Liabilities:$6,659.80
Prior EPS:Curr Liabilities:
Cash Flow/Oper:-$624.16Equity:$989.40
Cash Flow/Fin:Cash:
Cash Flow/Inv:

Business Description
The company and its affiliates and independent licensees operate what the company believes is the largest car rental business in the world based upon revenues and volume of rental transactions. The company's "Hertz" brand name is recognized worldwide as a leader in quality rental and leasing services and products. The company, together with its affiliates and independent licensees, rents and leases cars, rents industrial and construction equipment and operates its other businesses from approximately 5,500 locations throughout the United States and in approximately 140 foreign countries and jurisdictions. For the year ended December 31, 1996, the company $265.5 million and $158.6 million, respectively. The company and its predecessors have been profitable in every year since 1952, when one of the company's predecessors first became a public company.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to reduce short-term indebtedness of the company.

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