UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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 14, 2012

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 847-215-6502

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Essex Rental Corp. ("Essex") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on June 14, 2012. At the Meeting, Essex's stockholders (i) elected Laurence S. Levy and Ronald Schad as Class B Directors to serve for a term of two years and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, (ii) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Essex for the 2012 fiscal year and (iii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement. The matters voted on at the Meeting are described in Essex's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2012.

Essex’s stockholders cast their votes as follows:

Proposal 1 - The election of Class B directors

Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as Essex’s independent registered public accounting firm for year ending December 31, 2012.

The term of service of Essex’s Class A directors, Edward Levy, Daniel H. Blumenthal and John G. Nestor, continued following the Meeting.

Proposal 3 – To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement.

SIGNATURE

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.