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): July 1, 2002

MCGRATH RENTCORP
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		0-13292 (Commission File Number)		94-2579843 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE, CA (Address of principal executive offices)		94550 (Zip code)

(925) 606-9200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

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Item 5. Other Events

     On July 1, 2002, we issued a press release regarding the termination of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 20, 2001, by and between McGrath RentCorp and Tyco Acquisition Corp. 33, and McGrath’s declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002 to be payable on July 31, 2002 to all shareholders of record on July 15, 2002. A complete copy of our press release, dated July 1, 2002, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by McGrath RentCorp, dated July 1, 2002.

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SIGNATURE

     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.

				MCGRATH RENTCORP (Registrant)
Dated:		July 1, 2002		By: /s/ Randle F. Rose
				Name: Randle F. Rose Title: Vice President of Administration and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by McGrath RentCorp, dated July 1, 2002.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                         [MCGRATH RENTCORP LETTERHEAD]

PRESS RELEASE

FOR INFORMATION CONTRACT:          Dennis C. Kalkures
                                   President and Chief Operating Officer
                                   925 606 9200



          MCGRATH RENTCORP TERMINATES TYCO AGREEMENT, BOOSTS DIVIDEND,
                          AND SETS SIGHTS ON THE FUTURE

LIVERMORE, CA - July 1, 2002 - McGrath RentCorp (NASDAQ: MGRC), a leading rental
provider of modular buildings for office and classroom space, and test equipment
for communications, fiber optic and general purpose needs, today announced that
the Company has exercised its right to terminate the merger agreement between
McGrath RentCorp and Tyco International.

McGrath RentCorp also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share for
the second quarter ended June 30, 2002. The dividend will be payable on July 31,
2002 to all shareholders of record on July 15, 2002. This is a $.02 per share
increase from the prior quarter.

"We have exercised our right to terminate." said Robert McGrath, Chairman and
CEO of McGrath RentCorp. "Because of Tyco's operating and management issues, we
no longer believe an acquisition by Tyco is in the best interest of our
shareholders. We are extremely proud of what we have built over the past 23
years and we are focused on opportunities for generating value for our
shareholders. Increasing the dividend yet again is just one of the ways in which
we continue to build value."

Dennis Kakures, President and COO, added, "Our goal is to take the strengths
that are uniquely McGrath's and add to them an increased emphasis on
accountability and execution of responsibility. We want to be the best at what
we do in every respect, and it is our renewed mission to create an even better
McGrath RentCorp. We hope to take all those things we have come to cherish about
McGrath and, on top of that, build an even more dynamic organization."

The Company plans to announce the date of its annual shareholders meeting and
next quarterly conference call shortly.

ABOUT MCGRATH RENTCORP

Founded in 1979, the Company, under the trade name Mobile Modular Management
Corporation, rents and sells modular buildings to fulfill customer's temporary
and permanent space needs in California and Texas. Mobile Modular believes it is
the largest provider of relocatable classrooms for rental to school districts
for grades K - 12 in California. McGrath RentCorp's majority owned subsidiary,
Enviroplex, Inc., manufactures and sells classrooms directly to school districts
in California.

The Company's RenTelco division rents and sells electronic test equipment and is
recognized as the leader in communications and fiber-optic test equipment
rentals throughout the U.S.

For more information on McGrath RentCorp, visit www.mgrc.com.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements can be
identified by the lead-in "Looking forward." These statements are not guarantees
of future performance and involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may vary materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a
result of the effectiveness of management's strategies and decisions, general
economic and business conditions, new or modified statutory or regulatory
requirements, and changing pricing and market conditions. No assurance can be
given that these are all the factors that could cause actual results to vary
materially from the forward-looking statement.