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

December 7, 2011
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


AMERCO
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Nevada
1-11255
88-0106 815
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1325 Airmotive Way, Ste. 100
Reno, Nevada 89502-3239
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(775) 688-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 
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Item 8.01.  Other Items

On December 13, 2011, AMERCO (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors declared a special dividend on its Common Stock of $1.00 per share  payable to all shareholders of record of the Company’s Common Stock as of close of business on December 23, 2011. The payment date for the special dividend will be January 3, 2012.

The Company’s press release regarding the special dividend is included as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 
(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release dated December 13, 2011.



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.
 
Dated: December 13, 2011
 
AMERCO


 
 
/s/ Jason A. Berg
 
Jason A. Berg,
 
Principal Financial Officer and
 
Chief Accounting Officer



 
 

 



Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release dated December 13, 2011.






Exhibit 99.1
Contact:
Jennifer Flachman
Director, Investor Relations
AMERCO  (602) 263-6601
Flachman@amerco.com


AMERCO Announces Special Cash Dividend

Reno, Nev. (December 13, 2011) AMERCO, the parent of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company, on December 7, 2011, declared a special cash dividend on its Common Stock (Nasdaq: UHAL) of $1.00 per share. The dividend will be payable January 3, 2012 to holders of record on December 23, 2011.

AMERCO is the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc. U-Haul is in the shared use business and was founded on the fundamental philosophy that the division of use and specialization of ownership is good for both U-Haul customers and the environment.

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 16,300 locations in all 50 States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the Company to maintain the largest rental fleet in the “do-it-yourself” moving industry with approximately 101,000 trucks, 82,000 trailers and 33,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 417,000 rooms and approximately 37.1 million square feet of storage space at nearly 1,115 owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the consumer’s number one choice as the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. The Company supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation’s largest retailers of propane.

U-Haul was founded by a Navy veteran who grew up during the Great Depression. Tires and gas were still rationed or in short supply during the late 1940s when U-Haul began serving U.S. customers. Today, that background is central to the U-Haul Sustainability Program: “Serving the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”  Our commitment to reduce, reuse and recycle includes fuel-efficient moving vans, neighborhood proximity, moving box reuse, moving pads made from discarded material and packing peanuts that are 100% biodegradable.  Learn more about these facts and others at uhaul.com/sustainability.

For more information about AMERCO, please visit www.amerco.com.