On January 29, 2013, H&E Equipment Services Inc. amended its existing $402.5 million senior secured credit facility with General Electric Capital Corporation as administrative agent by entering into amendment no. 4 to the third amended and restated credit agreement by and among the company, Great Northern Equipment Inc., H&E Equipment Services (California), LLC, the other credit parties named therein, the lenders named therein, General Electric Capital Corporation, as administrative agent, Bank of America, N.A. as co-syndication agent and documentation agent, and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as co-syndication agent. The company intends to offer $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 7% senior notes due 2022.

The new notes will be issued as additional notes under an indenture dated as of August 20, 2012 pursuant to which the company previously issued $530,000,000 of 7% senior notes due 2022.