HERTZ CORP

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND SUMMARY OF RISK FACTORS

Certain statements contained or incorporated by reference in this 2025 Annual Report include "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "project," "potential," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "seek," "will," "may," "would," "should," "could," "forecasts," "guidance" or similar expressions, and include information concerning our liquidity, our results of operations, our business strategies, economic and industry conditions and other information. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry, as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but you should understand that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results, and our actual results could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, both positive and negative.

Important factors that could affect our actual results and cause them to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements include, among other things, those that may be disclosed from time to time in subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the SEC, those described under Item 1A,"Risk Factors," set forth in this 2025 Annual Report, and the following:

•mix of program and non-program vehicles in our fleet, which can lead to increased exposure to residual value risk upon disposition;

•the potential for residual values associated with non-program vehicles in our fleet to decline, including suddenly or unexpectedly, or fail to follow historical seasonal patterns;

•our ability to purchase adequate supplies of competitively priced vehicles at a reasonable cost in order to efficiently service rental demand, including upon any disruptions in the global supply chain;

•our ability to effectively dispose of vehicles, at the times and through the channels, that maximize our returns;

•the age of our fleet and its impact on vehicle carrying costs and customer service scores, as well as on our ability to sell vehicles at acceptable prices and times;

•disruptions in the supply chain, including in connection with any increase in tariffs or changes in tariff policies or trade agreements;

•whether manufacturers of our program vehicle fulfills their repurchase obligations;

•the frequency or extent of manufacturer safety recalls;

•levels of travel demand, particularly business and leisure travel in the U.S. and in global markets;

•seasonality and other occurrences that disrupt rental activity during our peak periods, including in critical geographies;

•our ability to accurately estimate future levels of rental activity and adjust the number, location and mix of vehicles used in our rental operations accordingly;

•our ability to implement our business strategy or strategic transactions, including our ability to implement plans to support a modern mobility ecosystem;

•our ability to achieve cost savings and normalized depreciation levels, as well as revenue enhancements from our profitability initiatives and other operational programs;

•our ability to adequately respond to changes in technology impacting the mobility industry;

•significant changes in the competitive environment and the effect of competition in our markets on rental volume and pricing;

•our reliance on third-party distribution channels and related prices, commission structures and transaction volumes;

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AND SUMMARY OF RISK FACTORS (Continued)

•our ability to offer services for a favorable customer experience, and to retain and develop customer loyalty and market share;

•our ability to maintain our network of leases and vehicle rental concessions at airports and other key locations in the U.S. and internationally;

•our ability to maintain favorable brand recognition and a coordinated branding and portfolio strategy;

•our ability to attract and retain effective front-line employees, senior management and other key employees;

•our ability to effectively manage our union relations and labor agreement negotiations;

•our ability to manage and respond to cybersecurity threats and cyber attacks on our information technology systems or those of our third-party providers;

•our ability, and that of our key third-party partners, to prevent the misuse or theft of information we possess, including as a result of cyber attacks and other security threats;

•our ability to evaluate, maintain, upgrade and consolidate our information technology systems;

•our ability to comply with current and future laws and regulations in the U.S. and internationally regarding data protection, data security and privacy risks;

•risks associated with operating in many different countries, including the risk of a violation or alleged violation of applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery laws, and our ability to repatriate cash from non-U.S. affiliates without adverse tax consequences;

•risks relating to tax laws and those tax laws that affect our ability to recapture accelerated tax depreciation and expensing, as well as any adverse determinations or rulings by tax authorities;

•our ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards;

•our exposure to uninsured liabilities relating to personal injury, death and property damage, or otherwise, including material litigation;

•the potential for adverse changes in laws, regulations, policies or other activities of governments, agencies and similar organizations, including those related to environmental matters, optional insurance products or policies, franchising and licensing matters, the ability to pass-through rental car related expenses or taxes, among others, that affect our operations, our costs or applicable tax rates;

•the risk of an impairment of our long-lived assets, which risk could be impacted by, among other things, the timing of our fleet rotation;

•our ability to recover our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets when performing impairment analysis;

•the potential for changes in management's best estimates and assessments;

•our ability to maintain an effective compliance program;

•the availability of earnings and funds from our subsidiaries;

•our ability to comply, and the cost and burden of complying, with corporate and social responsibility regulations or expectations of stakeholders, and otherwise advance our corporate responsibility priorities;

•the availability of additional, or continued sources, of financing at acceptable rates for our revenue earning vehicles and to refinance our existing indebtedness, and our ability to comply with the covenants in the agreements governing our indebtedness;

•the extent to which our consolidated assets secure our outstanding indebtedness;

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AND SUMMARY OF RISK FACTORS (Continued)

•volatility in our share price, our ownership structure and certain provisions of our charter documents, which could, among other things, negatively affect the market price of our common stock;

•our ability to implement an effective business continuity plan to protect the business in exigent circumstances;

•our ability to effectively maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; and

•our ability to execute strategic transactions.

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. All such statements speak only as of the date of this 2025 Annual Report and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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