Summary of H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On June 1, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (the "Company") granted restricted stock awards to the following named executive officers in connection with other awards granted to certain employees under the Company's 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan:

Name                                           Title                          Number of Shares
John M. Engquist              President & Chief Executive Officer                     45,317
                              Executive Vice President and Chief
Bradley W. Barber             Operating Officer                                       10,763
Leslie S. Magee               Chief Financial Officer & Secretary                      9,328
John D. Jones                 Vice President, Product Support                          4,532
William W. Fox                Vice President, Cranes & Earthmoving                     2,644

The fair value of each of the restricted awards is $6.62 per share, the closing price of the Company's common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global market on the date of grant. Each of the restricted stock awards vests over three years in one-third increments (rounded to the nearest whole share) on the anniversary date of the grant.