SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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~~August 2914, 2002

BUDGET GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		0-78274 (Commission File Number)		59-3227576 (IRS Employer Identification Number)


125 Basin Street, Suite 210 Daytona Beach, Florida (Address of principal executive offices)		32114 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (904) 238-7035

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Signatures ~~Press~~Statement ~~Release~~Under ~~dated~~Oath ~~7/29/02~~- Principal Executive Officer Statement Under Oath - Principal Financial Officer

Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership


Item 7.		Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)		Not applicable.

(b)		Not applicable.

(c)		Exhibits.

		The following exhibits are filed herewith and made a part hereof.

On July 29, 2002, Budget Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its domestic subsidiaries filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court (the “Bankruptcy Court”) for the District of Delaware (Case No. 02-12152).


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating To Exchange Act Filings

99.2		Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating To Exchange Act Filings

Item 9.		Regulation FD Disclosure

AsOn ~~of July~~August 2914, 2002, each of the ~~Company~~Principal Executive Officer, Sanford Miller, and ~~certain~~the ofPrincipal ~~its~~Financial ~~domestic~~Officer, ~~subsidiaries had~~William ~~commitments~~Johnson, ~~for~~of upBudget toGroup, ~~$100 million~~Inc. insubmitted ~~debtor-in-possession~~to ~~financing~~the ~~(“DIP”)~~ Securities and ~~for~~Exchange ~~$750 million~~Commission ofthe ~~vehicle~~Statements ~~financing~~Under Oath toof ~~maintain~~Principal Executive Officer and ~~grow its~~Principal ~~fleet~~Financial ofOfficer ~~vehicles.~~in accordance ~~Both~~with the ~~DIP~~SEC’s ~~and~~June 27, ~~the~~2002 ~~vehicle~~Order ~~financing~~requiring ~~are~~the ~~subject~~filing toof ~~certain conditions,~~sworn ~~including~~statements ~~the~~pursuant ~~approval~~to Section 21(a)(1) of the ~~Bankruptcy~~Securities ~~Court~~Exchange Act of 1934.

A copy of ~~the~~each ~~press~~of ~~release~~these ~~announcing~~statements ~~the foregoing~~ is attached hereto as ~~Exhibit 99.1~~an ~~and incorporated herein by reference~~exhibit.

~~Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits~~-2-

(a) Not applicable. (b) Not applicable. (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith and made a part hereof. Exhibit No.

99.1 — Press Release, issued by the Company on July 29, 2002.

Signatures

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 29, 2002
Date: August 15, 2002
	BUDGET GROUP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Thomas L. Kram Thomas L. Kram Vice President, Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
		Thomas L. Kram Vice President, Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

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