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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date of Report:
 
 
(Date of earliest event reported)
 
 
January 18, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
0-25370
45-0491516
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5501 Headquarters Drive
 
 
Plano, Texas 75024
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(972) 801-1100
 
 
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Not Applicable
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 18, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing preliminary fourth quarter 2016 financial results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Pursuant to General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, all of the information contained in this Item 2.02 and the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be "furnished" and not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, therefore, shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) List of Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release issued on January 18, 2017 by Rent-A-Center, Inc.






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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
RENT-A-CENTER, INC.
 
 
 
Date: January 18, 2017
By:
/s/ Dawn M. Wolverton
 
 
Dawn M. Wolverton
 
 
Vice President – Assistant General Counsel and Secretary







EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
99.1
  
Press Release issued on January 18, 2017 by Rent-A-Center, Inc.