Form 8-K

 

 

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) September 10, 2012

 

 

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 and zip code)

(972) 801-1100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).

 

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 10, 2012, Rent-A-Center, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its board of directors declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.16 per share payable on October 24, 2012, to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 1, 2012.

The press release containing these announcements is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

99.1     Press Release issued on September 10, 2012 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: September 10, 2012   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 September 10, 2012 by Rent-A-Center, Inc.