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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<BR>
April&nbsp;6, 2009</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Rent-A-Center, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>5501 Headquarters Drive<BR>
Plano, Texas 75024</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(972)&nbsp;801-1100</B><BR>
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(Former name or former address if changed since last report)</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">On April&nbsp;6, 2009, the Company announced that it had provided notice to the indenture trustee of its
election to redeem $150,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 7<FONT style="font-size: 70%"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>/<FONT style="font-size: 60%">2</FONT>% Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2010 (the &#147;Redeemed Notes&#148;), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount
outstanding, plus accrued interest to the redemption date (the &#147;Redemption Price&#148;). Effective May
1, 2009, the notes are redeemable at the Redemption Price at the Company&#146;s option. The Company
expects to redeem the Redeemed Notes on May&nbsp;19, 2009 (the &#147;Redemption Date&#148;). On the Redemption
Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable and interest on the Redeemed Notes will
cease to accrue. Following the Redemption Date, approximately $75,375,000 of the Company&#146;s 7<FONT style="font-size: 70%"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>/<FONT style="font-size: 60%">2</FONT>%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 will remain outstanding under the indenture.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;99.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press release issued by Rent-A-Center, Inc. dated April&nbsp;6, 2009.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
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announcing partial redemption of 7<FONT style="font-size: 70%"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>/<FONT style="font-size: 60%">2</FONT>% Senior Subordinated Notes due
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>RENT-A-CENTER, INC. ANNOUNCES REDEMPTION OF $150,000,000 OF<BR>
7<FONT style="font-size: 70%"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>/<FONT style="font-size: 60%">2</FONT>% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2010</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Plano, Texas, April&nbsp;6, 2009 </B>&#151; Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) (NASDAQ/NGS:RCII), the nation&#146;s
largest rent-to-own operator, today announced that it has provided
notice to The Bank of New York
Mellon Trust Company, the indenture trustee, of its election to redeem $150,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of its 7<FONT style="font-size: 70%"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>/<FONT style="font-size: 60%">2</FONT>% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 (the &#147;Redeemed Notes&#148;), at a
redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount outstanding, plus accrued interest to the
redemption date (the &#147;Redemption Price&#148;). Under the terms of the indenture, the notes are
redeemable at par at the Company&#146;s option beginning May&nbsp;1, 2009. The notes will be redeemed in
accordance with their terms and the Company expects the redemption to occur on or about May&nbsp;19,
2009 (the &#147;Redemption Date&#148;). On the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and
payable, and interest on the Redeemed Notes will cease to accrue. Following the Redemption Date,
approximately $75,375,000 of the Company&#146;s 7<FONT style="font-size: 70%"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>/<FONT style="font-size: 60%">2</FONT>% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 will remain
outstanding.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company expects to fund the Redemption Price primarily with cash flow generated from
operations, together with amounts available under its senior credit facilities.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">This press release does not constitute a notice of redemption of the 7<FONT style="font-size: 70%"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>/<FONT style="font-size: 60%">2</FONT>% Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2010. The redemption is being made solely pursuant to a notice of redemption dated April&nbsp;3,
2009, which will be delivered to the holders of the notes by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Rent-A-Center, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas, currently operates approximately 3,000
company-owned stores nationwide and in Canada and Puerto Rico. The stores generally offer
high-quality, durable goods such as major consumer electronics, appliances, computers and furniture
and accessories under flexible rental purchase agreements that generally allow the customer to
obtain ownership of the merchandise at the conclusion of an agreed upon rental period. ColorTyme,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is a national franchiser of approximately 220
rent-to-own stores operating under the trade name of &#147;ColorTyme.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Contact for Rent-A-Center, Inc.:</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">David E. Carpenter<BR>
Vice President of Investor Relations<BR>
(972)&nbsp;801-1214<BR>
david.carpenter@rentacenter.com

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><I>This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such
forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology
such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; or
&#147;believe,&#148; or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Although the
Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements will prove to
be correct, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been
correct. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, the Company is not
obligated to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect the
events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.</I>
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