<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000933036-16-000058.txt : 20161011
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000933036-16-000058
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161004
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161011
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161011

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RENT A CENTER INC DE
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000933036
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC [7359]
		IRS NUMBER:				450491516
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-25370
		FILM NUMBER:		161929392

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE
		CITY:			PLANO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75024
		BUSINESS PHONE:		972-801-1100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE
		CITY:			PLANO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75024

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RENTERS CHOICE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941128
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name="s0DFE41C256615197AB1FFCC5156E3F99"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">On October 4, 2016, Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into a Second Amendment (the &#8220;Second Amendment&#8221;), effective as of September 30, 2016, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, the other agents party thereto and the lenders party thereto, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2014 (as previously amended on February 1, 2016, the &#8220;Credit Agreement&#8221;), between the Company, the several lenders from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, Bank of America, N.A., BBVA Compass Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and SunTrust Bank, as syndication agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">The Second Amendment (i) reduces the maximum Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio from 2.75 to 1.00 to 2.50 to 1.00, beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2016, and (ii) reduces the minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenant level from 1.75 to 1.00 to 1.50 to 1.00, beginning with the quarter ended September 30, 2016.  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A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  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<div><a name="sAF25EFAB877F4BE1D8E2B04D094632D7"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">EXHIBIT 10.1</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">SECOND AMENDMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">SECOND AMENDMENT, effective as of September 30, 2016 (this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Amendment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2014, among RENT-A-CENTER, INC., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Borrower</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), the lenders party thereto (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Lenders</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Administrative Agent</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), and the other agents party thereto (as amended by the First Amendment dated as of February 1, 2016, and as may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Credit Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;).  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This Amendment shall become effective on and as of September 30, 2016 upon the Administrative Agent having received (a) this Amendment, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower and the Required Lenders; and (b) for the account of each Lender that has delivered an executed counterpart hereof (including by facsimile transmission) to the Administrative Agent or its counsel by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 4, 2016, an amendment fee in an amount equal to 0.10% of each such Lender&#8217;s Revolving Commitments.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#010000;">SECTION 5.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Representations and Warranties</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.  The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that (immediately before and after giving effect to this Amendment) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as though made on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date).</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:624px;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">4</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:596px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#010000;">SECTION 6.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">GOVERNING LAW; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; MISCELLANEOUS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#010000;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">No Change</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.  Except as expressly provided herein, no term or provision of the Credit Agreement shall be amended, modified or supplemented, and each term and provision of the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as amended by this Amendment.  This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#010000;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Counterparts</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.  This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in &#8220;portable document format&#8221; (&#8220;.pdf&#8221;) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, or by a combination of such means, shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#010000;">(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Payment of Fees and Expenses</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.  The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Administrative Agent.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#010000;">(d)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">GOVERNING LAW</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">.  THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#010000;">(e)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">[</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">Signature Pages Follow</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">]</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:624px;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="sBD2488625D5ECF0CA524B04D097532AE"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:289px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">RENT-A-CENTER, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:317px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:288px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">By:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Robert D. 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<div><a name="s27D89648814356B3AEEAD831EE765696"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;text-decoration:underline;">For Immediate Release:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">RENT-A-CENTER, INC. ANNOUNCES SELECTED</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">PRELIMINARY THIRD QUARTER 2016 FINANCIAL INFORMATION </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">______________________________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Plano, Texas, October 11, 2016</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ/NGS: RCII), one of the largest rent-to-own operators in North America, today pre-released  selected preliminary unaudited financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. The Company will release its full third quarter 2016 financial results on October 26, 2016.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">As of the date of this release, the Company has not completed its financial statement reporting process for the quarter. During the course of that process, the Company may identify items that would require it to make adjustments, which may be material, to the information presented below.  As a result, the preliminary unaudited financial information included in this release is forward-looking information and is subject to risks and uncertainties, including possible adjustments to the preliminary financial information.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Preliminary Unaudited Financial Information for Third Quarter 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Company estimates Core U.S. same store sales for the three months ended September 30, 2016 to be down approximately 12%, and Acceptance Now same store sales to be essentially flat. Core U.S. gross profit, as a percent of total revenue, is estimated to be flat compared to the third quarter of last year as ongoing benefits from the changes made to the Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">s sourcing model were offset by a third-quarter clearance event focused on previously-rented product. Diluted earnings per share for the third quarter 2016 on both a GAAP basis and excluding special items are expected to be between $0.05 and $0.15.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Following the implementation of our new point-of-sale system, we experienced system performance issues and outages that resulted in a larger than expected negative impact on Core sales,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;said Robert D. Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Rent-A-Center</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;Inc. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">While we expect it to take several quarters to fully recover from the impact to the Core portfolio, system performance has improved dramatically and we have started to see early indicators of collections improvement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Credit Agreement Amendment</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Company recently obtained an amendment to its credit agreement which reduces the minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio from 1.75 to 1.00 to 1.50 to 1.00, beginning with the quarter ended September 30, 2016. See the Current Report on Form 8-K filed today by the Company for additional details regarding the amendment.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Conference Call Details</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Company expects to release its full third quarter 2016 financial results on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, after the market closes. At 8:30am ET on Thursday, October 27, 2016, RCII will host a conference call to discuss the results. A live audio of the conference call will be available on the company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">s investor relations website at http://investor.rentacenter.com. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">About Rent-A-Center, Inc.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">A rent-to-own industry leader, Plano, Texas-based, Rent-A-Center, Inc., is focused on improving the quality of life for its customers by providing them the opportunity to obtain ownership of high-quality, durable products such as consumer electronics, appliances, computers, furniture and accessories, under flexible rental purchase agreements with no long-term obligation. The Company owns and operates approximately 2,600 stores in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico, and approximately 1,915 Acceptance Now kiosk locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. Rent-A-Center Franchising International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is a national franchiser of </font></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">approximately 225 rent-to-own stores operating under the trade names of "Rent-A-Center," "ColorTyme," and "RimTyme." </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Forward-Looking Statements</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">This press release and the guidance above contain 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 "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "could," "estimate," "should," "anticipate," or "believe," or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. The Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are accurate. However, there can be no assurance that such expectations will occur. The Company's actual future performance could differ materially from such statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the general strength of the economy and other economic conditions affecting consumer preferences and spending; factors affecting the disposable income available to the Company's current and potential customers; changes in the unemployment rate; difficulties encountered in improving the financial and operational performance of the Company's business segments; failure to manage the Company's store labor (including overtime pay) and other store expenses; the Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">s ability to develop and successfully execute strategic initiatives; the Company's ability to successfully implement its new store information management system and a new finance/HR enterprise system; the Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">s ability to successfully market smartphones and related services to its customers; the Company's ability to develop and successfully implement virtual or e-commerce capabilities; failure to achieve the anticipated profitability enhancements from the changes to the 90 day option pricing program and the development of dedicated commercial sales capabilities; disruptions in the Company's supply chain; limitations of, or disruptions in, the Company's distribution network; rapid inflation or deflation in the prices of the Company's products; the Company's ability to execute and the effectiveness of a store consolidation, including the Company's ability to retain the revenue from customer accounts merged into another store location as a result of a store consolidation; the Company's available cash flow; the Company's ability to identify and successfully market products and services that appeal to its customer demographic; consumer preferences and perceptions of the Company's brand; uncertainties regarding the ability to open new locations; the Company's ability to acquire additional stores or customer accounts on favorable terms; the Company's ability to control costs and increase profitability; the Company's ability to retain the revenue associated with acquired customer accounts and enhance the performance of acquired stores; the Company's ability to enter into new and collect on its rental or lease purchase agreements; the passage of legislation adversely affecting the rent-to-own industry; the Company's compliance with applicable statutes or regulations governing its transactions; changes in interest rates; adverse changes in the economic conditions of the industries, countries or markets that the Company serves; information technology and data security costs;  the impact of any breaches in data security or other disturbances to the Company's information technology and other networks and the Company's ability to protect the integrity and security of individually identifiable data of its customers and employees; changes in the Company's stock price, the number of shares of common stock that it may or may not repurchase, and future dividends, if any; changes in estimates relating to self-insurance liabilities and income tax and litigation reserves; changes in the Company's effective tax rate; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the Company's ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls; the resolution of the Company's litigation; and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including but not limited to, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2016, and June 30, 2016. 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 hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Contact for Rent-A-Center, Inc.:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Maureen Short</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Senior Vice President - Finance, Investor Relations and Treasury</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(972) 801-1899</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">maureen.short@rentacenter.com</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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