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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-17-001177
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170425
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20170425

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38047
		FILM NUMBER:		17782022

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Engaged Capital LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001559771
		IRS NUMBER:				454591052
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 250
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660
		BUSINESS PHONE:		949-734-7900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 250
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660
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STATES</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9744;</TD><TD>Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">ENGAGED CAPITAL CO-INVEST V, LP</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">ENGAGED CAPITAL CO-INVEST V-A, LP</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">ENGAGED CAPITAL, LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">ENGAGED CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">GLENN W. WELLING</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">JEFFREY J. BROWN</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">MITCHELL E. FADEL</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CHRISTOPHER B. HETRICK</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</P>

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box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting
fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of
its filing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Engaged Capital, LLC, together
with the other participants named herein (collectively, &ldquo;Engaged Capital&rdquo;), has made a definitive filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission of a proxy statement and accompanying <B>BLUE</B> proxy card to be used to solicit votes for the election
of Engaged Capital&rsquo;s slate of highly qualified director nominees to the Board of Directors of Rent-A-Center, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), at the Company&rsquo;s upcoming 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, or any other meeting
of stockholders held in lieu thereof, and any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On April 25, 2017,
Engaged Capital issued the following press release:</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Cambria, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>ENGAGED CAPITAL RESPONDS TO RENT-A-CENTER
BOARD&rsquo;S OUTRAGEOUS JUSTIFICATION FOR ABUSING STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Cambria, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Newport
Beach, CA, April 25, 2017 /Business Wire/</B> - <U>Engaged Capital, LLC</U>, an investment firm specializing in enhancing the
value of small and mid-cap North American equities, issued a <U>press release</U> earlier today summarizing the various attempts
by the Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) of <U>Rent-A-Center, Inc.</U> (&ldquo;RCII&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
(NASDAQ: RCII) to use corporate machinery as an entrenchment tactic, including, changing the record date in connection with the
upcoming annual meeting of stockholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;) without providing <B><U>ANY</U></B> notice to stockholders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Cambria, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">RCII
issued a <U>statement</U> responding to Engaged Capital&rsquo;s release, and offers as a justification for changing the April
10, 2017 record date, to April 24, 2017, &ldquo;<I>to provide the investment community with the opportunity to assess the [new
comprehensive] plan and allow those investing in the Company&rsquo;s stock the opportunity to vote in the election of directors
at its upcoming annual meeting of stockholders</I>.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Cambria, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Engaged
Capital believes this is an outrageous, contrived and unconvincing justification for an apparent attempt to disenfranchise stockholders
and further entrench the Board. Engaged Capital believes it is important to set the record straight as to exactly what happened.
On April 11, 2017, the day <B><U>AFTER</U></B> releasing its &ldquo;<I>new comprehensive plan</I>&rdquo;, RCII filed its preliminary
proxy materials disclosing a record date of April 10, 2017. New proxy materials filed on April 24, 2017 suddenly changed the record
date to April 24, 2017, with no prior notice to stockholders. If the Board felt strongly that the &ldquo;<I>new comprehensive
plan</I>&rdquo; necessitated a new record date, it would have immediately provided notice to stockholders on April 11, 2017 in
its preliminary proxy materials. Instead, those materials disclosed April 10, 2017 as the record date. The Board appears to be
deliberately misleading stockholders with a backward-looking justification for its abuse of basic stockholder rights.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Cambria, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Engaged
Capital intends to hold each and every director of RCII&rsquo;s Board to account and expects that RCII stockholders will not forget
the pattern of abusive entrenchment behaviors at the upcoming Annual Meeting.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Cambria, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>About
Engaged Capital:</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Cambria, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Engaged
Capital, LLC</U> (&ldquo;Engaged Capital&rdquo;) was established in 2012 by a group of professionals with significant experience
in activist investing in North America and was seeded by Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P., one of the oldest and largest global
alternative investment managers. Engaged Capital is a limited liability company owned by its principals and formed to create long-term
shareholder value by bringing an owner&rsquo;s perspective to the managements and boards of undervalued public companies. Engaged
Capital&rsquo;s efforts and resources are dedicated to a single investment style, &ldquo;Constructive Activism&rdquo; with a focus
on delivering superior, long-term, risk-adjusted returns for investors. Engaged Capital is based in Newport Beach, California.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Cambria, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SOURCE:
</B>Engaged Capital, LLC</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Cambria, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Saratoga
Proxy Consulting LLC</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Cambria, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John
Ferguson / Joe Mills</FONT></P>

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257-1311&nbsp;or&nbsp;(888) 368-0379</FONT></P>

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Contact:</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Cambria, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Bayfield
Strategy, Inc.<BR>
Riyaz Lalani</FONT></P>

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907-9365</FONT></P>

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