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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-17-001668
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170530
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170530
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20170530

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:		17877392

	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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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>UNITED
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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Check the appropriate box:</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>

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

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

<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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which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</TD></TR></TABLE>

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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 May 30, 2017,
Engaged Capital issued the following press release:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>ISS RECOMMENDS RENT-A-CENTER STOCKHOLDERS
VOTE FOR CHANGE ON ENGAGED CAPITAL&rsquo;S BLUE PROXY </B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><I>ISS recommends RCII stockholders vote the <B><U>BLUE</U></B> Engaged
Capital proxy to elect Engaged Capital nominees Mitchell E. Fadel and Christopher B. Hetrick.</I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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and believes addition of Engaged Capital nominees &ldquo;&hellip;would better position the board to reverse the missteps of recent
years&rdquo;.</I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><I>Vote the <B><U>BLUE</U></B> Engaged Capital proxy card today to
elect Jeffrey J. Brown, Mitchell E. Fadel, and Christopher B. Hetrick and restore stockholder value.</I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Newport Beach, CA, May 30, 2017 /Business
Wire/ - Engaged Capital, LLC (together with its affiliates, &ldquo;Engaged Capital&rdquo;), an investment firm specializing in
enhancing the value of small and mid-cap North American equities with a 20.5% economic exposure to Rent-A-Center, Inc. (&ldquo;RCII&rdquo;
or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) (NASDAQ:RCII), announced today that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (&ldquo;ISS&rdquo;),
a leading independent proxy voting advisory firm, has recommended that RCII stockholders vote on the <B><U>BLUE</U></B> Engaged
Capital proxy card to elect two of Engaged Capital&rsquo;s highly-qualified director candidates, Mitchell E. Fadel and Christopher
B. Hetrick, at the Company&rsquo;s upcoming 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 8, 2017 (the &ldquo;Meeting&rdquo;).
Engaged Capital urges all RCII stockholders to vote the <B><U>BLUE</U></B> proxy card for all three Engaged Capital nominees and
restore stockholder value.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Glenn W. Welling, Chief Investment Officer
of Engaged Capital, responded to ISS&rsquo; report saying, &ldquo;We are very pleased to have received a strong endorsement from
ISS for our case for urgent change at RCII. Stockholders are recognizing that the RCII Board has failed to perform its fiduciary
duty in an attempt to entrench a long-tenured founder and his fellow directors. The RCII Board has continuously disregarded stockholders&rsquo;
calls to consider evaluating all strategic alternatives prior to pursuing a high-risk turnaround plan. Engaged Capital&rsquo;s
nominees are fully aligned with stockholders&rsquo; interests, have the experience and determination to evaluate all options and
pursue the strategy that will drive the highest return for all stockholders. In order to ensure that urgent change occurs at RCII,
it is critical for RCII stockholders to elect all three of our highly-qualified nominees.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">ISS endorsed Engaged Capital&rsquo;s case for change and
recommended that stockholders vote on Engaged Capital&rsquo;s <B><U>BLUE</U></B> proxy card stating:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;&hellip;[Engaged
Capital] has presented a compelling case that additional change is needed at the board level. All three management nominees and
five of seven directors have served for at least ten years on the board. Given the lengthy fundamental and stock underperformance
vs. closest peer Aaron's and the magnitude of that underperformance in recent years, the board would likely benefit from some fresh
perspectives, especially from a shareholder with a significant, direct financial interest.&rdquo;</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">ISS praised each of Engaged Capital&rsquo;s nominees noting
that:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">With respect to nominee Mitchell
E. Fadel: <I>&ldquo;The presence of an operator on the slate, such as Fadel, suggests that the dissident is open to fixing the
company. Fadel brings extensive experience in this industry and company, at a time when management depth remains lean. The board
has criticized Fadel in this contest, but facts seem to contradict that criticism.</I>&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">With respect to nominee Jeffrey
J. Brown: <I>&ldquo;&hellip;bring[s] valuable experience on public boards.&rdquo;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">With respect to nominee Christopher
B. Hetrick: <I>&ldquo;&hellip;brings valuable experience analyzing consumer companies and understanding capital allocation. More
importantly, his interests would be directly aligned with those of all shareholders, due to the 20.5 percent economic stake held
by his employer.&rdquo;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">ISS criticized the RCII board of directors&rsquo; (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;)
failure to properly evaluate all of the strategic alternatives available to the Company:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;In barely a month,
the board went from being committed to exploring all opportunities to rejecting a key opportunity. How can the board truly be informed
about the relative merits of a sale vs. the standalone case, without at least exploring the idea?&rdquo;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">ISS appeared to agree with Engaged Capital&rsquo;s contention
that the Board&rsquo;s plan to turnaround RCII was fraught with risk:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;&hellip;the company's
weakened balance sheet reduces the margin for error in a turnaround plan and could constrain the company's ability to invest while
executing that plan. The still-thin management depth further increases the turnaround&rsquo;s executional risk.&rdquo;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">ISS sharply criticized two of RCII&rsquo;s incumbent directors
up for election at the Meeting, noting their poor performance and lack of alignment with stockholders:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><I>&ldquo;Incumbent
nominees Jackson and Roberts each have been on the board for at least ten years, presiding over destruction of shareholder value.
They now own a combined 88,155 shares, less than 1 percent of what the dissident owns. But their biggest failures were in succession
planning, and in overseeing and approving several strategic missteps which reduced profitability sharply.&rdquo; </I></FONT><I><FONT STYLE="font-family: MS Mincho">&#8232;</FONT></I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">ISS expressed serious concerns about the Board&rsquo;s conduct
and governance:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">With respect to the classified
Board structure: &ldquo;<I>The [Board&rsquo;s] insistence on maintaining a classified structure limits shareholders' choices, especially
during a turnaround process, when the annual accountability of directors should be a key concern for shareholders.</I>&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">With respect to the adoption
of a poison pill that stockholders do not have the opportunity to vote on until the 2018 meeting: <I>&ldquo;In an uncontested proxy
contest, the adoption of a poison pill for more than a year, without shareholder approval, would likely have [led] to withhold
recommendations for all incumbent directors.&rdquo;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">ISS found RCII&rsquo;s late
change of its record date <I>&ldquo;most troubling&rdquo;</I> and rejected RCII&rsquo;s explanation for changing the record date
without notice to stockholders which will potentially disenfranchise certain stockholders: <I>&ldquo;[RCII] had available at least
two other options, both of which would have given shareholders more notice while allowing the record date to occur weeks after
the company's strategic plan was released, so that new shareholders could assess the plan and vote. Management, knowing that its
strategic plan was about to be released, initially could have set a record date for two weeks after the plan's release.</I>&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">ISS concluded that the RCII Board&rsquo;s response to the
challenges faced by the Company has been inadequate:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;Given the board's
less than ideal handling of critical issues such as succession planning, shareholders may have reason to feel less than confident
regarding the risks associated with its turnaround plan.&rdquo;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;Despite making some
appropriate adjustments, the board has also taken a number of steps that appear far more focused on undermining the dissident campaign
than in bolstering shareholder confidence regarding the turnaround plan.&rdquo;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Engaged Capital believes that RCII stockholders
must hold Mark Speese and the entire RCII Board accountable for the self-inflicted strategic and operational mistakes, as well
as its pattern of abusive corporate governance, that has damaged the Company&rsquo;s credibility and its long-term stability.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>VOTE THE <U>BLUE</U> ENGAGED CAPITAL
PROXY CARD FOR ALL THREE ENGAGED CAPITAL NOMINEES <U>TODAY</U>. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>If you have any questions, or require
assistance with your vote, please contact Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC, toll- free at (888) 368-0379, call direct at (212) 257-1311
or email: <U>info@saratogaproxy.com</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Investors:</B></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">(212) 257-1311&nbsp;or&nbsp;(888) 368-0379</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><U>Info@saratogaproxy.com</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Media Contact:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(416) 907-9365</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><U>rlalani@bayfieldstrategy.com</U></P>

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