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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-17-001708
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170605
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170605
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20170605

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:		17891505

	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>

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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="margin: 0">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 June 5, 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>ENGAGED CAPITAL REMINDS RENT-A-CENTER
STOCKHOLDERS TO VOTE BLUE PROXY TO STOP FURTHER VALUE DESTRUCTION </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>Ignore RCII Board&rsquo;s latest attempt to confuse stockholders
&ndash; do not be misled &ndash; the incumbent Board is responsible for significant value destruction.</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>Both ISS and Glass Lewis recommended that RCII stockholders vote
<U>only</U> the <B><U>BLUE</U></B> Engaged Capital Proxy.</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"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Newport Beach, CA, June 5, 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), responded today to RCII&rsquo;s latest attempt to confuse stockholders and protect
its entrenched board of directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) from stockholder-led change.</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 the Board&rsquo;s
call to split stockholder votes between proxy cards is the latest in a series of desperate tactics intended to maintain the status
quo and ward off the significant change that the Company desperately needs. Both leading independent proxy voting advisory firms,
Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis &amp; Co., have recommended that RCII stockholders vote on the <B><U>BLUE</U></B>
Engaged Capital proxy card in connection with the Company&rsquo;s upcoming 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June
8, 2017 (the &ldquo;Meeting&rdquo;).</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 RCII&rsquo;s latest release saying, &ldquo;We believe that the Board sees the writing on the wall,
stockholder-led change is coming to RCII. The stockholders of RCII will not stand by and allow the Board to continue destroying
value by refusing to carefully consider all of the strategic alternatives available to the Company. If elected, our nominees will
ensure the Company pursues the strategy that creates the most value for ALL stockholders. Our nominees have a proven history of
value creation and will bring a much needed stockholder focused perspective to the Board. Engaged Capital urges all stockholders
to vote for all three of our nominees on the <B><U>BLUE</U></B> proxy card today!&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; text-align: justify"><B>Stockholders, the case for change
at RCII is very simple:</B></P>

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

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The incumbent Board has destroyed significant stockholder value.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">A primary cause of RCII&rsquo;s poor performance is poor corporate governance.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">RCII is attempting a long-term turnaround under precarious circumstances.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">4.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The incumbent Board <U>refuses</U> to evaluate all opportunities available to enhance stockholder
value.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">5.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Engaged Capital is campaigning for stockholder friendly corporate governance and a commitment to
openly and fairly evaluate ALL opportunities to enhance stockholder value to find the best path forward for ALL stockholders.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Our nominees:</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>Jeffrey J. Brown</U>: Experience
on 40 boards of directors, including eight public company boards. Mr. Brown has significant transaction and corporate governance
expertise. He has unlocked substantial stockholder value at companies including Nordion, Outerwall and Medifast.</P>

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<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>Mitchell E. Fadel</U>: A former COO,
President, and director of RCII. Under his watch, RCII generated a total stockholder return of 211%, outperforming the S&amp;P
500 by 134%.<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT> Mr. Fadel&rsquo;s lengthy career in the rent-to-own
industry has proven him to be one of the industry&rsquo;s best operators.</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>Christopher B. Hetrick</U>: As a
Principal of Engaged Capital, Mr. Hetrick represents the largest owner of RCII with a 20.5% economic interest in the Company. He
will bring significant capital allocation, financial and executive compensation expertise to the RCII Board.</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>DON&rsquo;T BE MISLED BY THE BOARD&rsquo;S
LATEST DECEPTIVE TACTICS.</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>STOCKHOLDERS THE TIME FOR ACTION HAS
ARRIVED.</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: 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>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>
RCII total shareholder return from July 2000 to August 2015. Mr. Fadel was President and COO since July 2000 and December 2002,
respectively, to August 2015 and a director from December 2000 to November 2013.</P>



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