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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170518161503
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-175279
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170518
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170518
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20170518

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38047
		FILM NUMBER:		17855080

	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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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Washington,
D.C. 20549 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">(RULE 14a-101) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Information required in Proxy Statement Schedule 14a Information </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the Securities </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Exchange Act of 1934 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>Check the appropriate box:</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">Preliminary Proxy
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">CONFIDENTIAL, FOR USE OF THE COMMISSION
ONLY (AS PERMITTED BY RULE 14a-6(E)(2))</P></TD></TR>
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ss.240.14a-12</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>RENT-A-CENTER, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt"><B>No fee
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt"><B>Fee computed on table
below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">(1)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">Title of each class of securities to which
transaction applies:</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">(2)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">Aggregate number of securities to which
transaction applies:</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">(3)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">Per unit price or other underlying value of
transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">(4)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">Proposed maximum aggregate value of
transaction:</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">(5)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">Total fee paid:</P></TD></TR>
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preliminary materials.</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt"><B>Check 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.</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">(1)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">Amount Previously Paid:</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement
No.:</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">Filing Party:</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">(4)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">Date Filed:</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Rent-A-Center, Inc. Files Investor Presentation Highlighting Strategic Plan to Drive Growth,
Improve </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Profitability and Deliver Enhanced Stockholder Value </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Company Underscores Strength and Experience of Board of Directors </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Urges Stockholders to Protect Their Investment by Voting &#147;FOR&#148; Each of Rent-A-Center&#146;s Highly Qualified </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Director Nominees on the WHITE Proxy Card TODAY </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PLANO, Texas&#151;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#151; Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ/NGS: <B>RCII</B>) (&#147;Rent-A-Center&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;), the
nation&#146;s largest rent-to-own operator, today announced that it has filed an investor presentation with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Company&#146;s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June&nbsp;8,
2017. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Rent-A-Center Board unanimously recommends stockholders vote the <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card &#147;<B><U>FOR</U></B>&#148; the
Company&#146;s highly-qualified and experienced director nominees: Mark E. Speese, Jeffery M. Jackson and Leonard H. Roberts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The presentation and other
materials regarding the Board&#146;s recommendation for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders can be found at <U>http://investor.rentacenter.com</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Highlights of the presentation include: </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Rent-A-Center is Executing on a New Strategic Plan to Restore Long-Term Growth, Drive Improved Profitability and Maximize Value for <U>All Stockholders </U></B> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Key pillars of the plan, which focuses on all aspects of Rent-A-Center&#146;s business, include: </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Strengthening the Core U.S. business; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Optimizing and growing the Acceptance Now (&#147;ANow&#148;) business; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Leveraging technology investments to expand distribution channels and integrate retail and online offerings. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Board and management team are expeditiously executing the strategic plan in order to restore growth and improve profitability for the benefit of all stockholders. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>The Strategic Plan Offers a Clear Path to Value Creation </B> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">As further testament to the Board and management team&#146;s confidence in Rent-A-Center&#146;s strategic plan, the Company has set the following objectives: </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Revenue growth </B>in the mid-single digits by 2019; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>EBITDA margin </B>of 9.5% to 10.5% by 2019; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Free cash flow </B>between <B>$110 million</B> and <B>$130 million</B> by 2019; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>EPS </B>of <B>$2.00</B> to <B>$2.25</B> by 2019. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Progress on the Turnaround is Already Evident in Recent Quarterly Results </B> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Board and management team&#146;s decisive actions are already delivering improvements, as underscored by the Company&#146;s 2017 first quarter results: </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Core U.S. same store sales improved sequentially by 140 bps; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">ANow same stores sales improved sequentially by 120 bps; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Core U.S. held for rent inventory declined 9.5 percent sequentially; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Consolidated adjusted EBITDA increased by <B>$23.4 million</B> sequentially; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Diluted EPS, excluding special items, improved by <B>$0.27</B> sequentially; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Debt was reduced by approximately <B>$72 million</B>. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Rent-A-Center&#146;s Nominees Offer a Diverse Mix of Skills and Expertise and are Best Positioned to Oversee Continued Progress at Rent-A-Center </B> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Rent-A-Center Board is currently composed of seven highly-qualified directors, a majority of whom are independent. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">All three of Rent-A-Center&#146;s highly-qualified director nominees bring significant relevant experience and offer a diverse mix of skills and expertise critical to overseeing the nation&#146;s leading rent-to-own
retailer, particularly while executing an operational turnaround. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Engaged Capital, LLC (&#147;Engaged Capital&#148;), an Activist Hedge, is Solely Focused on a Short-Sighted, Self-Serving Sale of the Company at the Expense of Other Rent-A-Center Stockholders </B> </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Engaged Capital&#146;s nominees lack the necessary skills and relevant experience to shape the Company&#146;s strategy. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Engaged Capital has demonstrated no understanding of Rent-A-Center&#146;s business or industry and has offered no operating plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Engaged Capital&#146;s only proposal is to pursue an opportunistic, self-serving sale process at a time when Rent-A-Center&#146;s shares are trading at multi-year lows and the Company is undergoing a significant
operational transformation. Selling the Company today would deprive stockholders of the significant potential value creation achievable under the current strategic plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Support the Important Progress Underway at Rent-A-Center: Vote the <U>WHITE</U> Proxy Card Today </B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Rent-A-Center Board unanimously urges stockholders to vote the <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card today <B>&#147;<U>FOR ALL</U>&#148;</B> of
Rent-A-Center&#146;s three director nominees: Mark E. Speese, Leonard H. Roberts and Jeffery M. Jackson. Rent-A-Center stockholders are reminded that their vote is important, no matter how many or how few shares they own and that the latest
submitted proxy card will revoke any previously submitted proxy card. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:47%">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If stockholders have any questions, or need
assistance </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">voting their <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card, please contact: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Okapi Partners </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1212 Avenue of the Americas, 24th Floor </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10036 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telephone: (212)&nbsp;297-0720 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Toll-Free: (877)&nbsp;259-6290 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email:
<U>Info@okapipartners.com</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Rent-A-Center, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. Rent-A-Center Franchising
International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is a national franchiser of approximately 230 rent-to-own stores operating under the trade names of &#147;Rent-A-Center,&#148; &#147;ColorTyme,&#148; and &#147;RimTyme.&#148; </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>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 &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148;
or &#147;confident,&#148; 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&#146;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&#146;s current and potential customers; changes in the unemployment rate; difficulties encountered in improving
the financial and operational performance of the Company&#146;s business segments; the Company&#146;s chief executive officer and chief financial officer transitions, including the Company&#146;s ability to effectively operate and execute its
strategies during the interim period and difficulties or delays in identifying and/or attracting a permanent chief financial officer with the required level of experience and expertise; failure to manage the Company&#146;s store labor and other
store expenses; the Company&#146;s ability to develop and successfully execute strategic initiatives; disruptions, including capacity-related outages, caused by the implementation and operation of the Company&#146;s new store information management
system, and its transition to more-readily scalable, &#147;cloud-based&#148; solutions; the Company&#146;s ability to develop and successfully implement digital or E-commerce capabilities, including mobile applications; disruptions in the
Company&#146;s supply chain; limitations of, or disruptions in, the Company&#146;s distribution network; rapid inflation or deflation in the prices of the Company&#146;s products; the Company&#146;s ability to execute and the effectiveness of a
store consolidation, including the Company&#146;s ability to retain the revenue from customer accounts merged into another store location as a result of a store consolidation; the Company&#146;s available cash flow; the Company&#146;s ability to
identify and successfully market products and services that appeal to its customer demographic; consumer preferences and perceptions of the Company&#146;s brand; uncertainties regarding the ability to open new locations; the Company&#146;s ability
to acquire additional stores or customer accounts on favorable terms; the Company&#146;s ability to control costs and increase profitability; the Company&#146;s ability to retain the revenue associated with acquired customer accounts and enhance the
performance of acquired stores; the Company&#146;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&#146;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&#146;s information technology and other networks and the Company&#146;s ability to protect the integrity and security of individually identifiable data of its customers and
employees; changes in the Company&#146;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&#146;s effective tax rate; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the Company&#146;s ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls; the resolution of the Company&#146;s litigation; and the
other risks detailed from time to time in the Company&#146;s SEC reports, including but not limited to, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March&nbsp;31, 2017. 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. </I></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>This press release refers to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), and free cash flow (EBITDA less cash taxes, interest,
capital expenditures, plus stock-based compensation expense and plus (less) the net decrease (increase) in net working capital), which are non-GAAP financial measures as defined in Item&nbsp;10(e) of Regulation S-K. Management believes that
presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures in this press release are useful to investors in their analysis of the Company&#146;s projected performance in future periods. This non-GAAP financial information should be considered as supplemental
in nature and not as a substitute for or superior to the historical financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similar measures presented by other companies. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Please see the Company&#146;s earnings press releases dated February&nbsp;13, 2017 and May&nbsp;1, 2017 for non-GAAP reconciliation of diluted earnings per
share excluding special items and consolidated adjusted EBITDA in the applicable quarterly periods which were used to calculate the sequential improvements contained in this press release. The Company has not quantitatively reconciled differences
between EBITDA or free cash flow and their corresponding GAAP measures for 2018 and 2019 projections due to the inherent uncertainty regarding variables affecting the comparison of these measures. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Information and Where to Find It </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company,
its directors, executive officers and other employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company&#146;s stockholders in connection with the matters to be considered at Rent-A-Center&#146;s 2017 Annual Meeting.
On April&nbsp;27, 2017, the Company filed its definitive proxy statement (as it may be amended from time to time, the &#147;Proxy Statement&#148;) and definitive form of <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;SEC&#148;) with respect to its 2017 Annual Meeting. <B>The Company&#146;s stockholders are strongly encouraged to read the Proxy Statement, the accompanying <U>WHITE</U> proxy card and other documents filed with the SEC carefully and in
their entirety when they become available because they will contain important information. </B>Additional information regarding the identity of participants, and their direct or indirect interests (by security holdings or otherwise) is set forth in
the Proxy Statement. Stockholders can obtain the Proxy Statement, any amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC free of charge at the SEC&#146;s website at <U>www.sec.gov</U>. Copies also
will be available free of charge at the Company&#146;s website at <U>www.rentacenter.com</U>, by contacting the Company&#146;s Investor Relations at 972-801-1100 or by contacting the Company&#146;s proxy solicitor, Okapi Partners LLC, toll free at
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