<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001864767-23-000005.txt : 20230214
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20230214163959
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001864767-23-000005
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230214

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
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-49993
		FILM NUMBER:		23630552

	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:			Allred Aaron R
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001864767

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 DAWN HILL DR
		CITY:			SANDY
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84092
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<TYPE>SC 13G/A
<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>SC 13G/A
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i40f6e565d39c4994b18ca1160537e10a_1"></div><div style="min-height:11.52pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:86.805%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:66.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:109%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SCHEDULE 13G</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Amendment No. 1)*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Rent-A-Center, Inc.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:8pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Name of Issuer)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Common Stock</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:8pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Title of Class of Securities)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">76009N100</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:8pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td 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1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:8pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:33pt;text-indent:-16.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'MS PGothic',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:10.94pt">Rule 13d-1(b)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:33pt;text-indent:-16.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'MS PGothic',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9746;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:10.94pt">Rule 13d-1(c)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:33pt;text-indent:-16.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'MS PGothic',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:10.94pt">Rule 13d-1(d)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:1pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:7pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#8220;Act&#8221;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act, but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</font></div><div style="padding-right:7pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:23pt;padding-right:7pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:95.886%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.802%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.749%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.217%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:73.832%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CUSIP No. 76009N100</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 22.4pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1</font></td><td colspan="6" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name of Reporting</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Person&#58; Aaron Allred</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">I.R.S. Identification Number of Above Person (Entities Only)&#58;</font></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 22.4pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(a)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'MS PGothic',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#9744;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(b)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'MS PGothic',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#9744;</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 22.4pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SEC Use Only</font></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 22.4pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Citizenship or Place of</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Organization United States</font></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 22.4pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Sole Voting Power</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Number of Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,249,052 (1)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Beneficially Owned by</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:21.4pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Shared Voting Power</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Each Reporting Person</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,908,580 (2)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">With</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 22.4pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Sole Dispositive Power</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,249,052 (1)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:21.4pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Shared Dispositive Power</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,908,580 (2)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">9</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Person 5,157,632 (1) (2)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:0pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:11.52pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:23pt;padding-right:7pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:95.886%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.802%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.749%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.217%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:73.832%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'MS PGothic',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Row (9) 9.3%(1)(2)(3)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">12</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Type of Reporting Person</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">IN</font></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.893%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.311%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.247%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.980%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.980%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.982%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(1)</font></td><td colspan="9" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Includes (a) 2,243,838 shares of Common Stock held by the Reporting Person and (b) 5,214 shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person has the right to acquire from the Issuer within sixty days of December 31, 2022 pursuant to the vesting of restricted share units.</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:8pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(2)</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">Includes 2,908,580 shares owned by Arklow Holdings, LLC, a Utah limited liability company owned by the Reporting Person and certain family members.</font></td></tr><tr style="height:8pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(3)</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">Based on 55,670,048 shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported by the Issuer in its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 3, 2022.</font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="padding-left:23pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.005%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:7.376%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.919%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:79.694%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.873%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.333%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 1(a).</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name of Issuer.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 1(b).</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The name of the issuer is Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the &#8220;Issuer&#8221;).</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="6" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Address of Issuer&#8217;s Principal Executive Offices.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 2(a).</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 5501 Headquarters Drive, Plano, TX 75024.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="6" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Names of Persons Filing.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 2(b).</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">This Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of Aaron Allred.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="6" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Address or Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 2(c).</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">c&#47;o Acima Digital 13907 Minuteman Dr, 5th Floor, Draper UT, 84020.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="6" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Citizenship.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 2(d).</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Aaron Allred is a citizen of the United States of America.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="6" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title of Class of Securities.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 2(e).</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;).</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="6" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CUSIP Number.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">76009N100</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 3.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 5pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-3(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'MS PGothic',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9746;</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 30pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Not Applicable</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 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1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'MS PGothic',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 30pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act&#59;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 21pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(c)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'MS PGothic',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940&#59;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 21pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(j)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'MS PGothic',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 30pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">A non-U.S. institution in accordance with 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 4.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 5pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Ownership&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:23pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:113%">The information required by Item 4 is set forth in Rows 5-11 of the cover page hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person is the record owner of 2,249,052 shares with respect to which he has sole voting and dispositive power. The Reporting Person is a general member and manager of Arklow Holdings, LLC, a Utah limited liability company (the &#8220;LLC&#8221;) and record owner of 2,908,580 shares. As a general member and manager of the LLC, the Reporting Person shares voting and dispositive power over such shares.</font></div><div style="width:100.000%"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.794%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 5.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="display:inline-block;max-width:6.410%;min-width:5.410%;vertical-align:top"></div><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.796%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Not applicable.</font></div><div style="width:100.000%"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.794%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 6.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="display:inline-block;max-width:6.410%;min-width:5.410%;vertical-align:top"></div><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.796%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:28pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">The Reporting Person&#8217;s spouse and children may have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of the dividends from, and any proceeds from the sale of, the shares. No such individual interest relates to more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock.</font></div><div style="width:100.000%"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.794%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 7.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="display:inline-block;max-width:6.410%;min-width:5.410%;vertical-align:top"></div><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.796%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div style="padding-left:32pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Person.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Not applicable.</font></div><div style="width:100.000%"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.794%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 8.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="display:inline-block;max-width:6.410%;min-width:5.410%;vertical-align:top"></div><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.796%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Not applicable.</font></div><div style="width:100.000%"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.794%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 9.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="display:inline-block;max-width:6.410%;min-width:5.410%;vertical-align:top"></div><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.796%"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Notice of Dissolution of Group.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Not applicable.</font></div><div style="width:100.000%"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.794%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="display:inline-block;max-width:6.410%;min-width:5.410%;vertical-align:top"></div><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.796%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div style="height:0pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:11.52pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="width:100.000%"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:46.794%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 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or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under &#167;240.14a-11.</font></div><div style="height:0pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i40f6e565d39c4994b18ca1160537e10a_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:5.76pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:260pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SIGNATURE</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.875%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:72.381%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:25.419%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Dated&#58; February 14, 2023</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:3.4pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Aaron Allred</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:16.4pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; Aaron Allred</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:15.4pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Aaron Allred</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div 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