EXHIBIT 24
AARONS, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned, in his or her capacity as a
director or officer or both, of Aarons, Inc. (the Company), does hereby designate, constitute
and appoint Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr., Gilbert L. Danielson, and James L. Cates, and each of them
acting without the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in his or her name, place and stead, with full
power and authority to act in any and all capacities in connection with (a) a post-effective
amendment to a registration statement on Form S-8, File Number 333-160387, filed July 1, 2009,
relating to the Companys 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan (the Stock Plan), for the
purpose of deregistering securities registered thereunder (b) a post-effective amendment to a
registration statement on Form S-8, File Number 33-62538, filed on May 12, 1993, related to the
Aarons, Inc. Employees Retirement Plan and Trust (the 401(k) Plan), for the purposes of
deregistering securities registered thereunder and (c) a registration statement on Form S-8
relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities
Act), of the offer and sale of up to 15,482,237 shares of the Companys combined and renamed
Common Stock, $0.50 par value, under the Stock Plan and 401(k) Plan (collectively, the
Filings) including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to execute the
Filings (whether on his or her behalf as a director or officer of the Company, as an officer on
behalf of the Company, by attesting the seal of the Company, on behalf of the 401(k) Plan, as a
member of the Employee Benefits Committee or on behalf or as a member of other persons, entities or
bodies administering the 401(k) Plan or otherwise) and any or all amendments or supplements
thereto, including any or all post-effective amendments, whether on Form S-8 or otherwise, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, including
this power of attorney, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done or incidental to the performance and execution of the
powers herein expressly granted and that may be required to enable the Company to comply with the
Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
either said attorney-in-fact or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 7th day of
December, 2010.
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| /s/ Ronald W. Allen
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/s/ Leo Benatar |
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| Ronald W. Allen
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Leo Benatar |
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| /s/ William K. Butler, Jr.
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/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson |
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| William K. Butler, Jr.
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Gilbert L. Danielson |
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| /s/ David L. Kolb
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/s/ Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr. |
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| David L. Kolb
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Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr. |
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| /s/ R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr.
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/s/ John C. Portman, Jr. |
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| R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr.
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John C. Portman, Jr. |
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| /s/ Ray M. Robinson
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/s/ John B. Schuerholz |
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| Ray M. Robinson
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John B. Schuerholz |