UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
_____________________________
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report:
(Date of
earliest event reported)
May
18, 2005
____________________________
RENT-A-CENTER,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
|
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
|
0-25370
(Commission
File Number)
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45-0491516
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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5700
Tennyson Parkway
Suite
100
Plano,
Texas 75024
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code) |
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(972)
801-1100
(Registrant's
telephone
number,
including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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240.13e-4(c)).
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Item
5.02 |
Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers. |
Andrew S.
Jhawar, a Class III director, resigned from the Board of Directors of
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the “Board”) on May 18, 2005. Mr. Jhawar’s resignation was
not the result of any disagreement with the registrant on any matter relating to
the registrant’s operations, policies or practices.
To fill
the vacancy created by Mr. Jhawar’s resignation, on May 18, 2005, the Board
appointed Michael J. Gade to serve as a Class III director until the 2006 annual
meeting of stockholders. Mr. Gade has not been, and is not expected to be, named
to any committee of the Board at this time. The Board has determined that Mr.
Gade is “independent” as defined by the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc. National Market System.
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Item
9.01 |
Financial
Statements and Exhibits |
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(c) |
Exhibit
99.1
Press
Release, dated May 23, 2005. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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RENT-A-CENTER,
INC. |
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| Date: May 24, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ Robert D.
Davis |
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Robert
D. Davis |
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Senior
Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
|
Exhibit
No.
99.1 |
Description
Press
release, dated May 23, 2005 |