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 13, 2010
RENT-A-CENTER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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0-25370
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45-0491516 |
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification |
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5501 Headquarters Drive
Plano, Texas 75024
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).
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| Item 5.07 |
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Rent-A-Center, Inc. was held on May 13, 2010. At the
meeting, the registrant’s stockholders voted on two matters: (1) election of three Class I
Directors, and (2) ratification of the Audit Committee’s appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP,
registered independent accountants, as the registrant’s independent auditors for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2010. The final voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal One: The individuals named below were elected to a three-year term as Class I Directors:
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
Mitchell E. Fadel |
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54,711,668 |
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693,662 |
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11,579 |
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3,144,103 |
Kerney Laday |
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54,935,095 |
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470,390 |
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11,424 |
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3,144,103 |
Paula Stern, Ph.D. |
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54,970,714 |
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436,216 |
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9,979 |
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3,144,103 |
The following directors’ terms of office as a director continued after the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders:
Michael J. Gade
Jeffery M. Jackson
J.V. Lentell
Leonard H. Roberts
Mark E. Speese
Proposal Two: The appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP, registered independent accountants, as our
independent auditors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, was ratified with voting on the
proposal as follows:
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Votes Against
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Abstentions |
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346,099
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12,591 |