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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):
AUGUST 15, 2003
RENT-A-CENTER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
DELAWARE 0-25370 45-0491516
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
5700 TENNYSON PARKWAY
THIRD FLOOR
PLANO, TEXAS 75024
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(972) 801-1100
(Registrant's telephone
number, including area code)
NO CHANGE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On July 28, 2003, the Registrant declared a five (5) for two (2) split
of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("COMMON STOCK"), in the
form of a stock dividend of one and one-half (1.5) shares of Common Stock for
every one (1) share of Common Stock outstanding (the "STOCK SPLIT"). No
fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Stock Split. Each
stockholder who would otherwise receive a fractional share will receive an
additional share of Common Stock. The Stock Split is payable on August 29, 2003
to the Company's common stockholders of record on August 15, 2003.
In accordance with Rule 416(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), the number of shares of Common Stock
registered for sale under the Securities Act by the (i) Registration Statement
on Form S-8 (File No. 33-98800), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on October 31, 1995, (ii) Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (File No. 333-53471), filed with the SEC on May 22, 1998, (iii) Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-66645), filed with the SEC on November 2,
1998, (iv) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-32296), filed with
the SEC on March 13, 2000 and amended on December 31, 2002, (v) Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-40958), filed with the SEC on July 7, 2000,
(vi) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-62582), filed with the SEC
on June 8, 2001 and amended on December 31, 2002, and (vii) Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-77985), filed with the SEC on May 7, 1999
and amended on January 22, 2003, will be deemed to be increased by the Stock
Split to cover the additional shares of Common Stock resulting from the
application of the Stock Split to the registered shares of Common Stock
remaining unsold under the foregoing Registration Statements as of August 15,
2003. The foregoing Registration Statements, which incorporate this current
report on Form 8-K, are hereby amended pursuant to Rule 416(b) promulgated
under the Securities Act to increase the number of shares of Common Stock
registered thereunder to reflect the effects of the Stock Split.
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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.
RENT-A-CENTER, INC.
Date: August 15, 2003 By: /s/ ROBERT D. DAVIS
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Robert D. Davis
Senior Vice President- Finance,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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