Wdesk | 8-K December 12, 2013 (January 2014 dividend)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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)
December 12, 2013
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RENT-A-CENTER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 0-25370 (Commission File Number) | 45-0491516 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 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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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 12, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend from $0.21 per share to $0.23 per share, beginning with the dividend for the first quarter of 2014. The Company declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.23 per share payable on January 23, 2014, to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 3, 2014.
The press release containing these announcements is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release issued on December 12, 2013, by Rent-A-Center, Inc.
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. | |
Date: December 13, 2013 | By: | /s/ Dawn M. Wolverton | |
| | Dawn M. Wolverton | |
| | Vice President - Assistant General Counsel and Secretary | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release issued on December 12, 2013, by Rent-A-Center, Inc. |