**** OUR SPECIAL MEETING IS QUICKLY APPROACHING ****
**** YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS REQUESTED ****
September 5, 2018
Dear
Rent-A-Center
Stockholder:
The Special Meeting of Stockholders of
Rent-A-Center,
Inc.
(Rent-A-Center)
is scheduled for September 18, 2018 to consider and vote on: (i) a
proposal to adopt and approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) by and among
Rent-A-Center,
Vintage Rodeo Parent, LLC
(Parent), and Vintage Rodeo Acquisition, Inc. (Merger Sub), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into
Rent-A-Center,
with
Rent-A-Center
continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent; (ii) the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including, without limitation, the Merger
(the Merger Proposal); and (iii) other matters relating to the Merger Proposal.
According to our records, your shares are not
voted
.
Your vote is very important.
Regardless of the number of shares of common stock you own, we urge
you promptly to submit your vote by signing, dating, and returning the enclosed proxy card or by voting via Internet or Telephone by following the enclosed instructions. Not voting is the same as voting against the Merger Proposal.
The
Rent-A-Center
board of directors unanimously recommends that you vote
FOR the Merger Proposal and FOR the other proposals to be voted upon at the upcoming Special Meeting of Stockholders.
On August
29
th
, the leading independent proxy advisory firm, Institutional Stockholder Services (ISS), recommended that
Rent-A-Center
stockholders vote FOR the Merger Proposal and the other related proposals to be considered at the Special Meeting of Stockholders. The ISS
recommendation is relied upon by hundreds of mutual funds, institutional investors and other fiduciaries throughout the world.
In connection with
the Merger Proposal,
Rent-A-Center
filed a Definitive Proxy Statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15
th
. Before making any voting decision, you are urged to read the Definitive Proxy Statement regarding the Merger Proposal carefully and in its entirety because it contains important information.
If you have any questions, please contact our proxy solicitor, Saratoga Proxy Consulting, at (888)
368-0379
or (212)
257-1311.
Thank you for your support.
RENT-A-CENTER,
INC.