Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): April 18, 2019

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

001-38047

45-0491516

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5501 Headquarters Drive

Plano, Texas 75024

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(972) 801-1100

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 18, 2019, Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the “Company”) reached an agreement in principle to settle all litigation with Vintage Capital Management, LLC (“Vintage Capital”) and B. Riley Financial, Inc. relating to the Company’s termination of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated June 17, 2018, by and among the Company and certain affiliates of Vintage Capital. In the settlement, the Company will receive a payment of $92,500,000 in cash. The parties have agreed to enter into a definitive settlement agreement by April 25, 2019 and that the amount due to the Company will be paid within 28 days thereafter. In connection with the settlement, the Company will exchange mutual releases with all other parties with respect to all matters relating to the Merger Agreement, including its termination.

Item 8.01

Other Events.

A press release, dated April 22, 2019, with respect to the settlement described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibits are being filed herewith:


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, issued April 22, 2019

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.