Current Report Filing (8-k)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 19, 2020



AARON’S, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Georgia	1-13941	58-0687630
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)



400 Galleria Parkway SE	Suite 300	Atlanta	Georgia	30339-3182
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 402-3000

Not Applicable

(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.50 Par Value	AAN	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


ITEM 5.03.	AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.

On March 19, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Aaron’s, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), which became effective immediately upon adoption. The amendments add provisions to the Bylaws that expressly allow for virtual meetings of the Company’s shareholders, as determined by the Board, by means of remote communication and corresponding procedural changes related thereto. The foregoing description of such amendments to the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits:



Exhibit No.	Description

Exhibit 3.1	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Aaron's, Inc.
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.