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): October 28, 2008
 

AARON RENTS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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

309 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia
  
 
30305-2377
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 231-0011

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On October 28, 2008, Aaron Rents, Inc. issued a press release to announce its financial results for the third quarter of 2008. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The press release presents the Company's net earnings and diluted earnings per share from the third quarter of 2008 to the comparable period in 2007 excluding the gain from the sales of stores in 2008. As dispositions of a significant number of stores to a single purchaser are not common occurrences in the Company's businesses, management believes that presentation of these particular non-GAAP financial measures are useful because they allow investors to more easily evaluate and compare the performance of the Company's core sales and lease ownership and corporate furnishings businesses from period to period. Non-GAAP financial measures however should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, such as the Company's GAAP basis net earnings and diluted earnings per share, which are also presented in the press release.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a)
Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired:

None.

(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information:

None.

(d)
Exhibits:
 

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Aaron Rents, Inc. press release dated October 28, 2008, announcing the Company’s financial results for the third quarter of 2008 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K).
   
 
 
 
 


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.
 
     
 
AARON RENTS, INC.
 
 		  
 		  
 
  By:   /s/ Gilbert L. Danielson
Date: October 28, 2008
Gilbert L. Danielson
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer