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)
November 2, 2010
RENT-A-CENTER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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0-25370
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45-0491516 |
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5501 Headquarters Drive
Plano, Texas 75024
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(972) 801-1100
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number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On November 2, 2010, pursuant to the terms of a Purchase Agreement dated October 28, 2010, among
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the “Company”), certain subsidiary guarantors named therein (the “Guarantors”)
and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative for itself, Banc of America Securities LLC,
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott
& Stringfellow, LLC (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”), the Company issued and sold $300
million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”).
The Company intends to use $200 million of the net proceeds of the offering to repay term loans
under the Company’s existing senior secured credit facilities and the remaining net proceeds to
repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock.
The Notes were issued at an issue price of 100%. Interest on the Notes is payable on May 15 and
November 15 of each year, commencing May 15, 2011. The Notes will mature on November 15, 2020.
The Notes are unsecured and are initially jointly and severally guaranteed by the Guarantors, and
may be guaranteed by certain future subsidiaries of the Company.
The Notes are redeemable, in whole or part, at any time on or after November 15, 2015. Prior to
November 15, 2015, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at a “make whole” redemption
price. In addition, prior to November 15, 2013, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the Notes with
the proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 106.625% of the principal amount
of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, at the date of redemption. If the
Company experiences certain change of control events, the Company must offer to repurchase the
Notes at 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, at
the purchase date.
The Notes were issued under an Indenture dated as of November 2, 2010, among the Company, the
Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “Indenture”). The
Indenture contains customary restrictive covenants and default provisions for an issue of senior
notes of this nature. A copy of the Indenture is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as
Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Notes were issued pursuant to a private placement and are expected to be resold by the Initial
Purchasers under Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933.
Additionally, the Company and the Guarantors entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC, as representative for the Initial Purchasers of the Notes, dated as of
November 2, 2010, pursuant to which the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to use their
commercially reasonable efforts to file an exchange offer registration statement to exchange the
Notes for publicly registered notes with identical terms or, under certain circumstances, file a
shelf registration statement to cover resales of the Notes. A copy of the Registration Rights
Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.2 and is incorporated herein
by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement of a Registrant
As set forth in Item 1.01 of this report, on November 2, 2010, the Company issued and sold $300
million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020. The information set
forth in Item 1.01 of the report with respect to the issuance and the terms of such Notes is
incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.