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
22,
2008
AARON
RENTS, INC.
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(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter)
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Georgia
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1-13941
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58-0687630
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(State
or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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309
E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.
Atlanta,
Georgia
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30305-2377
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (404) 231-0011
Not
Applicable
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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Check
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ITEM
2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On
April
22, 2008, Aaron Rents, Inc. issued a press release to announce its financial
results for the first 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
for the first quarter of 2007 excluding the gain from the sale of a parking
deck
at the Company's corporate headquarters. As material real estate sales are
not part of the Company's usual businesses, management believes that
presentation of this particular non-GAAP financial measure is useful
because it allows investors to more easily evaluate and compare
the performance of the Company's core sales and lease ownership and
corporate furnishings businesses. 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:
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None.
(b) |
Pro
Forma Financial Information:
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None.
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Aaron
Rents, Inc. press release dated April 22, 2008, announcing the Company’s
financial results for the first quarter of 2008 (furnished pursuant
to
Item 2.02 of Form 8-K).
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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.
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AARON
RENTS, INC.
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Date:
April 22, 2008
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By: |
/s/ Gilbert
L. Danielson |
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Gilbert
L. Danielson
Executive
Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer
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