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): June
16,
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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Item5.02 |
Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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Effective
June 16, 2008, the Board of Directors of Aaron Rents, Inc. (the “Company”)
elected Mr. Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr. to succeed Mr. R. Charles Loudermilk,
Sr.
as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Loudermilk, Sr. will remain
Chairman of the Company.
Mr.
Loudermilk, Jr., 49, has served as a Director of the Company since 1983 and
as
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 1997. He has served
in various other positions since joining the Company as an Assistant Store
Manager in 1985. Mr. Loudermilk, Jr. is the son of Mr. Loudermilk,
Sr.
The
information required by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K with respect to Mr.
Loudermilk, Jr. has been previously reported (Commission File No. 001-13941)
in
Note G to the unaudited financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008 filed on
May
6, 2008, and under the caption “Related Party Transactions” in the Company’s
definitive Proxy Statement related to its 2008 annual meeting of shareholders
filed on April 8, 2008, which disclosures are incorporated by reference
herein.
Item
7.01 Regulation
FD Disclosure.
A
copy of
the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Loudermilk, Jr.’s succession as Chief
Executive Officer is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release of the Company dated June 16,
2008.
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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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By:
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/s/
Gilbert L. Danielson
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Date:
June 16, 2008
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Gilbert
L. Danielson Executive
Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer
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