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Corporate Headquarters
309 E. Paces Ferry Rd., N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30305-2377
(404) 231-0011
http://www.aaronrents.com
Subsidiaries
Aaron Investment Company
4005 Kennett Pike
Greenville, Delaware 19807
(302) 888-2351
Aaron Rents Canada, ULC
309 E. Paces Ferry Rd., N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30305-2377
(404) 231-0011
Annual Shareholders Meeting
The annual meeting of the share holders
of Aaron Rents, Inc. will be held on
Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. EDT
on the 4th Floor, SunTrust Plaza, 303
Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Transfer Agent and Registrar
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
General Counsel
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
Form 10-K
Shareholders may obtain a copy of the
Company’s annual report on Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission upon written request, with-
out charge. Such requests should be sent
to the attention of Gilbert L. Danielson,
Execu tive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Aaron Rents, Inc., 309 E. Paces
Ferry Rd., N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
30305-2377.
The certifications of our Chief Executive
and Chief Financial Officer required by
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, which address, among other
things, the content of our Annual Report
on Form 10-K, appear as exhibits to the
Form 10-K.
Stock Listing
Aaron Rents, Inc.’s
Common Stock and
Class A Common Stock
are traded on the New
York Stock Exchange under
the symbols “RNT” and “RNTA,”
respectively.
Pursuant to the requirements of the New
York Stock Exchange, in 2007 our Chief
Executive Officer cer tified to the NYSE
that he was not aware of any violation by
Aaron Rents, Inc. of the NYSE’s corporate
governance listing standards.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain written and oral statements made
by our Company may constitute “forward-
looking statements” as defined under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including statements made in this
report and in the Company’s filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All statements which address operating
performance, events, or developments
that we expect or anticipate will occur in
the future — including growth in store
openings, franchises awarded, and mar-
ket share, and statements expressing
general optimism about future operating
results — are forward-looking state-
ments. Forward-looking statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ
materially. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements. For a
discussion of such risks and uncertain-
ties, see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
RNT
Corporate and Shareholder Information