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21
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information, Holders and Dividends
Effective December 13, 2010, all shares of the Company’s common stock began trading as a single class on the New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “AAN.” The CUSIP number of the common stock is 002535300.
The number of shareholders of record of the Company’s common stock at February 10, 2014 was 240. The closing price for the
common stock at February 10, 2014 was $29.24.
The following table shows the range of high and low sales prices per share for the Company’s common stock and the quarterly
cash dividends declared per share for the periods indicated.
Common Stock High Low
Cash
Dividends
Per Share
Year Ended December 31, 2013
First Quarter $ 30.90 $ 26.80 $ .017
Second Quarter 29.53 26.92 .017
Third Quarter 30.06 26.43 .017
Fourth Quarter 30.30 26.20 .021
Common Stock High Low
Cash
Dividends
Per Share
Year Ended December 31, 2012
First Quarter $ 31.78 $ 24.59 $ .015
Second Quarter 28.59 24.57 .015
Third Quarter 31.29 27.37 .015
Fourth Quarter 32.53 24.61 .017
Subject to our ongoing ability to generate sufficient income, any future capital needs and other contingencies, we expect to
continue our policy of paying quarterly dividends. Under our revolving credit agreement, we may pay cash dividends in any
year so long as, after giving pro forma effect to the dividend payment, we maintain compliance with our financial covenants
and no event of default has occurred or would result from the payment.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
During 2013, the Company repurchased 3,502,627 shares of common stock at an average price of $28.55.
The following table presents our share repurchase activity for the three months ended December 31, 2013:
Period Total Number of
Shares Purchased Average Price
Paid Per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
Maximum Number of
Shares That May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Publicly Announced Plans2
October 1 through October 31, 2013 — $ — — 15,000,000
November 1 through November 30, 2013 — — — 15,000,000
December 1 through December 31, 201313,502,627 28.55 3,502,627 11,497,373
Total 3,502,627 3,502,627
1 In December 2013, the Company paid $125 million under an accelerated share repurchase program with a third party financial
institution and received an initial delivery of approximately 3.5 million shares. The average price per share was calculated using
the fair market value of the shares on the date the initial shares were delivered. In February 2014, the accelerated share
repurchase program was completed and the Company received an additional 1.0 million shares of common stock. The
additional shares received in connection with the accelerated share repurchase program will be reflected in the share repurchase
table in future quarters. For further information, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements.