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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information required in response to this Item is contained under the captions “Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors”,
“Composition, Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance” in the Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A. These portions of the Proxy
Statement are hereby incorporated by reference.
We have adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all our directors, officers and employees,
including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and other
executive officers identified pursuant to this Item 10 who perform similar functions, which we refer to as the Selected Officers.
The code is posted on our website at http://www.aarons.com. We will disclose any material changes in or waivers from our
code of business conduct and ethics applicable to any Selected Officer on our website at http://www.aarons.com or by filing a
Form 8-K.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required in response to this Item is contained under the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,”
“Summary Compensation Table,” “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2014,” “Outstanding Equity Awards at 2014
Fiscal Year-End,” “Option Exercises and Stock Vested in Fiscal Year 2014,” “Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation as of
December 31, 2014,” “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control,” “Non-Management Director
Compensation in 2014,” “Employment Agreements with Named Executive Officers,” “Executive Bonus Plan,” “Amended and
Restated 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and
“Compensation Committee Report” in the Proxy Statement. These portions of the Proxy Statement are hereby incorporated by
reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required in response to this Item is contained under the captions “Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock”
and “Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans” in the Proxy Statement. These portions of the Proxy
Statement are hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required in response to this Item is contained under the captions “Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions” and “Election of Directors” in the Proxy Statement. These portions of the Proxy Statement are hereby
incorporated by reference.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information required in response to this Item is contained under the caption “Audit Matters” in the Proxy Statement. This
portion of the Proxy Statement is hereby incorporated by reference.