18th Consecutive Cash Dividend
PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 8, 2014--
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ/NGS: RCII), the nation’s
largest rent-to-own operator, today announced that its Board of
Directors has declared a $0.23 per share cash dividend for the fourth
quarter of 2014 to be paid to the Company’s common stockholders. The
dividend will be paid on October 23, 2014, to common stockholders of
record as of the close of business on October 2, 2014.
Rent-A-Center, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas, is the largest
rent-to-own operator in North America, focused on improving the quality
of life for its customers by providing them the opportunity to obtain
ownership of high-quality, durable goods such as consumer electronics,
appliances, computers, furniture and accessories, under flexible rental
purchase agreements with no long-term obligation. The Company owns and
operates approximately 3,025 stores in the United States, Mexico,
Canada, and Puerto Rico, and approximately 1,360 Acceptance Now kiosk
locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. Rent-A-Center
Franchising International, Inc. (previously ColorTyme, Inc.), a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company, is a national franchisor of
approximately 180 rent-to-own stores operating under the trade names of
“Rent-A-Center”, “ColorTyme”, or “RimTyme”. For additional information
about the Company, please visit www.rentacenter.com.
Source: Rent-A-Center, Inc.
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
David E. Carpenter, 972-801-1214
Vice
President of Investor Relations
david.carpenter@rentacenter.com