8-K/A

0001193125-16-591401.txt : 20160516 0001193125-16-591401.hdr.sgml : 20160516 20160516112609 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-591401 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160513 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20160516 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160516 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AARON'S INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000706688 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC [7359] IRS NUMBER: 580687630 STATE OF INCORPORATION: GA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13941 FILM NUMBER: 161651696 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 309 E. PACES FERRY ROAD, N.E. STREET 2: (NONE) CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30305-2377 BUSINESS PHONE: 678-402-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 309 E. PACES FERRY ROAD, N.E. STREET 2: (NONE) CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30305-2377 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AARON RENTS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K/A 1 d185187d8ka.htm 8-K/A 8-K/A

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 13, 2016

AARON’S, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Georgia

1-13941

58-0687630

(State or other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

309 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia

30305-2377

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 231-0011

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Explanatory Note

Due to a technical error, the Current Report on Form 8-K filed at 9:14 a.m., Eastern time, on May 16, 2016 (the “Original Filing”) by Aaron’s, Inc. appears as a blank document on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR system. This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to include the disclosure intended to be contained in the Original Filing.

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

Aaron’s, Inc. disclosed today that it has completed the previously announced sale of the assets of its HomeSmart division for $35 million in cash.

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.


	AARON’S, INC.

		By:	/s/ Steven A. Michaels

			Steven A. Michaels
Date: May 16, 2016			Chief Financial Officer and President of Strategic Operations