UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 6, 2022
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38047 | 45-0491516 |
(State or other incorporation or | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5501 Headquarters Drive
Plano, Texas 75024
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(972) 801-1100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value | RCII | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company | ¨ | ||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ |
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 6, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted an amendment and restatement of the Company’s existing bylaws (as amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”). The Amended and Restated Bylaws updated and conformed various provisions of the Company’s bylaws to the amendments made to the Company’s certificate of incorporation on June 8, 2021 to declassify and provide for the annual election of the entire Board.
The foregoing summary of the amendments does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Bylaws. A copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Rent-A-Center, Inc. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
RENT-A-CENTER, INC. | ||
Date: June 10, 2022 | By: | /s/ Bryan Pechersky |
Bryan Pechersky | ||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |