Unassociated Document
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): August 5, 2008
 

AARON RENTS, 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)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 5, 2008, the Board of Directors of Aaron Rents, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Mr. William K. Butler, Jr. to serve as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. He previously served as President of the Company’s Sales & Lease Ownership Division.

Mr. Butler, 55, joined the Company in 1974 as a Store Manager. He served as Vice President of the Sales & Lease Ownership Division from 1986 to 1995, and as its President from 1995 until his promotion to Chief Operating Officer. He has served as a Director of the Company since 2000.

The information required by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K with respect to Mr. Butler has been previously reported (Commission File No. 001-13941) in Note G to the unaudited financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008 filed on August 1, 2008, and under the caption “Related Party Transactions” in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement related to its 2008 annual meeting of shareholders filed on April 8, 2008, which disclosures are incorporated by reference herein.
 
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Butler’s election to the Chief Operating Officer position is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 

Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
99.1
  
Press Release of the Company dated August 11, 2008
 

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 RENTS, INC.
   
   
      By:     
/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson   
 
 
Date: August 11, 2008
Gilbert L. Danielson
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer