Rent-A-Center, Inc. Announces Third-Quarter 2012 Earnings Call and Webcast

October 9, 2012 at 10:18 AM EDT

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2012-- Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) today announced it will host a conference call on Tuesday, October 23rd, at 10:45 a.m. ET to discuss third-quarter results slated for release following the market’s close on October 22nd. Live audio of the conference call will be available on the company’s investor relations website at http://investor.rentacenter.com. A replay will be available beginning October 23rd at 1:45 p.m. ET.

Rent-A-Center, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas, currently operates approximately 3,070 company-owned stores nationwide and in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico and approximately 810 RAC Acceptance locations within traditional retailers in the United States. The stores generally offer high-quality, durable goods such as major consumer electronics, appliances, computers and furniture and accessories under flexible rental purchase agreements that generally allow the customer to obtain ownership of the merchandise at the conclusion of an agreed upon rental period. ColorTyme, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is a national franchiser of approximately 220 rent-to-own stores operating under the trade name of "ColorTyme."

Source: Rent-A-Center, Inc.

Rent-A-Center, Inc.
David E. Carpenter
Vice President - Investor Relations
972-801-1214
david.carpenter@rentacenter.com