Rent-A-Center, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2012 Earnings Call and Webcast

January 15, 2013 at 12:46 PM EST

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2013-- Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ/NGS:RCII) today announced it will host a conference call on Tuesday, January 29th, at 10:45 a.m. ET to discuss fourth-quarter results slated for release following the market’s close on January 28th. 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 January 29th at 1:45 p.m. ET.

Rent-A-Center, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas, currently operates approximately 3,140 company-owned stores nationwide and in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico and approximately 960 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