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): March 26, 2012

 

 

__________AARON’S, INC.__________

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Georgia

1-13941

58-0687630

(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(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):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 
 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

As previously reported, Aaron’s, Inc. (the “Company”) has been defending a sexual harassment lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois styled Alford v. Aaron Rents, Inc. et al. On March 26, 2012, the Company announced that it had settled the case. A press release regarding the settlement is filed 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 March 26, 2012.

 

 

 
 

 

 

 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/ Gilbert L. Danielson

 

 

Date: March 26, 2012

Gilbert L. Danielson

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer