AAN_8K Legal 8.8.2014
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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 8, 2014
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Georgia | | 1-13941 | | 58-0687630 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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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):
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On August 5, 2014, Aaron’s, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Stipulation of Settlement (the “Stipulation”) for the settlement (the “Settlement”) of a pending shareholder derivative action, entitled Frohman v. Allen, et al., C.A. No.: 2014-CV-245817. The Settlement was preliminarily approved by the Fulton County, Georgia Business Court (the “Court”) on August 8, 2014. A hearing to determine whether the Settlement, upon the terms set forth in the Stipulation, should be finally approved has been scheduled for October 8, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8A, at the Superior Court of Fulton County, State of Georgia, 185 Central Ave., SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Pursuant to the Court’s order, any objections to the Settlement must be filed in writing with the clerk of the Court by September 24, 2014.
Additional information concerning the terms of the proposed Settlement, the October 8, 2014 hearing and the requirements for objections can be found in the Notice of Settlement of Shareholder Action and Settlement Hearing (the “Notice”), which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Notice is also available for viewing on the Company’s website at investor.aarons.com. The Stipulation has also been attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits:
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Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Notice of Settlement of Shareholder Action and Settlement Hearing. |
99.2 | Stipulation of Settlement, dated August 5, 2014. |
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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.
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| | | AARON’S, INC. |
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| By: |
/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson |
| Date: August 13, 2014 | | Gilbert L. Danielson Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer |