SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 25, 2013
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__________AARON’S, INC.__________
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Georgia |
1-13941 |
58-0687630 |
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(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)
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On April 25, 2013, Aaron’s, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce its financial results for the first quarter of 2013. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The press release presents the Company’s net earnings and diluted earnings per share excluding a reversal in the first quarter of 2012 of a $36.5 million charge recorded in the second quarter of 2011 related to a previously announced lawsuit verdict against the Company, and associated legal fees and expenses. The reversal was recorded in connection with the settlement of the lawsuit. These measures are not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).
While the lawsuit may not be considered as non-recurring in nature in a strictly accounting sense, management regards the circumstances of this particular lawsuit as infrequent and not arising out of the ordinary course of business. The adjustment involve matters that are not entirely susceptible to prediction or effective management, and consequently management believes that presentation of net earnings and diluted earnings per share excluding this adjustment is useful because it gives investors supplemental information to evaluate and compare the performance of the Company’s underlying core business from period to period. Non-GAAP financial measures, however, should not be used as a substitute for, or considered superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as the Company’s GAAP basis net earnings and diluted earnings per share, which are also presented in the press release.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits:
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Description
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| 99.1 | Aaron’s, Inc. press release dated April 25, 2013, announcing the Company’s financial results for the first quarter of 2013 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K). |
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. | |
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By: |
/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson |
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Date: April 25, 2013 |
Gilbert L. Danielson Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |