Rent-A-Center, Inc.

Rent-A-Center is a rent-to-own operator in the United States. As of September 30, 2009, Rent-A-Center operated approximately 3,004 company-owned stores nationwide, and in Canada and Puerto Rico. The company’s subsidiary, ColorTyme, is a national franchisor of rent-to-own stores. As of September 30, 2009, ColorTyme had 213 franchised rent-to-own stores. Products include consumer electronics, appliances, computers, and furniture and accessories under flexible rental purchase agreements that typically allow the customer to obtain ownership of the merchandise at the conclusion of an agreed-upon rental period.