SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 13, 2016
AARON’S, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Georgia | 1-13941 | 58-0687630 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(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):
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Explanatory Note
Due to a technical error, the Current Report on Form 8-K filed at 9:14 a.m., Eastern time, on May 16, 2016 (the “Original Filing”) by Aaron’s, Inc. appears as a blank document on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR system. This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to include the disclosure intended to be contained in the Original Filing.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Aaron’s, Inc. disclosed today that it has completed the previously announced sale of the assets of its HomeSmart division for $35 million in cash.
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/ Steven A. Michaels | |||||
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| Steven A. Michaels | ||||||
| Date: May 16, 2016 |
Chief Financial Officer and President of Strategic Operations | |||||