Aaron Rents Directors Declare Dividend

Nov 3, 1999

ATLANTA, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Aaron Rents, Inc. (NYSE: RNT), the leader in rental, rental purchase and the specialty retailing of residential and office furniture, consumer electronics and home appliances, has declared the Company's twenty-seventh consecutive semi-annual cash dividend. The dividend declared will be $.02 per share on Class A Common Stock and $.02 per share on Common Stock, payable January 3, 2000 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 3, 1999.

Based in Atlanta, Aaron Rents, Inc. currently has a total of 464 Company-operated and franchised profit centers in 37 states for the rental and sale of residential and office furniture and accessories, consumer electronics and household appliances. The Company manufactures furniture, bedding and accessories at eleven facilities in four states.

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