ATLANTA, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Aaron
Rents, Inc. (NYSE: RNT), the nation's leader in the rental, sales and lease
ownership, and specialty retailing of residential and office furniture,
consumer electronics and home appliances and accessories, has declared the
Company's thirty-fourth 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 July 3, 2003 to shareholders of record as of the close
of business on June 3, 2003.
Aaron Rents, Inc., based in Atlanta, has 735 Company-operated and
franchised stores across the United States and Puerto Rico for the rental and
sale of residential and office furniture, accessories, consumer electronics
and household appliances. The Company manufactures furniture, bedding and
accessories at 10 facilities in four states.
SOURCE Aaron Rents, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Gilbert L. Danielson, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Aaron Rents, Inc., +1-404-231-0011/