Aaron Rents Directors Declare Dividend

May 6, 2003

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.

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