ATLANTA, March 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Aaron's, Inc. (NYSE: AAN), a lease-to-own retailer specializing in the sales and lease ownership of furniture, consumer electronics, home appliances and accessories, announced that its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 9:00 a.m., local time, on May 4, 2016 at the SunTrust Conference Room located in the Atlanta Financial Center, 3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, the Company announced that March 24, 2016 has been fixed as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting.
About Aaron's, Inc.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Aaron's, Inc. is a leader in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of furniture, consumer electronics, home appliances and accessories, and currently has more than 2,000 Company-operated and franchised stores in 47 states and Canada. Progressive Leasing, a leading virtual lease-to-own company, provides lease-purchase solutions through approximately 16,000 retail locations in 46 states. Dent-A-Med, Inc. d/b/a the Help Card®, is offered through over 1,400 locations and provides a variety of second-look credit products that are originated through a federally insured bank. Aaron's was founded in 1955, has been publicly traded since 1982 and owns the Aarons.com, ShopHomeSmart.com, ProgLeasing.com and HELPcard.com brands. For more information, visit www.investor.aarons.com.
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Garet Hayes, Aaron's Director of Public Relations, 678-402-3863, garet.hayes@aarons.com