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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):&#9;February
9, 2012</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">309 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.</P>
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area code: (404) 231-0011</P>

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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 (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below):</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On February 9, 2012, Aaron&rsquo;s,
Inc. issued a press release to announce its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011. A copy of the press release is attached
as Exhibit 99.1.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This press release presents the Company&rsquo;s
net earnings and diluted earnings per share excluding a charge of $36.5 million recorded in the second quarter of 2011 related
to a previously announced lawsuit verdict against the Company, and associated legal fees and expenses, less the portion covered
by insurance, as well as a $3.5 million separation charge in the fourth quarter of 2011 related to the previously announced departure
of the Company&rsquo;s former Chief Executive Officer. These measures are not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States (&ldquo;GAAP&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Lawsuit verdicts and related expenses of the
magnitude experienced during the second quarter of 2011 are unprecedented in the Company&rsquo;s history, and the Company is in
the process of seeking to reduce or overturn the verdict. The Company strongly believes that the verdict does not accurately reflect
the evidence in the case. In addition, the court ruled on January 13, 2012 not to sustain the verdict in its current form and the
Company is waiting for a detailed ruling regarding whether the court will order a new trial or reduce the jury&rsquo;s damages
award beyond its initial reduction to $39.8 million. The fourth quarter separation charge related primarily to the accelerated
vesting of restricted stock units and stock options previously granted to Company&rsquo;s former Chief Executive Officer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">While these adjusted items may not be considered
as non-recurring in nature in a strictly accounting sense, management regards those items as infrequent and not arising out of
the ordinary course of business. Management believes that presentation of net earnings and diluted earnings per share excluding
these charges is useful because it gives investors supplemental information to evaluate and compare the performance of the Company&rsquo;s
underlying core business from period to period. The lawsuit and separation adjustments involve matters that are not entirely susceptible
to prediction or effective management, and consequently the Company believes presenting earnings measures excluding the effects
of those matters can provide investors with additional data to assess the Company&rsquo;s performance. Non-GAAP financial measures,
however, should not be used as a substitute for, or considered superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance
with GAAP, such as the Company&rsquo;s GAAP basis net earnings and diluted earnings per share, which are also presented in the
press release.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS</B></P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Description</U></B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-autospace: none; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-autospace: none; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Aaron&rsquo;s, Inc. press release dated February 9, 2012, announcing the Company&rsquo;s financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2011 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K).</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 35%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-autospace: none; font-size: 10pt">AARON&rsquo;S, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><U>/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson&#9;</U></P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Date: February 9, 2012</P></TD>
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):	February
9, 2012
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
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On February 9, 2012, Aaron's,
Inc. issued a press release to announce its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011. A copy of the press release is attached
as Exhibit 99.1.
This press release presents the Company's
net earnings and diluted earnings per share excluding a charge of $36.5 million recorded in the second quarter of 2011 related
to a previously announced lawsuit verdict against the Company, and associated legal fees and expenses, less the portion covered
by insurance, as well as a $3.5 million separation charge in the fourth quarter of 2011 related to the previously announced departure
of the Company's former Chief Executive Officer. These measures are not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States ("GAAP").
Lawsuit verdicts and related expenses of the
magnitude experienced during the second quarter of 2011 are unprecedented in the Company's history, and the Company is in
the process of seeking to reduce or overturn the verdict. The Company strongly believes that the verdict does not accurately reflect
the evidence in the case. In addition, the court ruled on January 13, 2012 not to sustain the verdict in its current form and the
Company is waiting for a detailed ruling regarding whether the court will order a new trial or reduce the jury's damages
award beyond its initial reduction to $39.8 million. The fourth quarter separation charge related primarily to the accelerated
vesting of restricted stock units and stock options previously granted to Company's former Chief Executive Officer.
While these adjusted items may not be considered
as non-recurring in nature in a strictly accounting sense, management regards those items as infrequent and not arising out of
the ordinary course of business. Management believes that presentation of net earnings and diluted earnings per share excluding
these charges is useful because it gives investors supplemental information to evaluate and compare the performance of the Company's
underlying core business from period to period. The lawsuit and separation adjustments involve matters that are not entirely susceptible
to prediction or effective management, and consequently the Company believes presenting earnings measures excluding the effects
of those matters can provide investors with additional data to assess the Company's performance. Non-GAAP financial measures,
however, should not be used as a substitute for, or considered superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance
with GAAP, such as the Company's GAAP basis net earnings and diluted earnings per share, which are also presented in the
press release.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a)
Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired:
None.
(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information:
None.
(d)
Exhibits:
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Aaron's, Inc. press release dated February 9, 2012, announcing the Company's financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2011 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K).
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/ Gilbert L. Danielson
Date: February 9, 2012
Gilbert L. Danielson
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer