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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES<BR>


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>


Washington, D.C.  20549</P>


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<FONT SIZE=4><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>


</FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT<BR>


PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>


SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>


<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Date of Report:<BR>


</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Date of earliest event reported)</P>


</FONT><B><P ALIGN="CENTER">August 10, 2006<BR>


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<FONT SIZE=4><P ALIGN="CENTER">RENT-A-CENTER, INC.<BR>


</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)</P></FONT>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Delaware</B><BR>


<FONT SIZE=1>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">0-25370<BR>


</B><FONT SIZE=1>(Commission File Number)</FONT></TD>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">45-0491516<BR>


</B><FONT SIZE=1>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">5700 Tennyson Parkway</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">Suite 100<BR>


Plano, Texas  75024<BR>


</B><FONT SIZE=1>(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)</FONT></TD>


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</U><P ALIGN="CENTER">(972) 801-1100</P>


</B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Registrant's telephone<BR>


number, including area code)</P>


</FONT><B><P ALIGN="CENTER">N/A<BR>


</B><U><FONT SIZE=2>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</P>


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</B></U><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Check 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>


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<P>[]  </FONT><FONT SIZE=3>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.<BR>


[] </FONT><FONT SIZE=3> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.<BR>


[]  </FONT><FONT SIZE=3>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act  (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.<BR>


[]  </FONT><FONT SIZE=3>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).</P>


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</U><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><P ALIGN="CENTER">______________________________________________________________________________</P></FONT>


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<B><P>Item 7.01</B></TD>


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<B><P>Regulation FD Disclosure.</B></TD>


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<P>On August 10, 2006, we announced that we had reached a prospective settlement with the plaintiffs to resolve the <I>Jeremy Burdusis, et al. v. Rent-A-Center, Inc., et al./Israel French, et al. v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.</I> and <I>Kris Corso, et al. v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.</I> coordinated matters pending in state court in Los Angeles, California. These matters allege violations by us of certain wage and hour laws of California.  </P>


<P>Under the terms contemplated, we anticipate that we will pay an aggregate of $4.95 million in cash, including plaintiff's attorneys fees, to be distributed to an agreed-upon class of our employees from August 1998 through the date of preliminary court approval of the settlement.  We estimate the class size to be approximately 6,000 persons.  However, in the event there are more than 6,250 class members, we have agreed to increase the settlement fund by $750 per person in excess of 6,250.  In connection with the prospective settlement, we are not admitting liability for our wage and hour practices in California. As a result of the settlement, we anticipate recording a charge in the third quarter of this year to account for the aforementioned settlement amount and attorneys' fees.  The terms of the prospective settlement are subject to the parties entering into a definitive settlement agreement and obtaining court approval. While we believe that the terms of this prospective settlement are fair, there can be no assurance that the settlement, if completed, will be approved by the court in its present form.</P>


<P>All of the information contained in this Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</P></DIR>





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<B><P>Item 9.01</B></TD>


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<B><P>Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Pursuant to General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information shall be deemed to be "furnished" and not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, therefore, shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>(c)</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Exhibit 99.1 <BR>


Press Release, dated August 10, 2006</FONT></TD>


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</B><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><P ALIGN="CENTER">______________________________________________________________________________</P>


</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>


</B><P>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></FONT>


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<B><P>RENT-A-CENTER, INC.</B></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Date:  August 10, 2006</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>By:</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>/s/ Mark E. Speese</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Mark E. Speese<BR>


Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer </FONT></TD>


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</FONT><B><P ALIGN="CENTER">EXHIBIT INDEX</P>


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<B><U><FONT SIZE=3><P>Exhibit No.</B></U><BR>


99.1</FONT></TD>


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<B><U><FONT SIZE=3><P>Description</B></U> <BR>


Press release, dated August 10, 2006</FONT></TD>


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UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES
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)
August 10, 2006
____________________________
RENT-A-CENTER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
0-25370
(Commission File Number)
45-0491516
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
5700 Tennyson Parkway
Suite 100
Plano, Texas  75024
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(972) 801-1100
(Registrant's telephone
number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[]
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
.
[]
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
.
[]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act  (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
.
[]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).
______________________________________________________________________________
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 10, 2006, we announced that we had reached a prospective settlement with the plaintiffs to resolve the
Jeremy Burdusis, et al. v. Rent-A-Center, Inc., et al./Israel French, et al. v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.
and
Kris Corso, et al. v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.
coordinated matters pending in state court in Los Angeles, California. These matters allege violations by us of certain wage and hour laws of California.
Under the terms contemplated, we anticipate that we will pay an aggregate of $4.95 million in cash, including plaintiff's attorneys fees, to be distributed to an agreed-upon class of our employees from August 1998 through the date of preliminary court approval of the settlement.  We estimate the class size to be approximately 6,000 persons.  However, in the event there are more than 6,250 class members, we have agreed to increase the settlement fund by $750 per person in excess of 6,250.  In connection with the prospective settlement, we are not admitting liability for our wage and hour practices in California. As a result of the settlement, we anticipate recording a charge in the third quarter of this year to account for the aforementioned settlement amount and attorneys' fees.  The terms of the prospective settlement are subject to the parties entering into a definitive settlement agreement and obtaining court approval. While we believe that the terms of this prospective settlement are fair, there can be no assurance that the settlement, if completed, will be approved by the court in its present form.
All of the information contained in this Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information shall be deemed to be "furnished" and not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, therefore, shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:
(c)
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release, dated August 10, 2006
______________________________________________________________________________
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.
RENT-A-CENTER, INC.
Date:  August 10, 2006
By:
/s/ Mark E. Speese
Mark E. Speese
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
______________________________________________________________________________
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
99.1
Description
Press release, dated August 10, 2006