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        reflecting the foregoing amendments is filed as Exhibit 3.(ii) hereto and
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        outstanding. The amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation became effective
        on September 21, 2005. The Certificate of Elimination is filed as Exhibit
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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)
September
        20, 2005
____________________________
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
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):
o
Written
                  communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
                  CFR
                  230.425)
.
o
Soliciting
                  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
                  240.14a-12)
.
o
Pre-commencement
                  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
                  (17 CFR
                  240.14d-2(b))
.
o
Pre-commencement
                  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
                  (17 CFR
                  240.13e-4(c)).
Item
        5.03
Amendments
        to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
        Year.
On
        September 20, 2005, the Board of Directors of Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the
"
Company
")
        amended the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws to delete all references to
        the Company's Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the "
Series
        C Preferred Stock
")
        and to
        make certain other minor revisions. The Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws
        reflecting the foregoing amendments is filed as Exhibit 3.(ii) hereto and
        is
        incorporated herein by reference.
On
        September 21, 2005, the Company, under authorization of its Board of Directors,
        filed a Certificate of Elimination with the Secretary of State of the State
        of
        Delaware. The Certificate of Elimination amends the Company's Certificate of
        Incorporation, as amended (the "
Certificate
        of Incorporation
"),
        by
        eliminating the Series C Preferred Stock and all references to such stock
        in the
        Certificate of Incorporation. No shares of the Series C Preferred Stock were
        outstanding. The amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation became effective
        on September 21, 2005. The Certificate of Elimination is filed as Exhibit
        3.(i)
        hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
                  9.01
Financial
                  Statements and Exhibits
3.(i)
Certificate
                  of Elimination of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock.
3.(ii)
Amended
                  and Restated Bylaws.
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:
                September 20, 2005
By:
/s/ Robert
                D. Davis
Robert
                D. Davis
Senior
                Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and
                Treasurer
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EXHIBIT
        INDEX
Exhibit
                No.
Description
3.(i)
Certificate
                  of Elimination of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock.
3.(ii)
Amended
                  and Restated Bylaws.
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