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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2009.
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">File No.&nbsp;333-________
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B><BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>AARON&#146;S, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact Name of Issuer
as Specified in its Charter)</I></DIV>

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<I>(State or Other Jurisdiction of <BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</I>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Aaron&#146;s, Inc.<BR>
309 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30305<BR>
(404)&nbsp;231-0011</B><BR>
<I>(Address and Telephone Number of Issuer&#146;s Principal Executive Offices)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>2001 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan, As Amended and Restated</B><BR>
<I>(Full Title of the Plan)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Mr.&nbsp;Gilbert L. Danielson<BR>
Aaron&#146;s, Inc.<BR>
309 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30305<BR>
(404)&nbsp;231-0011</B><BR>
<I>(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Copies to:</I><BR>
<B>W. Benjamin Barkley, Esq.<BR>
David M. Eaton, Esq.<BR>
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP<BR>
1100 Peachtree Street, N.E.<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-4530<BR>
(404)&nbsp;815-6500</B></DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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    <TD>Determined in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, based
on $30.03, the average of the high and low prices on the New York Stock Exchange on June&nbsp;30,
2009.</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover any additional
securities to be offered or issued from stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications of
stock, corporate transactions or similar transactions.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aaron&#146;s, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) files this Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection
with an amendment and restatement of the Company&#146;s 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;) that, among other amendments, increases the number of shares of common stock, par value
$.50 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), that may be issued or transferred under the Plan. The number
of shares that may be issued or transferred under the Plan has been increased by 5,000,000.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The shares of Common Stock previously available for issuance or transfer under the Plan are
covered by a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-123426), the contents of
which are incorporated herein by reference. As amended, the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock that may be issued or transferred under the Plan is 7,850,000.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">2001 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan, as amended and restated (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1
to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April&nbsp;10, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference)</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia,
on June 30, 2009.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>AARON&#146;S, INC.<BR></B><BR>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Gilbert L. Danielson&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Executive Vice President,<BR>
Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned directors and officers of the Company hereby severally constitute and
appoint Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr., Gilbert L. Danielson and James L. Cates our true and lawful
attorneys with full power to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below and any
amendment to this registration statement, including any post-effective amendments to said
registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our
capacities as directors and officers to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act, and all requirements of the SEC, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as
they may be signed by our said attorney to said registration statement and any and all amendments
thereto.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
June 30, 2009.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr.
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R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr.
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Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr.
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer<BR>(Principal
Executive Officer),<BR>
President and Director</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson
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Gilbert L. Danielson
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Financial Officer and Director<BR>(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert P. Sinclair, Jr.
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William K. Butler, Jr.
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Ronald W. Allen
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Leo Benatar
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Earl Dolive
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David L. Kolb
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John C. Portman, Jr.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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Ray M. Robinson
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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John Schuerholz
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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AARON'S INC.
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2009.
File No. 333-________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AARON'S, INC.
(Exact Name of Issuer
as Specified in its Charter)
Georgia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
58-0687630
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
Aaron's, Inc.
309 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(404) 231-0011
(Address and Telephone Number of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices)
2001 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan, As Amended and Restated
(Full Title of the Plan)
Mr. Gilbert L. Danielson
Aaron's, Inc.
309 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(404) 231-0011
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
W. Benjamin Barkley, Esq.
David M. Eaton, Esq.
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
1100 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-4530
(404) 815-6500
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer
þ
Accelerated Filer
o
Non-Accelerated Filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller Reporting Company
o
Calculation of Registration Fee
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
be Registered
(2)
Per Share
Offering Price
(1)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, Par Value
$0.50 Per Share
5,000,000 shares
$30.03
$150,150,000
$8,378.37
(1)
Determined in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, based
on $30.03, the average of the high and low prices on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30,
2009.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416, this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover any additional
securities to be offered or issued from stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications of
stock, corporate transactions or similar transactions.
Aaron's, Inc. (the "Company") files this Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection
with an amendment and restatement of the Company's 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan (the
"Plan") that, among other amendments, increases the number of shares of common stock, par value
$.50 per share (the "Common Stock"), that may be issued or transferred under the Plan. The number
of shares that may be issued or transferred under the Plan has been increased by 5,000,000.
The shares of Common Stock previously available for issuance or transfer under the Plan are
covered by a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-123426), the contents of
which are incorporated herein by reference. As amended, the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock that may be issued or transferred under the Plan is 7,850,000.
ITEM 8.
EXHIBITS
The exhibits included as part of this Registration Statement are as follows:
Exhibit Number
Description
5(a)
Opinion of Counsel to Registrant
23(a)
Consent of Counsel to Registrant (included in Exhibit 5(a))
23(b)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24(a)
Power of Attorney (included with signature page)
99(a)
2001 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan, as amended and restated (filed as Exhibit 10.1
to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 10, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia,
on June 30, 2009.
AARON'S, INC.
By:
/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson
Gilbert L. Danielson
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned directors and officers of the Company hereby severally constitute and
appoint Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr., Gilbert L. Danielson and James L. Cates our true and lawful
attorneys with full power to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below and any
amendment to this registration statement, including any post-effective amendments to said
registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our
capacities as directors and officers to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act, and all requirements of the SEC, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as
they may be signed by our said attorney to said registration statement and any and all amendments
thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
June 30, 2009.
Signature
Position
/s/ R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr.
R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr.
Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer),
President and Director
/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson
Gilbert L. Danielson
Executive Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer)
Signature
Position
/s/ Robert P. Sinclair, Jr.
Robert P. Sinclair, Jr.
Vice President, Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ William K. Butler, Jr.
William K. Butler, Jr.
Chief Operating Officer and Director
/s/ Ronald W. Allen
Ronald W. Allen
Director
/s/ Leo Benatar
Leo Benatar
Director
/s/ Earl Dolive
Earl Dolive
Director
/s/ David L. Kolb
David L. Kolb
Director
/s/ John C. Portman, Jr.
John C. Portman, Jr.
Director
/s/ Ray M. Robinson
Ray M. Robinson
Director
/s/ John Schuerholz
John Schuerholz
Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
5(a)
Opinion of Counsel to Registrant
23(a)
Consent of Counsel to Registration (included in Exhibit 5(a))
23(b)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24(a)
Power of Attorney (included with signature page)