ATLANTA, Aug. 6 /EMWNews/ -- The Board of Directors of

Aaron Rents, Inc. (NYSE: RNT), the nation's leader in the sales and lease

ownership, specialty retailing and rental of residential and office

furniture, consumer electronics and home appliances and accessories, has

declared a quarterly cash dividend. The dividend declared is $.016 per

share on Common Stock and $.016 per share on Class A Common Stock, payable

October 1, 2008 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on

September 2, 2008.



    Aaron Rents, Inc., based in Atlanta, currently has more than 1,570

Company-operated and franchised stores in 48 states and Canada for the

rental and sale of residential and office furniture, accessories, consumer

electronics and household appliances. The Company also manufactures

furniture, bedding and accessories at 12 facilities in five states.