Rent-A-Center, Inc.: Fourth Quarter 2002 Earnings Conference Call

February 4, 2003 at 12:53 PM EST

PLANO, Texas, Feb 4, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rent-A-Center, Inc. (Nasdaq/NNM: RCII), the leading rent-to-own operator in the United States, will broadcast its quarterly conference call on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 10:45 a.m. ET over the Internet. This call will be held in order to discuss the earnings release that will be issued after the close of the market on Monday, February 10, 2003.

This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed in the investor relations section of Rent-A-Center, Inc.'s web site at www.rentacenter.com. Listeners should go to the website at least fifteen minutes prior to the event to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be available beginning February 11, 2003 at 1:45 p.m. ET.

Rent-A-Center, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas, currently operates 2,414 company-owned stores nationwide and in Puerto Rico. The stores generally offer high- quality, durable goods such as home electronics, appliances, computers, and furniture and accessories to consumers under flexible rental purchase arrangements that generally allow the customer to obtain ownership of the merchandise at the conclusion of an agreed-upon rental period. ColorTyme, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is a national franchiser of 318 rent-to-own stores, 306 of which operate under the trade name of "ColorTyme," and the remaining 12 of which operate under the "Rent-A-Center" name.

CONTACT:          Rent-A-Center, Inc.
                  Dave Carpenter, 972-801-1214
                  dcarpenter@racenter.com

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