UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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~~October 253, 2024


THE AARON'S COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Georgia

1-39681

85-2483376

(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

400 Galleria Parkway SE

Suite 300

Atlanta

Georgia

30339-3194

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 402-3000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.50 Par Value	AAN	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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ITEM 57.0701. ~~SUBMISSION~~REGULATION OFFD ~~MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.~~DISCLOSURE

On ~~September 25~~October 3, 2024, The Aaron’s Company, Inc., ~~a Georgia corporation~~ (the “"Company”") and IQVentures Holdings, ~~held~~LLC ("IQV") issued a ~~special~~joint ~~meeting~~press ofrelease ~~shareholders~~announcing atthat the ~~offices~~parties ofexpect ~~Jones~~to ~~Day,~~complete ~~located~~the atpreviously ~~1221~~announced ~~Peachtree~~acquisition ~~Street~~by ~~N.E.,~~IQV ~~Suite~~of ~~400,~~the ~~Atlanta~~Company on October 3, GA2024. ~~30361~~A (copy of the ~~“Special~~press ~~Meeting”)~~release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

AsITEM ~~of August 12, 2024, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 31,550,767 shares of the Company’s common stock eligible to be voted at the Special Meeting~~9. ~~A total of 23,838,625 shares, or approximately 75~~01.~~6%,~~ FINANCIAL ofSTATEMENTS ~~all~~AND ~~outstanding shares of Company common stock eligible to be voted at the Special Meeting, were present at the Special Meeting in person or by proxy.~~ EXHIBITS

The following three proposals were voted upon at the Special Meeting, with the Board of Directors of the Company recommending a vote “FOR” each of the proposals, as further described in the definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2024. The tables below describe the proposals and show the final voting results from the Special Meeting.(d) Exhibits:

Proposal 1 – Approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 16, 2024 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among IQVentures Holdings, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“IQV”), Polo Merger Sub, Inc., a Georgia corporation that is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of IQV (“Merger Sub”), and the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of IQV.


Exhibit No.			Description

99.1			Press Release of The Aaron's Company, Inc., issued October 3, 2024.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
23,747,589						75,857						15,179						—

Proposal 2 – Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation that may be paid or may become payable to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with, or following, the consummation of the Merger.

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
22,700,203						962,526						175,896						—

Proposal 3 – Approval of the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Merger Agreement.

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
22,333,018						1,431,164						74,443						—

Based on the votes set forth above, each of the proposals was approved by the shareholders of the Company.

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.

			THE AARON'S COMPANY, INC.
		By:	/s/ C. Kelly Wall
Date:	~~September~~October 253, 2024		C. Kelly WallChief Financial Officer

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