Anthony J Blasquez Form 4 RENT A CENTER INC DE / Anthony J Blasquez ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Blasquez Anthony J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE

(Street)

PLANO TX 75024

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RENT A CENTER INC DE [ RCII ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Rent-A-Center Business

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
COMMON STOCK	02/23/2021		A		25,356(1)	A	$0	69,754(2)	D
COMMON STOCK	02/23/2021		F		7,308(3)	D	$54.5	62,446(2)	D
COMMON STOCK	02/23/2021		F		1,248(4)	D	$54.5	61,198(2)	D
COMMON STOCK								1,194	I	Company 401(k) Plan
COMMON STOCK								97	I	Company NQDC Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Company's relative TSR over the three-year measurement period ending December 31, 2020, established in connection with performance-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on February 23, 2018, ranked in the 98th percentile, resulting in the vesting of 200% of such performance-based restricted stock units.

2. Includes shares of common stock and unvested restricted stock units.

3. Number of shares withheld to cover taxes with respect to performance-based restricted stock units which vested on February 23, 2021.

4. Number of shares withheld to cover taxes with respect to time-based restricted stock units which vested on February 23, 2021 (upon completion of three years of continuous employment from grant date ofFebruary 23, 2018).

Remarks:

	/s/ Bryan Pechersky, attorney-in-fact	02/24/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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