Aarons, Inc. Loss Form

(i) Aaron’s had inadequate disclosure controls, procedures, and compliance measures; (ii) consequently, the operations of Aaron’s Progressive Leasing (“Progressive”) and Aaron’s Business (“AB”) segments were in violation of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Act and/or relevant FTC regulations; (iii) consequently, Aaron’s earnings from those segments were partially derived from unlawful business practices and were thus unsustainable; (iv) the full extent of Aaron’s liability regarding the FTC’s investigation into its Progressive and AB segments, Aaron’s noncompliance with the FTC Act, and the likely negative consequences of all the foregoing on the Company’s financial results; and (v) as a result, the Company’s public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.