Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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Form 3 Holdings Reported
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BENATAR LEO
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AARON'S INC [AAN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

309 E. PACES FERRY ROAD, N.E.		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2012
(Street)


ATLANTA, GA 30305-		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock             16,832 D (1) (2)  

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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 Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 10.2311           09/17/2006 09/17/2013 Common Stock
3,375
  3,375
D
 
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 12.6333           08/17/2007 08/17/2014 Common Stock
2,250
  2,250
D
 
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 14.1067           10/16/2010 10/16/2018 Common Stock
3,000
  3,000
D
 
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 19.92           02/23/2012 02/23/2020 Common Stock
3,000
  3,000
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BENATAR LEO
309 E. PACES FERRY ROAD, N.E.
ATLANTA, GA 30305-		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Robert Sinclair, by Power of Attorney for Leo Benatar 02/11/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 1,000 shares pertain to restricted common stock granted on May 2, 2011.
(2) Reflects (i) the automatic conversion on December 10, 2010 of each outstanding share of the Company's nonvoting Common Stock, Par Value $0.50 Per Share, into one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.50 Per Share and (ii) the simultaneous redesignation of the Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.50 Per Share, as Common Stock, Par Value $0.50 Per Share, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company effective December 10, 2010. Immediately prior to the automatic conversion, the reporting person held 11,160 shares of Common Stock and 4,672 shares of Class A Common Stock. Such share conversion was an exempt transaction pursuant to SEC Rule 16b-7.

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