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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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 * Doman Curtis Linn   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CPO Progressive Leasing (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 GALLERIA PKWY SE, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2018 (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30339 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (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 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 03/02/2018   A   36,609 (1) A $ 47.26 138,384 D   Common Stock 03/02/2018   A   7,560 (2) A $ 47.26 145,944 D   Common Stock               127,000 I LLC

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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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: 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

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 47.26

03/02/2018

A

23,940

03/07/2019(3)

03/02/2028

Common Stock

23,940

$ 0

23,940

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Doman Curtis Linn 400 GALLERIA PKWY SE, SUITE 300 ATLANTA, GA 30339	X		CPO Progressive Leasing

Signatures

/s/ Robert P. Sinclair, by Power of Attorney for Curtis L. Doman		03/06/2018
**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)	On March 2, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors determined these performance shares were earned, based on the level of attainment of various financial performance goals. These shares, which were granted in February 2017, are expected to vest in three equal increments on each of March 15, 2018, 2019 and 2020, subject to the grant agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person.
(2)	Restricted stock award which is expected to vest in three equal increments on each of March 7, 2019, 2020 and 2021, subject to the grant agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person.
(3)	Stock option award is expected to vest in three equal increments on each of March 7, 2019, 2020 and 2021, subject to the grant agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person.

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