RWY Rent Way

Rent-Way Names William Short to Board of Directors ERIE, Pa., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rent-Way, Inc. (NYSE:RWY) today announced that William S. Short, Rent-Way's President, has been appointed to the Board of Directors. Mr. Short will serve as a Class III director with a term expiring at the company's annual meeting in 2007. "I am delighted to welcome Bill Short to the Board," stated William Morgenstern, Rent-Way's Chairman. "Having his perspective in the boardroom will be invaluable as we chart Rent-Way's course going forward." About Rent-Way Rent-Way is one of the nation's largest operators of rental-purchase stores. Rent-Way rents quality name brand merchandise such as home entertainment equipment, computers, furniture and appliances from 780 stores in 34 states. DATASOURCE: Rent-Way, Inc. CONTACT: Bill McDonnell, CFO of Rent-Way, +1-814-455-5378 Web site: http://www.rentway.com/

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