UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
October 29, 2009
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 001-31262 | 01-0609375 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2905 Premiere Parkway NW, Suite 300, Duluth, GA | 30097 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(770) 418-8225
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Conditions. |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued an earnings release on October 29, 2009, announcing its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. A copy of the earnings release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
A copy of the earnings release announcing the Company’s financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009, as identified under Item 2.02, is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated by reference herein.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 29, 2009. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. | ||||
| Date: October 29, 2009 | By: | /S/ CHARLES R. OGLESBY | ||
| Name: | Charles R. Oglesby | |||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 29, 2009. | |