Asbury Automotive Group Inc 8-K, filed Jan 28, 2021
Asbury Automotive Group Inc (ABG)
8-K
2021-01-28
For: 2021-01-27
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About this 8-K
Asbury Automotive Group Inc filed this 8-K on January 28, 2021, reporting on events of January 27, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
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): January 27, 2021
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(770 ) 418-8200
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None
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 27, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the Company’s share repurchase authorization by $34 million to $100 million.
Share repurchases would be implemented through purchases made from time to time in either the open market or private transactions. The share repurchases could include purchases pursuant to a written trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which allows companies to repurchase shares of stock at times when they might otherwise be prevented from doing so by securities laws or under self-imposed trading blackout periods. The extent that the Company repurchases its shares, the number of shares and the timing of any repurchases will depend on general market conditions, legal requirements and other corporate considerations. The repurchase program may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time without prior notice.
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: January 28, 2021 | By: | /s/ George A Villasana | |||||||||
| Name: | George A. Villasana | ||||||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||||||