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 31, 2008
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.) |
| 622 Third Avenue, 37th Floor, New York, NY | 10017 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 885-2500
(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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
At a meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on January 31, 2008, the Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share payable on February 29, 2008, to shareholders of record as of February 8, 2008.
On January 31, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing such dividend payment, a copy of which is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 31, 2008. |
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 31, 2008 | By: | /s/ Charles R. Oglesby | ||
| Name: | Charles R. Oglesby | |||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 31, 2008 |