-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, V5y0dMyZU0vWnpSP8k3Lbfshitmz0UTBGWej1ICFi+L7+LDhpQGwl1WO8jxwOfv2 j9Wx/TKzAJIVXOKTkRaonw== 0000950129-98-001537.txt : 19980410 0000950129-98-001537.hdr.sgml : 19980410 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950129-98-001537 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980409 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001031203 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS [5500] IRS NUMBER: 760506313 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-51911 FILM NUMBER: 98590778 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 950 ECHO LANE STREET 2: STE 350 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77024 BUSINESS PHONE: 7134676268 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 950 ECHO LANE STREET 2: STE 350 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77024 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CARROLL JAMES S CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001059070 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3101 N STATE ROAD 7 CITY: HOLLYWOOD STATE: FL ZIP: 33021 BUSINESS PHONE: 9549816505 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3101 N STATE ROAD 7 CITY: HOLLYWOOD STATE: FL ZIP: 33021 SC 13G 1 JAMES S. CARROLL FOR GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, par value $.01 per share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 398905-10-9 ------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) March 16, 1998 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requiring Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) 2 CUSIP No. 398905-10-9 1) Name of Reporting Person James S. Carroll S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person 2) Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (a)N/A (b)X 3) SEC Use Only 4) Citizenship or place of organization U.S.A. Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 1,052,267* Beneficially Owned (6) Shared Voting Power 0 by Each Reporting (7) Sole Dispositive Power 1,052,267* Person with (8) Shared Dispositive Power 0 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,052,267* 10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes certain Shares N/A 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 6.2% 12) Type of Reporting Person IN
*These securities are held by J.C. World Limited Partnership, a Nevada limited partnership controlled indirectly by the filer. 3 SCHEDULE 13G - TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(c) Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 950 Echo Lane, Suite 350 Houston, Texas 77024 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: James S. Carroll Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: 3101 N. State Rd. 7 Hollywood, Florida 33021 Item 2(c). Citizenship: U.S.A. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 398905-10-9 Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c). Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,052,267* (b) Percent of Class: 6.2% (c) Number of shares as to which such persons have: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,052,267* (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,052,267* (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable. *These securities are held by J.C. World Limited Partnership, a Nevada limited partnership controlled indirectly by the filer. 4 Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. Not applicable (statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c)). 5 SIGNATURE By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose of effect. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: April 9, 1998 /s/ JAMES S. CARROLL ----------------------------------- James S. Carroll -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----