8-K 1 h04724e8vk.txt GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. - DATED 4/2/2003 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): April 2, 2003 GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-13461 76-0506313 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 950 Echo Lane, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77024 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) (713) 647-5700 (Registrant's telephone number including area code) ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On April 2, 2003, Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation, announced that executive management will make a presentation at the Sidoti & Company, LLC Seventh Annual Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum on Wednesday, April 9, 2003. The text of the press release is set forth below: NEWS RELEASE GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC 950 Echo Lane, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77024
AT GROUP 1: Chairman, President and CEO B.B. Hollingsworth, Jr. (713) 647-5700 EVP, CFO and Treasurer Scott L. Thompson (713) 647-5700 Manager, Investor Relations Kim Paper (713) 647-5700 AT Fleishman-Hillard: Investors/Media Russell A. Johnson (713) 513-9515
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2003 GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE TO PRESENT AT SIDOTI & COMPANY, LLC SEVENTH ANNUAL EMERGING GROWTH INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR FORUM HOUSTON, APRIL 2, 2003--GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. (NYSE: GPI), a Fortune 500 specialty retailer, announced that executive management will make a presentation at the Sidoti & Company, LLC Seventh Annual Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum being held in New York City on Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at 10:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The presentation will cover Group 1's 2002 financial results and an overview of Company strategies. A copy of the presentation will be available on Group 1's website at www.group1auto.com. ABOUT GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. Group 1 owns 73 automotive dealerships comprised of 114 franchises, 29 different brands, and 25 collision service centers located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Through its dealerships and Internet sites, the Company sells new and used cars and light trucks; arranges related financing, vehicle service and insurance contracts; provides maintenance and repair services; and sells replacement parts. GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE CAN BE REACHED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.GROUP1AUTO.COM ### In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information contained in such press release shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. SIGNATURES 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, thereunto duly authorized. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. April 7, 2003 By: /s/ SCOTT L. THOMPSON ------------------------------------ -------------------------------- Date Scott L. Thompson, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer