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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): September 4, 2020

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.  

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

1-13461

76-0506313

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

800 Gessner, Suite 500

Houston, Texas 77024

 

77024

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (713) 647-5700

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

GPI

 

New York Stock Exchange

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

                          Emerging growth company. 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 


 

5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On September 4, 2020, the Board of Directors of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (the “Company”), approved the reinstatement of the full salaries of the President U.S. and Brazilian Operations and the Company’s Senior Vice Presidents, effective September 15, 2020, and the President & Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2020.  

 

As previously disclosed, effective March 25, 2020, the Company’s executive officers voluntarily agreed to reduce the base salary component of their compensation until further notice, as follows: (i) President & Chief Executive Officer (50%), (ii) President U.S. and Brazilian Operations (35%), and (iii) Senior Vice Presidents (20%).  Such compensation reduction was in response to the decrease in business activities and the business impact of the COVID-19 virus.

 

 


 


 

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.

 

 

 

 

Date: September 8, 2020

 

By:

/s/ Darryl M. Burman

 

 

 

Name: Darryl M. Burman

 

 

 

Title: Sr. Vice President