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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): March 7, 2013
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-10308
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06-0918165
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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6 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ
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07054
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(973) 496-4700
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 7.01
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On March 7, 2013, Avis Budget Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that at a special meeting of stockholders of Zipcar, Inc. (“Zipcar”), held today, the stockholders of Zipcar voted to approve the adoption of the previously announced merger agreement between Zipcar and the Company. The Company also announced that it currently anticipates that the transaction will be completed during the week of March 11, subject to review by UK competition authorities and other customary closing conditions. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press Release, dated March 7, 2013.
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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 hereto duly authorized.
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AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Bryon L. Koepke
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Name:
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Bryon L. Koepke
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Title:
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Senior Vice President and Chief Securities Counsel
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Date: March 7, 2013
AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Report Dated March 7, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release, dated March 7, 2013.
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