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): April 18, 2018
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-31262 | 01-0609375 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
2905 Premiere Parkway NW Suite 300 Duluth, GA | 30097 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(770) 418-8200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 18, 2018, Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The matters upon which the stockholders voted are set forth below.
Proposal 1
The four Class I director nominees named in the Company's proxy statement were elected, each to hold office until the 2019 Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Bridget Ryan-Berman | 18,294,022 | 15,928 | 624,102 |
Dennis E. Clements | 14,225,483 | 4,084,467 | 624,102 |
David W. Hult | 18,249,026 | 60,924 | 624,102 |
Eugene S. Katz | 15,858,171 | 2,451,779 | 624,102 |
Proposal 2
The proposal to approve an advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved based on the following votes:
For | 17,925,316 |
Against | 383,611 |
Abstain | 1,023 |
Broker Non-Votes | 624,102 |
Proposal 3
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018 was approved based on the following votes:
For | 18,807,721 |
Against | 115,816 |
Abstain | 10,515 |
Broker Non-Votes | 0 |
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: April 20, 2018 | By: | /s/ George A. Villasana | |
Name: | George A. Villasana | ||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||