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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 10, 2011
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.) |
800 Gessner, Suite 500
Houston, Texas 77024
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Houston, Texas 77024
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(713) 647-5700
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
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:
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 10, 2011, Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
As provided in General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 (including the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 incorporated by reference in this Item 2.02) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release of Group 1 Automotive, Inc., dated as of February 10, 2011. |
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. | ||||||
| February 10, 2011 | By: | /s/ John C. Rickel | ||||
| Date | John C. Rickel, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| 99.1 | Press Release of Group 1 Automotive, Inc., dated as of February 10, 2011. |