Item 1(a) | |
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| The name of the issuer is Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (the “Company”). |
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Item 1(b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
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| The Company's principal executive office is located at 2905 Premiere Parkway, NW, Suite 300, Duluth, Georgia, 30097. |
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Item 2(a) | |
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| This Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by and on behalf of each of MSD Capital, L.P. (“MSD Capital”), MSD SBI, L.P. (“MSD SBI”) and Michael S. Dell (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”). MSD SBI is the direct owner of the securities covered by this statement. MSD Capital is the general partner of, and may be deemed to beneficially own securities beneficially owned by, MSD SBI. MSD Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MSD Capital Management”), is the general partner of, and may be deemed to beneficially own securities beneficially owned by, MSD Capital. Each of Glenn R. Fuhrman, John C. Phelan and Marc R. Lisker is a manager of, and may be deemed to beneficially own securities beneficially owned by, MSD Capital Management. Michael S. Dell is the controlling member of, and may be deemed to beneficially own securities beneficially owned by, MSD Capital Management. |
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| The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 13, 2014, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13G as Exhibit 99.1, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Act. |
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| Neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that any person other than the Reporting Persons is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or any other purpose, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement. |
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Item 2(b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: |
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| The address of the principal business office of MSD Capital and MSD SBI is 645 Fifth Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, New York, 10022. The address of the principal business office of Mr. Dell is c/o Dell, Inc., One Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, 78682. |
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Item 2(c) | Citizenship: |
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| MSD Capital, L.P. is organized as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware. MSD SBI, L.P. is organized as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Dell is a citizen of the United States. |
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Item 2(d) | Title of Class of Securities: |
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| Common Stock |
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Item 2(e) | CUSIP No.: |
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| 043436104 |
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Item 3 | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: |
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| Not applicable. |