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): November 9, 2010 (November 8, 2010)
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 1-10308 | | 06-0918165 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
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6 Sylvan Way Parsippany, NJ | 07054 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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| (973) 496-4700 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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| N/A |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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| Item 5.02 | | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective November 8, 2010, Izilda P. Martins was appointed as the Company’s acting Chief Accounting Officer, replacing Brett D. Weinblatt in that role.
Ms. Martins, age 39, has been Vice President of Tax of the Company since August 2006 and was previously Director of Tax Planning and Mergers & Acquisitions of Cendant Corporation, as the Company was previously known, from November 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Martins was associated with Deloitte & Touche LLP for seven years.
Mr. Weinblatt is expected to remain with the Company in a transitional role until January 31, 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 hereto duly authorized.
| | AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC. By: /s/ Jean M. Sera | |
| | Name: Jean M. Sera Title: Senior Vice President and Secretary | |
