Item 1(a) | Name of Issuer: |
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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, GA 30097 |
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Item 2(a) | Name of Person Filing: |
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| This Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by and on behalf of each of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (the "Foundation"), Michael S. Dell and Susan Dell. The Foundation, Michael S. Dell and Susan Dell are collectively referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons." The Foundation is the record and direct beneficial owner of the securities covered by this statement. Michael S. Dell is the President and Director of, and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by, the Foundation. Susan Dell is the First Vice President and Director of, and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by, the Foundation. On December 4, 2017, MSD SBI, L.P. distributed all of the shares (the "Shares") it held of the Issuer's common stock to Michael S. Dell and other representatives of MSD Capital, L.P in a private transaction. MSD SBI, L.P. did not sell any Shares in the open market on that date. Following that transaction, on December 5, 2017, Michael S. Dell gifted 1,475,266 Shares to the Foundation. The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated December 7, 2017, 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. 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 (b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: |
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| The principal business address of the Foundation PO Box 163867 Austin, TX 78716. The principal business office of Michael S. Dell and Susan Dell is c/o MSD Capital, L.P., 645 Fifth Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022 |
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Item 2(c) | Citizenship: |
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| The Foundation is organized as a non-profit corporation in the state of Texas. Michael S. Dell is a United States citizen. |
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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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Item 4 | Ownership: |
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| A. | | Michael & Susan Dell Foundation |
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| | | (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 1,475,266 |
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| | | (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
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| (i) | Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- |
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| (ii) | Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,475,266 |
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| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- |
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| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,475,266 |
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| B. | | Michael S. Dell |
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| | | (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 1,475,266 |
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| | | (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
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| (i) | Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- |
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| (ii) | Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,475,266 |
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| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- |
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| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,475,266 |
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