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 17, 2003 ------------------------------------------------- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 5511 01-0609375 - -------------------------- ------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) Three Landmark Square, Suite 500, Stamford, CT 06901 ---------------------------------------------- ------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (203) 356-4400 --------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) None ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events. The registrant issued a press release on April 17, 2003 announcing that it will release its first quarter financial results before the market opens on April 30, 2003, and that, as expected, it met the fixed charge coverage requirement under its credit facility as of March 31, 2003, which press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release dated April 17, 2003 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 hereunto duly authorized. ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. Date: April 24, 2003 By: /s/ Thomas F. Gilman ---------------------------- Name: Thomas F. Gilman Title: Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release dated April 17, 2003