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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): March 25, 2024
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 1-13461 | | 76-0506313 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
800 Gessner, Suite 500
Houston, Texas 77024
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (713) 647-5700
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
| Title of each class | | Ticker symbol(s) | | Name of exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | | GPI | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if that registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on December 11, 2023, GPI TX-G, Inc., GPI TX-GII, Inc. and GPI TX-GIII, Inc., each a subsidiary of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a master loan agreement effective December 8, 2023 (the “GM Floorplan Facility”) with AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., doing business as GM Financial, providing a discretionary floorplan credit facility for new motor vehicles, demonstrator vehicles and courtesy vehicles manufactured by divisions of General Motors Corporation (“GM”).
Effective March 25, 2024, twelve additional subsidiaries of the Company, BOB HOWARD AUTOMOTIVE-EAST, INC., BOB HOWARD CHEVROLET, INC., GPI FL-G, LLC, GPI GA-CGM, LLC, GPI MA-GM, INC., GPI NY-GMII, LLC, GPI TX-EPGM, INC., GPI TX-HGMII, INC., GPI TX-HGMIV, INC., HOWARD-GM, INC., LUBBOCK MOTORS-GM, INC. and MAXWELL-GMII, INC., entered into an Additional Borrower Addendum to Master Loan Agreement (the “Addendum”) joining the GM Floorplan Facility as additional borrowers and increasing the maximum amount of floorplan financing indebtedness that may be incurred under the GM Floorplan Facility from $84.5 million to $338.1 million.
The description of the Addendum set forth above does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Addendum, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| | Additional Borrower Addendum to Master Loan Agreement dated effective March 25, 2024. |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
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| Group 1 Automotive, Inc. |
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| Date: | | March 28, 2024 | | By: | | /s/ Gillian A. Hobson |
| | | | | | | Name: Gillian A. Hobson |
| | | | | | | Title: Senior Vice President |