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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950142-23-002909"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAR"
cik: "0000723612"
company_name: "AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2023-12-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T17:34:21.248842+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avis Budget declares special dividend of $10.00/share and reports Q4 share repurchases

## Summary
- Special cash dividend of $10.00 per share declared; payable Dec 21, 2023, record date Dec 15, 2023.
- Repurchased approx. 1.3M shares in Q4 2023 for ~$240M aggregate purchase price.
- Approximately $820M remains under share repurchase program; expects to continue retiring shares in 2023 and beyond.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950142-23-002909
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAR
- cik: 0000723612
- company_name: AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-12-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723612/000095014223002909/0000950142-23-002909-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723612/000095014223002909/eh230425748_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-23-002909.txt

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