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Issuer:     GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC (GPI)
CIK:        0001031203
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001031203-23-000021
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.03, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Group 1 Automotive elects Charles Szews as chairman, declares $0.45 quarterly dividend
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- Charles Szews elected non-executive chairman, succeeding Stephen Quinn who served six years.
- Board approved a cash dividend of $0.45 per share payable June 15, 2023 to holders of record June 1.
- Stockholders approved charter amendments eliminating officer liability and allowing director removal with or without cause.
- All nine director nominees elected; ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor approved.
- Chairman rotation is part of board governance policy; Quinn remains on board.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120323000021/0001031203-23-000021-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120323000021/gpi-20230517.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031203-23-000021

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