---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001031203-24-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPI"
cik: "0001031203"
company_name: "GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T18:30:52.527470+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Group 1 stockholders approve 2024 ESPP and 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan at annual meeting

## Summary
- 2024 ESPP approved; shares available increased, term extended to May 24, 2034.
- 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan approved, authorizing 700,000 shares for awards through May 15, 2034.
- All nine director nominees elected; votes ranged from 10.7M to 11.5M for, with broker non-votes of 1.17M.
- Non-binding say-on-pay approved with 11.2M for, 269K against; auditor Deloitte ratified with 12.7M for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001031203-24-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPI
- cik: 0001031203
- company_name: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120324000040/0001031203-24-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120324000040/gpi-20240515.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031203-24-000040.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 15fc65001c87f20af2cdcd62026812e48adc504c
  claim: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on compensation of Named Executive Officers at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 2: The compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, based upon the following votes:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120324000040/0001031203-24-000040-index.htm
- claim_id: 720aea13f632c84d47cb4c3cf6f5f7a4df36b2b8
  claim: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC shareholders approved Approval of 2024 Plan including authorization of 700,000 shares and term extension at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 5: The 2024 Plan was approved, including the authorization of 700,000 shares to be used for awards and the extension of the term thereof to May 15, 2034, based on the following votes:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120324000040/0001031203-24-000040-index.htm
- claim_id: 97be6c4a19583c518cd65fccbae29095d74058b3
  claim: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC shareholders approved Approval of 2024 ESPP including share increase and term extension at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 4: The 2024 ESPP was approved, including the increase to the number of shares available for issuance under the 2024 ESPP and extension of the term thereof to May 24, 2034, based on the following votes:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120324000040/0001031203-24-000040-index.htm
- claim_id: c7edb91d744e35a038c3ef98c44cdeabe2d96efa
  claim: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC shareholders approved Election of nine director nominees at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 1: The nine director nominees named in the Proxy Statement were elected as directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120324000040/0001031203-24-000040-index.htm
- claim_id: ebb3ead15f00cabcd355cd226f5ce46547537cdf
  claim: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC shareholders approved Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor at the 2024-05-15 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 3: The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, was approved, based upon the following votes:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120324000040/0001031203-24-000040-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.