{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001144980-24-000106","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"ABG","cik":"0001144980","company_name":"ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC","filed_at":"2024-04-19T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:17.463972+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-03T15:14:20.200600+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"ABG Chief Legal Officer George Villasana to retire; search for successor underway","bullets":["George Villasana will retire as SVP, CLO and Secretary effective June 30, 2024.","He will serve as non-executive Special Advisor from July 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, receiving $59,133/month.","Unvested equity awards continue vesting during transition; one-third of 2024 awards accelerate upon expiry subject to covenants.","Company conducting comprehensive search for successor, considering internal and external candidates."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144980-24-000106","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144980-24-000106.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144980-24-000106.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144980-24-000106.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144980/000114498024000106/0001144980-24-000106-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144980/000114498024000106/abg-20240418.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-03T15:14:20.200600+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"5a3d453f4d","claim":"George A. Villasana departed as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC.","evidence_excerpt":"George A. Villasana, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary will retire from those positions effective June 30, 2024.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144980/000114498024000106/0001144980-24-000106-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retire"},{"label":"Role","value":"Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}