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Issuer:     ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG)
CIK:        0001144980
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001144980-25-000020
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Asbury Automotive appoints Daniel E. Clara as COO effective Feb 17, 2025
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- Daniel E. Clara, age 45, promoted from SVP of Operations to COO.
- Base salary increased from $750,000 to $800,000 effective Feb 17, 2025.
- Received $1.5M equity grant (60% PRSUs, 40% RSUs) with three-year vesting.
- Clara has over 23 years at Asbury, including roles as market director and GM.
- Leadership expanded to include development, innovation, and marketing teams.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144980/000114498025000020/0001144980-25-000020-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144980/000114498025000020/abg-20250213.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144980-25-000020

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