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8-K filed July 21, 2025, 7:59 PM ET ticker ABG CIK 0001144980
M&A confidence high sentiment positive materiality 0.90

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG): M&A transaction — Asbury completes $1.45B acquisition of Herb Chambers Companies; adds 33 dealerships in Northeast

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC

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Debt Financings SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.95

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC incurred term loan of $546,528,750 with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association at SOFR plus 2% per annum or Base Rate plus 1% per annum maturing ten years from the initial funding date.

Instrument
term loan
Principal
$546,528,750
Counterparty
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Rate
SOFR plus 2% per annum or Base Rate plus 1% per annum
Maturity
ten years from the initial funding date
Event
incurrence
Exact text from the filing
On July 21, 2025, certain subsidiaries of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (the “Company”) borrowed $546,528,750 (the “Real Estate Facility”) under a real estate term loan credit agreement, dated as of July 21, 2025 (the “Real Estate Credit Agreement”) by and among the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries that own or lease the real estate financed thereunder, as borrowers, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as administrative agent, and the various financial institutions parties thereto, as lenders (the “Lenders”).
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M&A Transactions SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC completed an acquisition involving The Herb Chambers Companies for aggregate net purchase price of approximately $1.45 billion, which includes $750 million for goodwill, approximately $610 million for the real estate and leaseh (closed 2025-07-21).

Action
acquisition
Counterparty
The Herb Chambers Companies
Consideration
aggregate net purchase price of approximately $1.45 billion, which includes $750 million for goodwill, approximately $610 million for the real estate and leaseh
Closing
2025-07-21
Exact text from the filing
On July 21, 2025, Asbury Automotive Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed its previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the assets (the “Transaction”), including real property and businesses of The Herb Chambers Companies (collectively, the “Businesses”), pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement with various entities that comprise the Herb Chambers automotive dealerships group for an aggregate net purchase price of approximately $1.45 billion, which includes $750 million for goodwill, approximately $610 million for the real estate and leasehold improvements, and approximately $85 million for new vehicles, used vehicles, service loaner vehicles, fixed assets, parts and supplies, which is net of non-manufacturer floorplan of $375 million.
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