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Issuer:     ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG)
CIK:        0001144980
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001144980-25-000155
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Asbury Automotive CEO David Hult to become Executive Chairman; COO Dan Clara named CEO
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- Hult transitions to Executive Chairman after May 2026 Annual Meeting; Clara (current COO) becomes President and CEO.
- Clara, 45, joined Asbury in 2002, most recently COO since Feb 2025; CEO compensation not yet determined.
- Bridget Ryan-Berman to be named Lead Independent Director at 2026 Annual Meeting; Tom Reddin remains on Board.
- Hult's base salary as Executive Chairman: $750k (rest of 2026), $525k (2027), $300k (2028+); annual bonus target 100% of salary.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144980/000114498025000155/0001144980-25-000155-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144980/000114498025000155/abg-20251208.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144980-25-000155

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