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Issuer:     ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG)
CIK:        0001144980
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001144980-26-000003
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Asbury Automotive appoints new director, lowers special meeting threshold, Maritz departing board
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- Christopher DiSantis appointed to Board effective March 1, 2026; will serve on Audit and Compensation Committees.
- Philip Maritz, Board member since 2002, will not stand for re-election at the 2026 Annual Meeting (no disagreement).
- Board amended by-laws to reduce special meeting request threshold from 50% to 25% of outstanding shares, effective January 29, 2026.
- Board expands to 11 directors, of which 10 are independent (including DiSantis).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144980/000114498026000003/0001144980-26-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144980/000114498026000003/abg-20260129.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144980-26-000003

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