secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC (ABG)
CIK:        0001144980
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001144980-26-000083
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Asbury Automotive appoints Daniel Clara CEO; employment agreement details disclosed
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- Daniel Clara promoted to President and CEO effective May 4, 2026, succeeding prior leadership.
- Base salary set at $1,100,000; target annual bonus of 125% of base ($1,375,000).
- One-time equity award of $2,300,000 (40% RSU, 60% PSU) vesting ratably over 3 years.
- Annual equity target of $3,800,000 (40% RSU, 60% PSU) subject to Compensation Committee.
- Severance: 100% salary plus target bonus (12 months) in non-CIC; 200% each (lump sum) in CIC.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144980/000114498026000083/0001144980-26-000083-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144980/000114498026000083/abg-20251208.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144980-26-000083

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