-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PR00wBk6U9BfuFToYcsE/T1nJ6qenhx+Be82REt0yBOh5YdSCQrCqxdRACY5FpNw vusTMxsNmJUeDEYkxtmFmw== 0001081668-04-000017.txt : 20040927 0001081668-04-000017.hdr.sgml : 20040927 20040927110809 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001081668-04-000017 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040927 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20040927 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001031203 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS [5500] IRS NUMBER: 760506313 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-51911 FILM NUMBER: 041046364 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 950 ECHO LANE STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77024 BUSINESS PHONE: 7134676268 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 950 ECHO LANE STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77024 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIC LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001081668 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1375 KERNS RD STREET 2: BURLINGTON CITY: ONTARIO CANADA STATE: A6 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 9053319900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1375 KERNS RD STREET 2: BURLINGTON CITY: ONTARIO CANADA STATE: A6 ZIP: 00000 SC 13G 1 schedulegsept2004.txt SCHEDULE 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 398905109 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) September 22, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [_] Rule 13d-1(b) [x] Rule 13d-1(c) [_] Rule 13d-1(d) - ---------- (1) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). (SC13G-07/98) CUSIP No. 398905109 13G Page 2 of 14 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) AIC Limited ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [x] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES Nil _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 931,261 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING Nil _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 931,261 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 931,261* ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not applicable [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.14% of outstanding Common Shares* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! * See item 2(a) of this filing CUSIP No. 1389061020 13G Page 3 of 14 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) AIC Investment Services Inc. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [x] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES Nil _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 931,261 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING Nil _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 931,261 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 931,261* ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not applicable [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.14% of outstanding Common Shares* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! * See item 2(a) of this filing CUSIP No. 398905109 13G Page 4 of 14 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) AIC American Focused Fund ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [x] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Mutual fund trust organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES Nil _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 785,284 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING Nil _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 785,284 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 785,284* ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not applicable [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 3.49% of outstanding Common Shares* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! * See item 2(a) of this filing CUSIP No. 398905109 13G Page 5 of 14 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) AIC American Focused Corporate Class ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [x] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Mutual fund corporation incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES Nil _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 119,259 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING Nil _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 119,259 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 119,259* ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not applicable [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.53% of outstanding Common Shares* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! * See item 2(a) of this filing CUSIP No. 398905109 13G Page 6 of 14 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) AIC American Focused Plus Fund ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [x] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Mutual fund trust organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES Nil _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 26,718 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING Nil _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 26,718 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 26,718* ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not applicable [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) .12% of outstanding Common Shares* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! * See item 2(a) of this filing CUSIP No. 398905109 13G Page 7 of 14 Pages 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Michael Lee-Chin ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [x] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Canadian ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES Nil _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 931,261 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING Nil _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 931,261 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 931,261* ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not applicable [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.14* of outstanding Common Shares* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! *See item 2(a) of this filing CUSIP No. 398905109 13G Page 8 of 14 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Portland Holdings Inc. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [x] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES Nil _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 931,261 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING Nil _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 931,261 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 931,261* ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not applicable [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.14% of outstanding Common Shares* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! * See item 2(a) of this filing CUSIP No. 398905109 13G Page 9 of 14 Pages _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Group 1 Automotive Inc. _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 950 Echo Lane, Suite 100, Houston TX 77024 ______________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: AIC Limited ("AIC") is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Ontario. AIC's wholly owned subsidiary AIC Investment Services Inc. ("AISI") is the portfolio manager of certain accounts (including the Funds) and AIC is the manager and/or trustee of certain mutual funds in Ontario (collectively the "Funds") which are owners of record of the securities of the Issuer. AISI is qualified to act as an investment adviser to the Funds in Ontario, Canada pursuant to a registration under the Securities Act Ontario. AISI is registered as an investment adviser under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. AIC as manager of the Funds, shares with the Funds the power to direct the voting and disposition of the shares of the Issuer held by the Funds. Michael Lee-Chin holds indirectly through his sole ownership of Portland Holdings Inc. approximately 95% of the voting equity securities of AIC and consequently he may be deemed under United States securities law to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer held by AIC as trustee of the Funds and by the Funds, although he disclaims beneficial ownership of such holding. Mr. Lee-Chin is a citizen and resident of Canada. _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence: 1375 Kerns Road, Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7R 4X8 _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(c). Citizenship: Michael Lee-Chin - Canadian AIC Limited - Incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada AIC Investment Services Inc. - Incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada Portland Holdings Inc. - Incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada Funds - certain mutual fund trusts and corporation organized/incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Shares _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(e). CUSIP Number 398905109 _______________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 398905109 13G Page 10 of 14 Pages Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: (a) [_] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. (b) [_] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act. (c) [_] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act. (d) [_] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) [_] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [_] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(13) of the Investment Company Act; (j) [_] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box. [x] CUSIP No. 398905109 13G Page 11 of 14 Pages Item 4. Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 931,261 (b) Percent of class: 4.14* (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote Nil, (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 931,261, (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of Nil, (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 931,261 * See item 2(a) ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Reporting Person now owns less than 5% of a class of the Issuer ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Inapplicable ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Inapplicable _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Inapplicable ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Inapplicable ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 10. Certifications. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. CUSIP No. 398905109 13G Page 12 of 14 Pages SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. September 22, 2004 AIC LIMITED By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg 09/22/2004 Victoria J. Ringelberg, Date Chief Financial Officer AIC INVESTMENT SERVICES INC. By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg 09/22/2004 Victoria J. Ringelberg, Date Chief Financial Officer AIC LIMITED as trustee for the AIC AMERICAN FOCUSED FUND By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg 09/22/2004 Victoria J. Ringelberg, Date Chief Financial Officer AIC LIMITED as manager for the AIC AMERICAN FOCUSED CORPORATE CLASS By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg 09/22/2004 Victoria J. Ringelberg, Date Chief Financial Officer AIC LIMITED as trustee for the AIC AMERICAN FOCUSED PLUS FUND By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg 09/22/2004 Victoria J. Ringelberg, Date Chief Financial Officer MICHAEL LEE-CHIN By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg 09/22/2004 Victoria J. Ringelberg, Date Chief Financial Officer Under Power of Attorney dated March 14, 2003. CUSIP No. 398905109 13G Page 13 of 14 Pages PORTLAND HOLDINGS INC. By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg 09/22/2004 Victoria J. Ringelberg, Date Chief Financial Officer Under Power of Attorney dated March 14, 2003. Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001). POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned does hereby appoint Jonathan Wellum and Victoria Ringelberg, and each of them, acting singly, with full power of substitution, as the true and lawful attorney of the undersigned, to sign on behalf of the undersigned in respect of the ownership of equity securities held by the undersigned, directly or beneficially, and to be reported pursuant to sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute joint filing agreements with respect to such filings. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney, has been executed as of the 14th day of March, 2003. /s/Michael Lee Chin Michael Lee Chin JOINT FILING AGREEMENT The persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Shares of Group 1 Automotive Inc. and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings. In evidence thereof, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of the 22nd day of September, 2004. AIC LIMITED By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg Victoria J. Ringelberg, Chief Financial Officer AIC INVESTMENT SERVICES INC. By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg Victoria J. Ringelberg, Chief Financial Officer CUSIP No. 398905109 13G Page 14 of 14 Pages AIC LIMITED as trustee for the AIC AMERICAN FOCUSED FUND By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg Victoria J. Ringelberg, Chief Financial Officer AIC LIMITED as manager for the AIC AMERICAN FOCUSED CORPORATE CLASS By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg Victoria J. Ringelberg, Chief Financial Officer AIC LIMITED as trustee for the AIC AMERICAN FOCUSED PLUS FUND By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg Victoria J. Ringelberg Chief Financial Officer MICHAEL LEE-CHIN By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg Victoria J. Ringelberg, Chief Financial Officer Under Power of Attorney dated March 14, 2003. PORTLAND HOLDINGS INC. By /s/Victoria J. Ringelberg Victoria J. Ringelberg, Chief Financial Officer Under Power of Attorney dated March 14, 2003. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----