-----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, Rt4141IlqgoEGtP2C2Kc3HhYK3AGa8sor9jEvzfrM25/SblyA0XExLWwS2IIH/0B Q1vS/IPyj0SHpLU6uuFQdQ== 0000950129-04-004579.txt : 20040701 0000950129-04-004579.hdr.sgml : 20040701 20040701145817 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950129-04-004579 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040701 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20040701 FILER: 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: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13461 FILM NUMBER: 04894809 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 8-K 1 h16557e8vk.txt GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. - DATED 7/1/2004 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 1, 2004 GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 76-0506313 (State or other jurisdiction of 1-13461 (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) (Commission File Number) Identification No.)
950 Echo Lane, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77024 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) (713) 647-5700 (Registrant's telephone number including area code) ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. dated as of July 1, 2004 announcing release of 2004 second-quarter results. ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On July 1, 2004, Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation, announced its plans to conduct a conference call following the release of financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information contained in such press release shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. July 1, 2004 By: /s/ Robert T. Ray - --------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Date Robert T. Ray, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. dated as of July 1, 2004 announcing release of 2004 second-quarter results. EX-99.1 2 h16557exv99w1.txt PRESS RELEASE DATED JULY 1, 2004 . . . Exhibit 99.1 NEWS RELEASE GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 950 Echo Lane, Suite 100 Houston, TX 77024 AT GROUP 1: Chairman, President and CEO B.B. Hollingsworth, Jr. (713) 647-5700 SVP, CFO and Treasurer Robert T. Ray (713) 647-5700 Manager, Investor Relations Kim Paper Canning (713) 647-5700 AT Fleishman-Hillard: Investors/Media Russell A. Johnson (713) 513-9515
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2004 GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE ANNOUNCES WEBCAST OF 2004 SECOND-QUARTER RESULTS HOUSTON, JULY 1, 2004--GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. (NYSE: GPI), a Fortune 500 specialty retailer, announced it plans to release financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004, prior to the market open on Thursday, July 29, 2004. B.B. Hollingsworth Jr., Group 1's chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Robert T. Ray, senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, will host a conference call to discuss the results later that morning at 10 a.m. EDT. The conference call will be simulcast live on the Internet and can be accessed by logging onto www.vcall.com, or www.group1auto.com. A replay will be available at these sites for 30 days. A telephonic replay will be available following the call through August 5, 2004, by dialing: 800-405-2236 (domestic) or 303-590-3000 (international), with passcode: 11001740#. ABOUT GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC. Group 1 currently owns 88 automotive dealerships comprised of 134 franchises, 30 brands, and 31 collision service centers located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Through its dealerships and Internet sites, the company sells new and used cars and light trucks; arranges related financing, vehicle service and insurance contracts; provides maintenance and repair services; and sells replacement parts. GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE CAN BE REACHED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.GROUP1AUTO.COM. -30- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----