-----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, DBST+RzUUyJq6EWQ1bVDWtLqC4eliWXlKB2H5O02FUcFgbw+yXMQBhnwTOoVRxpt 8/bcQivjOK+yhMjywWB1ng== 0001157523-04-000627.txt : 20040127 0001157523-04-000627.hdr.sgml : 20040127 20040127160523 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-04-000627 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040127 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040127 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: 04546476 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 a4559081.txt GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE 8-K 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): January 27, 2004 Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 76-0506313 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) 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 5. Other Events On January 27, 2004, Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation, announced that Scott L. Thompson, executive vice president-chief financial officer, will resign effective March 31, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. dated as of January 27, 2004 announcing the resignation of Scott L. Thompson. 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. January 27, 2004 By: /s/ Scott L. Thompson - ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- Date Scott L. Thompson, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer INDEX TO EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. dated as of January 27, 2004 announcing the resignation of Scott L. Thompson. EX-99 3 a4559081ex991.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 Group 1 Automotive's Chief Financial Officer Steps Down HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2004--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI), a Fortune 500 specialty retailer, today announced that its executive vice president - chief financial officer, Scott L. Thompson, has resigned effective March 31, 2004. Thompson has decided to step down in order to spend time with his father, who is in poor health. Michael J. Poppe, vice president - corporate controller, will be promoted to the new position of chief accounting officer. Poppe has served as corporate controller of the company since 1997. A search for a new chief financial officer is currently under way. "Scott has been with the company since 1996. He has played a major role in the growth and development of Group 1, and for that we thank him. We respect his decision and wish him and his family the best," said B.B. Hollingsworth Jr., Group 1's chairman, president and chief executive officer. About Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Group 1 currently owns 74 automotive dealerships comprised of 116 franchises, 30 brands, and 27 collision service centers located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, 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 CONTACT: At Group 1: B.B. Hollingsworth, Jr., 713-647-5700 or Scott L. Thompson, 713-647-5700 or Kim Paper Canning, 713-647-5700 or At Fleishman-Hillard: Investors/Media Russell A. Johnson, 713-513-9515 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----