-----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, WikD6w9D0rD56I6e144px91Vz/IQo4AuXFg67nC44pQs3Bvm4yvZ5rX5KvbDuKJ/ TAzZ5INbFVitfB2LahDacA== 0001299933-04-000854.txt : 20040922 0001299933-04-000854.hdr.sgml : 20040922 20040922162933 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-04-000854 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040921 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040922 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20040922 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: 041041400 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 htm_926.htm LIVE FILING Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
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):   September 21, 2004

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Delaware   1-13461   76-0506313
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(State or other jurisdiction 		  _____________
(Commission 		  ______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
          
950 Echo Lane, Suite 100, Houston, TX       77024
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		      ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   713-647-5700

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 21, 2004, Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation, announced that executive management will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Annual Consumer Conference. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release of Group 1 Automotive, Inc., dated as of September 21, 2004, reporting on presentation at Thomas Weisel Partners Annual Consumer Conference.





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 hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
(Registrant)
          
September 22, 2004   By:   Robert T. Ray
       
        Name: Robert T. Ray
        Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
EX-99.1
  Press Release of Group 1 Automotive, Inc., dated as of September 21, 2004, reporting on presentation at Thomas Weisel Partners Annual Consumer Conference.
EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

             
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
 
           

950 Echo Lane, Suite 100 Houston, TX 77024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, SEPT. 21, 2004

GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE PARTICIPATES IN THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS CONFERENCE

HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2004 — Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), a Fortune 500 specialty retailer, announced that executive management has been invited to participate in Thomas Weisel Partners Annual Consumer Conference being held in New York on Sept. 27, 2004, at 8 a.m. ET.

Group 1 Automotive’s participation will predominantly be a moderated Q&A format with no formal presentation. A live audio webcast, with a replay available for 30 days, will be accessible through Group 1’s Web site at www.group1auto.com.

About Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Group 1 currently owns 95 automotive dealerships comprised of 141 franchises, 33 brands, and 32 collision service centers located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, 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.

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