EX-4.11 7 a05-4690_1ex4d11.htm EX-4.11

Exhibit 4.11

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

This first amendment to the Shareholders Agreement (as defined below), dated as of March 19, 2004 (this “Amendment”), is made among Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Asbury Automotive Holdings L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“AAH”) and the other stockholders listed on the signature pages hereto.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company, AAH and the Specified Shareholders (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement) entered into the Shareholders Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2002 (the “Shareholders Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company, AAH and Specified Shareholders holding a majority of the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company held by Specified Shareholders wish to amend the definition of “Shares” set forth in the Shareholders Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company, AAH, Specified Shareholders holding a majority of the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company held by Specified Shareholders and the Shareholders to be released as parties to the Shareholders Agreement pursuant to this Amendment wish to release certain parties to the Shareholders Agreement from their rights and obligations thereunder.

 

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Each Shareholder listed on Schedule I shall be released from its obligations under the Shareholders Agreement from the date of this Amendment and shall no longer be a party thereto as of the date hereof upon the effectiveness of this Section 1 with respect to such Shareholder as provided in Section 5.  Upon the effectiveness of this Section 1 with respect to such a Shareholder, the definition of “Shareholders” as set forth the Shareholders Agreement shall be amended by removing such Shareholder.

 

2.                                       The definition of “Shares” set forth in Section 1.01(a) of the Shareholders Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“‘Shares’ shall mean, with respect to a Shareholder, the shares of Common Stock owned by such Shareholder or any Subsidiary Holder as of the consummation of the initial public offering of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company on March 19, 2002.”

 

3.                                       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Shareholders Agreement.

 



 

4.                                       Except as specifically amended hereby, the other terms and conditions of the Shareholders Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

5.                                       This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above on the date that the Company shall have received counterparts of this Amendment that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the Company, AAH and Specified Shareholders holding a majority of all Shares held by Specified Shareholders, provided, however, that Section 1 hereof shall only become effective with respect to a Shareholder listed on Schedule I hereto when the Company shall have received, in addition to counterparts of this Amendment executed by the Company, AAH and Specified Shareholders holding a majority of all Shares held by Specified Shareholders, a counterpart of this Amendment executed by such Shareholder.  The failure of Section 1 to become effective with respect to any Shareholder listed on Schedule I as provided in this Section 5 shall have no effect on the effectiveness of the rest of this Amendment, including the effectiveness of Section 1 with respect to any other Shareholder listed on Schedule I that duly delivers to the Company an executed counterpart to this Amendment..

 

6.                                       This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

7.                                       THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.,

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Kenneth B. Gilman

 

 

 

  Name: Kenneth B. Gilman

 

 

  Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS L.L.C..,

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Ian K. Snow

 

 

 

  Name:  Ian K. Snow

 

 

  Title: Vice President

 

 

 

C.V. NALLEY, III

 

 

 

/s/ C. V. Nalley, III

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE 2004 NALLEY ANNUITY TRUST U/A
1/7/04,

 

 

 

By:

/s/ C. V. Nalley, III

 

 

 

  Name: C.V. Nalley, III

 

 

  Title: Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

LUTHER W. AND BLANCHE B. COGGIN 2003
TRUST,

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Charles B. Tomm

 

 

 

  Name: Charles B. Tomm

 

 

  Title: Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

TRACYE C. HAWKINS 1999 ATT TRUST,

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Luther W. Coggin

 

 

 

  Name: Luther W. Coggin

 

 

  Title: Trustee

 

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CHRISTY C. HAYDEN 1999 ATT TRUST,

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Luther W. Coggin

 

 

 

  Name: Luther W. Coggin

 

 

  Title: Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

CINDY S. COGGIN 1999 ATT TRUST,

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Luther W. Coggin

 

 

 

  Name: Luther W. Coggin

 

 

  Title: Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

CHARLES (C.B.) TOMM AND ANITA
DESAUSSURE TOMM, TENANTS BY THE

ENTIRETIES,

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Charles B. Tomm

 

 

 

  Name:

 

 

  Title

 

 

 

 

 

CNC AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC,

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Michael Kearney

 

 

 

  Name:  Michael Kearney

 

 

  Title:  President

 

 

 

 

 

JOHN R. CAPPS,

 

 

 

/s/ John R. Capps

 

 

 

 

 

 

JIW FUND I, LLC,

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Jeffrey I. Wooley

 

 

 

  Name:  Jeffrey I. Wooley

 

 

  Title:  Manager

 

 

JIW ENTERPRISES, INC.

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Jeffrey I. Wooley

 

 

 

  Name:  Jeffrey I. Wooley

 

 

  Title:  President

 

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DMCD AUTOS IRVING, INC.,

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Ben David McDavid

 

 

 

  Name:  Ben David McDavid

 

 

  Title:  President

 

 

 

 

 

DMCD AUTOS HOUSTON, INC,

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Ben David McDavid

 

 

 

  Name:  Ben David McDavid

 

 

  Title:  President

 

 

 

 

 

ROBERT E. GRAY

 

 

 

/s/ Robert E. Gray

 

 

 

 

 

 

LUTHER W. COGGIN

 

 

 

/s/ Luther W. Coggin

 

 

 

 

 

 

THOMAS F. MCLARTY, III

 

 

 

/s/ Thomas F. McLarty, III

 

 

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SPECIFIED SHAREHOLDERS RELEASED FROM

SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

Mark C. McLarty

 

The Franklin H. McLarty Irrevocable Trust

 

The Caldwell Family Limited Partnership

 

River Ridge Investments, LLC

 

The L. M. Humphries Irrevocable Trust

 

The M. B. Humphries Irrevocable Trust

 

Rob Feron

 

Todd Shores

 

Phillip H. Mayfield

 

Richard A. Caracello

 

Kevin Delaney

 

Mitchell W. Legler and Harriette D. Legler, Tenants by the Entireties

 

Linda L. Marlette

 

Charles L. McIntosh

 

Thomas G. Roets, Jr.

 

John M. Rooks

 

Todd Seth

 

Jeff King

 

Joseph Umbriano

 

Paula Tabar

 

Estate of Brian Kendrick

 

Robert Dennis

 

Thomas F. Gilman