SEC Form 4 · accession 0001144980-16-000169
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC · ABG
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
George Karolis
Officer — SVP, Corp. Dev. & Real Estate
Period of report
Feb 20, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Feb 23, 2016 · 4:32 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001144980
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Feb 20, 2016 | M | 1,125 | $0.00 | A | 7,476 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | Feb 20, 2016 | F | 376 | $51.62 | D | 7,100 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | Feb 20, 2016 | F | 279 | $51.62 | D | 6,821 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Share UnitsF4 | — | Feb 20, 2016 | M | 1,125 | D | — | — | Common Stock | 1,125 | 0 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents shares of the Issuer's common stock issued upon the vesting of performance share units granted on February 20, 2013. This transaction represents the vesting of the third and final tranche of this award.
- F2Represents the number of shares of the Issuer's common stock withheld for payment of taxes upon the vesting of performance share units granted on February 20, 2013.
- F3Represents the number of shares of the Issuer's common stock withheld for payment of taxes upon the vesting of a restricted stock award granted on February 20, 2013.
- F4Represents vesting of performance share units upon the Issuer having met certain performance objectives, which objectives were certified as having been met on March 4, 2014. Each performance share unit converts into one share of the Issuer's common stock upon vesting. One-third of the performance share units granted on February 20, 2013 vested upon certification of the objectives having been met, which occurred on March 4, 2014, an additional one-third vested on February 20, 2015 and the remaining one-third vested on February 20,2016.