abg-20260819
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): August 19, 2026
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 001-31262 | 01-0609375 | |||||||||||||
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||||||
| 6655 Peachtree Dunwoody Road | ||||||||||||||
| Atlanta, | GA | 30328 | ||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||
(770) 418-8200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Trading | ||||||||||||||
| Title of each class | Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value per share | ABG | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On and effective August 19, 2026, Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and Jed Milstein, the Company’s Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, ended Mr. Milstein’s employment relationship with the Company. Effective August 20, 2026, Wendy Reynolds-Dobbs, the Company’s Vice President, Talent Development & Chief Culture Officer, began serving as interim Chief Human Resources Officer.
Any severance pay to which Mr. Milstein would be entitled would be paid in accordance with the terms of that certain severance pay agreement between Mr. Milstein and the Company dated February 21, 2017, as a termination without cause, and as may be further determined subject to the discretion of the Company’s Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors.
SIGNATURE
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.
| ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: August 25, 2026 | By: | /s/ Dean A. Calloway | |||||||||
| Name: | Dean A. Calloway | ||||||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||||||