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Asbury Automotive Group Inc.
3 Landmark Square Suite 500, Stamford, CT 06901 * (203) 356-4400
Business Description The company is one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States, currently operating 126 franchises at 86 dealership locations in nine states. We offer our customers an extensive range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicle sales and related financing and insurance, vehicle maintenance and repair services, replacement parts and service contracts. Our franchises include a diverse portfolio of 36 American, European and Asian brands, and a majority of our dealerships are either luxury franchises (such as BMW, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz) or mid-line import brands (such as Honda, Toyota and Nissan).
Filing
Information

Not yet
public

To Trade As  - - (NYSE) Industry  Retail (SIC 5511)
Type of Stock Offered Common Shares Filing Date  7/27/2001
Domestic Shares Filed 0 Filing Price  - -
Foreign Shares Filed  0 Offering Amount  $150,000,000
Company Shares  0 Est. Expenses  - -
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Post-IPO Shares  - -
Employees  7030
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lead Manager (212) 902-5959
Merrill Lynch & Co. Co-manager (212) 449-4600
Salomon Smith Barney Co-manager (212) 723-7300
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures 3 Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data     12/31/1998 12/31/1999 12/31/2000 3/31/2000 3/31/2001
Revenues   - - 1,084.864 3,012.134 4,027.790 924.038 1,006.866
Income from Oper.   - - 21.236 81.564 121.885 29.493 30.231
Net Income   - - 3.081 16.148 28.927 6.182 5.562
E.P.S   - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth (%)      - - 177.65 33.719   8.96
Net Income Growth (%)      - - 424.12 79.14   -10.03
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - 1.96 2.71 3.03 3.00 3.19
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - 0.28 0.54 0.72 0.55 0.67
Cash Flow - Oper.     - - -
Cash Flow - Inv.     - - -
Cash Flow - Fin.     - - -
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 3/31/2001 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    1,408.38 Current Assets    762.82 Current Ratio    1.26
Total Liab.    1,082.12 Current Liab.    606.32 Debt Ratio    76.83%
Total Equity    326.26 Working Cap.    156.50 Debt to Equity Ratio    3.32
Cash    -    Return on Assets   0.39%
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for repayment of outstanding indebtedness and general corporate purposes, including working capital and possible acquisitions.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Bank's Law Firm  Sullivan & Cromwell
Auditor  Arthur Andersen
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Principal
Shareholders
Name of Shareholder% Owned
Before
% Owned
After
Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C.    
Freeman Spogli & Co.    
Note: represents ownership of 5% or more prior to the offering.

Last updated: 9/14/2001 2:47:50 PM
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