U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Nalley, III C. V.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
87 West Paces Ferry Road, NW
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(Street)
Atlanta GA 30305-1350
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
3/13/02
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. [NYSE: ABG]
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [x] 10% Owner
[_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[_] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock, par value 1,135,759(1) (D)
$0.01 per share
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Common Stock, par value 225,000(1)(2) [I} By Grat
$0.01 per share
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(1) C.V. Nalley, III could be deemed to be part of a group as defined in
Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that owns approximately
77.8% of the outstanding common stock of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. based
on voting arrangements in a shareholders agreement. C.V. Nalley, III expressly
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
beneficially owned by all other parties to the shareholders agreement except
to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2) C.V. Nalley, III transferred 225,000 shares to The 2003 Nalley Annuity
Trust as of February 28, 2003. This transaction is exempt from Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to Rule 16a-13.
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect
Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ C. V. Nalley, III 3/07/03
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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