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):   November 7, 2007

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-13461 76-0506313
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
950 Echo Lane, Suite 100, Houston, Texas   77024
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   713-647-5700

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Indemnification Agreement

On November 8, 2007, the Board of Directors of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (the "Company") authorized the Company to execute indemnification agreements (each, an "Indemnification Agreement") with the members of the Board of Directors and certain of the Company’s executive officers (collectively, the "Indemnitees"). Under the terms of the Indemnification Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Indemnitees for actions taken in their respective capacities as directors or officers of the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law for certain expenses and costs incurred by such Indemnitees, under the circumstances and to the extent provided for in the Indemnification Agreement. The description in this Item 5.02 of the terms of the Indemnification Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of indemnification agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.


Performance Award

On November 7, 2007, the Compensation Committee (the "Compensation Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (the "Company") approved performance-based awards (the "Performance Shares") for each of John C. Rickel (15,000 Performance Shares) and Randy L. Callison (15,000 Performance Shares). On November 8, 2007, after consultation with the Board, the Compensation Committee approved an award of 30,000 Performance Shares for Earl J. Hesterberg. All of the Performance Shares were issued under the Group 1 Automotive 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan.

Beginning on January 1, 2008 and continuing each year through 2011, with respect to each calendar-year performance period, restrictions with respect to 25% of each award will lapse if the Company achieves its annual targets with respect to the following performance measures:

• gross margin target,
• percentage of same store revenue growth compared to the Company's public automotive consolidator peer group, and
• reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Each performance measure is assigned a relative weight of 33 1/3%.

The Compensation Committee will review the performance of the Company at the end of each fiscal year during the performance period to determine whether the targets have been achieved. Vesting may occur independently as to each performance measure. In the event the Company does not meet its annual target with respect to any performance measure, then the Company will review cumulative performance of each such performance measure at the end of each successive performance period. If the average performance for the preceding and current performance periods exceeds the annual performance target, then the Company will deem the performance measure to have been satisfied for the current and preceding periods.

The foregoing summary of the vesting terms of the Performance Shares is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the vesting schedule, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.





Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Effective November 8, 2007, the Board of Directors of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (the "Company") authorized the amendment and restatement of the Company’s bylaws (the "Amended Bylaws"). The Amended Bylaws include, among other things, the following changes: (i) location of the Company's registered office, (ii) provision to allow stockholder meetings to be held by remote communication, (iii) provisions to allow notice of meeting by electronic transmission, (iv) provision for the issuance and transfer of uncertificated shares, and (v) clarification that the Company may have either a non-executive or an executive Chairman of the Board.

The foregoing summary of the Amended Bylaws is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.





Item 8.01 Other Events.

Group 1 also announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share payable on December 15, 2007, to stockholders of record on December 1, 2007.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

3.1 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

10.1 Form of Indemnification Agreement of Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

10.2 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement Vesting Schedule.

99.1 Press release of Group 1 Automotive, Inc., dated as of November 8, 2007.






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SIGNATURES

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.

         
    Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
          
November 12, 2007   By:   Darryl M. Burman
       
        Name: Darryl M. Burman
        Title: Vice President


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
3.1
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
10.1
  Form of Indemnification Agreement of Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
10.2
  Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement Vesting Schedule.
99.1
  Press release of Group 1 Automotive, Inc., dated as of November 8, 2007.

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

Effective November 8, 2007


ARTICLE I
OFFICES

SECTION 1. PRINCIPAL OFFICE . – The principal office shall be established and maintained at the office of Capitol Services, Inc., in the City of Dover, in the County of Kent, in the State of Delaware, and said corporation shall be the resident agent of this Corporation in charge thereof.

SECTION 2. OTHER OFFICES. – The Corporation may have other offices, either within or outside of the State of Delaware, at such place or places as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate or the business of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

SECTION 1. PLACE OF MEETINGS . – The annual meeting and all other meetings of the stockholders shall be held at such place within or without the State of Delaware as shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of such meeting or waiver thereof. In lieu of holding a meeting of stockholders at a designated place, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that any meeting of stockholders may be held solely by means of remote communication.

SECTION 2. ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS . – The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of other business shall be held each year on such date and at such time as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 3. VOTING . – All elections of directors shall be decided by plurality votes. All other questions submitted to the stockholders shall be decided by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect thereto, except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

SECTION 4. QUORUM . – Except as otherwise required by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, the presence, in person or by proxy, of stockholders holding a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders. In case a quorum shall not be present at any meeting, a majority in interest of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until the requisite

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amount of stock entitled to vote shall be present. No notice of the time and place of adjourned meeting need be given if (a) the time and place, if any, thereof, and (b) the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, are announced at the meeting at which adjournment is taken. At any such adjourned meeting at which the requisite amount of stock entitled to vote shall be represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed, but only those stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting as originally noticed shall be entitled to vote at any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

SECTION 5. SPECIAL MEETINGS . – Special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes shall be called only upon a request in writing therefor, stating the purpose or purposes thereof, delivered to the Chairman of the Board, the President, or the Secretary, signed by a majority of the directors, or by resolution of the Board of Directors. No business other than that stated in the notice shall be transacted at any special meeting.

SECTION 6. NOTICE OF MEETINGS . – Written or printed notice, stating the place and time of any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed present in person and vote at such meeting, and the general nature of the business to be considered, shall be given by the Secretary to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat, at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Corporation, at least ten days but not more than 60 days before the meeting. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given to stockholders, any notice to stockholders may be given by electronic transmission in the manner provided by Sections 222 and 232 of the DGCL. Meetings may be held without notice if all stockholders entitled to vote are present (without being present for the purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened), or if notice is waived by those not present in accordance with Article V, Section 8 of these bylaws. The Board may cancel, reschedule or postpone any previously scheduled annual or special meeting.

SECTION 7. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER BUSINESS AND NOMINATIONS .

(A)  Annual Meetings of Stockholders. (1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (a) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting, (b) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (c) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Bylaw, who is entitled to vote at such meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Bylaw.

(2) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph (A)(1) of Section 7 of this Bylaw, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 70th day, nor earlier than the close of business on the 90th day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 20 days before or more than 70 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 70th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of an annual meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 14a-11 thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (b) as            to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (c) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner and (ii) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (A)(2) of Section 7 of this Bylaw to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least 80 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Bylaw shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement of the increased Board is first made by the Corporation.

(B)  Special Meetings of Stockholders . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (b) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Bylaw, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Bylaw. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice required by paragraph (A)(2) of this Bylaw shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 70th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of a special meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

(C)  General . (1) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Bylaw shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Bylaw. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Bylaw and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Bylaw, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.

(2) For purposes of this Bylaw, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Bylaw, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Bylaw. Nothing in this Bylaw shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified circumstances.

SECTION 8. NO STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT . – Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation after the date of the closing of the first public offering of Common Stock of the Corporation registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended must be taken at an annual or special meeting of such stockholders and may not be taken by any consent in writing of such stockholders.

SECTION 9. INSPECTORS OF ELECTIONS; OPENING AND CLOSING THE POLLS. – The Board of Directors by resolution shall appoint, or authorize an officer of the Corporation to appoint, one or more inspectors, which inspector or inspectors may include individuals who serve the Corporation in other capacities, including, without limitation, as officers, employees, agents, or representatives of the Corporation, to act at any meeting of the stockholders and make a written report thereof. One or more persons may be designated as alternate inspector(s) to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate has been appointed to act, or if all inspectors or alternates who have been appointed are unable to act, at a meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before discharging his or her duties, shall taken and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspector(s) shall have the duties prescribed by the DGCL.

The chairman or the secretary of the meeting shall fix and announce at the meeting the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting.

SECTION 10. MEETINGS BY REMOTE COMMUNICATION. – If authorized by the Board of Directors, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxy holders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communication, participate in the meeting and be deemed present in person and vote at the meeting, whether such meeting is to be held in a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, provided that (1) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxy holder, (2) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxy holders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including the opportunity to read or hear the proceedings in the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings and (3) if the stockholder or proxy holder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.

ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS

SECTION 1. NUMBER AND TERM . – Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock or any other series or class of stock to elect additional directors under specific circumstances, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors then serving on the Board of Directors (including for this purpose in such total any vacancies), but in no event shall the number of directors be fixed at less than three.

The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock or any other series or class of stock, shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible. One class of directors (which shall be designated Class I) shall be initially elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 1997, another class (which shall be designated Class II) shall be initially elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 1998, and another class (which shall be designated Class III) shall be initially elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 1999. Members of each class shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. At each succeeding annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, the successor or successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected by a plurality vote of all votes cast of each class or series of stock entitled to vote in the election of directors, if any such class or series is entitled to vote separately as a class, at such meeting to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election.

SECTION 2. RESIGNATION . – Any member of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may resign at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing or by electronic transmission and shall take effect at the time specified therein, and if no time be specified, at the time of its receipt by the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

SECTION 3. VACANCIES . – Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock or any other series or class of stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, and unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, vacancies resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors, may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, even if less than a quorum of the Board of Directors. Directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which they have been elected expires and until such directors’ successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of authorized directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

SECTION 4. REMOVAL . – Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock or any other series or class of stock to elect directors under specific circumstances, any director may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80 percent of the voting power of the then outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Voting Stock”), voting together as a single class.

SECTION 5. POWERS . – The Board of Directors shall exercise all of the powers of the Corporation except such as are by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, or by these Bylaws conferred upon or reserved to the stockholders.

SECTION 6. COMMITTEES . – The Board of Directors may by resolution or resolutions, passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two or more of the directors of the Corporation which, to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions or in these Bylaws, shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition to the regular members of each committee, the Board may designate one or more alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the event of the absence or disqualification of any member of such committee, or committees, at a time when the Board is not in session, the members of the committee present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be stated in these Bylaws or as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. The chairman of each such committee, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in such resolution or resolutions designating such committee, shall be elected by a majority of the members of each such committee and whenever any change shall be made in the membership of any such committee, a new chairman shall be elected in the same manner. The committees shall keep regular minutes of their proceedings and report the same to the Board when required.

SECTION 7. MEETINGS . – After each annual meeting of stockholders, the newly elected directors may hold their first meeting for the purpose of organization and the transaction of business, if a quorum be present, immediately after such annual meeting of the stockholders, or the time and place of such meeting may be fixed by consent in writing of all the directors.

Regular meetings of the directors may be held without notice at such places and times as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Special meetings of the Board may be called (i) by the Chairman of the Board, (ii) by the President, or (iii) by the Secretary on the written request of the Chairman of the Board or directors constituting a majority of the Board upon notice to each director and shall be held at such places and time as shall be determined by the directors, or as shall be stated in the call of the meeting.

Members of the Board of Directors or any committee designated by such Board may, with the consent of the Chairman of the Board or the President, participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.

SECTION 8. QUORUM . – A majority of the whole Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If at any meeting of the Board there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is obtained, and no further notice thereof need be given other than by announcement at the meeting which shall be so adjourned.

SECTION 9. COMPENSATION . – Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as directors or as members of committees, but by resolution of the Board a fixed annual fee and a fixed fee for attendance at each meeting of the Board or any committee thereof shall be established. In addition, a fixed annual or other fee may be paid for specified services to the Board, including service as chairman of a committee of the Board. Expenses of attendance at any such meeting may be reimbursed. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity, whether as an officer, agent or otherwise, and receiving compensation therefor.

SECTION 10. ADVISORY DIRECTORS . – The Board of Directors may elect one or more advisory directors who shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as the directors shall assign to them. Advisory directors shall, upon election, serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders.

Advisory directors shall receive notices of all meetings of the Board of Directors in the same manner and at the same time as the directors. They shall attend said meetings referred to in said notices in an advisory capacity, but will not cast a vote or be counted to determine a quorum. Any advisory directors may be removed either with or without cause, by a majority of the directors at the time in office, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors.

Advisory directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as advisory directors, but by resolution of the Board of Directors a fixed annual fee and a fixed fee for attendance at each meeting of the Board or any committee thereof shall be established. Expenses of attendance at any such meeting may be reimbursed. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any advisory director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity, whether as an officer, agent or otherwise, and receiving compensation therefor.

ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS

SECTION 1. OFFICERS . – The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and, if deemed necessary, expedient, or desirable by the Board of Directors, a President, one or more Chief Operating Officers, one or more Vice Presidents (one or more of whom may be designated Executive or Senior Vice President), one or more Assistant Secretaries, and one or more Assistant Treasurers. The Board of Directors may designate the Chairman of the Board as executive Chairman of the Board, in which case such person shall be an officer of the Corporation. Except as may otherwise be provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors choosing him or her, no officer need be a director. Except as may be limited by law, any number of offices may be held by the same person, as the directors may determine.

Unless otherwise provided for in the resolution choosing him or her, each officer shall be chosen for a term that shall continue until the meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor shall have been chosen and qualified.

All officers of the Corporation shall have authority and perform such duties as shall be prescribed in the Bylaws or in the resolutions of the Board of Directors designating and choosing such officers and shall have such additional authority and duties as are incident to their office except to the extent that the Bylaws or such resolutions may be inconsistent therewith. Any officer may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors. Any vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD . The Board of Directors shall elect a Chairman of the Board from the members of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall designate whether such Chairman of the Board is either a non-executive Chairman of the Board, or an executive Chairman of the Board. Subject to the control vested in the Board of Directors by statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, the Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors; and in general, shall perform all duties incident to the office of the Chairman of the Board and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. References in these Bylaws to “ Chairman of the Board” shall mean non-executive Chairman of the Board or executive Chairman of the Board, as designated by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 3. OTHER OFFICERS AND AGENTS . – The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it may deem advisable, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer may appoint key executives to the position of staff vice president. Such staff vice presidents shall not be corporate officers and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are assigned to them by the Chief Executive Officer or the President, if any, or by any other officer of the Corporation designated for such purpose by the Chief Executive Officer or President.

ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 1. CERTIFICATES OF STOCK . – The shares of the Corporation’s stock may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided under the DGCL, and shall be entered in the books of the Corporation and registered as they are issued. Any certificates representing shares of stock shall be in such form as the Board of Directors shall prescribe, certifying the number and class of shares of the stock of the Corporation owned by the shareholder, affixed with the seal of the Corporation, signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President, and the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, or Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. When such certificates are signed by either (1) a transfer agent other than the Corporation or its employee or (2) a registrar other than the Corporation or its employee, the signatures of such officers of the Corporation may be facsimiles.

Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice that shall set forth the name of the Corporation, that the Corporation is organized under the DGCL, the name of the shareholder, the number and class (and the designation of the series, if any) of the shares represented, and any restrictions on the transfer or registration of such shares of stock imposed by the Corporation’s articles of incorporation, these Bylaws, any agreement among shareholders or any agreement between shareholders and the Corporation.

SECTION 2. LOST CERTIFICATES . – A new certificate or certificates of stock or evidence of the issuance of uncertificated shares may be issued in the place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation, alleged to have been lost or destroyed, and the directors may, in their discretion, require the owner of the lost or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond, in such sum as they may direct to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate or evidence of uncertificated shares.

SECTION 3. TRANSFER OF SHARES . – Upon surrender to the Corporation of a certificate for shares, properly endorsed, or evidence of the issuance of uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall, subject to applicable law, issue a new certificate or evidence of the issuance of uncertificated shares to the transferee, cancel any old certificate, and record the transaction on the Corporation’s books. The person in whose name shares of stock stand on the books of the Corporation shall be deemed by the Corporation to be the owner thereof for all purposes, and the Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim thereto on the part of any other person.

Upon the receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of uncertificated shares, such uncertificated shares shall be cancelled, issuance of new equivalent uncertificated shares or of certificated shares shall be made to the person entitled thereto, and the transaction shall be recorded upon the Corporation’s books. If the Corporation has a transfer agent or registrar acting on its behalf, the signature of any officer or representative thereof may be in facsimile.

SECTION 4. REGULATIONS . – The Board of Directors may make such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer, and registration of certificates of stock or uncertificated shares of stock of the Corporation.

SECTION 5. RECORD DATE . – The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date, not more than 60 days nor less than 10 preceding any action, including, without limitation, the date of the payment of any dividend or the date of the allotment of rights or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of capital stock shall go into effect, as a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of stockholders with respect thereto, or entitled to receive payment of any such dividend or to any such allotment of rights or to exercise the rights in respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, or for the purpose of any lawful action, and in such case such stockholders only as shall be stockholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to such notice of, or to vote at, such meeting, or to receive payment of such dividend or to receive such allotment of rights or to exercise such rights as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of the Corporation after any such record date fixed as aforesaid.

SECTION 6. DIVIDENDS . – Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends and at such times and in such manner as determined by the Board of Directors, declare and pay dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation. Before declaring any dividend there may be set apart out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends, such sum or sums as the directors from time to time in their discretion deem proper for working capital or as a reserve fund for meeting contingencies or for equalizing dividends or for such other purposes as the directors shall deem conducive to the interests of the Corporation.

SECTION 7. SEAL . – The corporation seal shall be circular in form and shall contain the name of the Corporation, the year of its creation and the words “CORPORATE SEAL DELAWARE.” Said seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.

SECTION 8. NOTICE AND WAIVER OF NOTICE . – Whenever any notice is required by these Bylaws to be given, personal notice is not required unless expressly so stated, and unless so stated such notice so required shall be deemed to be sufficient if given by depositing the same in a post office box in a sealed post-paid wrapper or by transmittal by telex or facsimile, addressed to the person entitled thereto at his or her last known post office address or telex or facsimile number, and such notice shall be deemed to have been given on the day and at the time of such mailing or transmission. Stockholders not entitled to vote shall not be entitled to receive notice of any meetings except as otherwise provided by law.

Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of any law, or under the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these Bylaws, waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

SECTION 9. ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS . – For purposes of these bylaws, “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, which creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such recipient through an automated process.

ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENTS

These Bylaws may be altered or repealed and new Bylaws may be adopted (1) at any annual or special meeting of stockholders if notice of the proposed alteration, repeal or adoption of the new Bylaw or Bylaws be contained in the notice of such annual or special meeting by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, voting together as a single class, provided, however, that any proposed alteration or repeal of, or the adoption of any Bylaw inconsistent with, Section 1, 3 or 4 of Article III hereof by the stockholders shall require the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, voting together as a single class, or (2) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, or at any special meeting of the Board of Directors, without any action on the part of the stockholders, if notice of the proposed alteration, repeal or adoption of the new Bylaw or Bylaws be contained in the notice of such regular or special meeting.

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INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is effective       , 2007, between Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and the undersigned director or officer of the Corporation (“Indemnitee”).

WHEREAS, the Corporation has adopted a Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws (as each may be amended from time to time, the “Charter Documents”) providing for indemnification of the Corporation’s directors and officers; and

WHEREAS, the Charter Documents and the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) contemplate that contracts and insurance policies may be entered into with respect to indemnification of directors and officers; and

WHEREAS, there are questions concerning the adequacy and reliability of the protection which might be afforded to directors and officers Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (“D&O Insurance”), covering certain liabilities which might be incurred by directors and officers in the performance of their services to the Corporation; and

WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Corporation to obligate itself contractually to indemnify Indemnitee so that he will serve or continue to serve the Corporation free from undue concern that he will not be adequately protected.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Corporation and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement:

(a) The term “Proceeding” shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, claim, inquiry or proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Corporation or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative nature, in which Indemnitee is or is reasonably expected to be involved as a party, as a witness or otherwise, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, by reason of any action taken by him or of any inaction on his part while acting as a director or officer of the Corporation or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or other enterprise; in each case whether or not he is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification or reimbursement can be provided under this Agreement; provided that any such action, suit, claim, inquiry or proceeding which is brought by Indemnitee against the Corporation or directors or officers of the Corporation, other than an action brought by Indemnitee to enforce his rights under this Agreement, shall not be deemed a Proceeding without prior approval by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

(b) The term “Expenses” shall include, without limitation, any judgments, fines and penalties against Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding; amounts paid by Indemnitee in settlement of a Proceeding pursuant to this Agreement; and all attorneys’ fees and disbursements, accountants’ fees, private investigation fees and disbursements, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, fees and expenses of witnesses, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements, or expenses, reasonably incurred by or for Indemnitee in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding or establishing Indemnitee’s right of entitlement to indemnification for any of the foregoing.

(c) References to Indemnitee’s being or acting as “a director or officer of the Corporation” or “serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or other enterprise” shall include in each case service to or actions taken while a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of any subsidiary of the Corporation or while serving as a member of a committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

(d) References to “other enterprise” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, trustee, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interest of the Corporation” as referred to in this Agreement.

(e) The term “substantiating documentation” shall mean copies of bills or invoices for costs incurred by or for Indemnitee, or copies of court or agency orders or decrees or settlement agreements, as the case may be, accompanied by a sworn statement from Indemnitee that such bills, invoices, court or agency orders or decrees or settlement agreements, represent costs or liabilities meeting the definition of “Expenses” herein.

(f) The terms “he” and “his” have been used for convenience and mean “she” and “her” if Indemnitee is a female.

2. Indemnity of Director or Officer. The Corporation hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee against Expenses to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by law (including the applicable provisions of the DGCL). The phrase “to the fullest extent permitted by law” shall include, but not be limited to (a) to the fullest extent permitted by any provision of the DGCL that authorizes or permits additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL and (b) to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of the DGCL that adversely affects any right of Indemnitee shall be prospective only and shall not limit or eliminate any such right with respect to any Proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment or repeal.

3. Additional Indemnity. The Corporation hereby further agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee against Expenses incurred by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or other enterprise, but only if Indemnitee acted in good faith and, in the case of conduct in his official capacity, in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Corporation and, in all other cases, not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation. Additionally, in the case of a criminal proceeding, Indemnitee must have had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order of the court, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Corporation, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

4. Contribution. If the indemnification provided under Section 2 or Section 3 is unavailable by reason of a court decision finding that Indemnitee is not eligible to receive indemnification for Expenses incurred by Indemnitee under this Agreement, based on grounds other than any of those set forth in Section 15, then, in respect of any Proceeding in which the Corporation is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), the Corporation shall contribute to the amount of Expenses actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Corporation on one hand and Indemnitee on the other from the transaction from which such Proceeding arose and (ii) the relative fault of the Corporation on the one hand and of Indemnitee on the other in connection with the events that resulted in such Expenses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Corporation on the one hand and of Indemnitee on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting in such Expenses. The Corporation agrees that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4 were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation that does not take into account of the foregoing equitable considerations.

5. Choice of Counsel. Each Indemnitee that is an Outside Director or Other Indemnitee, together with the other Indemnitees who are designated in the same group, shall be entitled to employ, and be reimbursed for the fees and disbursements of, separate counsel to represent the Outside Directors or the Other Indemnitees, as the case may be, in connection with any Proceeding. For purposes of this Agreement, an Indemnitee shall be designated as (i) an “Outside Director” if such Indemnitee is a director and not an officer of the Corporation or (ii) an “Other Indemnitee” if such Indemnitee is not an Outside Director. The principal counsel for Outside Directors (“Outside Director Counsel”) shall be determined by majority vote of the Outside Directors and the Principal Counsel for the Other Indemnitees (“Other Indemnitee Counsel”) shall be determined by majority vote of the Other Indemnitees, in each case subject to the consent of the Corporation (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The obligation of the Corporation to reimburse Indemnitee for the fees and disbursements of counsel hereunder shall not extend to the fees and disbursements of any counsel employed by Indemnitee other than Outside Director Counsel or Other Indemnitee Counsel, as the case may be, unless Indemnitee has interests that are different from those of the other Indemnitees or defenses available to him that are in addition to or different from those of the other Indemnitees such that Outside Director Counsel or Other Indemnitee Counsel, as the case may be, would have an actual, apparent or potential conflict of interest in representing Indemnitee.

6. Advances of Expenses. Expenses (other than judgments, penalties, fines and settlements) incurred by Indemnitee shall be paid by the Corporation, in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding, within 20 calendar days after receipt of Indemnitee’s written request accompanied by substantiating documentation and Indemnitee’s written affirmation that he has met the standard of conduct for indemnification and a written undertaking to repay such amount to the extent it is ultimately determined that indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. No objections based on or involving the question whether such charges meet the definition of “Expenses,” including any question regarding the reasonableness of such Expenses, shall be grounds for failure to advance such amount to Indemnitee, or to reimburse such Indemnitee for, the amount claimed within such 20-day period, and the undertaking of Indemnitee set forth in Section 8 hereof to repay any such amount to the extent it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification shall be deemed to include an undertaking to repay any such amounts determined not to have met such definition.

7. Right of Indemnitee to Indemnification Upon Application; Procedure Upon Application. Any indemnification under this Agreement, other than advances pursuant to Section 6 hereof, shall be made no later than 60 days after receipt by the Corporation of the written request of Indemnitee, accompanied by substantiating documentation, unless a determination is made within said 60-day period by (a) the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who are not or were not parties to such Proceeding, (b) a committee of the Board of Directors designated by majority vote of the Board of Directors, even though less than a quorum, (c) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (d) the stockholders, that Indemnitee has not met the relevant standards for indemnification set forth in Section 3 hereof.

The right to indemnification or advances as provided by this Agreement shall be enforceable by Indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction. The burden of proving that indemnification is not appropriate shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, any committee thereof, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standards of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, any committee thereof, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

8. Undertaking by Indemnitee. Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay to the Corporation (a) any advances of Expenses pursuant to Section 6 hereof and (b) any judgments, penalties, fines and settlements paid to or on behalf of Indemnitee hereunder, in each case to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. As a condition to the advancement of such Expenses or the payment of such judgments, penalties, fines and settlements, Indemnitee shall, at the request of the Corporation, execute an acknowledgment that such Expenses or such judgments, penalties, fines and settlements, as the case may be, are delivered pursuant and are subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

9. Indemnification Hereunder Not Exclusive. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Charter Documents, the DGCL, any D&O Insurance, any agreement, or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office of the Corporation; provided, however, that this Agreement supersedes all prior written indemnification agreements between the Corporation (or any predecessor thereof) and Indemnitee with respect to the subject matter hereof. However, Indemnitee shall reimburse the Corporation for amounts paid to him pursuant to such other rights to the extent such payments duplicate any payments received pursuant to this Agreement.

10. Continuation of Indemnity. All agreements and obligations of the Corporation contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Corporation (or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or other enterprise) and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible Proceeding (notwithstanding the fact that Indemnitee has ceased to serve the Corporation).

11. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Corporation for a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled.

12. Settlement of Claims. The Corporation shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected without the Corporation’s prior written consent. The Corporation shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s prior written consent. Neither the Corporation nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay their consent to any proposed settlement. The Corporation shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement with regard to any judicial award if the Corporation was not given a reasonable and timely opportunity, at its expense, to participate in the defense of such action.

13. Acknowledgements.

(a)  Corporation Acknowledgement . The Corporation expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on the Corporation hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve or to continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation, and acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in agreeing to serve or in continuing to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation.

(b)  Mutual Acknowledgment . Both the Corporation and Indemnitee acknowledge that in certain instances, Federal law or public policy may override applicable state law and prohibit the Corporation from indemnifying its directors and officers under this Agreement or otherwise. For example, the Corporation and Indemnitee acknowledge that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has taken the position that indemnification is not permissible for liabilities arising under certain federal securities laws, and federal legislation prohibits indemnification for certain ERISA violations. Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the Corporation has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the SEC to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of the Corporation’s right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee.

14. Enforcement. In the event Indemnitee is required to bring any action or other proceeding to enforce rights or to collect moneys due under this Agreement and is successful in such action, the Corporation shall reimburse Indemnitee for all of Indemnitee’s Expenses in bringing and pursuing such action.

15. Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Corporation shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

(a)  No Entitlement to Indemnification . To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification hereunder;

(b)  Insured Claims . To indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent such Expenses or liabilities have been paid directly to Indemnitee by an insurance carrier under a D&O Insurance policy maintained by the Corporation;

(c)  Remuneration in Violation of Law . To indemnify Indemnitee in respect of remuneration paid to Indemnitee if it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such remuneration was in violation of law;

(d)  Indemnification Unlawful . To indemnify Indemnitee if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful;

(e)  Misconduct, Etc . To indemnify Indemnitee on account of Indemnitee’s conduct which is finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or to constitute intentional misconduct, a knowing violation of law, a violation of Section 174 of the DGCL or a transaction from which Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit;

(f)  Breach of Duty . To indemnify Indemnitee on account of Indemnitee’s conduct which is the subject of any Proceeding brought by the Corporation and approved by a majority of the Board of Directors which alleges willful misappropriation of corporate assets by Indemnitee, disclosure of confidential information in violation of Indemnitee’s fiduciary or contractual obligations to the Corporation, or any other willful and deliberate breach in bad faith of Indemnitee’s duty to the Corporation or its stockholders; or

(g)  Claims Under Section 16(b) . To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses or the payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute.

16. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be in any way affected or impaired thereby, and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable. Each section of this Agreement is a separate and independent portion of this Agreement. If the indemnification to which Indemnitee is entitled with respect to any aspect of any claim varies between two or more sections of this Agreement, that section providing the most comprehensive indemnification shall apply.

17. Miscellaneous .

(a)  Governing Law . This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law.

(b)  Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and merges all prior discussions between them. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.

(c)  Construction . This Agreement is the result of negotiations between and has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto and their respective counsel, if any; accordingly, this Agreement shall be deemed to be the product of all of the parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or against any one of the parties hereto.

(d)  Notices . All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent to the recipient by telecopy (receipt electronically confirmed by sender’s telecopy machine) if during normal business hours of the recipient, otherwise on the next business day, (iii) one business day after the date when sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), or (iv) five business days after the date when mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the parties at the addresses indicated on the signature page hereto, or to such other address as any party hereto may, from time to time, designate in writing delivered pursuant to the terms of this Section 17(d).

(e)  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

(f)  Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon the Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, legal representatives and assigns.

(g)  Subrogation . In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the Corporation to effectively bring suit to enforce such rights.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on and as of the day and year first above written.

GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

By:
Name:
Title:

     
Address:
  950 Echo Lane
Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77024
Facsimile:

INDEMNITEE:

[ Name ]

Address:

Facsimile: (       )       -      

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EXHIBIT A
TO
PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
VESTING SCHEDULE

Vesting in General: The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall commence on January 1, 2008 and end on December 31, 2011. With respect to each fiscal year of the Company ending respectively on December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009, December 31, 2010, and December 31, 2011 (each, a “Performance Period”), a percentage of the Restricted Shares and any Stock Dividends thereon shall vest according to the Vesting Schedule set forth below based upon the satisfaction of the performance targets described below (the “Performance Targets”) for such Performance Period; provided, however, that if vesting does not occur with respect to the Restricted Shares and any Stock Dividends thereon that are first subject to vesting as a result of the Company’s performance with respect to a particular Performance Target during such Performance Period, such Restricted Shares and any Stock Dividends thereon may become vested upon the satisfaction of such Performance Target on a cumulative basis during multiple consecutive Performance Periods during the Term, as described below.

                 
            Number of Shares
Performance Period End Date   Performance Target   Subject to Vesting
December 31, 2008
  Gross Margin      
December 31, 2008
  Same Store Revenue Growth      
December 31, 2008
  Reduction of SG&A      
December 31, 2009
  Gross Margin      
December 31, 2009
  Same Store Revenue Growth      
December 31, 2009
  Reduction of SG&A      
December 31, 2010
  Gross Margin      
December 31, 2010
  Same Store Revenue Growth      
December 31, 2010
  Reduction of SG&A      
December 31, 2011
  Gross Margin      
December 31, 2011
  Same Store Revenue Growth      
December 31, 2011
  Reduction of SG&A      

For sake of clarity, each       share increment of the Restricted Shares (and any Stock Dividends thereon) shall vest on the basis of the achievement of a single Performance Target in a particular Performance Period (or cumulatively, in multiple Performance Periods, as described below), without regard to the Company’s performance with respect to the other Performance Targets during such Performance Period.

Performance Targets: In order to achieve the vesting of the numbers of Restricted Shares and any Stock Dividends thereon for a particular Performance Target in a particular Performance Period as set forth in the Vesting Schedule, the corresponding Performance Target (as described below) must be met for such Performance Period, based upon the results from the Company’s operations as published in the Company’s filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, and certified by the Committee.

1.   Gross Margin: The Company must have a total gross margin of       % for such Performance Period.

2.   Same Store Revenue Growth: The Company’s same store revenue growth (expressed as a percentage and based on total revenue) for such Performance Period shall be at or above the median same store revenue growth for the Peer Organizations (as defined below) for such Performance Period.

3.   Reduction of SG&A: The Company must experience a reduction of sales, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses, expressed as a percentage of gross profit, during such Performance Period to at least the level corresponding to such Performance Period as set forth in the schedule below:

     
Calendar Year   Level of SG&A Expenses
2008   ___%
2009
        %
2010
        %
2011
        %

Peer Organizations: “Peer Organizations” for purposes of the Same Store Revenue Growth performance target include the following five publicly traded companies in the automotive retail sector: Asbury Automotive, AutoNation, Lithia Motors, Sonic Automotive, and United Auto.

No company shall be added to, or removed from, such list of Peer Organizations during the term of this Agreement; provided, however, that a company shall be removed from such list of Peer Organizations for a Performance Period if (a) during such period, (i) such company ceases to maintain publicly available statements of operations prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied (“GAAP”), (ii) such company is not the surviving entity in any merger, consolidation, or other non-bankruptcy reorganization (or survives only as a subsidiary of an entity other than a previously wholly owned subsidiary of such company), (iii) such company sells, leases, or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity (other than a previously wholly owned subsidiary of such company), or (iv) such company is dissolved and liquidated, or (b) more than       % of such company’s revenues (determined on a consolidated basis based on the regularly prepared and publicly available statements of operations of such company prepared in accordance with GAAP) for any fiscal year of such company that ends during such Performance Period are attributable to the operation of businesses other than automotive retail sales and such company does not provide publicly available statements of operations with respect to its automotive retail business that are separate from the statements of operations provided with respect to its other businesses. Any organization that is removed from such list of Peer Organizations pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph shall not be included in the list of Peer Organizations for any subsequent Performance Period after the Performance Period in which it was so removed.

Calculations of whether the Performance Targets have been achieved under this Agreement shall be based upon the Company’s and the Peer Organizations’ respective financial results as described in their respective regularly prepared and publicly available consolidated statements of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an Extraordinary Event (as defined below) occurs during any Performance Period, the Committee shall determine whether the Performance Targets have been met by the Company with respect to such Performance Period by using financial information of the Company and, to the extent publicly available, for the Peer Organizations, that is adjusted to exclude the portion of the Company’s (and, as applicable, the Peer Organizations’) financial results attributable to dealerships located in the geographic area(s) and/or business line(s) impacted by such Extraordinary Event, as applicable.

For purposes of this Agreement, “Extraordinary Event” shall mean:

1.   The occurrence of a natural disaster in a county or parish in which a dealership of the Company is located, if such natural disaster results in the declaration by the federal government that the county or parish has experienced a major disaster or, in the case of a dealership located in the United Kingdom, a declaration is made by the applicable governmental authority that the county or parish in which such dealership is located experienced a disaster that entitles persons in such county to apply for governmental disaster assistance.

2.   The discontinuation of the production of new automobiles by an automobile manufacturer that supplies Company dealerships or the loss by the Company or particular dealerships of the Company of franchise rights from such a manufacturer.

Cumulative Vesting Opportunity: Notwithstanding the foregoing, if in any Performance Period during the Term (other than the Performance Period for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011), the Company did not achieve any of the Performance Target set forth above as to such Performance Period, Employee will continue to have the opportunity to satisfy such Performance Target(s) on a cumulative basis. A Performance Target will be determined by the Committee to have been satisfied with respect to a particular Performance Period on a cumulative basis if, taking into account the average rate of the Company’s performance as to such Performance Target based on all completed Performance Periods during the Term prior to the date of determination, the Company achieved such Performance Target. For sake of clarity, the following are examples of cumulative vesting:

Gross Margin: If the Company’s Gross Margin for 2008 is       % and the Company’s Gross Margin for 2009 is       %, then the average Gross Margin for the 2008 and 2009 Performance Periods is       % [       ] and the Gross Margin Performance Target will be determined to have been met for each of the 2008 and 2009 Performance Periods.

Same Store Revenue Growth: If the Company’s Same Store Revenue Growth for 2008 is       %, but its Peer Organizations’ median Same Store Revenue Growth for each of 2008 and 2009 is       %, then the Same Store Revenue Growth Performance Target will be determined to have been met by the Company for 2008 and 2009 if the Company’s Same Store Revenue Growth for 2009 is at least       %.

Reduction of SG&A Expenses: If SG&A expenses have been reduced to       % for the 2008 Performance Period,       % for the 2009 Performance Period, and       % or lower for the 2010 Performance Period, then the Reduction of SG&A Performance Target will be determined to have been met for each of the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Performance Periods. This is determined by reducing the Performance Target for the final year in the series of Performance Periods under consideration by the amount by which the Performance Target was missed in each of the preceding years in the series of Performance Periods under consideration. In this example, the required level of SG&A expense for 2010 to achieve vesting for the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Performance Periods is       %, which is determined as follows:       .

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2007

GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

HOUSTON, Nov. 8, 2007 — Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share payable on Dec. 15, 2007, to stockholders of record on Dec. 1, 2007.

About Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Group 1 owns and operates 96 automotive dealerships, 131 franchises, and 24 collision service centers in the United States and three dealerships, six franchises and two collision centers in the United Kingdom that offer 31 brands of automobiles. Through its dealerships, the company sells new and used cars and light trucks; arranges related financing, vehicle service and insurance contracts; provides maintenance and repair services; and sells replacement parts.

Group 1 Automotive can be reached on the Internet at www.group1auto.com.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements,” which are statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, the forward-looking statements often include statements regarding our goals, plans, projections and guidance regarding our financial position, results of operations, market position, pending and potential future acquisitions and business strategy, and often contain words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks” or “will.” Any such forward-looking statements are not assurances of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, (a) general economic and business conditions, (b) the level of manufacturer incentives, (c) the future regulatory environment, (d) our ability to obtain an inventory of desirable new and used vehicles, (e) our relationship with our automobile manufacturers and the willingness of manufacturers to approve future acquisitions, (f) our cost of financing and the availability of credit for consumers, (g) our ability to complete acquisitions and dispositions and the risks associated therewith, (h) foreign exchange controls and currency fluctuations, and (i) our ability to retain key personnel. These factors, as well as additional factors that could affect our forward-looking statements, are described in our Form 10-K under the headings “Business—Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We urge you to carefully consider this information. We undertake no duty to update our forward-looking statements, including our earnings outlook.