Edgar Filing: DELL MICHAEL S

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

MSD CAPITAL L P

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC [ABG]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/14/2018

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/14/2018		X/K		33,264	A	$ 70.65	33,264	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	05/14/2018		J/K		33,264	D	$ 70.65	0	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	05/15/2018		X/K		21,000	A	$ 70.01	21,000	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	05/15/2018		J/K		21,000	D	$ 70.01	0	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	05/16/2018		X/K		170,736	A	$ 70.54	170,736	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	05/16/2018		J/K		170,736	D	$ 70.54	0	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								6,010	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Total Return Equity Swap

⁽⁶⁾

05/14/2018

X/K

33,264

⁽⁶⁾

Common Stock

33,264

⁽⁶⁾

191,736

D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁶⁾

Total Return Equity Swap

⁽⁶⁾

05/15/2018

X/K

21,000

⁽⁶⁾

Common Stock

21,000

⁽⁶⁾

170,736

D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁶⁾

Total Return Equity Swap

⁽⁶⁾

05/16/2018

X/K

170,736

⁽⁶⁾

Common Stock

170,736

⁽⁶⁾

D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁶⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MSD CAPITAL L P 645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	X
DELL MICHAEL S ONE DELL WAY ROUND ROCK, TX 78682	X
MSD Multi-Strategy, L.P. 645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	X

Signatures

MSD Capital, L.P. By: MSD Capital Management LLC Its: General Partner By: /s/ Marc R. Lisker		05/16/2018
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
MSD Multi-Strategy, L.P. By: MSD Capital, L.P. Its: General Partner By: MSD Capital Management LLC Its: General Partner By: /s/ Marc R. Lisker Name: Marc R. Lisker Title: Manager		05/16/2018
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Michael S. Dell By: /s/ Marc R. Lisker Name: Marc R. Lisker Title: Attorney-in-Fact		05/16/2018
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This statement is jointly filed by and on behalf of each of MSD Capital, L.P. ("MSD Capital") MSD Multi-Strategy, L.P. (formerly known as MSD SBI, L.P.) ("MSD Multi-Strategy") and Michael S. Dell. MSD Capital is the general partner of MSD Multi-Strategy and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by MSD Multi-Strategy. MSD Capital Management LLC ("MSD Capital Management") is the general partner of MSD Capital and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by MSD Capital. Each of Glenn R. Fuhrman, John C. Phelan, and Marc R. Lisker is a manager of MSD Capital Management and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by MSD Capital Management. Michael S. Dell is the controlling member of MSD Capital Management and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by MSD Capital Management. [footnote cont'd]
(2)	[continuation] Each of Messrs. Dell, Fuhrman, Phelan, and Lisker disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Alsfine, who is a partner in MSD Capital, was appointed to the Issuer's board of directors and each reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by Mr. Alsfine.
(3)	Each reporting person states that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be deemed an admission that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement, except to the extent of the pecuniary interest of such person in such securities.
(4)	Each reporting person may be deemed to be a member of a group with respect to the issuer or securities of the issuer for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act. Each reporting person declares that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or any other purpose, a member of a group with respect to the issuer or securities of the issuer. Each of Messrs. Dell, Fuhrman, Phelan, and Lisker disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Alsfine, who is a partner in MSD Capital, was appointed to the Issuer's board of directors and each reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by Mr. Alsfine.
(5)	Represents shares owned by Joel Alsfine, a director of the issuer and a partner in MSD Capital.
(6)	On May 3, 2016, MSD Multi-Strategy entered into a cash-settled total return equity swap ("Total Return Swap") with Goldman Sachs International ("Goldman") with a reference price of $58.12. Under the terms of the Total Return Swap (i) MSD Multi-Strategy is obligated to pay to Goldman any negative price performance of the 225,000 shares of common stock subject to the Total Return Swap as of the expiration date of the Total Return Swap, plus financing, and (ii) Goldman is obligated to pay to MSD Multi-Strategy any positive price performance of the 225,000 shares of common stock subject to the Total Return Swap as of the expiration date of such Total Return Swap. Any dividends received by Goldman on the 225,000 shares of common stock during the term of the Total Return Swap will be paid to MSD Multi-Strategy. The transaction reported represents the settlement of the Total Return Swap.

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