Conifer Management, L.L.C. filed a Schedule 13D amendment on Sept. 22, 2026 reporting beneficial ownership of 1,512,290 shares of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, or 12.7% of the class. The filing gives Sept. 18, 2026 as the date of the event that required it.
\nIts previous Schedule 13D, filed Sept. 8, 2026, reported 11.4%.
\nThe filing says: \"On September 21, 2026, the Reporting Person (collectively with Conifer Capital Management LLC, Acacia Partners LP, Acacia Conservation Fund LP, and each of their controlled affiliates, \"Conifer\") and the Issuer entered into a Stockholder Agreement (the \"Stockholder Agreement\") pursuant to which the Board agreed to take all necessary actions to (i) increase the size of the Board from ten (10) to eleven (11) members and (ii) appoint Benjamin Hart, an Analyst at Conifer (the \"New Director\"), as a director on the Board, to fill the newly created vacancy resulting from the increase in the size of the Board, effective November 1, 2026.\"
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