SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 222 BERKELEY STREET, 21ST FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC [ ABG ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/18/2020
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/18/2020		P		113,270	A	$43.2732(1)	2,109,610	I	See Footnotes(3)(4)(5)
Common Stock	03/19/2020		P		8,606	A	$43.2331(2)	2,118,216	I	See Footnotes(3)(4)(6)

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 222 BERKELEY STREET, 21ST FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 222 BERKELEY STREET, 21ST FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ABRAMS CAPITAL, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 222 BERKELEY STREET, 21ST FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Abrams David C (Last) (First) (Middle) 222 BERKELEY STREET, 21ST FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Abrams Capital Partners II, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 222 BERKELEY STREET, 21ST FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the weighted average purchase price of shares purchased in a series of open market transactions on the transaction date at prices ranging from $42.96156 to $43.32947 per share. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each price.

2. Represents the weighted average purchase price of shares purchased in a series of open market transactions on the transaction date at prices ranging from $43.136 to $43.33786 per share. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each price.

3. Shares reported herein as beneficially owned by Abrams Capital, LLC ("Abrams Capital") represent shares held for the account of Abrams Capital Partners II, L.P. ("ACP II") and other private investment funds for which Abrams Capital serves as general partner. Shares reported herein for Abrams Capital Management, L.P. (the "LP") and Abrams Capital Management, LLC (the "LLC") represent the above-referenced shares beneficially owned by ACP II and shares beneficially owned by other private investment funds for which the LP serves as investment manager. The LLC is the general partner of the LP. Shares reported herein for Mr. Abrams represent the above referenced shares reported for Abrams Capital and the LLC. Mr. Abrams is the managing member of Abrams Capital and the LLC.

4. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest in such shares, and the inclusion of such securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

5. Of the shares purchased on March 18, 2020, 91,719 shares were held for the account of ACP II and all of such shares may be deemed to have been beneficially owned by Abrams Capital, Mr. Abrams, the LP and the LLC.

6. Of the shares purchased on March 19, 2020, 6,968 shares were held for the account of ACP II and all of such shares may be deemed to have been beneficially owned by Abrams Capital, Mr. Abrams, the LP and the LLC. As of March 20, 2019, 1,716,441 of the shares reported herein are held for the account of ACP II, Abrams Capital may be deemed to beneficially own 2,034,820 of the shares reported herein, and Mr. Abrams, the LP and the LLC may be deemed to beneficially own all of such shares.

	/s/ Abrams Capital Management, L.P., by Abrams Capital Management, LLC, the General Partner, by David C. Abrams, Managing Member	03/20/2020
	/s/ Abrams Capital Partners II, L.P., by Abrams Capital LLC, the General Partner, by David C. Abrams, Managing Member	03/20/2020
	/s/ Abrams Capital Management, LLC, by David C. Abrams, Managing Member	03/20/2020
	/s/ Abrams Capital, LLC, by David C. Abrams, Managing Member	03/20/2020
	/s/ David C. Abrams	03/20/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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