Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Style Keith
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC [ABG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., 2905 PREMIERE PARKWAY NW
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP, CFO
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DULUTH, GA 30097
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,750 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 2,100 (2)
D
 
Common Stock 2,150 (3)
D
 
Common Stock 2,750 (4)
D
 
Common Stock 2,730 (5)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Style Keith
C/O ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
2905 PREMIERE PARKWAY NW
DULUTH, GA 30097
      Senior VP, CFO  

Signatures

Keith Style 01/10/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Represents unvested restricted shares granted on February 15, 2011. Such shares vest on February 15, 2014.
(2) Represents unvested restricted shares granted on February 15, 2012. Such shares vest in equal amounts on February 15, 2014 and February 15, 2015.
(3) Represents unvested restricted shares granted on February 20, 2013. Such shares vest in equal amounts on February 20, 2014, February 20, 2015 and February 20, 2016.
(4) Represents unvested shares of the Issuer's common stock granted pursuant an award of performance share units granted to the Reporting Person in 2011 for the performance period of fiscal year 2011 (the "2011 Period"). Each performance share unit earned converted into one share of the Issuer's common stock. These shares represent the remaining unvested tranche of this award, which tranche vests on February 15, 2014.
(5) Represents unvested shares of the Issuer's common stock granted pursuant an award of performance share units granted to the Reporting Person in 2012 for the performance period of fiscal year 2012 (the "2012 Period"). Each performance share unit earned converted into one share of the Issuer's common stock. These shares represent the remaining unvested tranches of this award, which tranches vest in equal amounts on February 15, 2014 and February 15, 2015.

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