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): March 14, 2013
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-10308 | 06-0918165 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 6 Sylvan Way Parsippany, NJ |
07054 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(973) 496-4700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 14, 2013, Avis Budget Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that it had completed its acquisition of Zipcar, Inc. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 |
Press Release, dated March 14, 2013. |
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 hereto duly authorized.
| AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Bryon L. Koepke | |
| Name: | Bryon L. Koepke | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Securities Counsel | |
Date: March 14, 2013
AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Report Dated March 14, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release, dated March 14, 2013. |
Exhibit 99.1
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AVIS BUDGET GROUP COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ZIPCAR
PARSIPPANY, N.J. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 14, 2013 — Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Zipcar, Inc., the world’s leading car sharing network.
About Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Avis Budget Group, Inc. is a leading global provider of vehicle rental services, both through its Avis and Budget brands, which have more than 10,000 rental locations in approximately 175 countries around the world, and through its Zipcar brand, which is the world’s leading car sharing network, with more than 775,000 members. Avis Budget Group operates most of its car rental offices in North America, Europe and Australia directly, and operates primarily through licensees in other parts of the world. Avis Budget Group has approximately 29,000 employees and is headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. More information is available at www.avisbudget.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans,” “may increase,” “may fluctuate,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could” or similar words or expressions are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Important risks, assumptions and other important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are specified in Avis Budget Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, including under headings such as “Forward-Looking Statements”, “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in other filings and furnishings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events.
| Contacts | ||
| Media | Investor Relations | |
| John Barrows | Neal Goldner | |
| (973) 496-7865 | (973) 496-5086 | |
| PR@avisbudget.com | IR@avisbudget.com |