Company: GPI
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001031203-25-000018
Chunk: 68

Company: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 68
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 filing of a Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State, which filing is expected to occur as soon as reasonably practicable after the 2025 Annual Meeting. The Board has also adopted a resolution to remove the supermajority voting standards within the Bylaws, upon shareholder approval of this Proposal 4. If the Charter Supermajority Amendment is not approved by our shareholders, the Certificate of Incorporation will not be amended to reflect the Charter Supermajority Amendment, and the Charter Supermajority Voting Requirements and supermajority voting standards within the Bylaws will remain in effect.

#### VOTE REQUIRED
Approval of the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the Charter Supermajority Requirements to amend the Charter requires the affirmative vote of the holders of 80 percent of the voting power of outstanding shares. Abstentions and broker non-votes are treated as a vote on the matter and therefore have the effect of a vote against approval.

#### BOARD RECOMMENDATION
The Board believes that approval of the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority requirements is in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders. For the reasons stated above, the shareholders are being asked to approve this Proposal 4.

The Board unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” approval of the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority requirements.

| THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTEFORTHE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO ELIMINATE SUPERMAJORITY REQUIREMENTS. |

#### 68GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE2025 PROXY STATEMENT
| Proposal 5:Shareholder Proposal:Simple Majority Voting |

| Whatam Ivoting on? |     | The Board recommends that shareholders vote “AGAINST”this shareholder proposal. |

The contents of the proposal and supporting statement are the sole responsibility of the proponent, John Chevedden, and the Company is not responsible for the content of this shareholder proposal or supporting statement or any inaccuracies they may contain.

The Company has been notified that Mr. Chevedden, whose address is 2215 Nelson Avenue, No. 205, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, is the beneficial owner for at least three years of shares of Company common stock having a value of at least $2,000, and Mr. Chevedden intends to present the following proposal at the 2025 Annual Meeting