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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): August 31, 2017 (August 29, 2017)
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 1.01
 
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 29, 2017, our subsidiary Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC (“ABCR”) entered into a letter agreement with Ford Motor Company (the “Ford Agreement”), for the purchase of vehicles from Ford dealers for the 2018 vehicle model year. The Ford Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions related to Ford’s guaranteed auction value program, which guarantees the price of certain vehicles purchased by ABCR when sold at auction. The Ford Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
Avis Budget Car Rental 2018 Model Year Program Letter dated August 29, 2017 between Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC and Ford Motor Company.*
 
 
 

*Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of this Exhibit pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which portions have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.






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 & Chief Securities Counsel
 
 
 


Date: August 31, 2017








AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Report Dated August 31, 2017 (August 29, 2017)

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
 
 
 

*Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of this Exhibit pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which portions have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.