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2022 Proxy Statement
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to be held on May 12, 2022 Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

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Dear Fellow Stockholder:
2021 was a record year for our business. Although we continued to face challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the diversification provided by our investments across the transportation sector, coupled with the innovation and adjustments made by our team drove outstanding results for our business.
Some highlights from the past year include:

• | All-time records for revenues, earnings before taxes, income from continuing operations, and earnings per share

• | Achieved a 127% increase in earnings before taxes of $1.6 billion

• | Achieved a 118% increase in net income from continuing operations to $1.2 billion

• | Generated $1.3 billion in cash flow from operating activities

• | Completed acquisitions/open points of $1.3 billion in estimated acquired revenue

• | Repurchased $3.3 million shares of outstanding common stock for an aggregate price of $293.5 million

• | Increased the dividend on our common stock by nearly 10% from $0.42 to $0.46 per share

• | Reduced non-vehicle, long-term debt by $216 million

• | Opened six new CarShop locations, growing that business to 23 locations

• | Thirty-five of our U.S. dealerships were named to the Best 100 Dealerships to Work For by Automotive News

• | Published our inaugural ESG/Sustainability Report

As we look toward the future, we will continue to focus on innovation and transformational opportunities and driving further sustainability initiatives across our business. We will enhance our employee diversity, continue supporting vehicle electrification, and adapt to the shift in consumer buying patterns to online engagement.
We will once again hold our annual meeting exclusively by remote means this year. We encourage you to participate in the meeting, following the instructions within this proxy statement. We ask that you cast your vote as soon as possible to assure your shares are represented at the meeting.
Our success is driven by our nearly 25,000 team members and their unwavering dedication and commitment. They focus relentlessly on driving repeat and referral business by exceeding the expectations of our customers through best-in-class customer service and the highest level of integrity
We appreciate your continued support, and we hope that you will stay safe and healthy.

| ​ | ​ | Sincerely,
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| ​ | ​ | /s/ Roger S. Penske
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| ​ | ​ | Roger S. Penske Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
March 18, 2022

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Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
Notice of 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Date: | ​ | ​ | May 12, 2022
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Time: | ​ | ​ | 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time
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Virtual Meeting: | ​ | ​ | Virtual Annual Meeting – www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PAG2022 This year’s Annual Meeting will be virtual and held online via a live webcast. We are not holding an in-person meeting. To attend the Annual Meeting, ask questions and examine our list of stockholders you will need to visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PAG2022, and you will be required to enter the control number on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, proxy card or voting instruction form. Log-in for the virtual Annual Meeting begins at 8:15 a.m. Please refer to the “Attending the Meeting” section of the proxy statement for more details.
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Record date: | ​ | ​ | March 16, 2022. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting.
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Items of business: | ​ | ​ | •  To elect thirteen directors to serve until the next annual meeting •  To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditor for 2022 •  To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers

INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, please vote at your earliest convenience by following the instructions in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, the proxy card or voting instruction form you received in the mail. You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted. Please refer to the “Questions about the Meeting” section of the proxy statement for additional information. On March 18, 2022, we expect to release the proxy materials to our stockholders and to send to these stockholders (other than those stockholders who previously requested electronic or paper delivery) a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials, including our proxy statement and our fiscal year 2021 Annual Report, and how to vote through the Internet or by telephone.
Our proxy statement, proxy card and fiscal year 2021 Annual Report are available at: https://www.penskeautomotive.com/investors/financials/annual-reports/default.aspx
By order of the Board of Directors:

/s/ Shane Spradlin | ​ | ​ |
Shane Spradlin | ​ | ​ |
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ​ | ​ |

2555 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302
March 18, 2022

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Proxy summary
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider, and you should read the entire proxy statement carefully before voting.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Date: | ​ | ​ | May 12, 2022
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Time: | ​ | ​ | 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time
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Record date: | ​ | ​ | March 16, 2022
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Voting: | ​ | ​ | Stockholders as of the record date are entitled to vote. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote for each director nominee and one vote for each of the proposals to be voted on.
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Virtual meeting: | ​ | ​ | Virtual Annual Meeting – www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PAG2022 You will need the control number included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, proxy card or voting instruction form to participate in the virtual Annual Meeting. You may view the Annual Meeting without the control number. See “Attending the Meeting” on page 34 for details.
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Access to Company appointed proxies: | ​ | ​ | If you are participating in the virtual Annual Meeting, you will have access to the Company appointed proxies.

Meeting agenda

• | Election of thirteen directors

• | Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditor for 2022

• | Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation

Voting Matters and Vote Recommendation

​ | Matter | ​ | ​ | Board vote recommendation | ​ | ​ | Page Reference | ​
​ | Election of directors | ​ | ​ | For each director nominee | ​ | ​ | Page 1 | ​
​ | Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditor for 2022 | ​ | ​ | For | ​ | ​ | Page 13 | ​
​ | Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation | ​ | ​ | For | ​ | ​ | Page 15 | ​

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Our Director Nominees
The following table provides summary information about each director nominee. Each director is elected annually by a majority of votes cast.

​ | Name | ​ | ​ | Age | ​ | ​ | Director since | ​ | ​ | Occupation | ​ | ​ | Diversity | ​ | ​ | Independence | ​
​ | John Barr | ​ | ​ | 74 | ​ | ​ | 2002 | ​ | ​ | Retired Chairman Papa Murphy’s Holdings | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | • | ​
​ | Lisa Davis | ​ | ​ | 58 | ​ | ​ | 2017 | ​ | ​ | Former Chief Executive Officer Gas and Power and Managing Board Member Siemens AG | ​ | ​ | D | ​ | ​ | • | ​
​ | Wolfgang Dürheimer | ​ | ​ | 63 | ​ | ​ | 2018 | ​ | ​ | Retired Chairman and CEO Bentley Motors Ltd. | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | • | ​
​ | Michael Eisenson | ​ | ​ | 66 | ​ | ​ | 1993 | ​ | ​ | Founding Partner and Co-Chairman Charlesbank Capital Partners | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Robert Kurnick, Jr. | ​ | ​ | 60 | ​ | ​ | 2006 | ​ | ​ | President Penske Automotive Group | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Kimberly McWaters | ​ | ​ | 57 | ​ | ​ | 2004 | ​ | ​ | President and CEO, Fresh Start Women’s Foundation | ​ | ​ | D | ​ | ​ | • | ​
​ | Kota Odagiri | ​ | ​ | 52 | ​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | ​ | Senior Vice President, Mitsui &Co. (USA), Inc. Penske Automotive Group | ​ | ​ | D | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Greg Penske | ​ | ​ | 59 | ​ | ​ | 2020 | ​ | ​ | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Penske Motor Group | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Roger Penske | ​ | ​ | 85 | ​ | ​ | 1999 | ​ | ​ | Chair and Chief Executive Officer Penske Automotive Group | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Sandra Pierce | ​ | ​ | 63 | ​ | ​ | 2012 | ​ | ​ | Senior Executive Vice President and Chair, Huntington Michigan | ​ | ​ | D | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Greg Smith | ​ | ​ | 70 | ​ | ​ | 2017 | ​ | ​ | Principal, Greg C. Smith LLC and Former Vice Chairman, Ford Motor Company | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | • | ​
​ | Ronald Steinhart | ​ | ​ | 81 | ​ | ​ | 2001 | ​ | ​ | Retired Chairman and CEO Commercial Banking Group, Bank One Corporation | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | • | ​
​ | H. Brian Thompson | ​ | ​ | 82 | ​ | ​ | 2002 | ​ | ​ | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Universal Telecommunications, Inc. | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | • | ​

D=Gender/Ethnic Diversity (31% of our board is gender or ethnically diverse)
Auditors
As a matter of good corporate governance, we ask that our stockholders ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditor for 2022. Set forth below is summary information with respect to 2021 auditor fees paid to Deloitte & Touche LLP.

​ | Audit Fees | ​ | ​ | $3,866,136 | ​
​ | Audit Related Fees | ​ | ​ | 144,359 | ​
​ | Tax Fees | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Tax Compliance | ​ | ​ | 26,735 | ​
​ | Other Tax Fees | ​ | ​ | 37,858 | ​
​ | All Other Fees | ​ | ​ | — | ​
​ | Total Fees | ​ | ​ | $4,075,088 | ​

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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
As a leading international, diversified transportation services company, we recognize it’s our responsibility to ensure we contribute to a healthy environment, economic opportunity, and social equity in the communities where we operate around the world. We recognize we are accountable to key stakeholders and the communities in which we do business. We are committed to responsible business practices, continuous improvement of our operations and strengthening relationships with our stakeholders.
We focus our ESG efforts where we can have the most positive impact on our business and society, including issues related to:

• | Community Participation

• | Environmental Sustainability

• | Human Capital

• | Investor Outreach

This important work is driven by our core values and ensures that we enrich our communities, minimize our environmental impact, protect the health and safety of our team members and customers, and provide a diverse and inclusive workplace – all while creating value for our stakeholders. The most important investments we make are in our people. Everything we aspire to be as a company builds on our ability to come together as one team. We take pride in our culture of trust and collaboration, and we provide our team members a supportive work environment that empowers them to do meaningful work while fulfilling their passions and balancing work goals with life goals.
We are pleased to have published our inaugural ESG Report in 2021 which highlights the Company's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies, activities, progress, metrics, and performance for 2020, which is available on our website under the tab “ESG”. The report aligns with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Multiline & Specialty Distributors sector standard. We are committed to regular, transparent communication of our progress and look forward to bringing our stakeholders along with us on this journey.
Executive Compensation
We ask that our stockholders annually approve on an advisory basis our named executive officer compensation. The Board of Directors recommends a FOR vote because it believes that our compensation policies and practices are effective in achieving the Company’s goals of rewarding sustained financial and operating performance and leadership excellence, aligning the executives’ long-term interest with those of our stockholders and motivating our executives to remain with the Company for long and productive careers. In 2021, over 99% of the votes cast by our stockholders approved our 2020 executive compensation.
Compensation and Corporate Governance Highlights

​ | ✔Independent Lead Director | ​ | ​ | ✔No officer severance agreements | ​
​ | ✔Clawback provision for certain restatements | ​ | ​ | ✔Board attendance of 98% during 2021 | ​
​ | ✔Director independence guidelines more stringent than NYSE guidelines | ​ | ​ | ✔Robust stock ownership guidelines for our Officers and Directors | ​
​ | ✔No stockholder rights plan (poison pill) | ​ | ​ | ✔Annual election of our Board of Directors | ​
​ | ✔Say on pay advisory vote conducted annually | ​ | ​ | ✔Company policy prohibits Directors and employees from hedging our Common Stock | ​
​ | ✔ESG oversight by Corporate Governance Committee | ​ | ​ |  | ​

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Proxy statement table of contents

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors | ​ | ​ | 1
Our Corporate Governance | ​ | ​ | 7
Board Committees | ​ | ​ | 7
Board Structure and Lead Director | ​ | ​ | 8
Director Independence | ​ | ​ | 8
ESG Oversight | ​ | ​ | 9
Risk Management | ​ | ​ | 9
Director Advisor Program | ​ | ​ | 10
No Hedging or Short Selling | ​ | ​ | 10
Stock Ownership Guidelines/Pledging | ​ | ​ | 10
Controlled Company | ​ | ​ | 10
Director Candidates | ​ | ​ | 10
Location of Corporate Governance Documents | ​ | ​ | 11
Stockholder Nominations and Proposals for 2022 | ​ | ​ | 11
Environmental, Social and Governance | ​ | ​ | 11
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Selection of our Independent Auditor | ​ | ​ | 13
Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | ​ | ​ | 15
Executive Officers | ​ | ​ | 15
Compensation Committee Report | ​ | ​ | 17
Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) | ​ | ​ | 17
Executive Compensation | ​ | ​ | 23
Director Compensation | ​ | ​ | 28
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | ​ | ​ | 30
Related Party Transactions | ​ | ​ | 32
Attending the Meeting | ​ | ​ | 34
Questions about the Meeting | ​ | ​ | 36

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Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The first proposal to be voted on at the annual meeting will be the election of thirteen director nominees. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Board of Directors recommend approval of each of the nominees outlined below. If elected, each will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successor has been elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. Pursuant to a stockholders agreement, certain of our stockholders affiliated with Roger Penske and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. have agreed to vote together to elect members of our Board of Directors. See “Related Party Transactions” for a description of this stockholders agreement.
Penske Corporation recommended Greg Penske (Roger Penske’s son) to our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee as a candidate for election to our Board of Directors at the 2022 annual meeting. Penske Corporation has informed us that it does not intend to recommend Greg Penske for re-election to our Board at the 2023 annual meeting. Beginning in 2023, in lieu of Greg Penske, Penske Corporation presently intends to recommend one of Mr. Penske’s other sons, Roger Penske, Jr., to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for nomination as a candidate for election to our Board at the 2023, 2024 and 2025 annual meetings. It is expected that Roger Penske, Jr. will serve as an advisory committee member of Penske Transportation Solutions (PTS) for 2022 and it is expected that Greg Penske will step down from our Board at the 2023 annual meeting and will serve as an advisory committee member of PTS beginning in 2023.
Director Nominees. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has established minimum qualifications for director nominees, including integrity, judgment, and personal accomplishment within their field. Experience in at least one of the following is also desired: high level of leadership experience in business or administration, breadth of knowledge concerning issues affecting our Company, willingness to contribute special competence to board activities, accomplishments within the director’s respective field, and experience reading and understanding financial statements.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Board of Directors reviewed the qualities of the Board members as a group, including the diversity of the Board’s career experiences, viewpoints, company affiliations, expertise with respect to the various facets of our business operations, and business experiences. The Board did not employ any particular benchmarks with respect to these qualities but was mindful of achieving an appropriate balance of these qualities with respect to the Board of Directors as a whole. Moreover, the Board of Directors and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considered each nominee’s overall service to our Company during the previous term, each nominee’s personal integrity and adherence to the standards noted above, as well as the individual experience of each director noted within their biographies below. On October 31, 2021, GTT Communications, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Thompson was an executive officer of GTT Communications, Inc. until January 2022. The Board believes that the qualities and skills listed for each of the nominees, qualifies each such nominee for service as a director of our Company.
Our Board of Directors Recommends a Vote “FOR” Each of the Following Nominees:
John D. Barr – Retired Chairman, Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc.

​ | Age: 74 Joined Board: 2002 Committees: Audit | ​ | ​ | Mr. Barr was the Chairman of Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc., a franchisor and operator of Take-N-Bake pizza from September 2009 to September 2016 and was its Chief Executive Officer from April 2004 to January 1, 2012. From 1999 until April 2004, Mr. Barr served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Automotive Performance Industries, a vehicle transportation service provider. Prior thereto, Mr. Barr was President and Chief Operating Officer, as well as a member of the Board of Directors, of Quaker State Corporation from June 1995 to 1999. Prior to joining Quaker State, Mr. Barr spent 25 years with the Valvoline Company, a subsidiary of Ashland Inc., where he was President and Chief Executive Officer from 1987 to 1995. Individual experience: Extensive oil industry experience from serving ultimately as COO and director of Quaker State Corporation; breadth of knowledge concerning issues affecting our Company; experience with franchise business model as former CEO of Papa Murphy’s Holdings. | ​

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Lisa Davis – Former Chief Executive Officer Gas and Power and Managing Board Member, Siemens AG

​ | Age: 58 Joined Board: 2017 Committees: Compensation, Corporate Governance | ​ | ​ | From August 2014 through February 2020 when she resigned, Ms. Davis served as a member of the Managing Board for Siemens AG responsible as Chief Executive Officer for the company’s Gas and Power global operations present in 80 countries around the world. Also, from January 2017 through February 2020 she served as Chair and CEO of Siemens Corporation, USA, the largest market globally for Siemens AG. From 1986 to 2014, Ms. Davis served in various capacities with Exxon Corporation, Texaco USA and Royal Dutch Shell, most recently, Executive Vice President – Strategy, Portfolio and Alternative Energy and Vice President – Lubricants and Commercial Fuels Americas, and previously numerous leadership positions in Supply and Refining. Ms. Davis is also a director for Kosmos Energy Ltd., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Phillips 66, and C3.ai, Inc. Individual experience: Extensive global energy industry experience from serving in various capacities along the entire value chain from upstream to manufacturing to sales and marketing; senior executive leadership experience with international industry-leading companies; diverse experience with public company board service in the U.S. and Europe. | ​

Wolfgang Dürheimer – Retired Chairman and CEO Bentley Motors Ltd.

​ | Age: 63 Joined Board: 2018 Committees: Compensation | ​ | ​ | Mr. Dürheimer served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Motors Ltd., a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, from April 2014 to January 2018, as well as the President of its sister companies, Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. and Bugatti International S.A. Previously, Mr. Dürheimer held various positions with Volkswagen AG and its subsidiaries, most recently as the Chief Representative of Volkswagen Group Motorsport responsible for the Group Motorsport Strategy from February 2011 to January 2018 and he was a member of the Board of Management of Audi AG from September 2012 to March 2014. From 1999 until 2011, Mr. Dürheimer worked for Porsche AG, where he was a member of the Board of Management responsible for Research and Development. Prior to joining Porsche in 1999, Mr. Dürheimer worked 14 years with BMW, where he held various managerial roles. Individual experience: Extensive automotive industry experience with some of the Company’s largest represented brands including Audi, Bentley, BMW, and Porsche, culminating in leadership experience as Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Motors; relationships with our key automotive industry partners, breadth of knowledge concerning issues facing our Company. | ​

Michael R. Eisenson – Founding Partner Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC

​ | Age: 66 Joined Board: 1993 | ​ | ​ | Mr. Eisenson has served as the Founding Partner of Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC, a private investment firm and the successor to Harvard Private Capital Group, Inc. since July 1, 2017. Previously, he was CEO of Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC, which he founded in 1998. Mr. Eisenson also serves as a director of Penske Corporation and is a director of a number of private companies. Individual experience: Familiarity with all of the Company’s key operations from serving as our director since 1993; experience managing Charlesbank and affiliates and their portfolio companies; experience in commercial finance, private equity and leveraged finance; demonstrated success formerly serving as our audit committee chairman. | ​

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Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. – President of Penske Automotive Group

​ | Age: 60 Joined Board: 2006 | ​ | ​ | Mr. Kurnick has served as our President since April 2008. Since September 2017, Mr. Kurnick has served as Vice Chair of Penske Corporation, and from 2003 until then served as President of Penske Corporation. He has also been a director of Penske Corporation since 2003. Penske Corporation is a privately owned diversified transportation services company that holds, through its subsidiaries, interests in a number of businesses. Individual experience: Familiarity with all of the Company’s key operations; breadth of knowledge concerning issues affecting our Company; extensive automotive industry experience; experience as Vice Chair and former President of Penske Corporation. | ​

Kimberly J. McWaters – President and CEO of Fresh Start Women’s Foundation

​ | Age: 57 Joined Board: 2004 Committees: Audit, Corporate Governance (Chair) | ​ | ​ | Ms. McWaters has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Fresh Start Women’s Foundation since February 1, 2021, after a long tenure as a director of that organization. Ms. McWaters was previously President and CEO of Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI), the nation’s leading provider of transportation industry technician training through October 31, 2019. She was named President of UTI in 2000, CEO in 2003 and she served as its Chairman from 2013 to 2017. Ms. McWaters joined UTI in 1984 and has held several leadership positions in the company, including Vice President of Marketing and Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Ms. McWaters is also a director of WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. and previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of UTI in the past five years. Individual experience: Automotive industry experience with UTI; accomplishment within her field culminating with leadership experience as Chief Executive Officer of UTI; expertise relating to service and parts operations and particularly service technicians; community involvement with Fresh Start Women’s Foundation. | ​

Kota Odagiri – Senior Vice President, Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc.

​ | Age: 52 Joined Board: 2021 | ​ | ​ | Mr. Odagiri has served as a director since December 2021 and currently serves as Senior Vice President, Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc. He held numerous positions with Mitsui and its affiliates starting in April 1992. Mr. Odagiri was Chairman and Managing Director of Bussan Auto Finance India Pvt. Ltd. from April 2020 to December 2021. From March 2019 to March 2020, he served as Deputy Managing Director of India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. and from April 2017 to February 2019, he served as General Manager, Group Management Framework Department in Mitsui’s First Motor Vehicles Division. From January 2015 to March 2017, he served as General Manager, Yamaha Business Department in Mitsui’s Third Motor Vehicles Division. Individual Experience: Global automotive industry experience; breadth of knowledge concerning international opportunities; affiliation with Mitsui, which is the Company’s second largest stockholder. | ​

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Greg Penske – Chairman and CEO of Penske Motor Group

​ | Age: 59 Joined Board: 2020 | ​ | ​ | Mr. Penske joined our Board in May 2020 and was previously our director from May 2014 to May 2017. He has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Penske Motor Group, LLC, an automotive group that includes the Toyota, Lexus and Mercedes brands. Mr. Penske has served on the Board of Directors of Penske Corporation since 1999, and also currently serves as a board member and Vice Chairman of Penske Entertainment and board member of Petersen Automotive Museum. Mr. Penske is the son of our Chief Executive Officer, Roger Penske. Individual Experience: Extensive automotive retail industry experience; relationships with key automotive partners; familiarity with all of the Company’s key operations through Penske Corporation directorship and Penske Truck Leasing Advisory Board membership. | ​

Roger S. Penske – Chair of the Board and CEO of Penske Automotive Group

​ | Age: 85 Joined Board: 1999 | ​ | ​ | Since May 1999, Mr. Penske has served as our Chair and CEO. Mr. Penske has also been Chair of the Board and CEO of Penske Corporation since 1969 and Chair of the Board of Penske Truck Leasing Corporation since 1982. Mr. Penske also is a Director of the Downtown Detroit Partnership and a director of Business Leaders for Michigan. Mr. Penske previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of Universal Technical Institute in the past five years. Individual experience: Extensive automotive industry experience; relationships with our key automotive partners; familiarity with all of the Company’s key operations; experience as an executive and a director of some of the world’s leading companies; significant ownership position of our stock through Penske Corporation and other affiliates. | ​

Sandra E. Pierce – Senior Executive Vice President and Chair, Huntington Michigan

​ | Age: 63 Joined Board: 2012 | ​ | ​ | Since August 2016, Ms. Pierce has been Huntington Bank’s Senior Executive Vice President, Private Bank and Regional Banking Director and Chair of Michigan. Ms. Pierce has led the Private Bank, Insurance Agency, Auto, Marine and RV businesses as well as state activities in Michigan. From February 1, 2013, until their August 2016 merger with Huntington, Ms. Pierce served as Vice Chairman of FirstMerit Corporation, and Chairman and CEO of FirstMerit Michigan. From 2005 until June 2012, Ms. Pierce served as the Chief Executive Officer and President at Charter One Bank Michigan, a division of RBS Citizens, N.A. where she had responsibilities for commercial banking and all state bank activities in Michigan as well as oversight of all state activities in Illinois and Ohio. From 1978 through 2004, Ms. Pierce served as Regional Executive of Midwest Retail Operations for JPMorgan Chase, with responsibilities for Michigan and Indiana, and she held a number of management positions in the retail, commercial lending, and private banking businesses at JPMorgan Chase and its predecessor companies, Bank One, First Chicago NBD Corp. and NBD Bancorp. Ms. Pierce is a director of American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., and has performed leadership duties with numerous civic organizations. Ms. Pierce is also Board Chair of ITC Holdings, which was previously a public company in the past five years. Individual Experience: Extensive retail and commercial banking experience; accomplished within her field culminating in CEO experience; extensive experience on company boards and demonstrated commitment to civic works. | ​

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Greg C. Smith – Principal, Greg C. Smith LLC and former Vice Chairman, Ford Motor Company

​ | Age: 70 Joined Board: 2017 Committees: Audit (Chair) | ​ | ​ | Mr. Smith, retired Vice Chairman of Ford Motor Company, currently serves as Principal of Greg C. Smith, LLC, a private management consulting firm, a position he has held since 2007. Previously, Mr. Smith was employed by Ford Motor Company for over 30 years until 2006. Mr. Smith held various executive-level management positions at Ford Motor Company, most recently serving as Vice Chairman from 2005 until 2006. As Vice Chairman, Mr. Smith was responsible for Ford’s Corporate Strategy and Staff, including Human Resources and Labor Affairs, Information Technology, and Automotive Strategy. Currently, Mr. Smith serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lear Corporation and formerly served as a director of Penske Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Solutia, Inc. Mr. Smith serves on the Risk Oversight Advisory Council of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Individual experience: Extensive experience as an executive and a director; experience in a leadership role in automotive and finance; perspective gained from leadership role in automotive and financial industries; extensive public company audit committee experience. | ​

Ronald G. Steinhart – Retired Chairman and CEO, Commercial Banking Group, Bank One Corporation

​ | Age: 81 Joined Board: 2001 Committees: Audit | ​ | ​ | Mr. Steinhart served as Chairman and CEO, Commercial Banking Group, of Bank One Corporation from December 1996 until his retirement in January 2000. From January 1995 to December 1996, Mr. Steinhart was Chairman and CEO of Bank One, Texas, N.A. Mr. Steinhart joined Bank One in connection with its merger with Team Bank, which he founded in 1988. Mr. Steinhart is a certified public accountant (retired status) and previously served as a Director of eight other public companies and a trustee of the MFS/Compass Group of mutual funds. Individual experience: Extensive experience in banking and commercial lending industries; experience with respect to automotive retail finance and insurance operations; extensive public company audit committee experience. | ​

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H. Brian Thompson – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Telecommunications, Inc.

​ | Age: 82 Joined Board: 2002 Committees: Compensation (Chair), Corporate Governance Lead Independent Director | ​ | ​ | Mr. Thompson has served as a director since March 2002 and is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of his private equity investment and advisory firm, Universal Telecommunications, Inc. Mr. Thompson was Executive Chairman of GTT Communications, Inc., a leading global cloud network provider to multinational clients, from October 2006 to January 2022. From December 2002 to June 2007, Mr. Thompson was Chairman of Comsat International and also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Global TeleSystems Group, Inc. from March 1999 through September of 2000. Mr. Thompson was Chairman and CEO of LCI International from 1991 until its merger with Qwest Communications International Inc. in June 1998. Mr. Thompson became Vice Chairman of the board for Qwest until his resignation in December 1998. Mr. Thompson previously served as Executive Vice President of MCI Communications Corporation from 1981 to 1990, and prior to MCI, was a management consultant with the Washington, DC offices of McKinsey & Company for nine years, where he specialized in the management of telecommunications. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Pendrell Corporation. Mr. Thompson received his MBA from Harvard’s Graduate School of Business and holds an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts. Individual experience: Extensive experience as an executive and director of numerous public companies; experience in a leadership role directing international corporations; perspective gained from leadership role in communications industry; demonstrated success serving as our lead independent director. | ​

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Our Corporate Governance

​ | CURRENT DIRECTORS | ​ | ​ | BOD | ​ | ​ | Audit Committee | ​ | ​ | Compensation & Management Development Committee | ​ | ​ | Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee | ​ | ​ | Executive Committee | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | John Barr | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ | F | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Lisa Davis | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Wolfgang Dürheimer | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Michael Eisenson | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | M | ​
​ | Robert Kurnick, Jr. | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | M | ​
​ | Kimberly McWaters | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ | F | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | C | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Kota Odagiri | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Greg Penske | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Roger Penske | ​ | ​ | C | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | C | ​
​ | Sandra Pierce | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Greg Smith | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ | C,F | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Ronald Steinhart | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ | F | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | H. Brian Thompson | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | C | ​ | ​ | M | ​ | ​ | M | ​
​ | No. of Meetings in 2021 | ​ | ​ | 6 | ​ | ​ | 9 | ​ | ​ | 5 | ​ | ​ | 3 | ​ | ​ | 0 | ​

C Chair   M Member   F Financial expert
Board Committees
Our Board of Directors has four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation and Management Development Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Executive Committee. Charters for the Audit, Compensation and Management Development, and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees are available on our website, www.penskeautomotive.com, under the sub-heading “Governance” within the “Investors” section. The principal responsibilities of each committee are described below. Collectively, our directors attended 98% of our board and committee meetings in 2021, and each director attended at least 93% of their respective meetings. All of our directors are encouraged to attend the annual meeting of stockholders and all directors serving at that time attended the annual meeting in 2021.
Committee Member Qualifications. Each of the members of our Audit, Compensation and Management Development, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees are independent under New York Stock Exchange guidelines and our guidelines for director independence. The Board of Directors has determined that all members of the Audit Committee are “independent” and “financially literate” under New York Stock Exchange rules and applicable law, and each of the four are “audit committee financial experts,” as that term is defined in Securities and Exchange Commission rules.
The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibility relating to the:

• | financial statements, financial reporting and financial controls

• | internal audit function

• | engagement and evaluation of the independent auditing firm

• | key credit risks, liquidity risks, market risks, cybersecurity risks and any significant cybersecurity incidents and the steps taken to assess, monitor and mitigate these risks or exposures

The Compensation and Management Development Committee assists the Board of Directors in discharging its responsibility relating to:

• | executive officers’ compensation

• | compensation and benefits of other employees

• | administration of our equity incentive plans

• | recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to director compensation

• | management progression and succession plans

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee:

• | identifies prospective candidates for our Board of Directors

• | recommends director nominees for each annual meeting of stockholders and any interim vacancies the Board of Directors determines to fill

• | recommends to the Board of Directors corporate governance principles and policies

• | oversees the Board self-evaluation

• | oversees our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements

• | oversees our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices and reporting

Executive Committee. Our Executive Committee’s primary function is to act upon matters when the Board of Directors is not in session. The Executive Committee has the full power and authority of the Board of Directors, except to the extent limited by law or our certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other governance documents.
Board Structure and Lead Director. Roger Penske is the Chair of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer. We believe the combination of these two offices represents the most appropriate approach for our Company due to Mr. Penske’s significant ownership position through Penske Corporation, his extensive industry experience, his relationships with our key suppliers and other partners and his experience as an executive and a director of some of the world’s leading companies. In light of the combination of these positions, one of our governance principles is to have an independent “Lead Director.” Our Lead Director is responsible for:

• | coordinating and leading the activities of the outside directors

• | establishing the agenda for executive sessions of the outside directors

• | presiding at the executive sessions of the outside directors which generally occur as part of each Board meeting

• | facilitating communication between the outside directors as a group and our management team

Our Lead Director is H. Brian Thompson. You may communicate with the Lead Director by writing to us, c/o Corporate Secretary and General Counsel, 2555 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302. All correspondence will be reviewed by our Corporate Secretary’s office, and all (other than frivolous correspondence) will be forwarded to the Lead Director. Any written communications to the independent directors as a group or the entire Board of Directors may be sent care of the Corporate Secretary as well. These communications (other than frivolous correspondence) will also be forwarded to the Lead Director.
Director Independence. A majority of our Board of Directors is independent and each of the members of our Audit, Compensation and Management Development, and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees is independent. The Board of Directors has determined that Mss. Davis and McWaters and Messrs. Barr, Dürheimer, Smith, Steinhart and Thompson are each independent in accordance with the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange and our guidelines for independent directors which can be found in our corporate governance guidelines on our website www.penskeautomotive.com under the sub-heading “Governance” within the “Investors” section, and as set forth below. As required by New York Stock Exchange rules, our Board of Directors determined that no material relationship exists which would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of the independent directors.
For a director to be considered independent under our corporate governance guidelines, the Board of Directors must determine that the director does not have any direct or indirect material relationship with us. In addition to applying these guidelines, the Board of Directors considers relevant facts and circumstances in making the determination of independence, and not merely from the standpoint of the director, but also from that of persons or organizations with which the director has an affiliation. The Board considers the transactions, relationships and arrangements between the Company, and its affiliates such as Penske Corporation, Penske Racing, Penske Entertainment and Penske Transportation Solutions and affiliates of the director, including those described under “Related Party Transactions” and elsewhere in the proxy statement, in its independence determination. The Board also considers ownership of our or our affiliates’ securities by the directors and their affiliates, ownership by our management team of any securities of affiliates of directors, and sponsorships of Penske Racing or other Penske affiliated racing entities by any of our or our directors’ affiliates.

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Under our guidelines, which are more stringent than the New York Stock Exchange guidelines, a director will not be independent if:

1. | The director is employed by us, or an immediate family member is one of our executive officers.*

2. | The director receives more than $60,000 of direct compensation from us, other than director fees and deferred compensation for prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service).*

3. | The director is affiliated with or employed by our independent auditing firm, or an immediate family member is affiliated with or employed in a professional capacity by our independent auditing firm.

4. | An executive officer of ours serves on the compensation committee of the board of directors of a company that employs the director or an immediate family member as an executive officer.

5. | The director is an executive officer or employee, or if an immediate family member is an executive officer, of another company that does business with us and the sales by that company to us or purchases by that company from us, in any single fiscal year during the evaluation period, are more than the greater of two percent of the annual revenues of that company or $1 million.

6. | The director serves as an officer, director or trustee of a charitable organization, and our charitable contributions to the organization are more than the greater of $250,000 or one percent of that organization’s total annual charitable receipts during its last completed fiscal year.

* | Subject to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, employment as an Interim Chair, Interim CEO or other executive officer on an interim basis, and related compensation, shall not disqualify a director from being considered independent immediately following that employment.

ESG Oversight. Our Board of Directors has delegated oversight of our ESG practices and reporting to our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; provided that certain aspects of our ESG practices are managed by other committees of the Board. For example, our Compensation and Management Development Committee is responsible for oversight of our efforts to promote equity, diversity and inclusion and reduce employee turnover. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews our ESG disclosures and discusses with management at least annually our ESG initiatives, which include our environmental sustainability efforts and charitable contributions. Management is responsible for the implementation and execution of our ESG practices and reporting.
Risk Management. We have designed and implemented processes to manage risk in our operations. The role of the Board of Directors in risk management is primarily one of oversight. Management is responsible for the implementation and execution of our risk management initiatives. Our Board of Directors executes its oversight role directly and also through its various committees as set forth below.
Audit Committee

• | together with the full Board of Directors, reviews management’s assessment of the key risks facing our Company, including the key controls we rely on to mitigate those risks

• | monitors certain key risks at its regularly scheduled meetings, such as credit risks, liquidity risks, market risks, related party transaction risk and cybersecurity risks

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

• | oversees compliance with legal and regulatory requirements

• | reviews risks relating to our governance structure

Compensation and Management Development Committee

• | reviews risk inherent in our compensation policies

• | reviews the Company’s succession planning

Full Board of Directors

• | reviews strategic and operational risk in the context of reports from corporate management, regional executives and other officers

• | receives reports on all significant committee activities at each regular meeting

• | reviews the risks inherent in any significant Company transactions

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As part of its review of operational risk, the Board of Directors reviews cybersecurity risks facing our Company, including the potential for breach of our key information technology systems and the potential for a breach of our systems and processes relating to the protection of customer and employee confidential information. The Board meets periodically with our Chief Information Officer and our Audit Committee reviews key risks, including these risks, at its regular meetings and reviews any significant cybersecurity incidents.
Director Advisor Program. The Board has adopted a policy in its Corporate Governance Guidelines for the designation of certain former directors as “Director Advisors” which allows us to retain the benefits of continuing guidance from our long-tenured directors. This program is designed to encourage director renewal while retaining access to former long-tenured directors’ valuable experience and institutional knowledge. Director Advisors are expected typically to be invited to attend two Board meetings per year and be available for continuing consultation. A Director Advisor is not entitled to attend any Board meeting, may not vote on any business coming before the Board nor is he or she counted as a member of the Board for the purpose of determining a quorum or for any other purpose. A Director Advisor is not a member of the Board or a “director” as that term is used in our bylaws, this proxy statement or otherwise.
Director Advisors are entitled to cash compensation of $60,000 per year payable in cash or Company stock at the director’s election, a charitable match opportunity and use of a Company vehicle or a $20,000 stipend, as well as reimbursement of Company expenses and travel to our meetings. We have not designated any Director Advisors for 2021 or 2022.
No Hedging or Short Selling. Our securities trading policy applies to all of our directors, officers and employees and restricts trading in our securities while in possession of material nonpublic information. The policy prohibits our directors, officers, employees and their designees from engaging in hedging, short sales and other trading techniques that offset any decrease in market value of our equity securities without the approval of our General Counsel. No such approvals were granted in 2021, but we retain this flexibility in the event of a hardship need for a non-executive employee.
Stock Ownership Guidelines/Pledging. Our stock ownership guidelines, discussed in the CD&A below, require threshold levels of our stock to be held by executive officers, other senior officers and directors. These guidelines exclude any shares that are pledged by our directors and officers.
Controlled Company. Under the New York Stock Exchange rules, if a company is “controlled” it need not have a majority of independent directors or solely independent compensation or nominating committees. We are a “controlled company” because more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by Penske Corporation through its voting agreement with Mitsui & Co. and their affiliates. These entities are considered a group due to the provisions of the stockholders agreement between these parties described under “Related Party Transactions.” Even though we are a “controlled company,” we are fully compliant with the New York Stock Exchange rules for non-controlled companies.
Director Candidates. When considering new candidates for our Board of Directors, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee uses the network of contacts of the Board of Directors to compile potential candidates, but may also engage, if it deems appropriate, a professional search firm. The committee considers whether the nominee would be independent and considers the candidate’s diversity important in relation to the then existing Board, potentially including age, gender, ethnicity, geography, business experience or expertise or other factors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders pursuant to procedures outlined below. Stockholder proposals for nominees should be addressed to our Corporate Secretary, Penske Automotive Group, 2555 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302. The committee’s evaluation of stockholder-proposed candidates will be the same as for any other candidates.
Director candidate submissions are to include:

• | sufficient biographical information concerning the recommended individual, including age, employment history with employer names and description of the employer’s business

• | whether such individual can read and understand financial statements

• | a list of current and previous board memberships and other affiliations of the nominee

• | a description of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led to the conclusion that the person should serve as a director, in light of our business and structure

• | a written consent of the individual to stand for election and serve if elected by the stockholders

• | a statement of any relationships between the person recommended and the person submitting the recommendation

• | a statement of any relationships between the candidate and any automotive or truck retailer, manufacturer or supplier, as well as any other transportation business or any business that could be deemed to compete with the Company

• | proof of ownership by the person submitting the recommendation of at least 500 shares of our common stock for at least one year

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Location of Corporate Governance Documents. Our corporate governance guidelines and the other documents referenced in this section are posted on our website, www.penskeautomotive.com, under the sub-heading “Governance” within the “Investors” section. Our 2021 ESG report is posted on our website under the “ESG” tab. We have also adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our employees and directors. We intend to disclose waivers, if any, for our executive officers or directors from the code, and changes to the code, on our website.
Stockholder Director Nominations and Proposals for 2023. We must receive any proposals submitted pursuant to Rule 14(a)- 8 of the SEC proxy rules intended to be presented to stockholders at our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders at our principal executive offices at 2555 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302 for inclusion in the proxy statement by November 19, 2022. These proposals must also meet other requirements of the rules of the SEC relating to stockholder proposals. Any stockholder who wishes to make a director nomination or introduce an item of business, other than as described above, must comply with the procedures set forth in our bylaws, including delivering proper notice to us not less than 120 days nor more than 150 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s Annual Meeting, which means not earlier than December 13, 2022, nor later than January 12, 2023.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
As a leading international, diversified transportation services company, we recognize it is our responsibility to ensure that we contribute to a healthy environment, economic opportunity, and social equity in the communities where we operate around the world. We recognize we are accountable to key stakeholders and the communities in which we do business. We are committed to responsible business practices, continuous improvement of our operations and strengthening relationships with our stakeholders. We focus our ESG efforts where we can have the most positive impact on our business and society and are driven by our core values that ensures we enrich our communities, minimize our environmental impact, protect the health and safety of our team members and customers, and provide a diverse and inclusive workplace – all while creating value for our stakeholders. The most important investments we make are in our people. Everything we aspire to be as a company builds on our ability to come together as one team. We take pride in our culture of trust and collaboration, and we provide our team members a supportive work environment that empowers them to do meaningful work while fulfilling their passions and balancing work goals with life goals.
We are pleased to have published our inaugural ESG Report which highlights the Company's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies, activities, progress, metrics, and performance for 2020, which is available on our website under the tab “ESG.” The report aligns with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Multiline & Specialty Distributors sector standard. We are committed to regular, transparent communication of our progress and look forward to bringing our stakeholders along with us on this journey.
We encourage you to review our ESG report, which includes additional detail in regard to certain our key efforts highlighted below.
Community Participation. We believe community participation and charitable giving enrich the neighborhoods where we work, live and play. We are proud of these efforts and we encourage participation by all dealerships and employees. Several examples of our commitment to giving back include:

• | Over the last six years, our dealerships have supported The Paralyzed Veterans of America to help serve the needs of veterans with a spinal cord injury, donating more than $7.0 million through contributions from customers, employees and matching contributions of our Company. During this time, contributions have been collected from our customers and employees and then matched by the Company.

• | Beginning in 2020, we partnered with a technical education institute to establish a diesel-commercial vehicle technician career skills program for service members on a United States military base. This program will provide hands-on, industry-aligned technician training to service members designed to increase career opportunities for veterans transitioning from military service to civilian life. Graduates of this program will earn a Systems Certified credential and will be offered employment with our commercial truck dealership group.

Environmental Sustainability-Electric Vehicles. Our dealerships sell and service vehicles that are engineered and manufactured by over 35 of the world’s automotive OEMs. As such, our new car dealerships sell the full suite of vehicles offered by our manufacturer partners, including pure electric vehicles (“EVs”). EVs can reduce the emissions that contribute to climate change and smog, improving public health and reducing ecological damage.
We are committed to encouraging the sale and use of EVs and, as part of that commitment, are actively placing charging stations across our network to facilitate a reliable infrastructure for their use. As of December 31, 2021, our network of EV

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charging stations across the U.S. and the U.K. totaled 882, including a combination of Level 1 (standard), Level 2 (240V), and Level 3 capabilities. We expect to install additional charging stations to support EVs as our manufacturer partners introduce more of these products to the marketplace. We estimate that approximately 23% of our new vehicles sold in 2021 in the U.S. and U.K. combined were either electric or hybrid electric vehicles.
Reducing our Energy Use. Reducing our energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is important to our customers, team members and company leadership. We recognize our responsibility to advocate for a cleaner environment through self-awareness, leveraging our global partnerships, promoting cleaner driving vehicles through our dealerships, and reducing pollution and waste. At our facilities, we have deployed several strategies for reducing our energy use, such as installing LED lighting, occupancy sensors, energy-efficient glass, and high-efficiency heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Moreover, we have completed LED lighting upgrades at approximately 60 percent of our U.S. dealerships and collision centers. In 2020, we avoided the equivalent of 13,755 metric tons of greenhouse gasses through Safety Kleen’s Environmental Programs by recycling used oil and other liquids. In partnership with Shell Energy, we’re piloting an energy savings program at one of our largest campuses to enhance energy efficiency while reducing operating costs. The program provides our campus with the ability to monitor and reduce our energy usage through a unique platform including metered usage and sensors integrated within the HVAC units. In the pilot phase, we have seen an 18% reduction in energy usage.
Reducing Waste. We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of waste produced at our facilities. We deploy several strategies to ensure the efficient use of resources and responsible disposal of waste, including hazardous waste. In the U.K., all of our hazardous waste is collected and processed by a fully licensed ISO-accredited waste management company. Approximately 96 percent of our hazardous waste, including engine oil, oil filters, antifreeze, and lead acid batteries, are recycled. The other 4 percent is properly disposed of by the waste management company. In the U.S., we use a third party to manage, collect and process recycling for many of the materials that go through our service departments. These products include mercury bulbs, used oil, oil filters, brake, and parts waste, used antifreeze, parts solvent and drain waste.
Other strategies to reduce pollution and waste include:

• | We eliminate paper at dealerships and in internal communications by using digital tools. We estimate that these changes yield annual reductions of millions of pages of paper.

• | We utilize water reclamation systems at many of our dealership locations that typically recycle approximately 85 percent of the water used.

• | Our collision and repair centers use water-based paints and solvents that are better for the environment and healthier for our team members and customers than traditional paints, which contain toxins that linger in the atmosphere, impacting people and air quality.

• | Our Hardware E-Cycle Policy requires that electronic equipment be disposed of through a specific certified electronics recycler which maintains a zero landfill, zero export policy of unprocessed equipment to non-OECD Countries.

• | In 2020, we recycled 98 percent of the 70,000+ worn-out tires from our U.S. retail automotive operations.

Human Capital-Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. We believe that our employees are our greatest asset. We understand that exceptional customer service can only be consistently delivered by attracting, motivating, training, and retaining the very best team members. With this in mind, we put our employees at the heart of everything that we do by developing their talent and enabling them to build long-term careers.
We are committed to building a diverse and skilled workforce while providing a work environment that promotes equity and is free from any form of discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex (including breast feeding and related medical conditions), pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniform service member and veteran status, age, genetic information, protected medical condition, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Our focus on inclusion and diversity at our U.S. automotive dealerships has resulted in over 66% of our workforce being diverse either by race, ethnicity, or gender, with our gender diversity higher than the National Automobile Dealer Association (“NADA”) average. Additionally, our U.S. automotive dealerships have a management diversity rate of approximately 50% and our Board of Directors has a diversity rate of 31%.
Investor Outreach. We have an investor outreach program that aims to engage prospective and current shareholders throughout the year. Engagement activities includes participation in industry conferences and events, sell-side research conferences, one-on-one meetings with current and potential investors, quarterly financial results conference calls, and visits to our locations.

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Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Selection of our
Independent Auditor
Our Audit Committee has selected Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, and their respective affiliates (collectively referred to as “Deloitte”) as our principal independent auditing firm for 2022. We have determined to submit the selection of auditors to stockholder ratification, even though it is not required by our governing documents or Delaware law. If the selection of Deloitte as our independent auditor is not ratified by our stockholders, our Audit Committee will re-evaluate its selection, taking into consideration the stockholder vote on the ratification and the advisability of selecting new auditors prior to completion of the 2022 audit.
Our Audit Committee is solely responsible for selecting, engaging and terminating our independent auditing firm, and may do so at any time at its discretion. It is anticipated that a representative of Deloitte will be present at the annual meeting with the opportunity to make a statement and to answer appropriate questions.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” RATIFICATION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for providing independent, objective oversight of our accounting functions and internal controls as more fully discussed above under “Our Corporate Governance.” The Audit Committee has the sole authority to retain and terminate our independent auditing firm, and is responsible for recommending to the Board of Directors that our financial statements be included in our annual report on Form 10-K.
The Audit Committee took a number of steps in making this recommendation for our 2021 annual report. The Audit Committee discussed with our independent auditing firm those matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC, including information regarding their independence and the scope and results of their audit. These communications and discussions were intended to assist the Audit Committee in overseeing the financial reporting and disclosure process. The Audit Committee also discussed the independent auditing firm’s independence and received the letters and written disclosures from the independent auditing firm required by the PCAOB. Finally, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the annual audited financial statements with our management and the independent auditing firm in advance of the public release of operating results, and before the filing of our annual and quarterly reports with the SEC.
Based on the foregoing, and other matters deemed relevant and appropriate by the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that our audited financial statements be included in our 2021 annual report on Form 10- K as filed with the SEC on February 18, 2022.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors

​ | Greg Smith (Chair) | ​ | ​ | Kimberly McWaters | ​
​ | John Barr | ​ | ​ | Ronald Steinhart | ​

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INDEPENDENT AUDITING FIRM FEES
Deloitte & Touche LLP is our principal independent registered public accounting firm. We paid Deloitte & Touche LLP the fees described below in 2021 and 2020, all of which services were approved by our Audit Committee:
Audit Services:

• | audits of our consolidated financial statements

• | audits of management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting

• | reviews of quarterly financial statements

• | other services normally provided in connection with statutory or regulatory engagements

Audit Related Services:

• | services in connection with registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

• | acquisition due diligence

• | audits of benefit plans

• | consents and comfort letters

• | accounting research and consultation

Tax Fees:

• | services rendered by the independent auditing firms in connection with tax compliance, planning and advice, including in connection with acquisitions

| ​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | ​ | 2020 | ​
Audit Fees | ​ | ​ | $3,866,136 | ​ | ​ | $3,362,744 | ​
Audit Related Fees | ​ | ​ | 144,359 | ​ | ​ | 219,125 | ​
Tax Fees | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
Tax Compliance | ​ | ​ | 26,735 | ​ | ​ | 45,004 | ​
Other Tax Fees | ​ | ​ | 37,858 | ​ | ​ | 148,131 | ​
All Other Fees | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Total Fees | ​ | ​ | $4,075,088 | ​ | ​ | $3,775,004 | ​

The Audit Committee has considered the nature of the above-listed services provided by Deloitte and determined that they are compatible with their provision of independent audit services under relevant guidance. The Audit Committee has discussed these services with Deloitte and management and determined that they are permitted under the Code of Professional Conduct of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the auditor independence requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and the laws and regulations administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pre-approval Policy. The Audit Committee has adopted a policy requiring pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided by Deloitte. The primary purpose of this policy is to ensure that we engage our public accountants with a view toward maintaining independence. The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all services relating to work performed for us by Deloitte and related fees. The Audit Committee must also approve fees incurred for pre-approved services that are in excess of the approved amount. Pre-approval of audit and non-audit services and fees may be given at any time up to a year before commencement of the specified service. The Chair of the Audit Committee may independently approve fees and services as long as they are reviewed and ratified by the Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting. All of the services and related fees set forth above were approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with this policy.

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Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
We annually seek a non-binding advisory vote on our executive compensation. Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding upon the Compensation and Management Development Committee, however, the committee will take the outcome of the vote into account when making future executive compensation decisions. Last year, our stockholders approved the compensation of our named executive officers as described under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation” with over 99% of the votes cast by our stockholders voting in favor. As we evaluated our compensation programs and practices, we were mindful of this strong shareholder support in deciding to maintain the overall framework of our compensation program and the majority of our compensation practices unchanged from last year.
Our compensation program is designed to motivate our executive officers to enhance long-term stockholder value and to attract and retain the highest quality executive and key employee talent available. We believe our executive compensation is aligned with increasing the value of our common stock and promoting our key strategies, values and long term financial and operational objectives. In this regard, we note that:

• | Mr. Penske beneficially owns approximately 35.2 million shares of our common stock, which significantly aligns his interests with the stockholders’ interests

• | In the last several years, neither our Chief Executive Officer nor President has received an annual cash bonus as both only have received restricted stock grants in lieu of a cash bonus

• | The named executive officers receive restricted stock grants with vesting provisions weighted towards the third and fourth years and are subject to stock ownership requirements discussed below, which encourages long-term stock ownership

• | We do not have any employment agreements with our named executive officers and have no agreements that provide for severance payments upon termination of employment

• | Our executive officers earn no additional retirement income under any supplemental executive retirement plan

• | Executive officers are subject to a compensation recovery or “clawback” policy, which provides that we may recoup some or all of the executive officer’s incentive compensation as a result of certain detrimental conduct to encourage compliance with policies and appropriate behavior, and we prohibit our directors, officers and employees from engaging in hedging with respect to our equity securities (as discussed above under “Our Corporate Governance”)

• | We structure our compensation practices to be consistent with and support sound risk management. Our compensation committee reviews risk associated with our compensation policies and has determined such risk is not excessive

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BELIEVES THAT THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IS APPROPRIATE AND RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING ADVISORY RESOLUTION:
“RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S- K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion is hereby APPROVED.
Executive Officers
Our named executive officers, whose compensation we describe below, are Messrs. Penske, Kurnick, Denker and Spradlin and Ms. Hulgrave. Ms. Hulgrave was promoted to Chief Financial Officer upon Mr. Carlson’s voluntary resignation from such position. Each of our named executive officers were elected by the Board of Directors and will hold office until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal from office. Biographies of Messrs. Kurnick and Penske are set forth above. Biographies of our other named executive officers are provided below:
Bud Denker, 63, has served as our Executive Vice President – Human Resources since July 2015. Since September 2017, he also has served as President of Penske Corporation, and he serves as Executive Vice President, Marketing and Communications of Penske Corporation as well as Executive Vice President of Penske Racing. Mr. Denker served as our Executive Vice President – Marketing from July 2005 to June 2015. Prior to joining us, Mr. Denker served as Vice President, Brand and Market Development for Eastman Kodak Company from 2001-2005.
Shelley Hulgrave, 43, has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since June 2021 and prior to that served as our Senior Vice President since February 2020 and our Vice President and Corporate Controller since June 2015. She has also served as our Corporate Accounting Manager since October 2006. Prior to joining us, Ms. Hulgrave held various positions for DaimlerChrysler Financial and Ernst & Young.

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Shane Spradlin, 52, has served as our Executive Vice President since February 2010, our General Counsel since December 2007, and our Corporate Secretary since March 2004. Mr. Spradlin joined our Company in March 2003. From 1999 to 2003, he served as Corporate Counsel to Nextel Communications in Reston, Virginia. From 1995 through 1999, Mr. Spradlin was an associate with the New York and Washington, D.C. offices of Latham & Watkins, specializing in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.
Additional corporate officers include:
George Brochick, 72, has served as Executive Vice President of Strategic Development since July 2012. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President of our Western Region since December 2002. He joined PAG in 1996 upon the sale of the former Sun Automotive Group to Penske Automotive. In addition to his current executive functions, Mr. Brochick has held numerous dealership general manager positions throughout his automotive career. From 1977 to 1984, prior to entering the automobile business, Mr. Brochick served as Vice President, Operations, for Southwest Kenworth, Inc. Mr. Brochick also held the position of Director, Marketing Services, for Euclid, Inc., a division of Daimler-Benz, A.G., with worldwide responsibilities for market research and technical field studies. Mr. Brochick has previously served as a Board Member of the American International Automobile Dealers Association and is currently serving as a Board Member for Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Inc. and the Duke University Board of Visitors.
Tracy Cassady, 49, has served as our Executive Vice President, Marketing since August 2020. She previously served as our Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing since February 2020, Vice President since 2015, and Director since 2011. Prior to joining us, Ms. Cassady held various global marketing and communication positions at Federal-Mogul Corporation.
Tony Facione, 40, has served as our Vice President and Corporate Controller since June 2021. He previously served as our Director — Financial Services and Controller from June 2020 to June 2021, our Controller — Central Region from January 2017 to June 2020 and our Manager — Financial Planning and Analysis from October 2012 to December 2016. Mr. Facione joined the Company in 2007 as a Financial Analyst. Prior to joining us, Mr. Facione was an auditor at Plante Moran.
Richard Hook, 47, has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer since February 2019. Prior to that, he served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer since May 1, 2015, as well as Vice President, IT Infrastructure since July 2009. Before joining us in 2009, Mr. Hook held various positions at Arthur Andersen LLP, H&R Block Financial Advisors and Federal-Mogul Corporation.
Anthony Pordon, 57, has served as Executive Vice President since May 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Pordon served as Senior Vice President since January 2006 and Vice President since July 2001. Mr. Pordon’s primary responsibilities include Investor Relations, Corporate Communications, and Corporate Development, including the responsibility for establishing, directing and maintaining our communication strategies and representation on Wall Street with the buy-side and sell-side analyst community. Prior to joining us, Mr. Pordon served in various capacities at Detroit Diesel Corporation, a manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engines. Prior to Detroit Diesel, Mr. Pordon was an auditor at Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Aaron Michael, 46, has served as our Executive Vice President, Financial Services and Global Risk Management since June 2021 and has been our Treasurer since 2006. Prior to June 2021, he previously served as our Senior Vice President, Financial Services from 2014 to June 2021. In his current role, he manages our risk management, capital structure and real estate portfolio. From 2001 through 2006, Mr. Michael was employed by Penske Corporation in various finance and treasury roles. Prior to working with Penske, Mr. Michael was a commercial lender for Comerica Bank in its Detroit, MI office.

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Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth below with management. Based on this review and these discussions with management, the committee has recommended to our Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement.
The Compensation & Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors

​ | H. Brian Thompson (Chair) | ​ | ​ | Wolfgang Dürheimer Lisa Davis | ​

Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Compensation Philosophy. Other than with respect to Messrs. Kurnick and Penske, the majority of our executive and employee compensation is payable in cash in the short-term and is comprised principally of salary and cash bonuses. We use cash compensation as the majority of our compensation because we believe it provides the most flexibility for our employees and is less dilutive to existing stockholders than equity compensation. The compensation committee also recognizes that stock prices may reflect factors other than long-term performance, such as general economic conditions and varying attitudes among investors toward the stock market in general and toward automotive retail companies specifically. However, we also provide long-term compensation in the form of restricted stock awards for senior employees, including each of our named executive officers. Our restricted stock program awards typically vest over four years, with 70% of any award vesting in the third and fourth years. We believe this long-term compensation helps to align management’s goals with those of our other stockholders and provides a long-term retention inducement for our key employees, as discussed below under the heading “Long Term Incentive Plans.”
Outside Advisors and Consultants. Our compensation committee has full access to any of our employees and has the authority to hire outside consultants and advisors at its discretion, though it did not do so in 2021. All named executive officer compensation determinations are made by the committee, using its independent judgment and analysis.
Role of Executive Officers. The compensation committee relies on our senior management to assist in fulfilling many of its duties, in particular our Executive Vice President – Human Resources and Chief Executive Officer, each of whom attends part of most committee meetings. These executives make recommendations concerning our compensation policies generally, certain specific elements of compensation for senior management (such as equity awards and bonuses), and report to the committee as to Company personnel and developments. Our executives do not participate in determining their own compensation.
Addressing Risk. Our compensation committee recognizes that any incentive-based compensation arrangement induces an inherent element of risk taking by senior management. We incent management through annual discretionary bonuses, restricted stock grants and, in some cases, performance-based bonuses. The committee assesses the risk related to our compensation policies for the named executive officers and for the employees generally and has determined that our compensation arrangements do not lend themselves to unnecessary or excessive risk taking. The committee believes that any inherent risk is mitigated by the following factors:

• | Our compensation recovery policy noted below

• | Our committee’s negative discretion to reduce any performance-based award

• | Approximately 70% of the equity compensation we issue vests in the third and fourth years

• | Rigorous internal and external audits of our field and consolidated results

• | Our commitment to full compliance with our code of conduct

• | Thorough investigation of all fraud and financial-related complaints, including those received on our anonymous hotline

The responsibilities of the compensation committee and committee member independence are described under “Our Corporate Governance” beginning on page 7.
Compensation Recovery (“Clawback”) Policy. We have a policy regarding the recovery of unfairly earned compensation. Under the policy, if our Board determines that a member of management earned performance based compensation or incentive compensation within the last three years due to fraud, negligence or intentional misconduct, and such conduct was

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a significant contributing factor to our restating our financial statements or the reporting of material inaccuracies relating to financial reporting or other performance metrics used in those awards, our Board has the discretion to cause that employee to repay and/or forfeit all compensation that was expressly conditioned upon the achievement of the misreported financial results.
Equity Award Approval Policy. We have an equity award approval policy which requires that all equity awards be approved by the committee and that the grant date of all awards except those discussed below shall be the date of the approval by the committee. As part of that policy, the compensation committee delegated to our Chief Executive Officer the authority to grant or accelerate the vesting of awards with respect to 50,000 shares of our common stock per year, other than awards to executive officers, provided the grant or vesting of the awards are reported to the committee at its next meeting. Our Chief Executive Officer approved the grant or vesting of awards with respect to 30,000 shares under that authority in 2021, which awards were ratified by the committee.
Stock Ownership Guidelines. Our stock ownership guidelines are designed to align our management and Board members’ interests with our stockholders. The guidelines require that officers and directors own the following levels of common stock, expressed as a multiple of base salary.

​ | Executive Officer Level | ​ | ​ | Multiple of Base Salary | ​
​ | CEO | ​ | ​ | 8x | ​
​ | President | ​ | ​ | 4x | ​
​ | Executive Vice Presidents | ​ | ​ | 2x | ​

Non-employee board members are required to own common stock equal to ten times our annual retainer (currently, $60,000 x 10 = $600,000). Directors and officers have five years from appointment to reach the minimum ownership level, though our policy allows extensions at the discretion of the Chair and Lead Director. These guidelines exclude any shares that are pledged by any of our directors and officers, and also include any shares of restricted stock held by the officer or director.
Determination of Compensation Amounts. The compensation committee determines all aspects of compensation for our named executive officers. In making decisions regarding non-CEO compensation, the committee receives input from our Chief Executive Officer. The committee believes that solely using annual quantitative performance measurements does not create the appropriate balance of incentives to build long-term value. Thus, the committee evaluates a broad range of qualitative factors, including reliability, a track record of integrity, good judgment, foresight and the ability to lead others.
The committee reviews salary adjustments with a view to maintaining external compensation competitiveness. We annually benchmark competitiveness of our total compensation against a group of publicly traded automotive retailers (Asbury Automotive Group, AutoNation, CarMax, Group 1 Automotive, Lithia Motors and Sonic Automotive). While we benchmark our compensation, we do not target a specific quartile of pay for our named executive officers as compared to our peers.
In addition to the above-mentioned factors, the level of compensation that we pay to Messrs. Denker and Kurnick reflect that each devotes a percentage of his time to affiliated companies for which they receive additional compensation from Penske Corporation. Specifically, Mr. Kurnick serves as Penske Corporation’s Vice Chair and Mr. Denker serves as the President of Penske Corporation. Our committee does not track the exact percentage of time spent on Penske Automotive versus affiliated matters, recognizing that the amount varies from year to year, but it is generally expected that each will spend approximately 75% of his time on Penske Automotive matters. We were reimbursed approximately four percent of Mr. Spradlin’s base salary by Penske Corporation to reflect his efforts on behalf of Penske Corporation. The full amount of Mr. Spradlin’s base salary is shown in the table below.
Our Compensation Program. Our compensation program primarily consists of four elements:

• | Base salary

• | Annual discretionary cash bonus payments

• | Restricted stock awards

• | Employee health and welfare plan participation and other benefits, such as a vehicle allowance

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Base Salary. The salaries of our named executive officers are determined by scope of job responsibility, experience, individual performance, historical salary levels and the benchmarking information discussed above. The evaluation of the individual’s performance is based upon the committee’s perception of that individual’s performance, based in large part on input from our Chief Executive Officer with respect to each of the other named executive officers, and the factors noted above under “Determination of Compensation Amounts.”
The committee also considers our Company-wide performance in the prior year and general economic factors when setting base salary levels for each of the named executive officers. The items of corporate performance that are considered for our named executive officers are the same as those with respect to the award detailed below under “Long-Term Incentive Plans.” Our compensation committee uses these factors in a subjective evaluation to gauge Company performance, keeping in mind the impact of the general performance of the automotive retail industry. Beginning July 1, 2021, Messrs. Denker and Spradlin’s salaries were each increased $25,000 resulting from the Committee’s review of these factors. Beginning January 1, 2022, Messrs. Kurnick and Penske’s salaries were each increased by $100,000 and $200,000 respectively resulting from the Committee’s review of these factors. When Ms. Hulgrave was promoted to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective June 1, 2021, her salary was increased to $500,000 to provide an adjustment commensurate with her promotion.
Annual Bonus Payments. Our senior management is eligible to receive annual discretionary cash bonus payments. Our Chief Executive Officer and President have not received any discretionary bonus payments, and instead receive only the restricted stock grants resulting from their achievement of performance goals, as described below under “Long-Term Incentive Plans.” We pay annual cash bonuses to our other named executive officers to provide an incentive for future performance and as a reward for performance during the prior year. These discretionary bonus payments are determined in varying degrees based on three criteria:

• | Company-wide performance in the prior year

• | Evaluation of an individual’s performance in the prior year

• | Evaluation of the annual performance of an individual’s business unit in the prior year

The items of Company-wide performance that are considered for our named executive officers are the same as those detailed below under “Long-Term Incentive Plans.” Our compensation committee uses these factors to evaluate Company performance, keeping in mind the impact of the overall performance of the business sectors in which we compete. The evaluation of the individual’s performance and the performance of the individual’s business unit is based on the committee’s perception of that performance, based in part on input from our Chief Executive Officer and the factors noted above under “Determination of Compensation Amounts.”
Restricted Stock Awards. Each member of senior management, including each of the named executive officers, is eligible to receive a restricted stock award because we believe these awards effectively align management’s goals with those of our other stockholders. Restricted stock grants for management typically vest over four years at a rate of 15%, 15%, 20% and 50% per year, and are subject to forfeiture in the event the employee departs from the Company before vesting. We believe these awards provide a longer-term incentive for management because the majority of the award vests in the third and fourth year. We employ this form of compensation in part because many of our initiatives may take several years to yield benefits. We also believe that weighted vesting of these awards provides an additional incentive to retain our valuable employees due to the unvested value that may be created over time. Our restricted stock awards mirror our other outstanding stock, including the right to vote with our other stockholders and receive dividends.
In 2021 and 2022, each of our named executive officers (other than Ms. Hulgrave, who was newly appointed) received restricted stock awards resulting from achievement of the long-term incentive plan awards discussed below. In 2022, Ms. Hulgrave received a discretionary award of 7,464 shares of restricted stock. In total in 2021, the committee approved the grant of approximately 456,808 equity incentive awards under our equity plans (representing approximately 0.6% of our current outstanding equity), including all of the awards to our named executive officers. Awards granted were made under our 2020 Equity Incentive Plan which originally provided up to five million shares for equity awards.
Other Compensation. We may also provide our named executive officers, and certain other employees, with selected other benefits or perquisites in order to attract and retain them. With respect to health and welfare benefits, the committee believes that our employees should receive a meaningful benefit package commensurate with those of other automotive retailers, recognizing the increasing cost of those benefits in recent years. We also provide our U.S. employees with matching under our 401(k) plan.

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Our named executive officers, as well as other eligible employees, may defer up to 50% of their base salary and up to 95% of their bonus compensation pursuant to the Penske Automotive Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan (the “DCP”). The DCP is an unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation plan which provides the opportunity to accumulate additional savings for retirement on a tax deferred basis. The Company does not match funds deferred through this plan. Additional details regarding our DCP can be found below in the “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation” table.
Our named executive officers and directors are also provided with an automobile allowance or the use of a Company vehicle. From time to time, we may provide other benefits to certain members of our senior management. We have valued these benefits in the “All Other Compensation” column of the “Summary Compensation” table below based on our cost. We review these benefits on a case-by-case basis and believe, if limited in scope, such benefits can provide an incentive to long term performance and help retain our valuable employees.
No Employment Agreements or Pre-arranged Severance Compensation. None of our current executive officers have been provided an employment agreement, nor are they entitled to any pre-arranged severance compensation. We believe our mix of short-term and long-term compensation provides a retention incentive that makes an employment contract unnecessary, while providing us flexibility with respect to managing the departure of an executive officer. Our lack of pre-arranged severance compensation is consistent with our performance-based compensation philosophy and provides us the flexibility to enter into post-employment arrangements based on circumstances existing upon departure. We have historically entered into varying types of severance arrangements with departing members of our senior management, which have included vesting of restricted stock and consulting agreements, as we believe it may be important to have continuing access to these individuals’ knowledge base and guidance. With respect to a change in control, none of our current executive officers have been guaranteed any change of control payments, however, our restricted stock grants vest in the event of a change of control.
Our former Chief Financial Officer, J.D. Carlson, voluntarily resigned as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective June 1, 2021. In connection with Mr. Carlson’s resignation, and, in light of his 15 years of meritorious service, we vested his remaining 29,022 shares of restricted stock which would have otherwise vested in years 2022-2025. He did not receive any other benefits or compensation in connection with his departure.
Long Term Incentive Plans. In February 2021, our compensation committee established 2021 performance targets for a performance-based award for each of named executive officers other than Ms. Hulgrave (who was not an executive officer at the time). The payouts for these awards are set forth in the table below and were paid in shares of restricted stock in February 2022 as set forth below. Ms. Hulgrave received discretionary awards in 2021 and 2022 noted below under “Executive Compensation”. The amount of restricted stock noted below granted in February 2022 and vesting over a four-year period was calculated by dividing the total award achieved by our average closing stock price for each trading day in 2021 ($86.7077). Messrs. Kurnick and Penske did not receive an annual cash bonus because they each received this restricted stock grant.

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2021 Long Term Incentive Award Amounts

​ | Name and Principal Position | ​ | ​ | Target ($) | ​ | ​ | Maximum ($) | ​ | ​ | Payment($) | ​ | ​ | Payment(Shares) | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Roger Penske Chief Executive Officer | ​ | ​ | 5,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 7,500,000 | ​ | ​ | 7,500,000 | ​ | ​ | 86,498 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Robert Kurnick, Jr. President | ​ | ​ | 1,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 1,500,000 | ​ | ​ | 1,500,000 | ​ | ​ | 17,300 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Bud Denker EVP – Human Resources | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​ | ​ | 8,650 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Shane Spradlin EVP, General Counsel & Secretary | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​ | ​ | 8,650 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | J.D. Carlson Former EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​ | ​ | — | ​

2021 Long Term Incentive Award Objectives
The specific 2021 performance objectives for these officers listed above and results were as follows:

​ | Objective | ​ | ​ | Result | ​ | ​ | % of Award | ​ | ​ | Achievement | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $1,000.6 million (100% attainment), EBITDA below $920 million results in no attainment, EBITDA of $920 million results in 50% attainment, and EBITDA of $1,046 million yields 200% attainment (1) | ​ | ​ | $1,798 | ​ | ​ | 20% | ​ | ​ | 40% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | Compliance with the covenants in our U.S. and U.K. credit facilities | ​ | ​ | Compliant | ​ | ​ | 5% | ​ | ​ | 5% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | Comparative earnings per share of $6.95 to $7.27 (100% attainment), EPS of $6.65 to $6.94 (50% attainment) and EPS over $7.27 (200% attainment) | ​ | ​ | $14.88 | ​ | ​ | 10% | ​ | ​ | 20% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | Operating margin of 3.12% to 3.16% (100% attainment), operating margin of 3.04% to 3.06% (50% attainment), operating margin of 3.07% to 3.11% (75% attainment) and above 3.16% (200% attainment) (2) | ​ | ​ | 5.31% | ​ | ​ | 10% | ​ | ​ | 20% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | Common stock price performance exceeds performance of 5 of 8 selected peer group companies (100% attainment). Outperformance of 4 of 8 yields 50% attainment, 6 of 8 yields 125% attainment, 7 of 8 yields 150% attainment and 8 of 8 yields 200% attainment (3) | ​ | ​ | 8 of 8 | ​ | ​ | 10% | ​ | ​ | 20% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | Customer satisfaction scores exceed manufacturer objectives at 90% of our U.S. dealerships | ​ | ​ | Exceeds | ​ | ​ | 10% | ​ | ​ | 10% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | No material weaknesses in our internal controls | ​ | ​ | None | ​ | ​ | 5% | ​ | ​ | 5% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | ESG Metric – Company to produce its inaugural sustainability report | ​ | ​ | Achieved | ​ | ​ | 10% | ​ | ​ | 10% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | Component is discretionary in the determination of our Compensation and Management Development Committee | ​ | ​ | Awarded | ​ | ​ | 20% | ​ | ​ | 20% | ​
​ | Total | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 100% | ​ | ​ | 150% | ​

(1) | Performance between these amounts yields pro rata attainment.

(2) | Operating margin is the ratio of operating income to total revenue.

(3) | The peer group companies are Asbury Automotive, AutoNation, CarMax, Lithia Automotive, Group 1 Automotive, Sonic Automotive, Ryder and Pendragon PLC (U.K.).

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2022 Long Term Incentive Award Amounts
In February 2022, the committee established similar performance-based awards for our named executive officers in the amounts specified below to be paid in shares of restricted stock to be granted in 2023 calculated by dividing the resulting total award achieved by the average PAG closing stock price for each trading day in 2022.

​ | Name and Principal Position | ​ | ​ | Target ($) | ​ | ​ | Maximum ($) | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Roger Penske Chief Executive Officer | ​ | ​ | 5,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 8,000,000 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Robert Kurnick, Jr. President | ​ | ​ | 1,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 1,600,000 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Shelley Hulgrave Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 800,000 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Bud Denker Executive Vice President – Human Resources | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 800,000 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Shane Spradlin Executive Vice President & General Counsel | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 800,000 | ​

The performance objectives for these awards are as follows:

​ | Objective | ​ | ​ | % of Award | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $1,650 million (100% attainment), EBITDA below $1,518 million results in no attainment, EBITDA of $1,518 million results in 50% attainment, and EBITDA of $1,726 million yields 200% attainment (1) | ​ | ​ | 20% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | Comparative earnings per share of $13.01 to $13.61 (100% attainment), EPS of $12.46 to $13.00 (50% attainment) and EPS over $13.61 (200% attainment) | ​ | ​ | 10% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | Operating margin of 4.34% to 4.41% (100% attainment), operating margin of 4.20% to 4.26% (50% attainment), operating margin of 4.27% to 4.33% (75% attainment) and above 4.41% (200% attainment) | ​ | ​ | 10% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | Common stock price performance exceeds performance of 5 of 8 selected peer group companies (100% attainment). Outperformance of 4 of 8 yields 50% attainment, 6 of 8 yields 125% attainment, 7 of 8 yields 150% attainment and 8 of 8 yields 200% attainment (3) | ​ | ​ | 10% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | Customer satisfaction scores exceed manufacturer objectives at 90% of our U.S. dealerships | ​ | ​ | 10% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | No material weaknesses in our internal controls | ​ | ​ | 5% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | ESG Metric – Increase the number of electric vehicle charging stations to 1,300 | ​ | ​ | 7.5% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | ESG Metric – Complete values-based diversity and inclusion training to 1,800 associates | ​ | ​ | 7.5% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | Component is discretionary in the determination of our Compensation and Management Development Committee | ​ | ​ | 20% | ​
​ | Total | ​ | ​ | 100% | ​
​ | • | ​ | ​ | Supplemental ESG Metric – Representation by the company in Newsweek’s Top 500 Most Responsible Companies | ​ | ​ | 10% | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 110% | ​

(1) | Performance between these amounts yields pro rata attainment

(2) | Operating margin is the ratio of operating income to total revenue

(3) | The peer group companies for this purpose are Asbury Automotive, AutoNation, CarMax, Lithia Automotive, Group 1 Automotive, Sonic Automotive, Ryder and Pendragon PLC (U.K.)

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Executive Compensation
The following table contains information concerning 2021 annual and long-term compensation for our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and each of our three other most highly compensated named executive officers, collectively referred to as the “named executive officers.” For a discussion of our methodology in valuing the items set forth under “All Other Compensation,” see “CD&A – Other Compensation.”
2021 Summary Compensation Table

​ | Name and Principal Position | ​ | ​ | Year | ​ | ​ | Salary ($) | ​ | ​ | Bonus ($) | ​ | ​ | Stock Awards ($)(1) | ​ | ​ | All Other Compensation ($) | ​ | ​ | Total ($) | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Roger Penske Chief Executive Officer | ​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | ​ | 1,400,000 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 5,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 581,685 (2) | ​ | ​ | 6,981,685 | ​
​ | 2020 | ​ | ​ | 700,000 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 5,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 279,555 | ​ | ​ | 5,979,555 | ​
​ | 2019 | ​ | ​ | 1,400,000 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 5,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 493,752 | ​ | ​ | 6,893,752 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Robert Kurnick, Jr. President | ​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | ​ | 800,000 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 1,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 194,036 (3) | ​ | ​ | 1,994,036 | ​
​ | 2020 | ​ | ​ | 400,000 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 1,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 133,581 | ​ | ​ | 1,533,581 | ​
​ | 2019 | ​ | ​ | 800,000 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 1,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 176,315 | ​ | ​ | 1,976,315 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Bud Denker EVP – Human Resources | ​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | ​ | 610,417 | ​ | ​ | 550,000 | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 50,335 (4) | ​ | ​ | 1,710,752 | ​
​ | 2020 | ​ | ​ | 548,958 | ​ | ​ | 400,000 | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 19,488 | ​ | ​ | 1,468,446 | ​
​ | 2019 | ​ | ​ | 575,000 | ​ | ​ | 315,000 | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 34,649 | ​ | ​ | 1,424,649 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Shelley Hulgrave (5) EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | ​ | 438,542 | ​ | ​ | 350,000 | ​ | ​ | 250,000 | ​ | ​ | 58,639 (6) | ​ | ​ | 1,097,181 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Shane Spradlin EVP, General Counsel & Secretary | ​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | ​ | 610,417 | ​ | ​ | 550,000 | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 107,057 (7) | ​ | ​ | 1,767,474 | ​
​ | 2020 | ​ | ​ | 548,958 | ​ | ​ | 400,000 | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 64,394 | ​ | ​ | 1,513,352 | ​
​ | 2019 | ​ | ​ | 575,000 | ​ | ​ | 315,000 | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 89,597 | ​ | ​ | 1,479,597 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | J.D. Carlson (8) Former EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | ​ | 275,000 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 2,570,175 (9) | ​ | ​ | 3,345,175 | ​
​ | 2020 | ​ | ​ | 548,958 | ​ | ​ | 400,000 | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 58,850 | ​ | ​ | 1,507,808 | ​
​ | 2019 | ​ | ​ | 575,000 | ​ | ​ | 315,000 | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 77,659 | ​ | ​ | 1,467,659 | ​

(1) | These amounts represent the grant date fair value of the long-term incentive awards which were settled by issuing shares of restricted stock in February of the subsequent year, other than for Ms. Hulgrave, all computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Additional assumptions used in the calculation of the amounts in this column are included in footnote 14 to our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2022. Other than for Ms. Hulgrave, these amounts represent the target amount for the awards. The 2022 payouts for these performance-based awards are each set forth in the table below which was ultimately paid in shares of restricted stock in February 2022 valued as set forth above. Note that Mr. Carlson forfeited the right to receive any portion of the incentive award when he resigned on June 1, 2021. For Ms. Hulgrave, the amount represents the value of the discretionary restricted stock award she received in February 2021.

(2) | Consists of $531,685 of dividends on unvested restricted stock awards and $50,000 in charitable donations pursuant to our director charitable matching program.

(3) | Consists of $37,670 for an automobile allowance, $50,000 in charitable donations pursuant to our director charitable matching program and $106,366 in dividends on unvested restricted stock awards.

(4) | Represents dividends on unvested restricted stock.

(5) | Ms. Hulgrave was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2021.

(6) | Represents an automobile allowance, matching funds under our U.S. 401(k) plan, Company-sponsored life insurance, Company-sponsored lunch program, dividends on unvested restricted stock awards, payments for a country club membership, use of sporting event tickets and a tax allowance of $4,467.

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(7) | Represents an automobile allowance, Company-sponsored life insurance, matching funds under our U.S. 401(k) plan, Company-sponsored lunch program, payments for a country club membership, use of sporting event tickets, dividends on unvested restricted stock of $51,133, and a tax allowance of $5,311.

(8) | Mr. Carlson voluntarily resigned as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective June 1, 2021. In connection with Mr. Carlson’s resignation, and, in light of his 15 years of meritorious service, we vested his remaining 29,022 shares of restricted stock which would have otherwise vested in years 2022-2025. The incremental value of this accelerated vesting is reflected in the “Other Compensation” column.

(9) | Represents $2,523,753 of compensation resulting from the vesting of restricted stock described in footnote (8), an automobile allowance, Company-sponsored life insurance, matching funds under our U.S. 401(k) plan, Company-sponsored lunch program, dividends on unvested restricted stock, and a tax allowance of $2,485.

2021 Long Term Incentive Award Amounts

​ | Name and Principal Position | ​ | ​ | Target ($) | ​ | ​ | Maximum ($) | ​ | ​ | Achievement ($) | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Roger Penske Chief Executive Officer | ​ | ​ | 5,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 7,500,000 | ​ | ​ | 7,500,000 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Robert Kurnick, Jr. President | ​ | ​ | 1,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 1,500,000 | ​ | ​ | 1,500,000 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Bud Denker EVP – Human Resources | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Shane Spradlin EVP, General Counsel & Secretary | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | J.D. Carlson Former EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​ | ​ | — | ​

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2021

​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | Estimated Future Payouts under Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1) | ​ | ​ | All other Awards:2 Number of Share of Stock(2) | ​ | ​ | Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards ($)(3) | ​
​ | Name and Principal Position | ​ | ​ | Grant Date | ​ | ​ | Target ($) | ​ | ​ | Maximum ($) | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Roger Penske Chief Executive Officer | ​ | ​ | 2/16/2021 | ​ | ​ | 5,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 7,500,000 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 5,000,000 | ​
​ | 2/16/2021 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 143,340 | ​ | ​ | 9,427,472 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Robert Kurnick, Jr. President | ​ | ​ | 2/16/2021 | ​ | ​ | 1,000,000 | ​ | ​ | 1,500,000 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 1,000,000 | ​
​ | 2/16/2021 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 28,668 | ​ | ​ | 1,885,494 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Bud Denker EVP – Human Resources | ​ | ​ | 2/16/2021 | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​
​ | 2/16/2021 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 14,334 | ​ | ​ | 942,747 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Shelley Hulgrave EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | 2/16/2021 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 3,801 | ​ | ​ | 249,992 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Shane Spradlin EVP, General Counsel & Sec. | ​ | ​ | 2/16/2021 | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​
​ | 2/16/2021 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 14,334 | ​ | ​ | 942,747 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | J.D. Carlson Former EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | 2/16/2021 | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​ | ​ | 750,000 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 500,000 | ​
​ | 2/16/2021 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | 14,334 | ​ | ​ | 942,747 | ​

(1) | These columns show the target and maximum award values for the awards granted under our 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan described above under the heading “2021 Long Term Incentive Awards” which awards were paid out in shares of restricted stock in February 2022 other than for Mr. Carlson. There is no threshold award level.

(2) | Shows the number of shares that were issued in February 2021 to settle the 2020 Long Term Incentive Awards and, for Ms. Hulgrave, her discretionary award in 2021.

(3) | Computed in accordance with ASC 718.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at 2021 Year-End

​ |  | ​ | ​ | Stock Awards | ​
​ | Name | ​ | ​ | Number of Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) | ​ | ​ | Market Value of Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested (1) | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Roger Penske Chief Executive Officer | ​ | ​ | 380,122 (2) | ​ | ​ | $40,756,681 | ​
​ | Robert Kurnick, Jr. President | ​ | ​ | 76,046 (3) | ​ | ​ | 8,153,652 | ​
​ | Bud Denker EVP – Human Resources | ​ | ​ | 37,672 (4) | ​ | ​ | 4,039,192 | ​
​ | Shelley Hulgrave EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | 9,811 (5) | ​ | ​ | 1,051,935 | ​
​ | Shane Spradlin EVP, General Counsel & Secretary | ​ | ​ | 37,672 (4) | ​ | ​ | 4,039,192 | ​
​ | J.D. Carlson Former EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | 0 | ​ | ​ | — | ​

(1) | Market value is based upon the closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2021 ($107.22).

(2) | These restricted shares vest as follows:

June 1, 2022 – 86,895 | ​ | ​ | June 1, 2025 – 88,969 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
June 1, 2023 – 97,138 | ​ | ​ | June 1, 2026 – 43,249 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
June 1, 2024 – 63,871 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​

(3) | These restricted shares vest as follows:

June 1, 2022 – 17,382 | ​ | ​ | June 1, 2025 – 17,804 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
June 1, 2023 – 19,433 | ​ | ​ | June 1, 2026 – 8,650 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
June 1, 2024 – 12,777 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​

(4) | These restricted shares vest as follows:

June 1, 2022 – 8,349 | ​ | ​ | June 1, 2025 – 8,897 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
June 1, 2023 – 9,714 | ​ | ​ | June 1, 2026 – 4,325 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
June 1, 2024 – 6,387 | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​

(5) | These restricted shares vest as follows:

June 1, 2022 – 3,168 | ​ | ​ | June 1, 2024 – 2,019 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
June 1, 2023 – 2,724 | ​ | ​ | June 1, 2025 – 1,900 | ​ | ​ |  | ​

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Option Exercises and Stock Vested During 2021

​ |  | ​ | ​ | Stock Awards | ​
​ | Name | ​ | ​ | Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) | ​ | ​ | Value Realized on Vesting ($) | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Roger Penske Chief Executive Officer | ​ | ​ | 81,229 | ​ | ​ | 7,063,674 | ​
​ | Robert Kurnick, Jr. President | ​ | ​ | 16,246 | ​ | ​ | 1,412,752 | ​
​ | Bud Denker EVP – Human Resources | ​ | ​ | 5,563 | ​ | ​ | 483,758 | ​
​ | Shelley Hulgrave EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | 2,559 | ​ | ​ | 222,531 | ​
​ | Shane Spradlin EVP, General Counsel & Secretary | ​ | ​ | 6,480 | ​ | ​ | 563,501 | ​
​ | J.D. Carlson (1) Former EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | 34,585 | ​ | ​ | 3,007,512 | ​

(1) | Mr. Carlson voluntarily resigned on June 1, 2021, and this amount includes the vesting of all of his then-restricted stock as noted above.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
The Penske Automotive Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan (“DCP”) allows qualifying individuals, including our named executive officers, to defer on a pre-tax basis up to 50% of their base salary and/or up to 95% of their annual bonus for a specified period of time, and/or until their retirement or separation from the Company. The deferred assets are held in a rabbi trust and are invested notionally on behalf of the participants. In the event of termination of employment, all balances would be paid in either a lump sum or up to ten annual installments, according to the participant’s prior election. We do not provide any matching contributions and we do not guarantee a minimum return on these amounts. We believe the DCP is an important tool for recruiting key employees and assists in employee retention. The table below reflects the contributions, earnings, withdrawals, distributions during 2021, and account balances as of December 31, 2021 for each named executive officer.

​ | Name | ​ | ​ | Executive Contributions In Last FY(1) | ​ | ​ | Registrant Contributions In Last FY | ​ | ​ | Aggregate Earnings In Last FY (2) | ​ | ​ | Aggregate Withdrawals / Distributions | ​ | ​ | Aggregate Balance at Last FYE (3) | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Roger Penske Chief Executive Officer | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | – | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Robert Kurnick, Jr. President | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | – | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Bud Denker EVP – Human Resources | ​ | ​ | $171,146 | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | $23,119 | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | $375,090 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Shelley Hulgrave EVP – Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | $97,079 | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | $19,113 | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | $236,443 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Shane Spradlin EVP, General Counsel & Secretary | ​ | ​ | $347,155 | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | $89,663 | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | $1,039,753 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | J.D. Carlson (4) Former EVP – Chief Financial Officer | ​ | ​ | $130,750 | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | $148,098 | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | $2,462,246 | ​

(1) | These amounts are reported in the “Salary” and “Bonus” columns of the Summary Compensation Table.

(2) | The amounts in this column were not reported as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table.

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(3) | The following amounts, which represent the total Executive Contributions to the DCP since its effective date, have previously been reported in the Summary Compensation Table for prior fiscal years in the “Salary” and “Bonus” columns:Bud Denker – $240,429; Shelley Hulgrave – $97,079; Shane Spradlin – $747,130; J.D. Carlson – $1,357,669.

(4) | Mr. Carlson voluntarily resigned on June 1, 2021. He had previously elected a ten-year payment schedule for his deferred compensation which amount began to be distributed in February 2022.

Pension Benefits. Our executive officers are not eligible to participate in any defined benefit compensation plans.
“Golden Parachutes” or Termination/Change in Control Payments. None of our current named executive officers have been provided an employment agreement, nor are they entitled to any pre-arranged severance compensation. With respect to a change in control, none of our current named executive officers have been guaranteed any change of control payments, however, our restricted stock grants vest in the event of a change of control. Based on a closing stock price of $95.59 on March 1, 2022, the following number of shares having the values indicated would vest assuming a change of control occurred on that date: Roger Penske 380,122 shares ($36,335,862), Robert Kurnick 76,046 shares ($7,269,237), Shane Spradlin 37,672 shares ($3,601,066), Bud Denker 37,672 shares ($3,601,066), and Shelley Hulgrave 17,275 shares ($1,651,317).
CEO Pay Ratio. For 2021, the estimated median of the annual total compensation of our employees other than Mr. Penske, our Chief Executive Officer, was $52,712 and the annual total compensation of Mr. Penske described elsewhere in this proxy statement was $6,981,685. Based on this information, the ratio of the annual total compensation of Mr. Penske to the median of the annual total compensation of all employees was estimated to be 132 to 1. To identify the median of the annual total compensation of our worldwide employee population, as well as to calculate the annual total compensation of the “median employee” from this population, our methodology necessarily involved certain material assumptions, adjustments, and estimates as permitted by SEC rules and interpretations.
Pursuant to SEC rules, we are permitted to calculate our CEO pay ratio for the year ended December 31, 2021 using the same median employee that we identified in 2020 because we do not believe that there have been any changes to our employee population or employee compensation arrangements during 2021 that would have a significant impact on our pay ratio disclosure.
We identified our median employee in 2020 as of December 31, 2020, when our worldwide employee population consisted of approximately 24,192 individuals. In identifying the median employee, we excluded from our employee population all of the employees in the following jurisdictions as permitted by SEC rules and interpretations based on the small number of employees located in each: Canada (220), New Zealand (144) and Italy (445). To identify our 2020 median employee from our employee population, we then compared the amount of U.S. gross taxable wages or equivalent foreign metric of our employees as reflected in our payroll records.
Once we identified our median employee, we combined all of the elements of such employee’s compensation for 2021 in accordance with the SEC’s requirements, resulting in annual total compensation of $52,712. With respect to the annual total compensation of Mr. Penske, we used the total amount reported in the above Summary Compensation Table for 2021.

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Director Compensation
The Board of Directors receives a mix of cash and equity compensation with the option to receive certain compensation in the form of equity and to defer certain compensation until separation from service. The Board of Directors approves changes to director compensation only upon the recommendation of the Compensation and Management Development Committee, which is composed solely of independent directors. Although all of our directors are eligible for our charitable donation matching program discussed below, only those directors who are not our employees are eligible for director compensation.
Annual Fees and Stock Award. For 2021, each non-employee director received an annual fee of $60,000, except for Audit Committee members, who receive $65,000. We increased these base fees by $20,000 from 2020. The Lead Director receives an additional $25,000 and committee chairs receive an additional $10,000. These fees are payable, at the option of each non-employee director, in cash or common stock valued on the date of receipt. For 2021, our non-employee directors also received an annual grant of $250,000 of shares of stock or deferred stock (at their prior election) in December valued on the date of grant. We previously paid our directors a fixed number of shares (4,000). We changed our director compensation in light of the significant increase in the price of our common stock in 2021.
Option to Defer Receipt until Termination of Board Service. Our Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan allows our outside directors to defer their director compensation until termination of their service. Any amount deferred will be paid, at the director’s election, in either a lump sum or five annual installments upon their termination from the Board. Directors may defer their annual stock award into deferred stock units and may defer their cash compensation into a notional cash account or deferred stock units. Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive payment of the value of one share of common stock, and ultimately will be paid in stock or cash after a director separates from service. These stock units do not have voting rights but do receive dividends in the form of additional stock units which are credited to the director’s account on the date dividends are paid. All cash fees deferred into the notional cash account are credited with a rate of return based 50% on a S&P 500 index fund and 50% on a bond fund.
Charitable Donation Matching Program. All directors are eligible to participate in a charitable matching gift program. Under this program, we match up to $50,000 per year in contributions by each director to institutions qualified as tax-exempt organizations under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and other institutions approved at the discretion of management. We may decline to match any contribution to an institution with goals that are incompatible with ours, or due to conflicts with our director independence policy. This program is not available for matching of political contributions. While the contributions are directed by our directors, we retain the tax deduction for matching contributions paid by us.
Other Amounts. As part of our director continuing education program, each director is eligible to be reimbursed by us for the cost and expenses relating to one education seminar per year. These amounts are excluded from the table below. Each non-employee director is also entitled to the use of a Company vehicle, including the cost of routine maintenance and repairs and Company-sponsored automobile insurance relating to that vehicle. For any director who declines the use of a Company-sponsored vehicle, we provide a $20,000 cash payment in lieu of the Company-sponsored vehicle, which the director may elect to receive in equity or may elect to defer it until separation from service, consistent with our policy for annual director fees described above. All directors are also entitled to reimbursement for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with their travel to, and attendance at, meetings of the Board of Directors or its committees. Because we expect attendance at all meetings, and a substantial portion of the Board of Directors’ work is done outside of formal meetings, we do not pay meeting fees.

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2021 Director Compensation Table
Our directors serving in 2021 who were also our employees (Messrs. Kurnick, and Penske, and former director Mr. Yamanaka) as well as Kota Odagiri received no additional compensation for serving as directors, though they are eligible for the charitable matching program noted above.

​ | Name | ​ | ​ | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash (1) | ​ | ​ | Stock Awards (2) | ​ | ​ | All Other Compensation (3) | ​ | ​ | Total | ​
​ | John Barr | ​ | ​ | $81,667(4) | ​ | ​ | $250,000 | ​ | ​ | $42,333 | ​ | ​ | $374,000 | ​
​ | Lisa Davis | ​ | ​ | 60,000 | ​ | ​ | 250,000 | ​ | ​ | 72,885 | ​ | ​ | 382,885 | ​
​ | Wolfgang Dürheimer | ​ | ​ | 60,000 | ​ | ​ | 250,000 | ​ | ​ | 55,822 | ​ | ​ | 365,822 | ​
​ | Michael Eisenson | ​ | ​ | 80,000(4) | ​ | ​ | 250,000 | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | 380,000 | ​
​ | Kimberly McWaters | ​ | ​ | 75,000 | ​ | ​ | 250,000 | ​ | ​ | 77,949 | ​ | ​ | 402,949 | ​
​ | Greg Penske | ​ | ​ | 80,000(4) | ​ | ​ | 250,000 | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | 380,000 | ​
​ | Sandra Pierce | ​ | ​ | 60,000 | ​ | ​ | 250,000 | ​ | ​ | 79,643 | ​ | ​ | 389,643 | ​
​ | Greg Smith | ​ | ​ | 95,000(4) | ​ | ​ | 250,000 | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | 395,000 | ​
​ | Ronald Steinhart | ​ | ​ | 65,000 | ​ | ​ | 250,000 | ​ | ​ | 70,448 | ​ | ​ | 385,448 | ​
​ | H. Brian Thompson | ​ | ​ | 95,000 | ​ | ​ | 250,000 | ​ | ​ | 55,601 | ​ | ​ | 400,601 | ​

(1) | Ms. Davis and Mr. Greg Penske elected to receive equity in lieu of a cash retainer for 2021. Mr. Thompson elected to receive 50% of his retainer in equity in 2021.

(2) | These amounts represent the grant date fair value of awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 in connection with stock awards granted under our 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and excludes the amount of any equity compensation received in lieu of cash noted in footnote one.

(3) | See the following table for a description of these amounts and other information.

(4) | Includes $20,000 in lieu of a Company sponsored vehicle, except for Mr. Barr which includes $16,667 reflecting a partial year of payments in lieu of a Company vehicle.

Director Other Compensation

​ | Name | ​ | ​ | Company Vehicle(1) | ​ | ​ | Charitable Match | ​ | ​ | Total | ​ | ​ | Deferred Stock Units at 12/31/21 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | John Barr | ​ | ​ | $17,333 | ​ | ​ | $25,000 | ​ | ​ | $42,333 | ​ | ​ | 35,116 | ​
​ | Lisa Davis | ​ | ​ | 22,885 | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | 72,885 | ​ | ​ | 22,883 | ​
​ | Wolfgang Dürheimer | ​ | ​ | 55,822 | ​ | ​ | – | ​ | ​ | 55,822 | ​ | ​ | 15,014 | ​
​ | Michael Eisenson | ​ | ​ | –(2) | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | – | ​
​ | Kimberly McWaters | ​ | ​ | 34,449 | ​ | ​ | 43,500 | ​ | ​ | 77,949 | ​ | ​ | 48,421 | ​
​ | Greg Penske | ​ | ​ | –(2) | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | – | ​
​ | Sandra Pierce | ​ | ​ | 29,643 | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | 79,643 | ​ | ​ | 8,773 | ​
​ | Greg Smith | ​ | ​ | –(2) | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | 19,446 | ​
​ | Ronald Steinhart | ​ | ​ | 20,448 | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | 70,448 | ​ | ​ | – | ​
​ | H. Brian Thompson | ​ | ​ | 5,601 | ​ | ​ | 50,000 | ​ | ​ | 55,601 | ​ | ​ | – | ​

(1) | Represents vehicle depreciation, insurance costs, maintenance costs and, if applicable, disposal costs on sale of vehicle.

(2) | This director elected to receive $20,000 in lieu of a Company sponsored vehicle.

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 16, 2022 by (1) each person known to us to own more than five percent of our common stock, (2) each of our directors, (3) each of our named executive officers and (4) all of our directors and executive officers as a group. “Beneficial ownership” is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting and investment power with respect to shares, including shares of restricted but unvested stock. The percentage of ownership is based on 76,789,869 shares of our common stock outstanding on March 16, 2022, excluding treasury shares. Unless otherwise indicated in a footnote, each person identified in the table below has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the common stock beneficially owned by that person and none of the shares are pledged as security.

​ | Name of Beneficial Owner | ​ | ​ | Economic Ownership(1) | ​ | ​ | Beneficial Ownership(2) | ​ | ​ | Percent | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Principal Stockholders | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Penske Corporation (3) | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | 2555 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-0954 | ​ | ​ | 34,181,121 | ​ | ​ | 34,181,121 | ​ | ​ | 44.5% | ​
​ | Mitsui (4) | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | 2-1 Otemachi, 1-Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 100-8631 | ​ | ​ | 13,322,205 | ​ | ​ | 13,322,205 | ​ | ​ | 17.3% | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Current Directors and Nominees | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | John Barr | ​ | ​ | 43,971 | ​ | ​ | 8,683 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Lisa Davis | ​ | ​ | 22,996 | ​ | ​ | 0 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Wolfgang Dürheimer | ​ | ​ | 15,088 | ​ | ​ | 0 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Michael Eisenson | ​ | ​ | 86,134 | ​ | ​ | 86,134 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Robert Kurnick, Jr. (5) | ​ | ​ | 114,512 | ​ | ​ | 114,512 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Kota Odagiri | ​ | ​ | 0 | ​ | ​ | 0 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Kimberly McWaters | ​ | ​ | 57,183 | ​ | ​ | 8,524 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Greg Penske (6) | ​ | ​ | 45,618 | ​ | ​ | 45,618 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Roger Penske (7) | ​ | ​ | 35,177,571 | ​ | ​ | 35,177,571 | ​ | ​ | 45.8% | ​
​ | Sandra Pierce (6) | ​ | ​ | 42,443 | ​ | ​ | 33,627 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Greg Smith | ​ | ​ | 19,541 | ​ | ​ | 0 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Ronald Steinhart | ​ | ​ | 50,962 | ​ | ​ | 50,962 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | H. Brian Thompson (8) | ​ | ​ | 109,961 | ​ | ​ | 109,961 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Current and Former Officers Who Are Not Directors | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Bud Denker (5) | ​ | ​ | 43,894 | ​ | ​ | 43,894 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Shelley Hulgrave (5) | ​ | ​ | 19,835 | ​ | ​ | 19,835 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | Shane Spradlin (5) | ​ | ​ | 53,409 | ​ | ​ | 53,409 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | J.D. Carlson (former officer) | ​ | ​ | 5,000 | ​ | ​ | 5,000 | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ | All directors and executive officers (17 persons) | ​ | ​ | 35,908,118 | ​ | ​ | 35,757,730 | ​ | ​ | 46.6% | ​

* | Less than 1%

(1) | Economic Ownership is defined as “Beneficial Ownership” (see footnote 2), plus the amount of deferred stock units held by certain non-employee directors in connection with their director compensation.

(2) | Pursuant to the regulations of the SEC, shares are deemed to be “beneficially owned” by a person if such person has the right to acquire such shares within 60 days or directly or indirectly has or shares the power to vote or dispose of such shares.

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(3) | Penske Corporation is the beneficial owner of these shares of common stock, of which it has shared power to vote and dispose together with a wholly owned subsidiary. Fifty percent of the shares deemed owned by Penske Corporation are currently pledged under a loan facility. Penske Corporation also has the right to vote the shares owned by the Mitsui entities (see note 4) under certain circumstances discussed under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.” If these shares were deemed to be beneficially owned by Penske Corporation, its beneficial ownership would be 47,503,326 shares or 61.9%.

(4) | Represents 2,664,042 shares held by Mitsui & Co., (U.S.A.), Inc. and 10,658,163 shares held by Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

(5) | Includes for Mr. Kurnick, 76,046 shares of restricted stock, for Mr. Denker, 37,672 shares of restricted stock, for Ms. Hulgrave, 17,275 shares of restricted stock, and for Mr. Spradlin, 37,672 shares of restricted stock.

(6) | The Director has shared voting power with respect to these shares.

(7) | Includes the 34,181,121 shares deemed to be beneficially owned by Penske Corporation, as to all of which shares Mr. Penske may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power. Mr. Penske is the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Penske Corporation. Mr. Penske disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by Penske Corporation, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Penske Corporation also has the right to vote the shares owned by the Mitsui entities (see note 4) under certain circumstances discussed under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.” If these shares were deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Penske, his beneficial ownership would be 48,499,776 shares or 63.2%. In addition, Mr. Penske has shared voting power with respect to 286,833 of these shares. These figures include 380,122 shares of restricted stock.

(8) | Mr. Thompson has shared voting power with respect to 4,000 of these shares.

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Related Party Transactions
Our Board of Directors has adopted a written policy with respect to the approval of related party transactions. Under the policy, related party transactions valued over $10,000 must be approved by a majority of either the members of our Audit Committee or our disinterested Board members. Our Audit Committee approves all individual related party transactions valued below $5 million, all multiple-payment transactions valued below $25 million (such as a lease), and any transaction substantially similar to a prior year’s transaction (regardless of amount). Our Board, by a vote of the disinterested directors, reviews and approves all other related party transactions. At each regularly scheduled meeting, our Audit Committee reviews any proposed new related party transactions for approval and reviews the status of previously approved transactions. Each of the transactions noted below was approved by our Board of Directors or Audit Committee pursuant to this policy.
Stockholders Agreement. Entities affiliated with Roger Penske, our Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, are parties to a stockholders agreement described below. Mr. Penske is also Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Penske Corporation, and, through entities affiliated with Penske Corporation, our largest stockholder. The parties to the stockholders agreement are Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Mitsui & Co, (USA), Inc. (collectively, “Mitsui”), Penske Corporation and Penske Automotive Holdings Corp. (collectively the “Penske companies”).
Pursuant to the stockholders agreement, which expires March 26, 2030, the Penske companies agreed to vote their shares for up to two directors who are representatives of Mitsui and Mitsui agreed to vote its shares for up to fourteen directors voted for by the Penske companies. In addition, the Penske companies agreed that if they transfer any of our shares of common stock, Mitsui would be entitled to “tag along” by transferring a pro rata amount of its shares upon similar terms and conditions, subject to certain limitations.
We and Mitsui have agreed that Mitsui has a right to (1) an observer at all of our Board of Directors meetings so long as Mitsui owns at least 2.5% of our outstanding common stock, and (2) designate a senior executive so long as Mitsui owns at least 10% of our outstanding common stock.
Registration Rights Agreements. Both the Penske companies and Mitsui possess registration rights pursuant to which they are able on two remaining occasions each to register all or part of our common stock held by them, subject to specified limitations. They are also entitled to request inclusion of all or any part of their common stock in any registration of securities by us on Forms S-1 or S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Other Related Party Interests. Several of our directors and officers are affiliated with Penske Corporation or related entities. Greg Penske, Roger Penske’s son, is one of our directors. Robert Kurnick, our President and a Director, is also the Vice Chair and a Director of Penske Corporation. Mr. Denker, our Executive Vice President – Human Resources is the President of Penske Corporation. Mr. Eisenson, one of our directors, is a director of Penske Corporation. In 2021, we were reimbursed approximately four percent of the base salary of Shane Spradlin, our General Counsel, by Penske Corporation to reflect his efforts on behalf of Penske Corporation affiliates. These employees or directors may receive salary, bonus or other compensation from Penske Corporation or its affiliates unrelated to their service at Penske Automotive.
Penske Transportation Solutions. We hold a 28.9% ownership interest in Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P (“PTL”). PTL is owned 41.1% by Penske Corporation, 28.9% by us, and 30.0% by Mitsui. Penske Transportation Solutions (“PTS”) is the universal brand name for PTL’s various business lines through which it is capable of meeting customers’ needs across the supply chain with a broad product offering that includes full-service truck leasing, truck rental and contract maintenance, along with logistic services such as dedicated contract carriage, distribution center management, transportation management, lead logistics provider services and dry van truckload carrier services.
The PTS partnership agreement, among other things, provides us with specified partner distribution and governance rights and restricts our ability to transfer our interest. In addition, the partnership has a six member advisory committee and we are entitled to one of the representatives serving on the advisory committee. We have the right to pro rata quarterly distributions equal to 50% of PTS’s consolidated net income and we realize significant cash tax savings.
We may transfer our directly owned interests with the unanimous consent of the other partners, or if we provide the remaining partners with a right of first offer to acquire our interests, except that we may transfer up to 9.02% of our interest to Penske Corporation without complying with the right of first offer to the remaining partner. We and Penske Corporation have previously agreed that (1) in the event of any transfer by Penske Corporation of their partnership interests to a third party, we will be entitled to “tag-along” by transferring a pro rata amount of our partnership interests on similar terms

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and conditions, and (2) Penske Corporation is entitled to a right of first refusal in the event of any transfer of our partnership interests, subject to the terms of the partnership agreement. Additionally, PTS has agreed to indemnify the general partner for any actions in connection with managing PTS, except those taken in bad faith or in violation of the partnership agreement.
The partnership agreement allows Penske Corporation to give notice to require PTS to begin to effect an initial public offering of equity securities, subject to certain limitations, as soon as practicable after the first anniversary of the initial notice, and, beginning in 2025, we and Mitsui continue to have a similar right to require PTS to begin an initial public offering of equity securities, subject to certain limitations, as soon as reasonably practicable.
In 2021, we received $165.5 million from PTS in pro rata cash distributions. Our Chair and Chief Executive Officer also serves as Chair of PTS, for which he is compensated by PTS. As a limited partner, we do not influence or control the amount of that compensation. In 2021, our subsidiary operating retail commercial truck dealerships, Premier Truck Group (“PTG”), assisted in providing customer financing arrangements at several PTS used truck sales centers in the United States and Canada generating $4.65 million in commissions to PTG in 2021.
In September 2021, PTG sold a parcel of real property in Kansas City, Kansas to PTS, a related party discussed above. The property sold has been utilized by PTG as a collision center and upon closing was leased back to PTG by PTS pursuant to a short-term month-to-month lease while it prepares a new site for development. PTS purchased the property for $3.25 million and PTG pays a monthly amount of $18,500 and paid PTS $64,750 in total for this lease in 2021.
Our Australian subsidiary, Penske Transportation Group International owns a 28.33% interest in a joint venture with a PTS subsidiary to lease trucks in Australia and New Zealand. The joint venture combines our sales expertise in Australia with PTS’s truck leasing experience. We continue to be party to a stockholder’s agreement relating to this investment that provides us with specified distribution and governance rights and restricts our ability to transfer our interests.
Other Transactions. From time to time, we pay and/or receive fees from Penske Corporation and its affiliates for services rendered in the normal course of business, including payments to third parties by Penske Corporation on our behalf which we then reimburse to them, payments to third parties made by us on behalf of Penske Corporation which they then reimburse to us, shared office expenses, shared treasury services, shared employee expenses and payments relating to the use of aircraft from Penske Aviation, a subsidiary of Penske Corporation. These transactions are reviewed periodically by our Audit Committee and reflect the provider’s cost or an amount mutually agreed upon by both parties. Aggregate payments relating to such transactions amounted to $5.1 million paid by us in 2021.
We are party to a license agreement with an affiliate of Penske Corporation for a license of the “Penske Automotive” name. This agreement provides us with a perpetual license of the name “Penske Automotive” and related trade names so long as Penske Corporation and its affiliates own in excess of 20% of our outstanding common stock and we adhere to the other terms of the license agreement. We are also party to a two-year marketing arrangement with an affiliate of Jay Penske, Roger Penske’s son, under which we paid $121,000 for marketing and subscription services.
From time to time, we enter into arrangements with PTS and/or other Penske Corporation affiliates and third party vendors in order to achieve the benefits of scale or synergy opportunities as between the companies. These arrangements are reviewed by the Board in accordance with our policy noted above. For example, we aggregate several Penske entities in connection with sourcing certain telecommunications services to achieve the benefits of scale.
Our officers, directors and their affiliates periodically purchase, lease or sell vehicles and parts from us or PTS at fair market value. This includes purchases and sales of trucks, logistics and other services and parts as between our subsidiaries and those of PTS (principally consisting of purchases of $29.3 million of trucks and parts by PTS from our PTG subsidiaries, and purchases of $898,000 of used trucks by PTG from PTS).
Penske Corporation is the owner of Penske Entertainment which owns the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the NTT IndyCar Series and IMS Productions. In 2021, we paid Penske Entertainment $1.6 million for racing and other sponsorships principally to promote our CarShop Used Vehicle SuperCenter brand as well as for ticket sales and video production expenses.
We and Penske Corporation each previously leased our joint corporate office from an independent third party under a long term lease. In October 2021, in order to reduce our annual corporate office expenses, we paid the third party $19.1 million to purchase the corporate property pursuant to an option assigned to us (at no cost) by Penske Corporation and for lease termination fees. We subsequently entered into a ten-year lease with Penske Corporation for the office space it uses in the corporate building based on a triple net per square foot basis which is subject to change from year to year, which also includes one five-year option. In 2021, Penske Corporation paid us $98,000 pursuant to that lease.

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In June 2008, RP Automotive, an affiliate of Mr. Penske, Jr., purchased two of our subsidiaries operating six franchises in California. In connection with these transactions, the former subsidiaries continue to lease certain fixed assets from us. One of the leases has a term expiring in December 2037 with annual rent of $289,000 per year (or $2.6 million over the remaining period), and the second lease has a term expiring in February 2027 with annual rent of $219,000 per year (or $1.0 million over the remaining period). In March 2020, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we received rent deferrals from many of our key landlords. Mr. Penske, Jr. requested, and we granted, a rent deferral of 120 days which rent deferral was paid back in 12 equal monthly installments beginning August 1, 2020 and ending July 1, 2021.
Mr. Yamanaka, one of our former Board members and former Executive Vice President, Strategic Relationship Management received $389,912 in total compensation for 2021, including a tax allowance of $14,213 relating to $39,209 of non-cash compensation. Mr. Yamanaka is an employee of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. To the extent his salary exceeded or was less than an amount set annually by Mitsui, he made or received payments to/from Mitsui intended to mitigate the effect of exchange rate changes.
On December 16, 2021, we entered into a Services Agreement with Mitsui under which Mitsui employee Kota Odagiri, one of our directors, assists us in strategic development of business opportunities and relationships in transportation related industries and the evaluation of new technologies in the automotive and trucking sectors. We pay a quarterly fee of $87,500 for these services to Mitsui. Mr. Odagiri receives no additional compensation relating to his board membership from us other than a company vehicle beginning in 2022.
Ms. Pierce is a Senior Executive Vice President of Huntington Bank. In 2021, Huntington Bank purchased $32.4 million in automotive contracts from us, representing 1,284 vehicles and we received $1.5 million in finance reserve and preferred lender fees from Huntington Bank.
Attending the Meeting
2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, May 12, 2022
Attending the Annual Meeting.
The Annual Meeting will be held virtually, and the Board of Directors and certain members of management will dial in to the webinar from remote locations.
Why is the Annual Meeting Virtual?
We held our annual meeting of stockholders as a virtual meeting last year, offering stockholders the option to ask questions real time at the meeting. Our Board believes that holding the annual meeting of stockholders in a virtual format provides the opportunity for participation by a broader group of stockholders, while reducing the costs associated with planning, holding and arranging logistics for in-person meeting proceedings. The Board intends that the virtual meeting format provide stockholders a level of transparency as close as possible to the traditional in-person meeting format at the meeting.
How to participate in the Annual Meeting Online.

1. | Visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PAG2022; and

2. | Enter the 16-digit control number included on your Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials (“Notice”), on your proxy card (if you received a printed copy of the proxy materials), or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials.

You may begin to log into the meeting platform beginning at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 12, 2022. The meeting will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
How to view the Annual Meeting without a 16-digit control number.
Visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PAG2022 and register as a guest. You will not be able to vote your shares or ask questions during the meeting.
How do I get help?
If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the Virtual Shareholder Meeting log in page.

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Submitting Questions During Our Virtual Annual Meeting
Log into the online meeting platform at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PAG2022, type your question into the “Ask a Question” field, and click “Submit”. Only stockholders with a valid control number will be allowed to ask questions. Questions pertinent to meeting matters will be answered during the meeting, subject to time constraints.
Other Information
Proxies are solicited by or on behalf of our Board of Directors. We will bear the cost of this solicitation. In addition to the solicitation of the proxies by mail, some of our officers and regular employees, without extra remuneration, may solicit proxies personally, or by telephone or otherwise. In addition, we will make arrangements with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward proxies and proxy material to their principals, and we will reimburse them for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials, which are not expected to exceed an aggregate of $10,000.
We will provide without charge to each of our stockholders, on the written request of such stockholder, a copy of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and any of the other governance documents referenced herein. Copies can be obtained from Penske Automotive Group, Inc., Investor Relations, 2555 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302- 0954 (248- 648- 2500).

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Questions about the Meeting
Q. What am I voting on?

​ | A. | ​ | ​ | Proposal 1: | ​ | ​ | Election of thirteen directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ | Proposal 2: | ​ | ​ | Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditing firm for 2022 | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ | Proposal 3: | ​ | ​ | Advisory vote regarding executive compensation | ​

Q. Who can vote?
A. Our stockholders as of the close of business on the record date, March 16, 2022, can vote at the annual meeting. Each share of our common stock gets one vote. Votes may not be cumulated. As of March 16, 2022, there were 76,789,869 shares of our common stock outstanding, excluding treasury shares. Company treasury shares will not be voted. As summarized below, there are some distinctions between shares held of record and those owned beneficially in street name.
Q. Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials instead of a full set of proxy materials?
A. As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), we have elected to provide access to our proxy materials primarily over the Internet rather than mailing paper copies of those materials to each stockholder. On or about March 18, 2022, we will mail a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) to our stockholders, which provides website and other information for the purpose of accessing our proxy materials. All stockholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials on the website referred to in the Notice or request a printed or electronic set of the proxy materials. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet or to request a printed copy may be found in the Notice. In addition, stockholders may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically by email on an ongoing basis. We encourage you to take advantage of the availability of the proxy materials on the Internet to help reduce the cost and environmental impact of the printing and mailing of materials for the annual meeting.
Q. How can I get electronic access to the proxy materials?
A. The Notice provides you with instructions regarding how to view our proxy materials for the annual meeting on the Internet and instruct us to send proxy materials to you by email. Choosing to receive proxy materials by email will save us the cost of printing and mailing documents to you and will reduce the impact of the printing and mailing of materials for our annual meeting on the environment. If you choose to receive future proxy materials by email, you will receive an email message next year with instructions containing a link to those materials and a link to the proxy voting website. Your election to receive proxy materials by email will remain in effect unless and until you rescind it.
Q. What is the difference between a stockholder of record and a beneficial owner of shares held in street name?
A. Stockholder of Record. If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Limited, you are the stockholder of record with respect to those shares and we sent the Notice directly to you. If you request copies of the proxy materials by mail, you will receive a proxy card.
Beneficial Owner of Shares Held in Street Name. If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name,” and the Notice was forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the annual meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct that organization on how to vote the shares held in your account. If you request copies of the proxy materials by mail, you will receive a voting instruction form.
Q. How do I vote my shares?
A. If you are a stockholder of record or a participant in the Company’s stock fund within our Company 401(k) plan, you may vote in any of the following ways:
By Internet. You may vote online by accessing www.proxyvote.com and following the on-screen instructions. You will need the Control Number included on the Notice or on your proxy card, as applicable. You may vote online 24 hours a day. If you vote online, you do not need to return a proxy card.

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By Telephone. In the U.S., you may vote by calling toll free 1-800-690-6903 and following the instructions. You will need the Control Number included on the Notice and a copy of your proxy card. You may vote by telephone 24 hours a day. If you vote by telephone, you do not need to return a proxy card.
By Mail. If you requested printed copies of the proxy materials, you will receive a proxy card, and you may vote by signing, dating and mailing the proxy card in the envelope provided. Votes submitted by mail must be received at Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717 before May 11, 2022 at 11:59 pm.
At the Virtual Meeting. You may vote virtually at the annual meeting by following the procedures set forth above. Additionally, if you hold your shares in street name you must obtain a legal proxy from the organization that holds your shares of record in order to vote your shares in person at the annual meeting. Follow the instructions on the Notice to obtain this legal proxy.
For both stockholders of record and beneficial owners of shares held in street name (other than stockholders within our 401(k) plan), online and telephone voting is available through 11:59 p.m. ET on May 11, 2022. For shares held by the stock fund within the Company’s 401(k) plan, online and telephone voting is available through 11:59 p.m. ET on May 9, 2022.
Q. Can I change my mind after I vote?
A. You may change your vote at any time before the meeting by (1) signing and returning another proxy card with a later date (or voting through the Internet or telephone again), (2) voting at the meeting if you are a registered stockholder or have obtained a legal proxy from your bank or broker or (3) sending a notice to our Corporate Secretary prior to the meeting stating that you are revoking your proxy. If you are attending the meeting, you will have access to the Company appointed proxies to change your vote until the polls close.
Q. What if I return my proxy card but do not provide voting instructions?
A. Proxies that are signed and returned but do not contain instructions will be voted (1) FOR the election of the thirteen nominees for director, (2) FOR the ratification of our independent auditor and (3) FOR approval of our named executive officer compensation.
Q. Will my shares be voted if I do not provide my proxy instruction form?
A. If you are a stockholder of record and do not provide a proxy, you must attend the meeting in order to vote your shares. If you are a beneficial holder of shares held in street name, your shares may be voted even if you do not provide voting instructions on your instruction form as discussed below.
Q. May stockholders ask questions at the meeting?
A. Yes. Our representatives will answer stockholders’ questions of general interest at the end of the meeting. In order to give a greater number of stockholders an opportunity to ask questions, individuals or groups may be allowed to ask only one question.
Q. How many votes must be present to hold the meeting?
A. Your shares are counted as present at the meeting if you attend the meeting and vote in person or if you properly return a proxy card or vote via the Internet or telephone. In order for us to conduct our meeting, a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock as of March 16, 2022 must be present in person or by proxy at the meeting (38,394,935 shares). This is referred to as a quorum. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum at the meeting.
Q. What is the effect of withheld votes, abstentions and broker non-votes and how are they treated?
A. If you “withhold” with respect to one or more director nominees, your vote will have no effect on the election of such nominee(s), as the thirteen nominees receiving the highest number of “For” votes will be elected as directors.
If you elect to “abstain” with respect to any proposal, the shares are considered present and entitled to vote with respect to such proposal and included for purposes of calculating the presence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting. You may abstain from voting on any proposal to be voted on at the Annual Meeting, other than the election of directors. Under Proposals 2 and 3, abstentions will count as votes “against” the proposal.

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A broker non-vote with respect to a proposal occurs when shares are held by a bank, broker or other nominee in street name, and the bank broker or other nominee does not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner as to how to vote such shares. Brokers have the authority under New York Stock Exchange rules to vote shares for which their customers do not provide voting instructions on certain “routine” matters resulting in a broker non-vote. Under these rules, only the proposal to ratify our independent auditing firm is a “routine matter” being voted on by our stockholders this year. Broker non-votes will only be counted for Proposal 2.
Q. How many votes are needed to approve the proposals?
A. Regarding the election of directors (Proposal 1), our directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast and the thirteen nominees receiving the highest number of “For” votes will be elected as directors. Regarding Proposals 2 and 3, the measures will pass if each receives the affirmative vote of a majority of shares present and entitled to vote at the meeting.

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