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                    of
                    Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
                    Officers.</strong></font></div>
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          June 12, 2009, at the Company&#8217;s Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;Annual
          Meeting&#8221;), the Company&#8217;s stockholders approved an amendment to the Avis Budget
          Group, Inc. 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan (the &#8220;2007 Plan&#8221;).&#160;&#160;As a
          result:</font></div>
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                    number of shares of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock authorized for issuance
                    under the 2007 Plan&#160;has been&#160;increased by 4,500,000 shares,
                    increasing the total number of shares of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock
                    authorized for issuance pursuant to the 2007 Plan from 8,000,000
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                    stockholder return&#8221; and &#8220;share price&#8221; have been added as performance goal
                    criteria; and</font></div>
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                    in Control provisions have been revised to provide for the acceleration
                    of
                    awards only after both a Change in Control (as defined in the 2007
                    Plan)
                    of the Company occurs and a participant is terminated without cause
                    or
                    experiences a constructive discharge within two years following
                    a Change
                    in Control of the Company, following the effectiveness of the
                    amendment.</font></div>
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          foregoing description of the amendment to the <a name="jump_exp_15">2007 </a><a name="jump_exp_16">Plan
          does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its
          entirety by reference to the full text of Amendment No. 2 to the&#160;Avis
          Budget Group, Inc. Equity and Incentive Plan, which is attached hereto as
          Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by
          reference.&#160;&#160;</a></font><br></div>
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text: form8k.htm
  UNITED
          STATES
  SECURITIES
          AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON,
          D.C. 20549
  FORM
          8-K
  CURRENT
          REPORT
  PURSUANT
          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
  SECURITIES
          EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  Date
          of
          report (Date of earliest event reported):
  June 18, 2009 (June 12,
          2009)
  Avis
          Budget Group, Inc.
  (Exact
          name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  1-10308
  06-0918165
  (State
                    or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  (Commission
                    File Number)
  (IRS
                    Employer Identification Number)
  6
                    Sylvan Way
  Parsippany,
                    NJ
  07054
  (Address
                    of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip
                    Code)
  (973)
                    496-4700
  (Registrant's
                    telephone number, including area code)
  N/A
  (Former
                    name or former address, if changed since last
                    report)
  Check
          the
          appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
          satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
          provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
  o
  Written
                    communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
                    CFR
                    230.425)
  o
  Soliciting
                    material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
                    240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement
                    communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
                    (17 CFR
                    240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement
                    communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
                    (17 CFR
                    240.13e-4(c))
  Item
                    5.02
  Departure
                    of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
                    of
                    Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
                    Officers.
  (e)           On
          June 12, 2009, at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual
          Meeting"), the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Avis Budget
          Group, Inc. 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan (the "2007 Plan").  As a
          result:
  ·
  the
                    number of shares of the Company's Common Stock authorized for issuance
                    under the 2007 Plan has been increased by 4,500,000 shares,
                    increasing the total number of shares of the Company's Common Stock
                    authorized for issuance pursuant to the 2007 Plan from 8,000,000
                    to
                    12,500,000;
  ·
  "total
                    stockholder return" and "share price" have been added as performance goal
                    criteria; and
  ·
  the Change
                    in Control provisions have been revised to provide for the acceleration
                    of
                    awards only after both a Change in Control (as defined in the 2007
                    Plan)
                    of the Company occurs and a participant is terminated without cause
                    or
                    experiences a constructive discharge within two years following
                    a Change
                    in Control of the Company, following the effectiveness of the
                    amendment.
  The
          foregoing description of the amendment to the
  2007
  Plan
          does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its
          entirety by reference to the full text of Amendment No. 2 to the Avis
          Budget Group, Inc. Equity and Incentive Plan, which is attached hereto as
          Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by
          reference.
  Item
                    8.01
  Other
                    Events.
  On
          June
          12, 2009, at the Company's Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved
          the adoption of the Avis Budget Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
          (the
  "ESPP").  The full text of the ESPP is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2
          and is incorporated herein by reference.
  Item
                    9.01
  Financial
                    Statements and Exhibits.
  (99)
  Exhibits.
  The
                    following exhibits are filed as part of this
                    report:
  Exhibit
                    No.
  Description
  10.1
  Amendment
                    No. 2 to the Avis Budget Group, Inc. 2007 Equity and Incentive
                    Plan.
  10.2
  Avis
                    Budget Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase
                    Plan.
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant
          to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
          has
          duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto
          duly authorized.
  AVIS
          BUDGET GROUP,
          INC.
  By:
  /s/ Jean
                    M. Sera
  Name:
  Jean
                    M. Sera
  Title:
  Senior
                    Vice President and Secretary
  Date:
          June 18, 2009
  AVIS
          BUDGET GROUP, INC.
  CURRENT
          REPORT ON FORM 8-K
  Report
          Dated
  June 18, 2009 (June
          12, 2009)
  EXHIBIT
          INDEX
  Exhibit
                    No.
  Description
  10.1
  Amendment
                    No. 2 to the Avis Budget Group, Inc. 2007 Equity and Incentive
                    Plan.
  10.2
  Avis
                    Budget Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.