FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Calabria David T 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/12/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC. [CAR] (Last) (First) (Middle) 6 SYLVAN WAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP & Chief Accounting Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 611 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	01/25/2015	  (1)	Common Stock	1,100	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (1)	Common Stock	1,651	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (3)	  (1)	Common Stock	2,126	$ 0	D	Â
2014 Performance Based Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (1)	Common Stock	911	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (5)	  (1)	Common Stock	471	$ 0	D	Â
2014 Performance Based Restricted Stock Units	  (6)	  (1)	Common Stock	202	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Calabria David T 6 SYLVAN WAY PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054	Â	Â	  VP & Chief Accounting Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jean M. Sera, by Power of Attorney for David T. Calabria		05/13/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Expiration date not applicable.
(2)	Grant vests in two equal installments on January 23, 2015 and 2016.
(3)	Grant vests in three equal installments on January 22, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
(4)	Units vest on January 22, 2017 based on the Company's attainment of pre-established financial performance goals.
(5)	Grant vests in three equal installments on April 16, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
(6)	Units vest on April 16, 2017 based on the Company's attainment of pre-established financial performance goals.

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