-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Rfc3Ok2keXkbJ64z4HFD8gqwZ5aHN6BSDEPc5yHvRodVpQKJhX7+5KSNT7gbRyMJ 2T+OMquRkpvx/x9wcD7RQQ== 0000950168-98-000104.txt : 19980113 0000950168-98-000104.hdr.sgml : 19980113 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950168-98-000104 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19971211 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980112 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001043509 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS [5500] IRS NUMBER: 562010790 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13395 FILM NUMBER: 98505230 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28212 BUSINESS PHONE: 7045323354 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28212 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BENTON WILLIAM P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001052777 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PARKLANE TOWERS WEST STREET 2: 3 PARKLANE BLVD STE 1610 CITY: DEARBORN STATE: MI ZIP: 48126 BUSINESS PHONE: 3132717260 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PARKLANE TOWERS WEST STREET 2: 3 PARKLANE BLVD STE 1610 CITY: DEARBORN STATE: MI ZIP: 48126 3 1 FORM 3 FOR WILLIAM P. BENTON FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES ------------------------------ OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------ OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: September 30, 1998 Estimated average burden hours per response.........0.5 ------------------------------ 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Print or Type Responses) _______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Benton, William P. - ----------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) Parklane Towers West, Suite 1610 - ----------------------------------------------------- (Street) 3 Parklane Blvd. Dearborn MI 48126 - ----------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/11/97 _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) --- 10% Owner _X_ Director --- Officer (give title below) --- Other (specify below) -------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________________ 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) _______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person --- --- Form filed by More than One Reporting Person _______________________________________________________________________________
TABLE I--Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2. 3. 4. - --------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------- -------------------- Ownership Title of Amount of Securities Form: Direct Nature of Indirect Security Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (I) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- None - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). (Over) SEC 1473 (9-96) FORM 3 (continued)
TABLE II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. - ---------- ------------ -------------- -------- --------- ---------- Date Exer- Title and Amount of Ownership cisable and Securities Form of Underlying Deriv- Expiration Derivative ative Date (Month/ Security Conver- Security: Day/Year) (Instr. 4) sion or Direct -------------- -------------- Exercise (D) or Nature of Title of Date Amount Price of Indirect Indirect Derivative Exer- Expir- or Num- Deriv- (I) Beneficial Security cis- ation ber of ative (Instr. Ownership (Instr. 4) able Date Title Shares Security 5) (Instr. 5) - ---------- ------- ----- ----- ------ -------- -------- ---------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- None - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: - ----------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------- /s/ William P. Benton 1/9/98 ---------------------------------------- -------------------- ** Signature of Reporting Person Date ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. Page 2 SEC 1473 (9-96) -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----