-----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, I7ABcEnHEUZSWWgqCgLZm7XJN9M5T9YTk1Y4MSEhlcLLiKBmWKAKOQu2Mmv4/bWu PnQHUnN/rwRDSbUU7yz23Q== 0000950168-99-000815.txt : 19990325 0000950168-99-000815.hdr.sgml : 19990325 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950168-99-000815 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19981231 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990324 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: 4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13395 FILM NUMBER: 99571693 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD STREET 2: PO BOX 18747 CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28026 BUSINESS PHONE: 7045323354 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28026 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BELK WILLIAM I CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001079523 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6100 FAIRVIEW RD #640 CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28210 BUSINESS PHONE: 7045538296 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6100 FAIRVIEW RD #640 CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28210 4 1 SONIC AUTOMOTIVE/WILLIAM BELK FORM 4 FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL [ ] Check box if no longer subject to OMB Number: 3235-0287 Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obli- Expires: September 30, 1998 gations may continue. See Instruc- Estimated average burden tions 1(b). hours per response.....05 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BELK, WILLIAM I. -------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 6100 Fairview Road, #640 -------------------------------------- (Street) Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 -------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("SAH") -------------------------------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) --------------------------------------- 4. Statement for Month/Year 1/99 --------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) --------------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) -------------------------------- 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 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of 2. Transaction 3. Transaction 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of Security Date (Month/ Code or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Dir- Indirect (Instr. 3) Day/Year) (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially ect (D) or Benefic- -------------------------- Owned at end Indirect (I) ial Own- Month (Instr. 4) ership Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price (Instr. 3 and 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 1/7/99 M 10,000 A $14.500 5,000* D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 1/7/99 S 7,500 D $34.6442 5,000* D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) SEC 1474 (7.96) Form 4 (continued) Table 11 -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of 2. Conversion 3. Transaction 4. Transaction 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable 7. Title and Amount Derivative or Exercise Date (Month/ Code Derivative and Expiration of Underlying Security Price of Day/Year) (Instr. 8) Securities Date (Month/ Securities (Instr. 3) Derivative Acquired (A) Day/Year) (Instr. 3 and 4) Security or Disposed ---------------- ---------------- of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Date Expira- Amount or ---------------- Exer- tion Number of Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Options to purchase $14.50 1/7/99 M 10,000 12/3/98 3/31/08 Class A 10,000 Common Stock - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership of 11. Nature of Derivative Derivative Derivative Indirect Security Securities Security: Beneficial (Instr. 5) Beneficially Direct (D) or Ownership Owned at End Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) of Year (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- $14.50 None - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: * Immediately following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Mr. Belk beneficially owned 2,500 shares of Class A Common Stock. On January 25, 1999, in connection with the Company's 2-for-1 split of its Class A Common Stock, Mr. Belk received a dividend of one share of Class A Common Stock for each share of Class A Common Stock that he owned at that time (i.e. a total dividend of 2,500 shares of Class A Common Stock. /s/ William I. Belk 3/23/99 --------------------- ------- **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 1474 (7-96) -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----