-----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, Lb+GaUJbYpJ/PGvr6m5yCNRwf76sq4aBQmeU0UpQL1CvgMhovBC8qTUlHRiHtd73 /DhEwCRE5GjInntF1mEkkg== 0001021408-01-506476.txt : 20010911 0001021408-01-506476.hdr.sgml : 20010911 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001021408-01-506476 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010802 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010910 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: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13395 FILM NUMBER: 1733792 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD STREET 2: PO BOX 18747 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: 4 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 4 1 d4.txt FORM 4 FOR WILLIAM P. BENTON /------------------------------/ / OMB APPROVAL / /------------------------------/ / OMB Number: 3235-0287 / / Expires: December 31, 2001 / / Estimated average burden / / hours per response...... 0.5 / /------------------------------/ +--------+ | FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION +--------+ Washington, D.C. 20549 [_] Check this box if no longer subject STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities obligations may Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the continue. See Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Instruction 1(b). Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Print or Type Responses) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Benton Wiiliam P. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) Parkland Towers West, Ste. 1610 3 Parkland Blvd. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Dearborn MI 48126 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Tickler or Trading Symbol Sonic Automotive, Inc.(SAH) ------------------------------- 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) -------------- 4. Statement for Month/Year 08/01 --------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) --------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director ___ Officer ___ 10% Owner ___ Other --- (give title below) (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 I--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In- Security Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct (Instr. 3) (Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene- Day/ ----------------------------------------------- End of (D) or ficial Year) Month Indirect Owner- Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (I) ship (D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 08/02/01 M 10,000 A $8.87 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 08/02/01 M 10,000 A $14.50 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 08/22/01 M 10,000 A $7.25 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 08/02/01 S 10,000 D $22.1188 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 08/02/01 S 10,000 D $22.1188 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 08/22/01 S 10,000 D $20.00 2,500 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table II--Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or Price of (Month/ Disposed of (D) Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) ative Year) Security --------------------------------------------------- Code V (A) (D) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Options to $8.87 08/02/01 M 10,000 Purchase - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Options to $14.50 08/02/01 M 10,000 Purchase - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Options to $7.25 08/22/01 M 10,000 Purchase - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na- cisable and Underlying Securities of of Deriv- ship ture Expiration (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form of In- Date ative Secur- of De- direct (Month/Day/ Secur- ities rivative Bene- Year) ity Bene- Securities ficial (Instr. ficially Bene- Owner- --------------------------------------------- 5) Owned ficially ship Date Expira- Amount or at End Owned at (Instr. Exer- tion Title Number of of End of 4) cisable Date Shares Month Month(1) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Options to 09/31/00 03/31/10 Class A 10,000 Purchase Common Stock - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Options to 09/31/99 03/31/09 Class A 10,000 Purchase Common Stock - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Options to 09/20/98 03/20/08 Class A 10,000 20,000 D Purchase Common Stock - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: /s/ William P. Benton 09/06/01 ------------------------------- ----------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date 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 4(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). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----