-----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, KmaguMDJB8k5QIa23bNfcn3AFFWBOW9h21fDX/0Oqg717MAMleX9bjYEXY/e4fjD xFxYypJ2kuP2aSzlUrHLyg== 0001021408-01-506492.txt : 20010911 0001021408-01-506492.hdr.sgml : 20010911 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001021408-01-506492 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010810 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010910 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PRICE THOMAS A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001101251 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 601 BRANNAN STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94107 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 601 BRANNAN STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94107 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: 1733898 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 4 1 d4.txt FORM 4 FOR THOMAS A. PRICE /------------------------------/ / 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* Price Thomas A. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 2400 Bridgeway, Suite A-230 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Sausalito, CA 94965 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker 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 X Officer ___ 10% Owner ___ Other --- --- (give title below) (specify below) Vice Chairman ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 08/01/01 S 200,000 D $21.90 I By self as Trustee for The Price Trust - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 08/03/01 S 123,300 D $22.4959 I By self as Trustee for The Price Trust - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 08/07/01 S 76,700 D $22.4901 1,384,393 I By self as Trustee for The Price Trust - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 08/10/01 S 3,223(1) D $ 3.1027(1) 16,777 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) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: (1) This transaction was a private sale by Mr. Price to a family member pursuant to a previously-negotiated agreement. /s/ Thomas A. Price 09/05/01 ------------------------------- ----------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If this 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 provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----