-----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, B+Fwn1TRycuw69DJd0IVPHiTf7M7fJgsLOBMMG6O3d4SoTzEZCDP486E4drqDgHl jl4CQmXSYFC55WwvGqeiaA== 0001021408-02-005048.txt : 20020416 0001021408-02-005048.hdr.sgml : 20020416 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001021408-02-005048 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020314 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020410 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: 02607532 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: PRICE THOMAS A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001101251 OFFICER 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 4 1 d4.txt FORM 4 FOR THOMAS PRICE /------------------------------/ / OMB APPROVAL / /------------------------------/ / OMB Number: 3235-0287 / / Expires: January 31, 2005 / / Estimated average burden / / hours per response...... 0.5 / /------------------------------/ +--------+ | FORM 4 | U.S. 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) 240 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 March/2002 --------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) --------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director ________ 10% Owner ---------- X Officer (give ________ Other (specify --------- title below) 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) (Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene- ----------------------------------------------- End of (D) or ficial (Month/ Indirect Owner- Day/ (A) or Month (I) ship Year) Code V Amount (D) Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 3-14-02 G V 650 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 3-15-02 G V 165 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 3-27-02 S(1) 290,000 D 30.13 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 4-1-02 S(1) V 110,000 D 30.01 1,000,355 I By reporting person as trustee for for The Price Trust - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 600 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). 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 control number SEC 1474 (3-99) FORM 4 (continued) 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- Security ficial (Instr. ficially Direct Owner- -------------------------------------------- 5) Owned (D) or ship Date Expira- Amount or at End Indirect (Instr. Exer- tion Title Number of of (I) 4) cisable Date Shares Month (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: (1) Sale pursuant to a variable prepaid forward contract, dated as of March 31, 2002, between the reporting person and Banc of America Securities LLC. The final sales prices and number of shares delivered are subject to adjustment upon settlement of the contract based on the closing price of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock on selected dates in March and April of 2005. /s/ Thomas A. Price 4/10/02 ------------------------------------ ----------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date 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. 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. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----