-----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, Rbhi2hgyn3Zer0ay51O5erA1R2p/5cQpaM//0kypk9ZnpH39aDAVa6Gtp+VSzZs9 NVywkrpGyY9RM7hKlzh0vw== 0001021408-02-008186.txt : 20020611 0001021408-02-008186.hdr.sgml : 20020611 20020610161055 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001021408-02-008186 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020501 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020610 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: 02675159 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: WRIGHT THEODORE M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001049978 OFFICER FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28212 BUSINESS PHONE: 7045323306 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28212 4 1 d4.txt FORM 4 FOR THEO WRIGHT /------------------------------/ / 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* Wright Theodore M. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Sonic Automotive, Inc. 5401 E. Independence Blvd. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Charlotte, NC 28212 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 5/02 --------------------------------------------------- 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 President and CFO ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 5-1-02 M 10,000 A $ 6.00 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 5-2-02 M 25,376 A $ 6.00 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 5-2-02 M 4,624 A $7.9375 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 5-3-02 M 45,376 A $7.9375 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 5-3-02 M 4,624 A $9.1875 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 5-6-02 M 34,000 A $9.1875 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 5-1-02 S (2) 10,000 D $ 36.85 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 5-2-02 S (2) 30,000 D $ 36.74 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 5-3-02 S (2) 50,000 D $ 37.74 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock 5-6-02 S (2) 34,000 D $ 39.16 43,775 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) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Option to $6.00 5-1-02 M 10,000 Purchase - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Option to Purchase $6.00 5-2-02 M 25,376 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Option to Puchase $7.9375 5-2-02 M 4,624 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Option to Purchase $7.9375 5-3-02 M 45,376 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Option to Purchase $9.1875 5-3-02 M 4,624 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Option to Purchase $9.1875 5-6-02 M 34,000 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Table II--Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11-17-98 11-17-01 Class A Common 10,000 D Stock - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) 11-17-01 Class A Common 25,376 D Stock - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4-5-01 10-5-10 Class A Common 4,624 D Stock - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4-5-01 10-5-10 Class A Common 45,376 D Stock - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4-6-99 10-6-08 Class A Common 4,624 D Stock - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4-6-99 10-6-08 Class A Common 34,000 331,676 D Stock - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: (1) Of the options to purchase a total of 25,376 shares of Sonic's Class A Common Stock shown for Mr. Wright in the table above, options to purchase 1,125 shares became exercisable on 11-17-98, options to purchase 12,126 shares became exercisable on 11-17-99, and options to purchase 12,125 shares became exercisable on 11-17-00. (2) All of the sales listed in this report, as well as the sale of 1,000 shares of Sonic's Class A common stock previously reported by Mr. Wright on May 10, 2002, occurred pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan and agreement between Mr. Wright and IJL/Wachovia, a division of Wachovia Securities, Inc. /s/ Theodore M. Wright 6-10-02 ------------------------------- ----------------- **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 is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----