X0306 4 2018-02-12 0 0001043509 SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC SAH 0001049982 SMITH BRYAN SCOTT C/O SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 4401 COLWICK ROAD CHARLOTTE NC 28211 1 1 1 0 CEO and President Class A Common Stock 2018-02-12 4 F 0 10676 20.80 D 400348 D Represents shares delivered by the reporting person to Sonic Automotive, Inc. to satisfy withholding tax obligations due upon vesting of restricted stock units. Includes 17,421 shares previously held through SMDA Development 1, LLC, representing the reporting person's proportionate ownership interest in the limited liability company, which were distributed to the reporting person on November 2, 2017 and are now owned directly. /s/ B. Scott Smith 2018-02-13