X0306 4 2015-01-07 0 0000868611 SONIC CORP SONC 0001065239 HUDSON J CLIFFORD 300 JOHNNY BENCH DRIVE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73104 1 1 0 0 Chief Executive Officer Common Stock 2015-01-07 4 M 0 135507 22.24 A 293359 I By self as trustee of trust Common Stock 2015-01-07 4 F 0 112338 29.72 D 181021 I By self as trustee of trust Common Stock 9855 I Trustee of son's trust Common Stock 105000 I By family owned LLC Common Stock 264077 I By spouse as trustee of trust Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 22.24 2015-01-07 4 M 0 4496 0 D 2011-01-10 2015-01-10 common stock 4496 0 D Non-qualified stock options (right to buy) 22.24 2015-01-07 4 M 0 131011 0 D 2011-01-10 2015-01-10 common stock 131011 0 I By self as Trustee of trust Of the share total, 4,496 shares were acquired by the reporting person as an individual, then issued in the name of the reporting person's trust. The reporting person owns 21% of the family limited liability company and disclaims beneficial ownership of the issuer's shares held by the family limited liability company except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. Paige S. Bass for J. Clifford Hudson 2015-01-09