X0306 4 2020-04-30 0 0001043509 SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC SAH 0001079523 BELK WILLIAM I 6100 FAIRVIEW ROAD, #640 CHARLOTTE NC 28210 1 0 0 0 Class A Common Stock 2020-04-30 4 A 0 9283 0.00 A 86673 D Restricted stock granted pursuant to the Sonic Automotive, Inc. 2012 Formula Restricted Stock and Deferral Plan for Non-Employee Directors, Amended and Restated Effective as of April 29, 2020. In addition to the shares shown as Directly held in the Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transactions, the reporting person previously disclosed Indirect ownership of an additional 6,000 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock held by the reporting person's children, while disclaiming beneficial ownership of these shares. The reporting person's children are now adults that do not reside in the same household as the reporting person, and so he will no longer report this Indirect ownership going forward in accordance with SEC rules. /s/ William I. Belk 2020-05-01