SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
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Class A Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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83545G102
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(CUSIP Number)
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April 13, 2011
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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CUSIP No. 83545G102
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Page 2 of 8 Pages
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1.
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Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Hawkeye Capital Master I.R.S. ID No. 98-0466159
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2.
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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3.
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SEC USE ONLY
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4.
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
Cayman Islands
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Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:
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5.
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Sole Voting Power
-0-
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6.
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Shared Voting Power
-0-
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7.
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Sole Dispositive Power
-0-
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8.
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Shared Dispositive Power
-0-
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9.
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
-2,059,240-
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10.
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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[ ]
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11.
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.05%
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12.
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO
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CUSIP No. 83545G102
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Page 3 of 8 Pages
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1.
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Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Richard A. Rubin
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2.
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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3.
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SEC USE ONLY
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4.
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:
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5.
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Sole Voting Power
-2,059,240-
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6.
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Shared Voting Power
-0-
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7.
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Sole Dispositive Power
-2,059,240-
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8.
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Shared Dispositive Power
-0-
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9.
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
-2,059,240-
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10.
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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[ ]
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11.
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.05%
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12.
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
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CUSIP No. 83545G102
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Page 4 of 8 Pages
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1.
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Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC I.R.S. ID No. 13-4092634
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2.
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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3.
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SEC USE ONLY
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4.
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:
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5.
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Sole Voting Power
-0-
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6.
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Shared Voting Power
-0-
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7.
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Sole Dispositive Power
-0-
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8.
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Shared Dispositive Power
-0-
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9.
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
-2,059,240-
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10.
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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[ ]
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11.
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.05%
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12.
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO
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Item 1.
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(a)
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Name of Issuer:
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SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
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(b)
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Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
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6415 Idlewild Road, Suite 109
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Charlotte, NC 28212
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Item 2.
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(a)
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Name of Person Filing:
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This Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by Richard A. Rubin, Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC and Hawkeye Capital Master (collectively the "Reporting Persons") with respect to shares of Common Stock of Cumulus Media Inc. which the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
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(b)
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Address of Principal Business Office, or if none, Residence:
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The principal place of business for Richard A. Rubin and Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC is 800 Third Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, New York, 10022.
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The principal place of business for Hawkeye Capital Master is P.O. Box 897GT, One Capital Place, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
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(c)
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Citizenship:
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Richard A. Rubin is a citizen of the United States.
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Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC was organized in the United States.
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Hawkeye Capital Master was organized in the Cayman Islands.
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(d)
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Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, Class A
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(e)
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CUSIP Number:
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83545G102
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Item 3.
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If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
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Not Applicable
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Item 4.
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Ownership.
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(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,059,240 shares
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(b)
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Percent of Class: 5.05%
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Hawkeye Capital Master, a pooled investment vehicle organized as a Cayman Islands series trust, owns 2,059,240 shares of Sonic Automotive, Inc. Class A Common Stock which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by each Reporting Person and as to which Richard Rubin has sole voting power and dispositive power in his role as manager of Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC, the manager of Hawkeye Capital Master.
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Item 5.
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Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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Not applicable.
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Item 6.
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Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
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Not applicable.
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Item 7.
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Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
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Not applicable.
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Item 8.
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Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
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Not applicable.
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Item 9.
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Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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Not applicable.
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Item 10.
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Certification.
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Not applicable.
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Hawkeye Capital Master
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By:
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/s/ Richard A. Rubin
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Richard A. Rubin
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Managing Member of Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC, Manager of Hawkeye Capital Master
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Richard A. Rubin
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By:
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/s/ Richard A. Rubin
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Richard A. Rubin
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Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Richard A. Rubin
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Richard A. Rubin
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Managing Member
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/s/ Richard A. Rubin
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Richard A. Rubin
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/s/ Richard A. Rubin
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Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC
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by Richard A. Rubin, Managing Member
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/s/ Richard A. Rubin
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Hawkeye Capital Master
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by Richard A. Rubin,
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Managing Member of Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC,
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Manager of Hawkeye Capital Master
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