-----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, UCEGX28TwvPAARHNAO1w4seSxk/5Ovhr462ClgNt/RCMS4T8bC6uPKJC6QUFxSwK hkE+rVICEemXXjYp0FM33w== /in/edgar/work/20000915/0000950168-00-002048/0000950168-00-002048.txt : 20000923 0000950168-00-002048.hdr.sgml : 20000923 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950168-00-002048 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000913 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20000915 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001043509 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [5500 ] IRS NUMBER: 562010790 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13395 FILM NUMBER: 723349 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 8-K 1 0001.txt SONIC AUTOMOTIVE FORM 8-K ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 13, 2000 ------------------ SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC ---------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-13395 56-2010790 - ----------------------------- --------------------- ------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 5401 East Independence Boulevard P.O. Box 18747 Charlotte, North Carolina 28218 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (704) 532-3320 -------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ Item 5. Other Events. On September 13, 2000, the Company issued the press release that is attached to this report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description - -------------- -------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated September 13, 2000 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. Date: September 14, 2000 By: /s/ Theodore M. Wright ---------------------- Theodore M. Wright Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Treasurer and Director EX-99.1 2 0002.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sonic Automotive Announces Proposed Private Placement CHARLOTTE, NC (September 13, 2000) - Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: SAH) announced today that it intends to offer approximately $125 million of its Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008. The offering will be made by means of an offering memorandum to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is expected to close in late September. Sonic Automotive will use the net proceeds from the offering to repay a portion of the indebtedness outstanding under its existing revolving credit facility, which amounts may be reborrowed. The securities to be offered in the private placement will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold absent registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or applicable exemptions from registration requirements. Contact: Theodore M. Wright, Chief Financial Officer of Sonic Automotive, Inc., (704) 532-3347. J. Todd Atenhan, Investor Relations of Sonic Automotive, Inc., (888) 766-4218. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----