-----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, PEAIrwGH4NshAsiF97uovOZIIGrXXFhGB4F+6izm42bWwE6dAfWtG26kR/X6x5VQ m/xx9+DQymI45Gx5nyNyEA== 0000950168-02-000148.txt : 20020414 0000950168-02-000148.hdr.sgml : 20020414 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950168-02-000148 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 5 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010330 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020212 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001043509 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS [5500] IRS NUMBER: 562010790 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 5 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13395 FILM NUMBER: 02537267 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 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BENTON WILLIAM P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001052777 DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 5 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PARKLANE TOWERS WEST STREET 2: 3 PARKLANE BLVD STE 1610 CITY: DEARBORN STATE: MI ZIP: 48126 BUSINESS PHONE: 3132717260 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PARKLANE TOWERS WEST STREET 2: 3 PARKLANE BLVD STE 1610 CITY: DEARBORN STATE: MI ZIP: 48126 5 1 d5.txt FORM 5/WILLIAM P. BENTON ================================================================================ Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. /------------------------------/ / OMB APPROVAL / /------------------------------/ / OMB Number: 3235-0362 / / Expires: October 31, 2001 / / Estimated average burden / / hours per response...... 1.0 / /------------------------------/ +--------+ UNITED STATES | FORM 5 | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION +--------+ Washington, D.C. 20549 [_] Check box if no longer subject ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities obligations may Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the continue. See Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Instruction 1(b). Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [_] Form 3 Holdings Reported [_] Form 4 Transactions Reported - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Benton, William P. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 355 Martell Drive ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) ----------------------------------- 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) -------------- 4. Statement for Month/Year 12/01 --------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) -------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [x] Director [ ] Officer [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Other (give title below) (specify below) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line) x Form Filed by One Reporting Person --- Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person --- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table I--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature (Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In- Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct (Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at the Direct Bene- Day/ end of (D) or ficial Year) Issuer's Indirect Owner- (A) or Fiscal Year (I) ship Amount (D) Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v). - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table II--Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or Price of (Month/ Disposed of (D) Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) ative Year) Security --------------------------- (A) (D) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Options to purchase $7.80 3/30/01 A 10,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na- cisable and Underlying Securities of of Deriv- ship ture Expiration (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative of De- of In- Date ative Secur- rivative direct (Month/Day/ Secur- ities Secu- Bene- Year) ity Bene- rity: ficial (Instr. 5) ficially Direct Owner- -------------------------------------------- Owned (D) or ship Date Expira- Amount or at End Indi- (Instr. 4) Exer- tion Title Number of of Year rect (1) cisable Date Shares (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9/30/01 3/30/11 Class A 10,000 20,000 D common stock - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: /s/ W.P. Benton February 6, 2002 -------------------------------- ----------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----