-----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, UbvXHFspPtsmVawmJ7gFyAlbvqE53yLTSbivjbwCeAPYCPgjdzlbtAqFZdxSDiFz R1oJeJHCappZJ2sjH+2OvQ== 0000950168-97-003436.txt : 19971120 0000950168-97-003436.hdr.sgml : 19971120 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950168-97-003436 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19971110 FILED AS OF DATE: 19971119 SROS: NYSE 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: 3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13395 FILM NUMBER: 97724315 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28218 BUSINESS PHONE: 7045323301 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28218 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SMITH O BRUTON CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000931255 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 E INDENPENDENCE BLVD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28212 BUSINESS PHONE: 7045323306 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28212 3 1 SONIC AUTO. FORM 3--63762-.1 FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL ------------ OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: September 30, 1998 Estimated average burden hours per response .... 0.5 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses) 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Re- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or quiring statement Trading Symbol Smith, Ollen Bruton (Month/Day/Year) Sonic Automotive, Inc.-- SAH - -------------------------------------- -------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 11/10/97 5. Relationship of Reporting 6. If Amendment, Date of ------------------- Person(s) to Issuer Original (Month/Day/Year) 5401 E. Independence Blvd. 3. IRS or Social Se- (Check all applicable) ---------------------------- - -------------------------------------- curity Number of X Director X 10% Owner (Street) Reporting Person X Officer (give __Other 7. Individual or Joint/Group (Voluntary) title below)(specify below) Filing (Check Applicable Line) Charlotte, NC 28212 Chief Executive Officer X Form filled by One Reporting - -------------------------------------- ------------------------ Person (City) (State) (Zip) __ Form filled by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial (Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Ownership (Instr. 5) (Inst.4) (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.5) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class B Common Stock 1,035,625 shares D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class B Common Stock 4,440,625 shares I Shares owned by Sonic Financial Corporation, Mr. Smith owns the substantial majority of the stock of Sonic Financial Corporation. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). (Over) SEC 1473 (9-96) FORM 3 (continued) Table II-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security sion or ship Beneficial Ownership Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Form of (Instr. 4) Date Price of Deriv- (Month/Day/ Deri- ative Year) vative Security: ------------------------------------------------ Security Direct Date Expira- Title Amount (D) or Exer- tion or Indirect cisable Date Number (I) of Shares (Instr.5) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- None - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: /s/ O. Bruton Smith Nov. 10, 1997 --------------------- ----------------- ** Signature of Reporting Date Person ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of acts 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 is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential person 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. Page 2 SEC 1473 (9/96) -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----