-----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, FtkdtCi68/kKwvsiU5PAshhtzdeJWWPk9RZ4jEDEkZIh9MaauRw/QIV3o2Bz+CHE HI5Mtc5BfrBJOZUKutT57g== 0000950168-99-001169.txt : 19990414 0000950168-99-001169.hdr.sgml : 19990414 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950168-99-001169 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19981231 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990413 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: 4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13395 FILM NUMBER: 99592336 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD STREET 2: PO BOX 18747 CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28026 BUSINESS PHONE: 7045323354 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28026 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HIGGINBOTHAM DENNIS D CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000938879 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 770 CITY: NEW SMURNA BEACH STATE: FL ZIP: 32170 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 770 CITY: NEW SMURNA BEACH STATE: FL ZIP: 32170 4 1 SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. FORM 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [ ] CHECK THIS BOX IF NO LONGER WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SUBJECT TO SECTION 16. FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY CONTINUE. SEE INSTRUCTION 1(B). 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 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name AND Ticker or 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Trading Symbol (Check all applicable) ___X__ Director ______10% Owner __X___ Officer _______ Other (give title below) (specify below) Higginbotham Dennis D. Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("SAH") President-Retail Operations - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS 4. Statement Identification for Number of Month/Year Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) P.O. Box 770 3/99 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) 5. If 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Amendment, Line) Date of _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person Original ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person New Smyrna Beach, FL 32170 (Month/Year) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I-- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. - --------------------- -------- ---------- ------------------------------ ----------- ---------- ---------- Amount of Owner- Securities ship Trans- Trans- Securities Acquired (A) Beneficially Form: action action or Disposed of (D) Owned at Direct Nature of Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) End of (D) or Indirect Title of (Month/ (Instr. 8) ---------------------------- Month Indirect Beneficial Security Day/ ---------- Amount (A) or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) Year) Code V (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A Common Stock 3/2/99 S 7,500 D $17.25 963,088 D -------------------------- ------------------- ------ --------------- ----- -------------------- ------------- ---------- Class A Common Stock 3/4/99 S 1,000 D $17.25 962,088 D -------------------------- ------------------- ------ --------------- ----- -------------------- ------------- ---------- -------------------------- ------------------- ------ --------------- ----- -------------------- ------------- ---------- -------------------------- ------------------- ------ --------------- ----- -------------------- ------------- ---------- -------------------------- ------------------- ------ --------------- ----- -------------------- ------------- ---------- -------------------------- ------------------- ------ --------------- ----- -------------------- ------------- ---------- -------------------------- ------------------- ------ --------------- ----- -------------------- ------------- ----------
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) *If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 4(b)(v).
FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. - ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- ------------ -------------- ------ ---------- --------- ---------- Title and Ownership Number of Date Exer- Amount of Form of Derivative cisable and Underlying Number of Deriv- Securities Expiration Securities Price Derivative ative Conver- Trans- Acquired (A) Date (Month/ (Instr. 3 of Securities Security: sion or Trans- action or Disposed Day/Year) and 4) Deriv- Benefi- Direct Exercise action Code of (D) -------------- -------------- ative cially (D) or Nature of Title of Price of Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, Date Amount Secur- Owned at Indirect Indirect Derivative Deriv- (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Exer- Expir- or Num- ity End of (I) Beneficial Security ative Day/ -------- ---------- cis- ation ber of (Instr. Month (Instr. Ownership (Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 5) (Instr. 4) 4) (Instr. 4) - ---------- -------- -------- ---- --- ---- ---- ------- ----- ----- ------ ------ ---------- -------- ---------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Explanation of Responses: ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of /s/ Dennis D. Higginbotham 4/12/99 facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. -------------------------------- ------------ SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a) ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Page 2
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