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2020-04-12
2020-04-12
UNITED STATES
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) April 12, 2020
AutoNation, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 1-13107 | | 73-1105145 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 SW 1st Ave
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (954) 769-6000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | | AN | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 12, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) granted the request of Cheryl Miller, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, for a leave of absence for health reasons, and appointed Mike Jackson, Executive Chairman of the Board, to serve in the additional positions of Chief Executive Officer and President until Ms. Miller returns, in each case effective as of April 13, 2020.
Biographical information for Mr. Jackson can be found in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
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Date: | April 13, 2020 | | By: | | /s/ C. Coleman Edmunds |
| | | | | C. Coleman Edmunds |
| | | | | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |