AUTONATION, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 3, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AUTONATION, INC. (AN)
CIK: 0000350698
Period of Report: 2011-12-29

Reporting Person: ESL INVESTORS LLC (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-29	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	J	190285	$0.00	Disposed	12692116	Direct

Footnotes

F1: ESL Investors, L.L.C. ("Investors") distributed these shares of common stock of AutoNation, Inc., par value $0.01 per share (each, a "Share"), on a pro rata basis to the managing member of Investors in connection with the restructuring of Investors and the termination of the managing member's pecuniary interest in the Shares held by Investors.