AUTONATION, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 6, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AUTONATION, INC. (AN)
CIK: 0000350698
Period of Report: 2012-09-04

Reporting Person: FERRANDO JONATHAN P (EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-04	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	M	15000	$19.21	Acquired	48000	Direct
2012-09-04	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	S	14000	$40.79	Disposed	34000	Direct
2012-09-06	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	M	15000	$19.21	Acquired	49000	Direct
2012-09-06	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	S	14000	$41.79	Disposed	35000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-04	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$19.21	M	15000	Disposed	2017-07-30	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (15000.0)	Direct
2012-09-04	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$41.16	A	30270	Acquired	2022-03-01	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (30270.0)	Direct
2012-09-06	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$19.21	M	15000	Disposed	2017-07-30	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (15000.0)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	1767	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Transaction completed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 9, 2012.

F2: Includes 33,000 shares owned by the reporting person and his wife as tenants by the entirety.

F3: The option became exercisable in 25% annual increments on each of the first four anniversaries of July 30, 2007.

F4: The option becomes exercisable in 25% annual increments on each of the first four anniversaries of June 1, 2012, subject to continuous employment with the Company.