AUTONATION, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 22, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AUTONATION, INC. (AN)
CIK: 0000350698
Period of Report: 2012-02-17

Reporting Person: CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: GATES WILLIAM H III (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-17	Common Stock	P	156100.0000	$34.8559	Acquired	14161272.0000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $34.75 to $34.95. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected.