AUTONATION, INC. — Director's Dealing 2017

Mar 15, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AUTONATION, INC. (AN)
CIK: 0000350698
Period of Report: 2017-03-13

Reporting Person: FERRANDO JONATHAN P (EVP - GC, Corp Dev & HR)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-03-13	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	M	30270	$35	Acquired	80270	Direct
2017-03-13	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	S	30270	$44.617	Disposed	50000	Direct
2017-03-14	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	M	30270	$41.16	Acquired	80270	Direct
2017-03-14	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	S	30270	$44.7781	Disposed	50000	Direct
2017-03-15	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	M	30270	$38.63	Acquired	80270	Direct
2017-03-15	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	M	19620	$43.45	Acquired	99890	Direct
2017-03-15	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	S	48846	$45.0383	Disposed	51044	Direct
2017-03-15	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	S	1044	$45.6699	Disposed	50000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-03-13	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.0	M	30270	Disposed	2022-03-01	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (30270.0)	Direct
2017-03-14	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$41.16	M	30270	Disposed	2022-03-01	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (30270.0)	Direct
2017-03-15	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.63	M	30270	Disposed	2022-03-01	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (30270.0)	Direct
2017-03-15	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$43.45	M	19620	Disposed	2023-03-01	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (19620.0)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 33,000 shares owned by the reporting person and his wife as tenants by the entirety.

F2: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $44.50 to $44.79. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale 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.

F3: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $44.75 to $44.87. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale 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.

F4: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $44.60 to $45.58. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale 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.

F5: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $45.59 to $45.73. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale 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.

F6: The option became exercisable in 25% annual increments on each of the first four anniversaries of June 1, 2012.

F7: The portion of the option that was exercised became exercisable in equal annual increments on each of the first three anniversaries of June 1, 2013.