SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 5, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)
CIK: 0001043509
Period of Report: 2012-08-31

Reporting Person: SMITH BRYAN SCOTT (Director, President and CSO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-31	Class A Common Stock	M	800	$16.20	Acquired	199006	Direct
2012-08-31	Class A Common Stock	S	800	$18.01	Disposed	198206	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-31	Options to purchase	$16.20	M	800	Disposed	2012-10-23	Class A Common Stock (800)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock	69686	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by SMDA Development I, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein.

F2: Options exercised and shares sold pursuant to 10b5-1 trading plan.