SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 16, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)
CIK: 0001043509
Period of Report: 2012-08-14

Reporting Person: SMITH O BRUTON (Director, Chairman and CEO, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-14	Class A Common Stock	M	100000	$16.20	Acquired	288222	Direct
2012-08-14	Class A Common Stock	F	95975	$17.46	Disposed	192247	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-14	Option to Purchase	$16.20	M	100000	Disposed	2012-10-23	Class A Common Stock (100000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares delivered by the reporting person to Sonic Automotive, Inc. to satisfy withholding tax obligations and the exercise price of the option.