SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)
CIK: 0001043509
Period of Report: 2012-03-31

Reporting Person: SMITH DAVID BRUTON (Director, Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-31	Class A Common Stock	F	3811	$17.91	Disposed	106757	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock	69686	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares delivered by the reporting person to Sonic Automotive, Inc. to satisfy withholding tax obligations due upon vesting of restricted stock units.

F2: 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.