SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 30, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)
CIK: 0001043509
Period of Report: 2012-03-30

Reporting Person: COSPER DAVID P (Vice Chairman and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-30	Class A Common Stock	M	38889	$1.81	Acquired	227810	Direct
2012-03-30	Class A Common Stock	S	38889	$18.12	Disposed	188921	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-30	Options to Purchase	$1.81	M	38889	Disposed	2019-03-30	Class A Common Stock (38889)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Options exercised and shares sold pursuant to 10b5-1 trading plan.