SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 5, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)
CIK: 0001043509
Period of Report: 2012-03-02

Reporting Person: DYKE JEFF (EVP of Operations)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-02	Class A Common Stock	A	46504	—	Acquired	170521	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted shares granted by the Compensation Committee of Sonic Automotive, Inc. pursuant to the Sonic Automotive, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. These restricted shares are subject to forfeiture based on the satisfaction of performance criteria for fiscal year 2012.