SEC Form 4 · accession 0001181431-15-002491
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC · SAH
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
David Bruton Smith
Officer — Vice Chairman · Director
Period of report
Feb 12, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Feb 13, 2015 · 4:25 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001043509
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A Common StockF2 | Feb 12, 2015 | A | 41,404 | $0.00 | A | 201,466 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF1 | holding | — | — | — | 69,686 | I | As a member of SMDA Development I, LLC |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by SMDA Development I, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein.
- F2Represents shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of restricted stock units granted by the Compensation Committee of Sonic Automotive, Inc. pursuant to the Sonic Automotive, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan. The restricted stock units may only be settled in shares of Class A Common Stock and are subject to forfeiture based on the satisfaction of performance criteria for fiscal year 2015. If the performance criteria are met, this award will vest in three annual installments, with twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares vesting on March 31, 2016, thirty percent (30%) of the shares vesting on February 12, 2017 and forty-five percent (45%) of the shares vesting on February 12, 2018.