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FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
[ ] CHECK THIS BOX IF NO LONGER WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB NUMBER 3235-0287
SUBJECT TO SECTION 16. FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP EXPIRES:DECEMBER 31, 2001
OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
CONTINUE. SEE INSTRUCTION 1(B). HOURS PER RESPONSE.....0.5
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(PRINT OR TYPE RESPONSES)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name AND Ticker or 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Trading Symbol (Check all applicable)
___X__ Director ______10% Owner
__X___ Officer _______ Other
(give title below) (specify below)
President & COO
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Smith Bryan Scott Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("SAH")
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS Identification 4. Statement for
Number of Reporting Month/Year
Person, if an entity 11/99
(Voluntary)
c/o Sonic Automotive, Inc.
5401 East Independence Blvd.
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(Street) 5. If 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable
Amendment, Line)
Date of _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
Original ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Charlotte NC 28212 (Month/Year)
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I-- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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Owner-
Amount of ship
Trans- Trans- Securities Acquired (A) Securities Form:
action action or Disposed of (D) Beneficially Direct Nature of
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at (D) or Indirect
Title of (Month/ (Instr. 8) ---------------------------- End of Indirect Beneficial
Security Day/ ---------- Amount (A) or Price Month (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Year) Code V (D) (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Class A Common Stock 11-19-99 X 20,000 A $12.50 20,000 D
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Class A Common Stock 11-19-99 X 1,500 A $10.00 1,500 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 4(b)(v).
POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED (Over)
IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY SEC 1474 (3-99)
VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES
ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE
SECURITIES)
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
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Title and Ownership
Number of Date Exer- Amount of Form of
Derivative cisable and Underlying Number of Deriv-
Securities Expiration Securities Price Derivative ative
Conver- Trans- Acquired (A) Date (Month/ (Instr. 3 of Securities Security:
sion or Trans- action or Disposed Day/Year) and 4) Deriv- Benefi- Direct
Exercise action Code of (D) -------------- -------------- ative cially (D) or Nature of
Title of Price of Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, Date Amount Secur- Owned at Indirect Indirect
Derivative Deriv- (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Exer- Expir- or Num- ity End of (I) Beneficial
Security ative Day/ -------- ---------- cis- ation ber of (Instr. Month (Instr. Ownership
(Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 5) (Instr. 4) 4) (Instr. 4)
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Class
Put Options A
Obligation) Common
to buy) $12.50 11-19-99 X 200 8-5-99 11-20-99 Stock 20,000 -0- D
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Class
Put Options A
Obligation) Common
to buy) $10.00 11-19-99 X 15 8-5-99 11-20-99 Stock 1,500 -0- D
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Class
Put Options A
Obligation) Common
to buy) $10.00 11-20-99 E 85 8-5-99 11-20-99 Stock 8,500 -0- D
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Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of /s/ Bryan Scott Smith 12/8/99
facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. -------------------------------- ------------
SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a) ** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one
of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, SEE
Instruction 6 for procedure.
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Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
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