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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Smith Bryan Scott
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
in c/o Sonic Automotive, Inc.
5401 East Independence Blvd.
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(Street)
Charlotte NC 28212
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("SAH")
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
12/99
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below)
[ ] Other (specify below)
President and Chief Operating Officer
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)
[X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of 2. Transaction 3. Transaction 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
Security Date (Month/ Code or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Dir- Indirect
(Instr. 3) Day/Year) (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially ect (D) or Benefic-
-------------------------- Owned at end of Indirect (I) ial Own-
Issuer's Fiscal (Instr. 4) ership
Year (Instr.4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price (Instr. 3 and 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction
4(b)(v).
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Table 11 -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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<CAPTION>
1. Title of 2. Conversion 3. Transaction 4. Transaction 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable 7. Title and Amount
Derivative or Exercise Date (Month/ Code Derivative and Expiration of Underlying
Security Price of Day/Year) (Instr. 8) Securities Date (Month/ Securities
(Instr. 3) Derivative Acquired (A) Day/Year) (Instr. 3 and 4)
Security or Disposed ---------------- ----------------
of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4,
and 5) Date Expira- Amount or
---------------- Exer- tion Number of
(A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Options to purchase $15.44 5/5/99 A 100,000 (1) 5/5/09 Class A 100,000
Common Stock
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Options to purchase $10.06 11/1/99 A 30,000 5/1/00 11/1/09 Class A 30,000
Common Stock
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<CAPTION>
8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership of 11. Nature of
Derivative Derivative Derivative Indirect
Security Securities Security: Beneficial
(Instr. 5) Beneficially Direct (D) or Ownership
Owned at End Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
of Year (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4)
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D
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429,750 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The options to purchase 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock shown above
will vest in five (5) equal annual installments beginning May 5, 2000.
/s/ B. Scott Smith 2-7-00
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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Violations. See 18 U.S.C 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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