13G Filing: Southeastern Asset Management and Sonic Corp (SONC)

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CUSIP No. 835451105 13G
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. I.D. No. 62-0951781
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
(a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tennessee
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: (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
: (Discretionary Accounts)
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : 0 shares
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON __________________________________________
WITH : (6) SHARED OR NO VOTING POWER

6,370,000 shares (shared)
66,879 shares (No Vote)
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: (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
(Discretionary Accounts)
: 66,879 shares
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: (8) SHARED OR NO DISPOSITIVE POWER

: 6,370,000 shares (Shared)
: 0 shares (None)
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
(Discretionary & Non-discretionary Accounts)
6,436,879 shares
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
15.4 %
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
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