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Accession Number:: 0000950142-25-000374
Form Type:: 13G Filing
Publication Date:: 2025-02-13 19:00:00

Filed By:: GATES MELINDA FRENCH
Company:: Autonation Inc. (NYSE:AN)
Filing Date:: 2025-02-14
SEC Url:: 13G Filing

Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name	Beneficially Owned Number of Shares	Beneficially Owned Number of Aggregate Shares	Percent of Class
GATES MELINDA FRENCH	0	30,000	0.08%

Filing

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 1)

AUTONATION, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

05329W102

(CUSIP Number)

12/31/2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

Rule 13d-1(b)

Rule 13d-1(c)

Rule 13d-1(d)

SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.

05329W102

Names of Reporting Persons

GATES MELINDA FRENCH

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

Sec Use Only

Citizenship or Place of Organization

UNITED STATES

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

5	Sole Voting Power 30,000.00
6	Shared Voting Power 0.00
7	Sole Dispositive Power 30,000.00
8	Shared Dispositive Power 0.00

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

30,000.00

Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

Checkbox not checked

Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)

0.08 %

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

SCHEDULE 13G

Item 1.

(a)

Name of issuer:

AUTONATION, INC.

(b)

Address of issuer's principal executive offices:

200 SW 1ST AVE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33301

Item 2.

(a)

Name of person filing:

GATES MELINDA FRENCH

(b)

Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:

12335 134th Ct NE, Redmond, WA 98052

(c)

Citizenship:

United States

(d)

Title of class of securities:

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

(e)

CUSIP No.:

05329W102

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b)

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c)

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d)

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e)

An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:

(k)

Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

Item 4.

Ownership

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

See Row 9 of the Reporting Person's cover page. Shares beneficially owned includes shares directly owned by a charitable foundation of which the Reporting Person is the sole director.

(b)

Percent of class:

Percentage beneficial ownership is based on 39,646,204 Shares outstanding as of October 23, 2024, as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2024. 0.08%

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

See Row 5 of the Reporting Person's cover page.

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

See Row 6 of the Reporting Person's cover page.

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

See Row 7 of the Reporting Person's cover page.

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

See Row 8 of the Reporting Person's cover page.

Item 5.

Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class.

Ownership of 5 percent or less of a class

Item 6.

Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not Applicable

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Not Applicable

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not Applicable

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not Applicable

Item 10.

Certifications:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

GATES MELINDA FRENCH

Signature:	/s/ John K. Sage
Name/Title:	Attorney-in-fact
Date:	02/14/2025

Comments accompanying signature: Exhibit 99.1: Duly authorized under Power of Attorney by and on behalf of Melinda French Gates.

Exhibit Information

Exhibit 99.1: Duly authorized under Power of Attorney by and on behalf of Melinda French Gates.