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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
1043509	Sonic Automotive Inc	SAH	Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations (5500)	562010790

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1355665	P David Cosper	C/O Sonic Automotive, Inc. 6415 Idlewild Road, Suite 109 Charlotte NC 28212	Vice Chairman And Cfo	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-04-07	38,889	$1.81	162,183	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-04-07	38,889	$12.10	123,294	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Class A Common Stock	Options to Purchase	Disposition	2010-04-07	38,889	$0.00	38,889	$1.81

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
77,778	2010-03-30	2019-03-30	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

Options exercised and shares sold pursuant to 10b5-1 trading plan.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $11.90 per share to $12.18 per share. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.