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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
1049982	Scott Bryan Smith	C/O Sonic Automotive, Inc. 4401 Colwick Road Charlotte NC 28211	Ceo And President	Yes	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
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2015-10-30	54,183	$23.94	341,304	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2015-10-30	54,183	$25.05	287,121	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2015-11-02	17,817	$23.94	304,938	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2015-11-02	51,489	$1.81	356,427	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2015-11-02	69,306	$25.00	287,121	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2015-11-03	1,289	$1.81	288,410	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2015-11-03	1,289	$25.01	287,121	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
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	2015-10-30	54,183	$0.00	54,183	$23.94
Class A Common Stock	Options to Purchase	Disposition	2015-11-02	17,817	$0.00	17,817	$23.94
Class A Common Stock	Options to Purchase	Disposition	2015-11-02	51,489	$0.00	51,489	$1.81
Class A Common Stock	Options to Purchase	Disposition	2015-11-03	1,289	$0.00	1,289	$1.81

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
17,817	2008-02-09	2016-02-09	No	4	M	Direct
0	2008-02-09	2016-02-09	No	4	M	Direct
1,289	2012-03-30	2019-03-30	No	4	M	Direct
0	2012-03-30	2019-03-30	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Common Stock	69,686	Indirect	As a member of SMDA Development I, LLC
Class A Common Stock	69,686	Indirect	As a member of SMDA Development I, LLC
Class A Common Stock	69,686	Indirect	As a member of SMDA Development I, LLC

Footnotes

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $25.00 per share to $25.31 per share. The price reported 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.
The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by SMDA Development I, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $25.00 per share to $25.04 per share. The price reported 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.