Marc G. Cannon - 20 Jul 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for AUTONATION, INC. (AN)

Role: EVP & Chief Cust Exp Officer
Signature: /s/ C. Coleman Edmunds, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: AN
Transactions as of: 20 Jul 2021
Net transactions value: -$204,960
Form type: 4
Filing time: 22 Jul 2021, 17:21:23 UTC
Next filing: 02 Aug 2021
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AN	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	Options Exercise		+1,038	+6.9%		16,038	20 Jul 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	AN	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	Tax liability	$55,030	-482	-3%	$114.17	15,556	20 Jul 2021	Direct
transaction	AN	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	Sale	$149,930	-1,363	-8.8%	$110.00	14,193	20 Jul 2021	Direct	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AN	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-1,038	-25%	$0.000000	3,115	20 Jul 2021	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	1,038		Direct	F1, F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The restricted stock units converted into shares of AutoNation common stock on a one-for-one basis.
F2	Transaction completed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 5, 2021.
F3	The reporting person received a grant of 4,153 restricted stock units on July 20, 2020. The restricted stock units vest in 25% annual increments on each of July 20, 2021, March 1, 2022, March 1, 2023 and March 1, 2024. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of AutoNation common stock, or at AutoNation's election, the cash value thereof.