DAVID B. EDELSON - 02 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for AUTONATION, INC. (AN)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ C. Coleman Edmunds, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: AN
Transactions as of: 02 Jan 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 06 Jan 2026, 16:22:33 UTC
Previous filing: 03 Jan 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
EDELSON DAVID B	Director	200 SW 1ST AVE, SUITE 1600, FORT LAUDERDALE	/s/ C. Coleman Edmunds, Attorney-in-Fact	06 Jan 2026	0001327026

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	Award	$0	+1,210	+2.4%	$0.000000	51,500	02 Jan 2026	Direct	F1

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	2026 grant of 1,210 vested restricted stock units (the "RSUs") pursuant to the AutoNation, Inc. 2024 Non-Employee Director Equity Plan (the "2024 Director Plan"). The RSUs will settle in shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of AutoNation, Inc. (the "Company") in accordance with the terms of the award, including any deferral election made by the reporting person, and the 2024 Director Plan. Settlement of the RSUs will be accelerated in certain circumstances as provided in the terms of the award and the 2024 Director Plan, including in the event the reporting person ceases to serve as a non-employee director of the Company.

Content

2026 grant of 1,210 vested restricted stock units (the "RSUs") pursuant to the AutoNation, Inc. 2024 Non-Employee Director Equity Plan (the "2024 Director Plan"). The RSUs will settle in shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of AutoNation, Inc. (the "Company") in accordance with the terms of the award, including any deferral election made by the reporting person, and the 2024 Director Plan. Settlement of the RSUs will be accelerated in certain circumstances as provided in the terms of the award and the 2024 Director Plan, including in the event the reporting person ceases to serve as a non-employee director of the Company.