KIMBERLY DEES - 01 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for AUTONATION, INC. (AN)

Role: SVP & CAO
Signature: /s/ C. Coleman Edmunds, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: AN
Transactions as of: 01 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: -$112,607
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Mar 2026, 16:49:10 UTC
Previous filing: 30 Jan 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
DEES KIMBERLY	SVP & CAO	200 SW 1ST AVENUE, SUITE 1600, FORT LAUDERDALE	/s/ C. Coleman Edmunds, Attorney-in-Fact	03 Mar 2026	0001957313

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		+416	+14%		3,489	01 Mar 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	AN	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	Options Exercise		+389	+11%		3,878	01 Mar 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	AN	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	Options Exercise		+351	+9.1%		4,229	01 Mar 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	AN	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	Options Exercise		+304	+7.2%		4,533	01 Mar 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	AN	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	Tax liability	$112,607	-577	-13%	$195.16	3,956	01 Mar 2026	Direct

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	-416	-100%	$0.000000	0	01 Mar 2026	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	416		Direct	F1, F2
transaction	AN	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-389	-100%	$0.000000	0	01 Mar 2026	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	389		Direct	F1, F3
transaction	AN	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-351	-50%	$0.000000	350	01 Mar 2026	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	351		Direct	F1, F4
transaction	AN	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-304	-33%	$0.000000	608	01 Mar 2026	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	304		Direct	F1, F5
transaction	AN	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+829		$0.000000	829	01 Mar 2026	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	829		Direct	F6

* 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	The reporting person received a grant of 1,661 restricted stock units on March 1, 2022. The restricted stock units vested in 25% annual increments on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the registrant's common stock, or at the registrant's election, the cash value thereof.
F3	The reporting person received a grant of 1,166 restricted stock units on March 1, 2023. The restricted stock units vested in one-third annual increments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the registrant's common stock or at the registrant's election, the cash value thereof.
F4	The reporting person received a grant of 1,052 restricted stock units on March 1, 2024. The restricted stock units will vest in one-third annual increments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the registrant's common stock or at the registrant's election, the cash value thereof.
F5	he reporting person received a grant of 912 restricted stock units on March 1, 2025. The restricted stock units will vest in one-third annual increments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the registrant's common stock or at the registrant's election, the cash value thereof.
F6	The restricted stock units were granted on March 1, 2026 and will vest in one-third annual increments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the registrant's common stock or at the registrant's election, the cash value thereof.