Edward S. Lampert - Jun 27, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for AUTONATION, INC. (AN)

Role
10%+ Owner
Signature
EDWARD S. LAMPERT, By: /s/ Edward S. Lampert
Stock symbol
AN
Transactions as of
Jun 27, 2022
Transactions value $
-$539,213
Form type
4
Date filed
6/29/2022, 09:30 PM
Previous filing
Jun 28, 2022
Next filing
Jul 5, 2022

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 Sale -$539K -4.59K -0.06% $117.55 7.87M Jun 27, 2022 Direct F1
transaction AN Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share Other -25K -0.32% 7.85M Jun 27, 2022 Direct F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8
transaction AN Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share Other -24.1K -0.31% 7.83M Jun 28, 2022 Direct F1, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9
transaction AN Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share Other -23.9K -0.3% 7.8M Jun 29, 2022 Direct F1, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F10

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 Forward sale contract (obligation to sell) Other -23.5K -16.67% 118K Jun 27, 2022 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 21.4K Direct F2, F3, F4, F7, F8
transaction AN Forward sale contract (obligation to sell) Other -4K -16.66% 20K Jun 27, 2022 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 3.64K Direct F2, F5, F6, F7, F8
transaction AN Forward sale contract (obligation to sell) Other -23.5K -20% 94.1K Jun 28, 2022 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 20.6K Direct F3, F4, F7, F8, F9
transaction AN Forward sale contract (obligation to sell) Other -4K -19.99% 16K Jun 28, 2022 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 3.51K Direct F5, F6, F7, F8, F9
transaction AN Forward sale contract (obligation to sell) Other -23.5K -25% 70.6K Jun 29, 2022 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 20.4K Direct F3, F4, F7, F8, F10
transaction AN Forward sale contract (obligation to sell) Other -4K -24.99% 12K Jun 29, 2022 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 3.47K Direct F5, F6, F7, F8, F10
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Includes 1,649 shares of common stock of AutoNation, Inc. (the "Issuer"), par value $0.01 per share (each, a "Share") held by The Nicholas Floyd Lampert 2015 Trust ("The Nicholas Trust"), and 1,649 Shares held by The Nina Rose Lampert 2015 Trust (the "The Nina Trust" and, together with The Nicholas Trust, the "Trusts"). The reporting person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of securities owned by the Trusts. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement, except to the extent of the pecuniary interest of such person in such securities. The reporting person states that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be deemed an admission that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement.
F2 The reporting person delivered 21,405 of the December Transaction #1 Pledged Shares (as defined below) to the unaffiliated bank counterparty ("the Bank") in connection with the physical settlement in respect of the 23,521 December Transaction #1 Pledged Shares subject to the June 23, 2022 valuation date and a Settlement Price (as defined below) of $111.5049 pursuant to the terms of December Transaction #1 (as defined below). The reporting person delivered 3,638 of the December Transaction #2 Pledged Shares to the Bank in connection with the physical settlement in respect of the 3,998 December Transaction #2 Pledged Shares (as defined below) subject to the June 23, 2022 valuation date and a Settlement Price of $111.5049 pursuant to the terms of December Transaction #2 (as defined below).
F3 On December 9, 2021, the reporting person entered into a prepaid variable forward sale contract ("December Transaction #1") with the Bank, which obligated the reporting person to deliver to the Bank up to 235,214 Shares (the "December Transaction #1 Pledged Shares") (or, at Mr. Lampert's election, an equivalent amount of cash, as determined pursuant to the December Transaction #1 documentation) on the applicable settlement dates beginning June 21, 2022. In exchange for entering into December Transaction #1 and assuming this obligation, the reporting person received a cash payment of $21,988,873.53 on December 9, 2021.
F4 (Continued from Footnote 3) December Transaction #1 was divided into ten individual components designated by valuation date, which are the ten trading days from June 16, 2022 through June 30, 2022, inclusively, of which the number of Shares with respect to each component is 23,521 (or 23,525 with respect to the last valuation date) (each, the "December Transaction #1 Component Share Number" for the relevant component).
F5 Also on December 9, 2021, the reporting person entered into a separate prepaid variable forward sale contract ("December Transaction #2") with the Bank, which obligated the reporting person to deliver to the Bank up to 39,986 Shares (the "December Transaction #2 Pledged Shares", and together with the December Transaction #1 Pledged Shares, the "Pledged Shares") (or, at Mr. Lampert's election, an equivalent amount of cash, as determined pursuant to the December Transaction #2 documentation) on the applicable settlement dates beginning June 21, 2022. In exchange for entering into December Transaction #2 and assuming this obligation, the reporting person received a cash payment of $3,738,072.98 on December 9, 2021.
F6 (Continued from Footnote 5) December Transaction #2 was also divided into ten individual components designated by valuation date, which are also the ten trading days from June 16, 2022 through June 30, 2022, inclusively, of which the number of Shares with respect to each component is 3,998 (or 4,004 with respect to the last valuation date) (each, the "December Transaction #2 Component Share Number" for the relevant component).
F7 On the settlement date for each component (beginning on June 21, 2022), the reporting person was obligated to deliver to the Bank a number of Shares determined as follows (or, at the reporting person's election, the reporting person may pay an equivalent amount in cash on the applicable settlement date, as determined pursuant to the December Transaction #1 documentation or December Transaction #2 documentation, as applicable): (a) if the volume weighted average trading price per Share on the valuation date, as determined pursuant to the December Transaction #1 documentation or December Transaction #2 documentation, as applicable, for the relevant component (the "Settlement Price") is less than $101.4758 (the "Floor Price"), either the December Transaction #1 Component Share Number or the December Transaction #2 Component Share Number, as applicable for the relevant component;
F8 (Continued from Footnote 8) (b) if the Settlement Price is between the Floor Price and $221.9782 (the "Cap Price"), either the December Transaction #1 Component Share Number or the December Transaction #2 Component Share Number, as applicable for the relevant component, multiplied by the Floor Price divided by the Settlement Price; and (c) if the Settlement Price is greater than the Cap Price, either the December Transaction #1 Component Share Number or the December Transaction #2 Component Share Number, as applicable for the relevant component, multiplied by (1 - ((Cap Price - Floor Price), divided by the Settlement Price)). The reporting person retains all voting rights and dispositive power over all of the Pledged Shares during the term of the applicable pledge, subject to the Bank's exercise of default remedies.
F9 The reporting person delivered 20,620 of the December Transaction #1 Pledged Shares to the Bank in connection with the physical settlement in respect of the 23,521 December Transaction #1 Pledged Shares subject to the June 24, 2022 valuation date and a Settlement Price of $115.7544 pursuant to the terms of December Transaction #1. The reporting person delivered 3,505 of the December Transaction #2 Pledged Shares to the Bank in connection with the physical settlement in respect of the 3,998 December Transaction #2 Pledged Shares subject to the June 24, 2022 valuation date and a Settlement Price of $115.7544 pursuant to the terms of December Transaction #2.
F10 The reporting person delivered 20,397 of the December Transaction #1 Pledged Shares to the Bank in connection with the physical settlement in respect of the 23,521 December Transaction #1 Pledged Shares subject to the June 27, 2022 valuation date and a Settlement Price of $117.0151 pursuant to the terms of December Transaction #1. The reporting person delivered 3,467 of the December Transaction #2 Pledged Shares to the Bank in connection with the physical settlement in respect of the 3,998 December Transaction #2 Pledged Shares subject to the June 27, 2022 valuation date and a Settlement Price of $117.0151 pursuant to the terms of December Transaction #2.