David Bruton Smith - 31 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)

Reporting relationship: Chairman and CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner
Issuer ticker: SAH
Reported as of: 31 Mar 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 02 Apr 2026, 14:59:32 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 10 Feb 2026
Next SEC filing: 06 May 2026
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Reporting owner signature: /s/ David Bruton Smith

Key filing fact

David Bruton Smith filed Form 4 for SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH) on 02 Apr 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes David Bruton Smith's Form 4 filing for SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH).
3 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 02 Apr 2026, 14:59.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 10 Feb 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001448501 Primary reporting owner

SMITH DAVID BRUTON

Relationship: Chairman and CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner
Address: C/O SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 4401 COLWICK ROAD, CHARLOTTE
Signature: /s/ David Bruton Smith
Signature date: 02 Apr 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

SAH transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +13,259
Change %: +2.5%
Price
Shares after: 545,259
Date: 31 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

SAH transaction

Class A Common Stock

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -13,259
Change %: -2.4%
Price: $68.57^*
Shares after: 532,000
Date: 31 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct

SAH holding

Class A Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 836,534
Date: 31 Mar 2026
Ownership: by OBS Family, LLC
Footnotes: F2

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

SAH transaction Derivative

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -13,259
Change %: -25%
Price
Shares after: 39,776
Date: 31 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 13,259
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1, F3

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote F1

On February 5, 2025, the reporting person was granted 53,035 performance-based restricted stock units that, if the performance criteria are met, vest in three annual installments, with twenty-five percent (25%) of the units vesting on March 31, 2026, thirty percent (30%) of the units vesting on February 5, 2027, and forty-five percent (45%) of the units vesting on February 5, 2028. On March 31, 2026, 13,259 performance-based restricted stock units vested and were settled in cash.

Footnote F2

The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s Class A Common Stock, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Footnote F3

Each performance-based restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive, upon the satisfaction of certain performance criteria, one share of Class A Common Stock, the equivalent cash value, or a combination of both, at the option and sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Sonic Automotive, Inc.