B. Scott Smith - 12 Jun 2026 SCHEDULE 13D/A Report for SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (SAH)

Filing manager: B. Scott Smith
Reporting owner: David Bruton Smith
Security: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Beneficially owned shares: 13,365,903 shares
Large-stake signal: Form
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Active or control-oriented beneficial ownership filing.
Ownership
42%
Beneficial ownership of this reported class.
Shares
13,365,903 shares
Shares beneficially owned as disclosed.
Event date
12 Jun 2026
Date tied to the ownership event or amendment.
Accepted by SEC
17 Jun 2026
EDGAR acceptance date.
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Class ownership: 42%
Symbol: SAH
Shares outstanding: 31,597,879 shares
SEC form: SCHEDULE 13D/A
Accepted by SEC: 17 Jun 2026, 07:56:03 UTC
Event date: 12 Jun 2026
Source filing: View source filing

Key filing fact

B. Scott Smith disclosed 42% ownership in SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (SAH) on 12 Jun 2026.

Key facts

B. Scott Smith filed SCHEDULE 13D/A for SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (SAH).
Disclosed ownership: 42%.
Date of event: 12 Jun 2026.

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Backed by Schedule 13D/13G

Beneficial ownership values are sourced from the original SEC Schedule 13D/13G filing.

Reporting persons

Names, ownership percentages, voting power, signatures, titles, and CIKs as disclosed in this Schedule 13D/G filing.

Name	Ownership	Shares owned	Sole voting power	Shared voting power	Signature	Title	CIK
OBS Family, LLC	9.5%	3,007,784	3,007,784	0	/s/ B. Scott Smith	B. Scott Smith / Manager
Sonic Financial Corporation	31%	9,858,125	9,858,125	0	/s/ Cary Tharrington	Cary Tharrington / Senior Vice President and General Counsel	0001049980
B. Scott Smith	42%	13,215,188	349,279	12,865,909	/s/ B. SCOTT SMITH	B. SCOTT SMITH	0001049982
David Bruton Smith	42%	13,365,903	499,994	12,865,909	/s/ DAVID BRUTON SMITH	/s/ DAVID BRUTON SMITH
Marcus G. Smith	41%	12,917,852	51,943	12,865,909	/s/ MARCUS G. SMITH	/s/ MARCUS G. SMITH

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