<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001437749-17-003042.txt : 20170223
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-17-003042
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170223
GROUP MEMBERS:		LITHIA HOLDING CO LLC

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LITHIA MOTORS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001023128
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS [5500]
		IRS NUMBER:				930572810
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-49321
		FILM NUMBER:		17631444

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		150 NORTH BARTLETT STREET
		CITY:			MEDFORD
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97501
		BUSINESS PHONE:		541-776-6401

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		150 NORTH BARTLETT STREET
		CITY:			MEDFORD
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97501

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DEBOER SIDNEY B
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001170769

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		234 VISTA ST.
		CITY:			ASHLAND
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97520
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Sidney B. DeBoer<BR>150 N. Bartlett Street <BR>Medford, Oregon 97501<BR>(541) 776-6401</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA23 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>February 15, 2017 and March 2, 2016</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA27 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 37.6pt 0pt 37.35pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of &#167;&#167;240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f)&nbsp;or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. &#9744;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA30 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA31 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 37.6pt 0pt 37.35pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&#8217;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA32 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA41 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Names of Reporting Persons.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA43 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA47 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">SEC Use Only</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA51 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) </FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA55 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sole Voting Power </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>1,262,231</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Number of&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Shares Bene-</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA56 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shared Voting Power</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>0</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">ficially Owned by</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Each&nbsp; Reporting</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA57 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sole Dispositive Power </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>1,262,231</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Person&nbsp;With</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA58 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shared Dispositive Power</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>0</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA59 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">11.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person </TD>
<TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>1,262,231</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA61 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">12.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA62 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA63 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">13.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</TD>
<TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>5.0%</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px">
<P id=PARA65 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">14.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px" colSpan=3>
<P id=PARA66 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>
<P id=PARA67 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>OO</B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA69 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<DIV id=PGNUM70  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">2</DIV>
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<P id=PARA72 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA73 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Names of Reporting Persons.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA74 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Sidney B. DeBoer</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P id=PARA75 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA76 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA77 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(a)</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA78 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(b)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA79 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA80 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">SEC Use Only</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA81 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">4.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=3>
<P id=PARA82 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Source of Funds (See Instructions) <B>Not applicable.</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P id=PARA83 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">5.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA84 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA85 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">6.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=3>
<P id=PARA86 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Citizenship or Place of Organization <B>United States</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px">
<P id=PARA87 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp; </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA88 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sole Voting Power </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>1,571,414</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Number of</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Shares Bene-</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA89 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shared Voting Power </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>2,349</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">ficially Owned by</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Each Reporting</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA90 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sole Dispositive Power </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>1,571,414</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Person&nbsp;With</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA91 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shared Dispositive Power </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>2,349</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA92 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">11.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA93 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>1,573,763</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA94 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">12.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA95 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA96 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">13.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA97 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B>6.3%</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px" colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px">
<P id=PARA98 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">14.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px" colSpan=3>
<P id=PARA99 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 79%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>
<P id=PARA100 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>IN</B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA103 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Security and Issuer</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA105 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">This statement relates to the Class A Common Stock of Lithia Motors, Inc. (the &#8220;<B>Issuer</B>&#8221;). The principal executive office of the Issuer is 150 N. Bartlett Street, Medford, Oregon 97501.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA107 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Identity and Background</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA109 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Persons filing this statement:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA111 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Lithia Holding Company, L.L.C. is an Oregon limited liability company organized for the sole purpose of holding the Class B Common Stock of the Issuer. The address of its principal office is 150 N. Bartlett Street, Medford, Oregon.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA113 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Sidney B. DeBoer is a citizen of the United States and his principal occupation is Chairman of the Issuer&#8217;s board of directors. His business address is 150 N. Bartlett Street, Medford, Oregon. The Issuer&#8217;s principal business is operating automotive franchises and selling new and used vehicles and related services, and its address is stated above in Item 1.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA115 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Over the past five years, and during the five-year period prior to March 2, 2016, neither of the persons filing this statement were convicted of a crime or subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA117 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 3.&nbsp; &nbsp;Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA118 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA119 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Lithia Holding Company, L.L.C. was organized by the initial shareholders of the Issuer as part of a capital reorganization and all of the outstanding shares of the Issuer&#8217;s Class B Common Stock were issued to Lithia Holding Company, L.L.C. in October 1996, before the Issuer&#8217;s initial public offering.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA121 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purpose of Transaction </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA122 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA123 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The shares are held for investment purposes only. The reporting persons have no plans, arrangements or understandings to effect any of the transactions listed in Item 4(a)-(j) of Schedule 13D.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA125 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest in Securities of the Issuer</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA127 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">This joint report is being filed to reflect a change in the beneficial ownership of the reporting persons resulting from (i) the conversion on March 2, 2016 of 780,000 shares Class B Common Stock to 780,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and the distribution of the Class A Common Stock to members of Lithia Holding Company, L.L.C.; and (ii) the conversion on February 15, 2017 of 500,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to 500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and the distribution of the Class A Common Stock to members of Lithia Holding Company, L.L.C.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA129 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">After giving effect to the transactions described in the preceding paragraph, Lithia Holding Company, L.L.C. has sole voting and dispositive power over, and beneficially owns, all 1,262,231 of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer. The Class B Common Stock is convertible into Class A Common Stock on a 1:1 ratio and, on an as-converted basis, comprises approximately 5.0% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock of the Issuer.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA131 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">As of March 2, 2016, Lithia Holding Company, L.L.C. had sole voting and dispositive power over, and beneficially owned, all 1,762,231 of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer, which represented, on March 2, 2016 and on an as-converted basis, approximately 6.9% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock of the Issuer.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA132 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA133 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">After giving effect to the transactions described in the first paragraph of this Item 5, Sidney B. DeBoer, as trustee of the Sidney B. DeBoer Trust U.T.A.D. January 30, 1997 (the &#8220;<B>Trust</B>&#8221;), has the sole power to direct the voting and disposition of the 1,262,231 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Lithia Holding Company, L.L.C. In addition, Sidney B. DeBoer, as trustee of the Trust, is the sole manager of DeBoer Family LLC, which directly owns 279,106 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer, and he has the sole power to direct the voting and disposition of those shares. Sidney B. DeBoer also is the beneficial owner of and has the sole power to direct the voting and disposition of 30,077 shares of Class A Common Stock that he owns in his name directly. Finally, Mr. Sidney B. DeBoer is the beneficial owner of 2,349 shares of Class A Common Stock that he owns jointly with his wife. Mr. Sidney B. DeBoer and his wife share the power to direct the voting and disposition of those shares. In the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, Mr. Sidney B. DeBoer beneficially owns approximately 6.3% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock of the Issuer.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA135 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">As of March 2, 2016, Mr. Sidney B. DeBoer (i) was trustee of the Trust, the sole manager of Lithia Holding Company, L.L.C., and as such had the sole power to direct the voting and disposition of the 1,762,231 shares of Class B Common Stock owned by Lithia Holding Company, L.L.C.; (ii) was the sole manager of DeBoer Family LLC, which directly owned 264,678 shares of Class A Common Stock, and he had the sole power to direct the voting and disposition of those shares, and (iii) was the beneficial owner of 18,636 shares of Class A Common Stock that he owned in his name directly and over which he had the sole power to direct voting and disposition. As of March 2, 2016, in the aggregate and on an as-converted basis, Mr. DeBoer beneficially owned approximately 8.0% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock of the Issuer.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA136 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA137 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mr. Sidney B. DeBoer&#8217;s wife&#8217;s name is Karen DeBoer. She is a citizen of the United States and her residence address is 234 Vista Street, Ashland, Oregon. Karen DeBoer does not presently have an occupation or employment. Over the past five years, Karen DeBoer has not been convicted of a crime or subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA139 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Transactions in the Issuer&#8217;s Class A Common Stock by persons identified in Item 2 above in the past 60 days are as follows. Each of the following transactions was timely reported on Forms 4.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA147 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mr. Sidney B. DeBoer</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA148 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1/11/2017</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA149 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Open market sale (pursuant to 10b5-1 plan)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA150 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Disposition</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA151 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">35,200</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA152 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$100.8348</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA153 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mr. Sidney B. DeBoer</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA154 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1/12/2017</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA155 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Open market sale (pursuant to 10b5-1 plan)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA156 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Disposition</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA157 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8,800</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA158 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$102.5</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA159 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mr. Sidney B. DeBoer</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA160 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1/13/2017</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA161 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Open market sale (pursuant to 10b5-1 plan)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA162 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Disposition</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA163 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8,800</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA164 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$103.5</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA165 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mr. Sidney B. DeBoer</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA166 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1/17/2017</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA167 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Open market sale (pursuant to 10b5-1 plan)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA168 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Disposition</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA169 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8,800</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA170 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$104.5</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA173 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA172 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Neither of persons filing this statement engaged in any transactions in the Issuer&#8217;s Class A Common Stock in the 60 days before March 2, 2016.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA188 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>February 22, 2017</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA190 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ SIDNEY B. DeBOER</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA192 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Sidney B. DeBoer, Individually and as trustee of the Sidney B. DeBoer Trust U.T.A.D. January 30, 1997, Manager of Lithia Holding Company, L.L.C.</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA200 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA203 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Exhibits</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA211 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned persons are deemed to be the beneficial owners of the same securities of Lithia Motors, Inc. Therefore, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii), the undersigned agree to jointly file a Schedule 13D reporting their respective beneficial interests.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA218 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Sidney B. DeBoer Trust</FONT></P>
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