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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-105857
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241003
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241003
GROUP MEMBERS:		WILLIAM H.GATES III

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AUTONATION, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000350698
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS [5500]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		IRS NUMBER:				731105145
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-40342
		FILM NUMBER:		241351745

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 SW 1ST AVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1600
		CITY:			FORT LAUDERDALE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33301
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9547696000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 SW 1ST AVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1600
		CITY:			FORT LAUDERDALE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33301

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AUTONATION, INC. /FL
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090827

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AutoNation, Inc. /FL
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090827

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AUTONATION INC /FL
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990407

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CASCADE INVESTMENT, L.L.C.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001052192
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2365 CARILLON POINT
		CITY:			KIRKLAND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98033
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4258897900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2365 CARILLON POINT
		CITY:			KIRKLAND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98033

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980102
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(Amendment No.&nbsp;4)*</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>October&nbsp;1, 2024</B></P>

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Requires Filing of this Statement)</P>

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this Schedule is filed:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*The remainder of this cover page&nbsp;shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>

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or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">CUSIP No.&#8239;05329W102</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Names of Reporting Persons<BR>
Cascade Investment, L.L.C.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SEC Use Only </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Citizenship or Place of Organization <BR>
State of Washington</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" ROWSPAN="7" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Number of<BR>
Shares<BR>
Beneficially<BR>
Owned by<BR>
Each<BR>
Reporting<BR>
Person With</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sole Voting Power <BR>
7,062,629 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared Voting Power <BR>
-0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sole Dispositive Power <BR>
7,062,629 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared Dispositive Power <BR>
-0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<BR>
7,062,629 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9)&nbsp;Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Percent of Class&nbsp;Represented by Amount in Row (9)<BR>
17.8% <SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<BR>
OO</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>(1)</SUP>All shares of the common stock, $0.01 par value per
share (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), of AutoNation, Inc. (the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;) held by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.&#8239;(&ldquo;Cascade&rdquo;),
may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III as the sole member of Cascade.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>(2)</SUP> Based on 39,679,183 shares of Common Stock outstanding
as of July 30, 2024, as reported on the Issuer&rsquo;s Form 10-Q filed on August 1, 2024.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Names of Reporting Persons<BR>
William H. Gates III</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2. </FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SEC Use Only </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Citizenship or Place of Organization <BR>
United States of America</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" ROWSPAN="7" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Number of<BR>
Shares<BR>
Beneficially<BR>
Owned by<BR>
Each<BR>
Reporting<BR>
Person With</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sole Voting Power <BR>
7,062,629 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared Voting Power <BR>
-0-</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sole Dispositive Power <BR>
7,062,629 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shared Dispositive Power <BR>
-0-</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="6">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<BR>
7,062,629 <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="6">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9)&nbsp;Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="6">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Percent of Class&nbsp;Represented by Amount in Row (9)<BR>
17.8% <SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="6">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<BR>
IN</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 82%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>(1)</SUP> All shares of the common stock, $0.01 par value per
share (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), of AutoNation, Inc. (the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;) held by Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (&ldquo;Cascade&rdquo;),
may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III as the sole member of Cascade.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>(2)</SUP> Based on 39,679,183 shares of Common Stock outstanding
as of July 30, 2024, as reported on the Issuer&rsquo;s Form 10-Q filed on August 1, 2024.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Explanatory
Statement</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (&ldquo;Cascade&rdquo;),
William H. Gates III (&ldquo;WHG&rdquo; and together with Cascade, the &ldquo;Reporting Persons&rdquo;), Bill&nbsp;&amp; Melinda Gates
Foundation Trust (the &ldquo;Trust&rdquo;), and Melinda French Gates (&ldquo;MFG&rdquo;) initially reported their beneficial ownership
of the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), of AutoNation,&nbsp;Inc. (the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;) on
a Schedule 13G, filed on July&nbsp;21, 2008, SEC File No.&nbsp;005-40342, as amended November&nbsp;21, 2008. The Reporting Persons, the
Trust and MFG subsequently reported their beneficial ownership on a Schedule 13D filed on February&nbsp;5, 2009, as amended February&nbsp;6,
2009; February&nbsp;24, 2010; July&nbsp;23, 2010; August&nbsp;17, 2010; February&nbsp;9, 2011; November&nbsp;4, 2011; November&nbsp;14,
2011; December&nbsp;2, 2011; February&nbsp;17, 2012; March&nbsp;26, 2012; May&nbsp;22, 2012; October&nbsp;30, 2015; February&nbsp;9, 2016;
February&nbsp;16, 2016; November&nbsp;1, 2016; November&nbsp;6, 2017; December&nbsp;17, 2018; May&nbsp;8, 2019; May&nbsp;17, 2019; February&nbsp;18,
2021; May&nbsp;4, 2021; July&nbsp;23, 2021; August&nbsp;6, 2021; and October&nbsp;4, 2021 (collectively, the &ldquo;First Schedule 13D&rdquo;).
Thereafter, the Reporting Persons reported their beneficial ownership on a Schedule 13G, filed on October&nbsp;25, 2021, as amended February&nbsp;11,
2022, and then on a Schedule 13D, filed on February&nbsp;21, 2023, as amended July&nbsp;24, 2023; February&nbsp;13, 2024; and July&nbsp;31,
2024 (collectively, the &ldquo;Second Schedule 13D&rdquo;). As disclosed in a prior amendment, the Trust and MFG are no longer reporting
persons hereunder. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13d-1(h), the Reporting Persons are eligible to again report their beneficial ownership on a
Schedule 13G and are filing this Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to Schedule 13G to amend and replace the Second Schedule 13D.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 1.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name of Issuer<BR>
AutoNation,&nbsp;Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Address of Issuer&rsquo;s Principal Executive Offices<BR>
    200 SW 1st Avenue</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 2.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name of Person Filing<BR>
Cascade Investment, L.L.C. and William H. Gates III</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence<BR>
    Cascade &ndash; 2365 Carillon Point, Kirkland, WA 98033</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">WHG &ndash; 500 Fifth Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Citizenship<BR>
    Cascade is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Washington.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">WHG is a citizen of the United States of America.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title of Class&nbsp;of Securities<BR>
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(e)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CUSIP Number</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">05329W102</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 3.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules&nbsp;13d-1(b)&nbsp;or 13d-2(b)&nbsp;or (c), check whether the person filing is a:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 4.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Ownership</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Amount beneficially owned:</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">See the responses to Item 9 on the attached cover pages.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Percent of class:</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">See the responses to Item 11 on the attached cover pages.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Number of shares as to which the person has:&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; width: 8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: center; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; width: 84%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Sole power to vote or to direct the vote</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">See the responses to Item 5 on the attached cover pages.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Shared power to vote or to direct the vote</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">See the responses to Item 6 on the attached cover pages.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">See the responses to Item 7 on the attached cover pages.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iv)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">See the responses to Item 8 on the attached cover pages.</P></TD></TR>
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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 5.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #0070c0">&uml;</FONT>.</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 6.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 7.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 8.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Identification and Classification of Members of the Group</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 9.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Notice of Dissolution of Group</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 10.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Certification</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 84%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief,&nbsp;I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;Date: &nbsp; October&nbsp;3, 2024</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CASCADE INVESTMENT, L.L.C.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Alan Heuberger <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Attorney-in-fact for Michael Larson,</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Business Manager</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">WILLIAM H. GATES III</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Alan Heuberger <SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Attorney-in-fact</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>*By:</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Alan Heuberger</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">Alan Heuberger</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>(1)</SUP> Duly authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney
appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact, dated October 11, 2013, by and on behalf of Michael Larson, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment
No. 9 to Cascade&rsquo;s Schedule 13D with respect to Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities &amp; Income Fund on December
11, 2013, SEC File No. 005-81261, and incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>(2)</SUP> Duly authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney
appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact, dated August 12, 2008, by and on behalf of William H. Gates III, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to
Amendment No. 1 to Cascade&rsquo;s Schedule 13D with respect to Otter Tail Corporation on April 15, 2009, SEC File No. 005-06638, and
incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>JOINT FILING AGREEMENT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We, the signatories of the
statement to which this Joint Filing Agreement is attached, hereby agree that such statement is filed, and any amendments thereto filed
by any or all of us, will be filed, on behalf of each of us.</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date: &nbsp; October&nbsp;3, 2024</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CASCADE INVESTMENT, L.L.C.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Alan Heuberger <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Attorney-in-fact for Michael Larson,</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Business Manager</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">WILLIAM H. GATES III</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Alan Heuberger <SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Attorney-in-fact</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 41%">&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>*By:</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Alan Heuberger</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">Alan Heuberger</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>(1)</SUP> Duly authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney
appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact, dated October 11, 2013, by and on behalf of Michael Larson, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment
No. 9 to Cascade&rsquo;s Schedule 13D with respect to Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities &amp; Income Fund on December
11, 2013, SEC File No. 005-81261, and incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>(2)</SUP> Duly authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney
appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact, dated August 12, 2008, by and on behalf of William H. Gates III, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to
Amendment No. 1 to Cascade&rsquo;s Schedule 13D with respect to Otter Tail Corporation on April 15, 2009, SEC File No. 005-06638, and
incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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