<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-19-001495.txt : 20190215
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-19-001495
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190215
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190215

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001043509
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS [5500]
		IRS NUMBER:				562010790
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13395
		FILM NUMBER:		19611897

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4401 COLWICK ROAD
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28211
		BUSINESS PHONE:		704-566-2400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4401 COLWICK ROAD
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28211
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i_0_21"></div><div style="height:36pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.990000%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:98.000000%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">&#160;________________________________________________________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">FORM&#160;8-K</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">&#160;________________________________________________________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Pursuant to Section&#160;13 or 15(d)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i_0_21"></div><div style="height:72pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:right;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Exhibit </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">99.1</font></div></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. &#8211; EARNINGS UPDATE</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">CHARLOTTE, N.C.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;"> &#8211; </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;">February&#160;15, 2019</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;"> &#8211; Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE&#58; SAH), one of the nation&#8217;s largest automotive retailers, today provided an update on expected results from operations for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;">Sonic expects to report GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 ranging between $0.49 and $0.53 and adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 ranging between $0.74 and $0.78. </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;">Accordingly, Sonic expects fiscal 2018 GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations to be between $1.20 and $1.24 and fiscal 2018 adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations to 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to higher levels of performance in the future, but did not anticipate the declines experienced in the fourth quarter of 2018.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;">&#160;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;">Further details will be provided during the Company&#8217;s </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;">fourth quarter conference call on February 20, 2019.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;">About Sonic Automotive</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font 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Roman;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;"> Automotive can be found at </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;">www.echopark.com</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;">. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;">Forward-Looking Statements</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;">Included herein are forward-looking statements, including statements with respect to our 2018 earnings expectations. </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">0.55&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New 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style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">0.78&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" 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