Autonation, Inc 8-K, filed Jan 22, 2021
Autonation, Inc. (AN)
8-K
2021-01-22
For: 2021-01-19
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About this 8-K
Autonation, Inc filed this 8-K on January 22, 2021, reporting on events of January 19, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date Of Report (Date Of Earliest Event Reported) January 19, 2021
AutoNation, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 19, 2021, Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr., a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he was resigning from the Board effective January 19, 2021, due to other professional commitments, and not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices. A copy of Mr. Baltimore’s letter of resignation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AUTONATION, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: | January 22, 2021 | By: | /s/ C. Coleman Edmunds | ||||||||||||||
| C. Coleman Edmunds | |||||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||||||||
Exhibit 99.1
January 19, 2021
Mr. Michael Jackson
Chairman and CEO
AutoNation, Inc.
200 SW 1st Avenue, 16th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Dear Mike,
It is with great sadness that I submit this resignation from the AutoNation Board of Directors effective January 19, 2021. It has been a tremendous honor and privilege to serve on the AutoNation Board and work alongside such a committed group of fellow Board members and superb management team.
Please know that I have NO issues with the Board, management or any business matters. You have one of the finest management teams that I have ever had the privilege of working with, and I am grateful for having had the opportunity to serve on the AutoNation Board.
Respectfully,
/s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.
Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.