Autonation, Inc 8-K, filed Apr 13, 2020
Autonation, Inc. (AN)
8-K
2020-04-13
For: 2020-04-12
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About this 8-K
Autonation, Inc filed this 8-K on April 13, 2020, reporting on events of April 12, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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) April 12, 2020
AutoNation, Inc.
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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 April 12, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) granted the request of Cheryl Miller, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, for a leave of absence for health reasons, and appointed Mike Jackson, Executive Chairman of the Board, to serve in the additional positions of Chief Executive Officer and President until Ms. Miller returns, in each case effective as of April 13, 2020.
Biographical information for Mr. Jackson can be found in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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: | April 13, 2020 | By: | /s/ C. Coleman Edmunds | ||
C. Coleman Edmunds | |||||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||