8-K

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 19, 2023

AUTONATION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

200 SW 1st Ave

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code(954) 769-6000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registeredCommon stock, par value $0.01 per shareANNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 19, 2023, AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following five proposals and cast their votes as set forth below.

Proposal 1

The eight director nominees were elected, each for a term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:

Proposal 2

The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 was approved based upon the following votes:

Proposal 3

The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the resolution on executive compensation was approved based upon the following votes:

Proposal 4

The option “1 Year” received the most votes as the preferred frequency for future advisory votes on executive compensation (“Proposal 4”). Proposal 4 received the following votes:

In line with the recommendation of the Company’s stockholders, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will include an advisory vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.

Proposal 5

The stockholder proposal regarding stockholder ratification of severance arrangements was not approved based upon the following votes:

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.