Sonic Automotive Inc 8-K/A, filed Jul 31, 2023
Sonic Automotive Inc (SAH)
8-K/A
2023-07-31
For: 2023-07-26
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About this 8-K/A
Sonic Automotive Inc filed this 8-K/A on July 31, 2023, reporting on events of July 26, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 26, 2023
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Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Sonic Automotive, Inc. (the “Company”) on July 28, 2023 (the “Original Form 8-K”) amends the Original Form 8-K solely to correct the date of John W. Harris III’s notice to the Company of his decision to resign from the Board of Directors of the Company from July 21, 2023 to July 26, 2023, the correct date of such notice, and to reflect the correct Item number pursuant to which this event was being disclosed in the Original Form 8-K as “Item 5.02.”
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) On July 26, 2023, John W. Harris III, notified the Company of his decision to resign from the Board of Directors of the Company, effective as of August 31, 2023. Mr. Harris is resigning for personal reasons and not as a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
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.
| SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. | ||||||||
| July 31, 2023 | By: | /s/ STEPHEN K. COSS | ||||||
| Stephen K. Coss | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||