SAH · Sonic Automotive Inc · Executive Compensation

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Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
David Bruton Smith	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$1,737,276	—	$3,979,216	—	$5,646,147	$467,987	$11,830,626
Jeff Dyke	President	$1,491,538	—	$2,261,029	—	$4,847,499	$176,483	$9,416,556
Heath R. Byrd	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$1,023,000	—	$1,762,230	—	$3,324,750	$118,818	$6,476,405

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
David Bruton Smith	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$1,336,366	—	$3,795,995	—	$4,343,190	$448,034	$9,923,585
Jeff Dyke	President	$1,193,230	—	$2,614,009	—	$3,877,998	$123,046	$7,923,871
Heath R. Byrd	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$930,001	—	$2,037,400	—	$3,022,500	$92,861	$6,172,859

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
David Bruton Smith	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$1,336,366	—	$4,061,894	—	$1,636,346	$473,249	$7,507,855
Jeff Dyke	President	$1,193,230	—	$2,307,983	—	$1,461,080	$144,890	$5,531,437
Heath R. Byrd	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$930,001	—	$1,798,832	—	$1,138,761	$93,474	$4,291,721

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Heath R. Byrd	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$930,001	—	$5,388,334	—	$1,554,081	$79,886	$7,952,302
David Bruton Smith	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$1,336,366	—	$3,743,432	—	$2,233,139	$327,445	$7,640,382
Jeff Dyke	President	$1,193,230	—	$2,127,032	—	$1,993,951	$83,288	$5,397,501
O. Bruton Smith	Executive Chairman	$116,667	—	$2,758,033	—	$194,959	$101,366	$3,171,025

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
David Bruton Smith	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$1,113,638	$222,728	$3,062,716	—	$1,948,867	$163,294	$6,511,243
Jeff Dyke	President	$994,358	$198,872	$1,740,253	—	$1,740,127	$106,444	$4,780,054
Heath R. Byrd	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$775,001	$155,000	$1,356,341	—	$1,356,250	$104,759	$3,888,657
O. Bruton Smith	Executive Chairman	$200,000	$40,000	$2,256,478	—	$350,000	$226,751	$3,073,229

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
David Bruton Smith	Chief Executive Officer	$1,113,638	—	—	$1,906,537	$1,948,867	$94,074	$5,063,116
Jeff Dyke	President	$994,358	—	—	$1,083,312	$1,740,127	$80,301	$4,453,012
Heath R. Byrd	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$775,001	—	—	$844,337	$1,356,251	$90,994	$3,623,413
O. Bruton Smith	Executive Chairman	$183,333	—	—	$1,404,669	$320,834	$222,631	$2,131,467

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Jeff Dyke	President	$994,358	—	$1,050,157	—	$1,740,127	$69,889	$4,716,003
David Bruton Smith	Chief Executive Officer	$1,113,638	—	$1,176,123	—	$1,948,867	$40,043	$4,278,671
Heath R. Byrd	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$775,001	—	$818,487	—	$1,356,251	$80,057	$3,769,502
O. Bruton Smith	Executive Chairman	$298,223	—	$1,361,691	—	$521,891	$194,505	$2,376,310

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
O. Bruton Smith	Executive Chairman	$1,284,921	—	$1,509,699	—	$321,230	$143,526	$3,259,376
David Bruton Smith	Chief Executive Officer	$1,051,670	—	$1,303,968	—	$262,918	$55,726	$2,674,282

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
O. Bruton Smith	Executive Chairman	$1,262,821	—	$1,568,709	—	$1,416,303	$134,706	$4,382,539
Jeff Dyke	President	$973,906	—	$1,209,815	—	$1,092,273	$66,659	$3,864,912
Heath R. Byrd	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$680,631	—	$845,499	—	$763,354	$80,015	$2,731,993
David Bruton Smith	Chief Executive Officer	$741,829	—	$921,517	—	$831,989	$57,012	$2,552,347

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
B. Scott Smith	director	Appointed	2026-04-29	2026-05-01
R. Eugene Taylor	director	Appointed	2026-04-29	2026-05-01
Marcus G. Smith	director	Appointed	2026-04-29	2026-05-01
Keri A. Kaiser	director	Appointed	2026-04-29	2026-05-01
Michael Hodge	director	Appointed	2026-04-29	2026-05-01
William R. Brooks	director	Appointed	2026-04-29	2026-05-01
Jeff Dyke	director	Appointed	2026-04-29	2026-05-01
William I. Belk	director	Appointed	2026-04-29	2026-05-01
David Bruton Smith	director	Appointed	2026-04-29	2026-05-01
John W. Harris III	Board of Directors	Resigned	2023-08-31	2023-07-28
B. Scott Smith	Director	Appointed	2022-07-27	2022-07-29
David Bruton Smith	Chairman of the Board	Appointed	2022-07-27	2022-07-29

Leadership

David Bruton Smith CEO, Chairman, Board Member
O. Bruton Smith Chairman, Board Member
Heath R. Byrd CFO
B. Scott Smith Board Member
Jeff Dyke Board Member
Keri A. Kaiser Board Member
Marcus G. Smith Board Member
Michael Hodge Board Member
R. Eugene Taylor Board Member
Robert Heller Board Member
Victor H. Doolan Board Member
William I. Belk Board Member
William R. Brooks Board Member

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