SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC — Insider Transactions
Form 4 filings by directors, officers, and 10%+ shareholders
SEC rules require corporate insiders — including directors, executive officers, and any shareholder owning more than 10% of a company's shares — to report changes in their ownership within two business days of a transaction. These disclosures are filed as Form 4. Open-market purchases (code P) are generally considered the most meaningful signal, as insiders are spending their own money.
| Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Owns After | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH DAVID BRUTON | Vice Chairman | Disposition | 19,022 | — | — | 252,255 | Feb 22, 2017 |
| SMITH BRYAN SCOTT | CEO and President | Disposition | 27,968 | — | — | 403,241 | Feb 22, 2017 |
| SMITH O BRUTON | Executive Chairman | Disposition | 32,381 | — | — | 568,494 | Feb 22, 2017 |
| Byrd Heath | EVP and CFO | Tax Withholding | 5,720 | $23.80 | $136,136 | 131,178 | Feb 13, 2017 |
| SMITH BRYAN SCOTT | CEO and President | Tax Withholding | 9,343 | $23.80 | $222,363 | 356,540 | Feb 13, 2017 |
| SMITH O BRUTON | Executive Chairman | Tax Withholding | 10,817 | $23.80 | $257,445 | 514,425 | Feb 13, 2017 |
| SMITH DAVID BRUTON | Vice Chairman | Award / Grant | 55,921 | — | — | 271,277 | Feb 12, 2017 |
| DYKE JEFF | EVP of Operations | Award / Grant | 73,416 | — | — | 1,304,186 | Feb 12, 2017 |
| Rusnak Paul P. | — | Other | 50,000 | $21.45 | $1,072,500 | 737,838 | Dec 2, 2016 |
| SMITH O BRUTON | Executive Chairman | Purchase | 50,000 | $16.83 | $841,500 | 525,242 | Aug 24, 2016 |
| SMITH O BRUTON | Executive Chairman | Purchase | 50,000 | $16.74 | $837,000 | 475,242 | Aug 22, 2016 |
| Rusnak Paul P. | — | Other | 1,000 | $17.82 | $17,820 | 4,572,162 | May 5, 2016 |
| Harris John W. III | — | Award / Grant | 4,226 | — | — | 10,347 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| DOOLAN VICTOR H | — | Award / Grant | 4,226 | — | — | 10,399 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| TAYLOR R EUGENE | — | Award / Grant | 4,226 | — | — | 7,242 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| HELLER H ROBERT | — | Award / Grant | 4,226 | — | — | 61,484 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| BROOKS WILLIAM R | — | Award / Grant | 4,226 | — | — | 65,849 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| BELK WILLIAM I | — | Award / Grant | 4,226 | — | — | 55,484 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Byrd Heath | EVP and CFO | Tax Withholding | 3,936 | $18.48 | $72,737 | 136,898 | Mar 31, 2016 |
| DYKE JEFF | EVP of Operations | Tax Withholding | 5,632 | $18.48 | $104,079 | 1,245,856 | Mar 31, 2016 |
| SMITH DAVID BRUTON | Vice Chairman | Tax Withholding | 4,290 | $18.48 | $79,279 | 226,848 | Mar 31, 2016 |
| SMITH BRYAN SCOTT | CEO and President | Tax Withholding | 6,308 | $18.48 | $116,572 | 365,883 | Mar 31, 2016 |
| SMITH O BRUTON | Executive Chairman | Tax Withholding | 7,303 | $18.48 | $134,959 | 425,242 | Mar 31, 2016 |
| SMITH BRYAN SCOTT | CEO and President | Tax Withholding | 9,414 | $18.78 | $176,795 | 372,191 | Mar 22, 2016 |
| DYKE JEFF | EVP of Operations | Tax Withholding | 8,407 | $18.78 | $157,883 | 1,251,488 | Mar 22, 2016 |
| SMITH DAVID BRUTON | Vice Chairman | Tax Withholding | 6,402 | $18.78 | $120,230 | 231,138 | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Byrd Heath | EVP and CFO | Tax Withholding | 5,763 | $18.78 | $108,229 | 140,834 | Mar 22, 2016 |
| SMITH O BRUTON | Executive Chairman | Tax Withholding | 10,901 | $18.78 | $204,721 | 432,545 | Mar 22, 2016 |
| DOOLAN VICTOR H | — | Sale | 3,500 | $19.48 | $68,180 | 6,173 | Mar 9, 2016 |
| SMITH DAVID BRUTON | Vice Chairman | Disposition | 5,507 | — | — | 237,540 | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Byrd Heath | EVP and CFO | Disposition | 5,053 | — | — | 146,597 | Feb 26, 2016 |
| DYKE JEFF | EVP of Operations | Disposition | 7,229 | — | — | 1,259,895 | Feb 26, 2016 |
| SMITH BRYAN SCOTT | CEO and President | Disposition | 8,097 | — | — | 381,605 | Feb 26, 2016 |
| SMITH O BRUTON | Executive Chairman | Disposition | 9,374 | — | — | 443,446 | Feb 26, 2016 |
| SMITH BRYAN SCOTT | CEO and President | Award / Grant | 108,784 | — | — | 389,702 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Byrd Heath | EVP and CFO | Award / Grant | 67,883 | — | — | 151,650 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| DYKE JEFF | EVP of Operations | Award / Grant | 97,133 | — | — | 1,267,124 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| SMITH DAVID BRUTON | Vice Chairman | Award / Grant | 73,986 | — | — | 243,047 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| SMITH O BRUTON | Executive Chairman | Award / Grant | 125,947 | — | — | 452,820 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| SMITH BRYAN SCOTT | CEO and President | Tax Withholding | 6,203 | $15.91 | $98,690 | 280,918 | Feb 12, 2016 |
| DYKE JEFF | EVP of Operations | Tax Withholding | 5,529 | $15.91 | $87,966 | 1,169,991 | Feb 12, 2016 |
| Byrd Heath | EVP and CFO | Tax Withholding | 3,879 | $15.91 | $61,715 | 83,767 | Feb 12, 2016 |
| Rusnak Paul P. | — | Other | 93,777 | $16.55 | $1,552,009 | 4,529,939 | Jan 29, 2016 |
| SMITH BRYAN SCOTT | CEO and President | Option Exercise | 17,817 | $23.94 | $426,539 | 304,938 | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Rusnak Paul P. | — | Other | 70,000 | $20.35 | $1,424,500 | 787,838 | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Rusnak Paul P. | — | Other | 17,000 | $23.99 | $407,830 | 857,838 | May 15, 2015 |
| DYKE JEFF | EVP of Operations | Award / Grant | 1,000,000 | — | — | 1,175,520 | May 6, 2015 |
| TAYLOR R EUGENE | — | Award / Grant | 3,016 | — | — | 3,016 | Apr 15, 2015 |
| HELLER H ROBERT | — | Award / Grant | 3,016 | — | — | 57,258 | Apr 15, 2015 |
| Harris John W. III | — | Award / Grant | 3,016 | — | — | 6,121 | Apr 15, 2015 |