Marcus G. Smith - 31 Dec 2025 Form 5 Insider Report for SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)

Role: Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ Marcus G. Smith
Issuer symbol: SAH
Transactions as of: 31 Dec 2025
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 5
Filing time: 09 Jan 2026, 12:15:09 UTC
Previous filing: 24 Apr 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
SMITH MARCUS G	Director, 10%+ Owner	5555 CONCORD PARKWAY SOUTH, CONCORD	/s/ Marcus G. Smith	09 Jan 2026	0001170912

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SAH	Class A Common Stock	Will/Inheritance	$0	+1,250	+1.3%	$0.000000	100,121	07 Jul 2025	Direct	F1
holding	SAH	Class A Common Stock						836,534	31 Dec 2025	by OBS Family, LLC	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The reported securities were acquired by the reporting person from The Estate of Bonita Smith under the laws of descent and distribution.
F2	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s Class A Common Stock, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.