Heath R. Byrd - 07 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)

Role: EVP and CFO
Signature: /s/ Heath R. Byrd
Issuer symbol: SAH
Transactions as of: 07 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$573,820
Form type: 4
Filing time: 10 Feb 2026, 14:49:17 UTC
Previous filing: 02 Apr 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Byrd Heath	EVP and CFO	C/O SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 4401 COLWICK ROAD, CHARLOTTE	/s/ Heath R. Byrd	10 Feb 2026	0001574017

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SAH	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	$313,549	-5,020	-3.2%	$62.46	152,706	07 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	SAH	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	$260,271	-4,167	-2.7%	$62.46	148,539	08 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
holding	SAH	Class A Common Stock						12,129	07 Feb 2026	by Bucknell Avenue, LLC	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents shares delivered by the reporting person to Sonic Automotive, Inc. to satisfy withholding tax obligations due upon vesting of restricted stock units.
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.