AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 29, 1999
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 56-2010790
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD
P.O. BOX 18747
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28218
TELEPHONE (704) 532-3320
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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MR. O. BRUTON SMITH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD
P.O. BOX 18747
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28218
TELEPHONE (704) 532-3320
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
PETER J. SHEA, ESQ. STUART H. GELFOND, ESQ.
PARKER, POE, ADAMS & BERNSTEIN L.L.P. FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON
2500 CHARLOTTE PLAZA ONE NEW YORK PLAZA
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28244 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004
TELEPHONE (704) 372-9000 TELEPHONE (212) 859-8000
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered
on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act
of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [ ]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [X] 333-71803
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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TITLE OF MAXIMUM MAXIMUM
OF SECURITIES TO AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PER SHARE(2) OFFERING PRICE (2) REGISTRATION FEE (2)
Class A Common Stock
$0.1 par value........ 575,000 shares $14.9375 $8,589,062.50 $2,400
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(1) Includes 75,000 shares of Class A Common Stock that may be sold pursuant to
the U.S. Underwriters' over-allotment option.
(2) Based on the closing price for the Class A Common Stock as reported on the
New York Stock Exchange on April 29, 1999 in accordance with Rule 457(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933.
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This registration statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 462(b)"), and includes the
registration statement facing page, this page, the signature page, an exhibit
index, an opinion of counsel and an accountant's consent. Pursuant to Rule
462(b), the contents of the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-71803) of Sonic Automotive, Inc., including the exhibits thereto, are
incorporated by reference into this registration statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Charlotte, state of
North Carolina, on April 29, 1999.
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
By: /s/ THEODORE M. WRIGHT
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THEODORE M. WRIGHT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER,
VICE PRESIDENT--FINANCE,
TREASURER, SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment No.
2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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* Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and April 29, 1999
---------------------------------- Director (principal executive officer)
O. BRUTON SMITH
* President, Chief Operating Officer and April 29, 1999
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BRYAN SCOTT SMITH
* President of Retail Operations and April 29, 1999
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DENNIS D. HIGGINBOTHAM Director
/s/ THEODORE M. WRIGHT Chief Financial Officer (principal April 29, 1999
---------------------------------- financial and accounting officer),
THEODORE M. WRIGHT Vice President -- Finance, Treasurer,
Secretary and Director
* Director April 29, 1999
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WILLIAM P. BENTON
* Director April 29, 1999
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WILLIAM R. BROOKS
* Director April 29, 1999
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WILLIAM I. BELK
*By: /s/ THEODORE M. WRIGHT
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THEODORE M. WRIGHT
(ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR EACH
OF THE PERSONS INDICATED)
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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1.1 Form of Purchase Agreement by and among Sonic Automotive, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated, BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc., Stephens Inc. and NationsBanc
Montgomery Securities LLC.
5.1 Opinion of Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein L.L.P. regarding the legality of the securities being
registered.
23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2 Consent of Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Powers of Attorney (Filed as part of the signature page to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Sonic
Automotive, Inc. (File No. 333-71803) and incorporated herein by reference).