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Issuer:     LITHIA MOTORS INC (LAD)
CIK:        0001023128
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001023128-25-000118
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lithia Motors elects Heidi O'Neill and Richard Bailey to board, expanding to nine directors
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- Board expanded from 7 to 9; O'Neill (ex-Nike President) and Bailey (SOU President) elected effective Oct 1, 2025.
- O'Neill served as Nike President of Consumer, Product, and Brand until May 2025; Bailey has led Southern Oregon University since 2022.
- Each director receives $100,000 annual retainer plus RSUs valued at ~$113,750, vesting quarterly over the service year.
- Both will serve on the audit committee; indemnity agreements entered into.
- Company donated ~$666,000 to SOU Foundation in 2025 and ~$833,000 in 2024 under a 10-year commitment.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1023128/000102312825000118/0001023128-25-000118-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1023128/000102312825000118/lad-20251001.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001023128-25-000118

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