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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001043509-22-000003"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "SAH"
cik: "0001043509"
company_name: "SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T06:27:54.056482+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonic Automotive files RFJ Auto financials; 9M21 sales $2.27B, net income $63M

## Summary
- Acquisition closed Dec 6, 2021; purchase price ~$700M for goodwill/intangibles plus inventory values.
- RFJ Auto unaudited 9M21: sales $2.27B (+20.7% YoY), net income $62.9M (+92.4% YoY).
- RFJ Auto Sept 30, 2021: total assets $650M, equity $88.4M.
- Pro forma combined financials for year ended Dec 31, 2020 and 9M21 filed in exhibits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001043509-22-000003
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: SAH
- cik: 0001043509
- company_name: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350922000003/0001043509-22-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350922000003/sah-20220217.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043509-22-000003.txt

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