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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001043509-22-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SAH"
cik: "0001043509"
company_name: "SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC"
filed_at: "2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T03:02:22.390747+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonic Automotive shareholders elect all 10 director nominees, ratify KPMG, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected with votes-for ranging from 127.2M to 138.8M.
- KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2022 with 146.3M votes for.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 134.5M for, 8.7M against.
- Broker non-votes of 3.3M on director elections and say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001043509-22-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SAH
- cik: 0001043509
- company_name: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
- filed_at: 2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350922000009/0001043509-22-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350922000009/sah-20220427.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043509-22-000009.txt

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