---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001043509-23-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SAH"
cik: "0001043509"
company_name: "SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC"
filed_at: "2023-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T22:46:43.368637+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director John W. Harris III resigns from Sonic Automotive board effective Aug 31, 2023

## Summary
- John W. Harris III notified Sonic Automotive of his resignation from the Board of Directors on July 21, 2023.
- Resignation effective August 31, 2023, for personal reasons.
- No disagreement with the Company's operations, policies, or practices.
- No replacement director named in the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001043509-23-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SAH
- cik: 0001043509
- company_name: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
- filed_at: 2023-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.06
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350923000015/0001043509-23-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350923000015/sah-20230721.htm

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