secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)
CIK:        0001043509
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-029314
Event type: other
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sonic Automotive shareholders approve 2026 Equity Incentive Plan with 2.3M share reserve
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- Plan replaces 2012 Stock Incentive Plan; 2,318,148 shares authorized, effective Feb 11, 2026.
- All nine director nominees elected; advisory say-on-pay passed with ~96% support.
- Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as auditor for fiscal 2026 approved overwhelmingly.
- Amendment and restatement of 2012 Formula Restricted Stock and Deferral Plan for Non-Employee Directors also approved.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000162828026029314/0001628280-26-029314-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000162828026029314/sah-20260429.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-029314

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