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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Sonic Automotive (SAH)

Sonic Automotive shareholders approve 2026 equity incentive plan, elect nine directors

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 shareholder Written later

At its April 29, 2026 annual meeting, Sonic Automotive stockholders approved a new 2026 Equity Incentive Plan, which replaces the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, and re-elected all nine director nominees. The filing also reports approval of the auditor, an advisory say-on-pay vote, and an amended director restricted stock plan, so shareholders should note the new share reserve for future equity awards.

Key points

  • The 2026 Equity Incentive Plan reserves 2,318,148 Class A shares, including 318,148 shares left available under the 2012 plan, and runs until February 10, 2036.
  • The equity plan received 133,026,040 votes for and 5,662,777 votes against, with 2,955 abstentions and 1,961,571 broker non-votes.
  • The advisory vote on fiscal 2025 executive pay received 133,238,802 votes for and 5,439,356 against.
  • Grant Thornton LLP was ratified as the independent auditor for fiscal 2026 with 140,643,605 votes for and 1,535 against.

The filing

CompanySonic Automotive (SAH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 1, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-029314

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:55 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 01, 2026.

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