IPO registrations (S-1, F-1) · Registrants

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC

SEC CIK
1043509 · filings on EDGAR ↗
Registration
Form S-1, first filed 1997-08-08, last 1997-11-06; 1 initial registration, 7 amendments
Outcome
Final prospectus filed 1997-11-13
Industry (SIC)
Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations 5500
Incorporated in
DE
Business address
4401 COLWICK ROAD, Charlotte, NC 28211
EIN
56-2010790
Ticker
SAH (NYSE)
EDGAR entity type
operating
Insiders and CEO pay
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC on the corporate pages

Offering terms

Proposed price range
$12.00–$14.00 per share (S-1/A filed 1997-11-06)
Shares offered
5,000,000
Listing
NYSE under the symbol SAH
Lead underwriters
Merrill Lynch; Montgomery Securities (885,000 shares); Wheat, First Securities, Inc (885,000 shares)
Syndicate
Wheat First Butcher Singer; BancAmerica Robertson Stephens (75,000); J.C. Bradford & Co (75,000); Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (75,000); Furman Selz LLC (75,000); Goldman Sachs (75,000); Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation (75,000); J.P. Morgan (75,000); Morgan Stanley (75,000); Truist Securities (75,000); Citigroup (75,000); Stephens (75,000); Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc (40,000); Dain Bosworth Incorporated (40,000); Doft & Co., Inc (40,000); EVEREN Securities, Inc (40,000); Allen C. Ewing & Co (40,000); First Analysis Securities Corporation (40,000); Morgan Keegan (40,000); Pacific Crest Securities (40,000); Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc (40,000); Raymond James (40,000); RedWine & Company, Inc (40,000); Scott & Stringfellow, Inc (40,000); Siebert Williams Shank (40,000)

Read from the cover pages of the filings listed under “Prospectus pages read” below; check the document for anything that matters.

Filings 11

FiledFormWhat it isName as filedEDGAR
1997-08-08S-1S-1 (registration)SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC0000916641-97-000801 ↗
1997-08-29S-1/AS-1/A (amendment)SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC0000950168-97-002568 ↗
1997-10-03S-1/AS-1/A (amendment)SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC0000950168-97-002890 ↗
1997-10-17S-1/AS-1/A (amendment)SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC0000950168-97-003028 ↗
1997-10-23S-1/AS-1/A (amendment)SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC0000950168-97-003052 ↗
1997-10-23S-1/AS-1/A (amendment)SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC0000950168-97-003055 ↗
1997-10-31S-1/AS-1/A (amendment)SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC0000950168-97-003119 ↗
1997-11-06S-1/AS-1/A (amendment)SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC0000950168-97-003170 ↗
1997-11-13424B4424B4 (final prospectus)SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC0000950168-97-003272 ↗
1997-11-13424B4424B4 (final prospectus)SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC0000950168-97-003291 ↗
1999-05-03424B4424B4 (final prospectus)SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC0000950168-99-001369 ↗

Prospectus pages read 2

FiledFormRead asRangePriceSharesProceedsListingUnderwritersWhat was foundDocument
1997-11-06S-1/Aregistration statement$12.00–$14.005,000,000-NYSE SAH9from the submission text; range, shares headline, underwriting table 6, cover names 3document ↗
1997-11-13424B4final prospectus5,000,000-NYSE SAH28from the submission text; shares headline, underwriting table 26, cover names 3document ↗

Officers, directors and large holders Forms 3, 4 and 5

InsiderRoleTitleFilingsYearsOn this site
IUPPENLATZ MARK JOfficerExec VP of Corp Development92006–2007
RACHOR JEFFREY CDirector; Director,OfficerPresident and COO132006–2008
SMITH BRYAN SCOTTDirector,Officer; Director,Officer,TenPercentOwner; Director,TenPercentOwner; TenPercentOwnerCEO and President; President and CSO; Vice Chairman and CSO712006–2026
SMITH O BRUTONDirector,Officer,TenPercentOwnerChairman and CEO; Executive Chairman752006–2022person page Fuzzy
COSPER DAVID POfficerExecutive VP and Treasurer; Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer; Vice Chairman and CFO242006–2013
YOUNG GREGOfficerVP & Chief Accounting Officer12006
BELK WILLIAM IDirector232006–2026
BENTON WILLIAM PDirector32006–2008
BROOKS WILLIAM RDirector252006–2026
DOOLAN VICTOR HDirector222006–2021
HELLER H ROBERTDirector202006–2021person page Fuzzy
REWEY ROBERT LDirector102006–2014
Vorhoff David CDirector82007–2013
DYKE JEFFDirector,Officer; OfficerEVP of Operations; President1022008–2026
SMITH DAVID BRUTONDirector,Officer; Director,Officer,TenPercentOwnerChairman and CEO; Chief Executive Officer; Executive Vice President; Vice Chairman842008–2026
Rusnak Paul P.TenPercentOwner292009–2026
Byrd HeathOfficerEVP and CFO752013–2026
Byrd Bernard Clinton JrDirector42013–2015
Harris John W. IIIDirector112014–2023
TAYLOR R EUGENEDirector142015–2026person page Fuzzy
SMITH MARCUS GDirector,TenPercentOwner; TenPercentOwner142015–2026
SONIC FINANCIAL CORPTenPercentOwner12018
Kaiser Keri ADirector82020–2026person page Fuzzy
Hodge Michael EdwardDirector62022–2026

Everyone who filed an insider report for this company, from the SEC’s Insider Transactions Data Sets (2006 on). Person pages are matched by name and state only.

Data: SEC EDGAR. The quarterly full index (every S-1, S-1/A, F-1 and F-1/A since 1993, with the pricing prospectus, notice of effectiveness and withdrawal request of each registrant) and the company submissions data (SIC, state of incorporation, address, EIN, tickers, former names). Company details are what EDGAR holds today, not at the time of the filing.

Also on this site Fuzzy

RecordName as filedWhereDatasetMatched by
Business registrationSONIC AUTOMOTIVE INCNCState business registriesname and state
Plan sponsorSONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.NCForm 5500 (employee benefit plans)EIN (EXACT)
Political committeeSONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC FEDERAL PAC (connected to SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC)NCCampaign finance (FEC)name and state
Political committeeSONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC STATE PAC (connected to SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC)NCCampaign finance (FEC)name and state
NonprofitSONIC AUTOMOTIVE FAMILY EMERGENCY FUNDNCNonprofits (IRS Form 990)same street address and ZIP code, 4401 COLWICK RD 28211 (FUZZY: a shared address, not proof of a shared organization)
SEC filerSONIC AUTOMOTIVE INCSEC filers (EDGAR)CIK (EXACT)
Form 5500 plan sponsorSONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.EIN (EXACT)
Person pageH Robert HellerPeople (Form 990 officers, directors and employees)officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Director)
Person pageKeri A KaiserPeople (Form 990 officers, directors and employees)officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Director)
Person pageO Bruton SmithPeople (Form 990 officers, directors and employees)officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Director,Officer,TenPercentOwner)
Person pageR Eugene TaylorPeople (Form 990 officers, directors and employees)officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Director)

Matched by an identifier (EIN, CIK, CRD), by name and state or city, or by street address; a shared name or address is not proof of the same person or organization. Every link says how it was made; how the cross-referencing works.

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