SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date to earliest event reported): March 24, 1998
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-13395 56-2010790
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(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
5401 East Independence Boulevard
P.O. Box 18747
Charlotte, North Carolina 28026
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (704) 532-3320
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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(A) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED. Not required
(B) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION. Attached as an exhibit to this report on
Form 8-K/A are the following:
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REFLECTING THE BUSINESS COMBINATION
OF SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. AND CLEARWATER DEALERSHIPS
Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet at December 31, 1997 (Unaudited) and
Notes thereto.
Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31,
1997 (Unaudited) and Notes thereto.
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(C) EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1* Asset Purchase Agreement dated December 30, 1997
between Sonic Automotive, Inc., as buyer, and M&S
Resources, Inc., Clearwater Auto Resources, Inc., and
Clearwater Collision Center, Inc., as sellers and
Scott Fink, Michael Cohen, Jeffrey Schuman, and
Timothy McCabe as shareholders of the sellers.
99.2* Amendment No. 1 and Supplement to Asset Purchase
Agreement dated as of March 24, 1998 between Sonic
Automotive, Inc., as buyer, and M&S Resources, Inc.,
Clearwater Auto Resources, Inc., and Clearwater
Collision Center, Inc., as sellers and Scott Fink,
Michael Cohen, Jeffrey Schuman, and Timothy McCabe as
shareholders of the sellers.
99.3* Press Release dated January 6, 1998
99.4 Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements Reflecting
the Business Combination of Sonic Automotive, Inc. and
Clearwater Dealerships for the year ended
December 31, 1997.
*Filed previously
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
Date: July 24, 1998 By: /s/ Theodore M. Wright
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Theodore M. Wright
Chief Financial
Officer, Vice
President-Finance,
Treasurer, Secretary
and Director
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