CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Automotive,
Inc. (NYSE: SAH), a leader in automotive retailing, today announced that
its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share
payable in cash for shareholders of record on June 15, 2006. The dividend
will be payable July 15, 2006.
Sonic Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 300 company based in Charlotte, N.C.,
is one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States operating
176 franchises and 38 collision repair centers. Sonic can be reached on the
Web at http://www.sonicautomotive.com.
Included herein is a forward-looking statement pertaining to an
anticipated cash dividend to shareholders. There are many factors that
affect management's views about future events and trends of the Company's
business. These factors involve risk and uncertainties that could cause
actual results or trends to differ materially from management's view,
including without limitation, economic conditions, risks associated with
acquisitions and the risk factors described in the Company's annual report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. The Company does not
undertake any obligation to update forward-looking information.
SOURCE Sonic Automotive, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.sonicautomotive.com
CONTACT:
David Cosper, Chief Financial Officer,
+1-704-566-2400, or J. Todd Atenhan, Investor Relations,
+1-888-766-4218, both of Sonic Automotive, Inc.
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