Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date Of Report (Date Of Earliest Event Reported): October 29, 2009

 

 

AUTONATION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-13107   73-1105145

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

200 SW 1st Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 769-6000

110 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 29, 2009, AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release dated October 29, 2009 issued by AutoNation, Inc.

 

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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.

 

  AUTONATION, INC.
  (Registrant)
Date: October 29, 2009   By:  

/s/ Jonathan P. Ferrando

    Jonathan P. Ferrando
   

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

99.1    Press Release dated October 29, 2009 issued by AutoNation, Inc.

 

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