DEES KIMBERLY 4

What Happened

• Kimberly Dees, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of AutoNation, sold 2,500 shares of AN on May 5, 2026 at $204.91 per share, for a total of $512,263. The Form 4 lists the disposition as an open-market or private sale (transaction code S). This was a sale (disposition), which is generally a routine insider transaction rather than a direct buy signal.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: May 5, 2026 — 2,500 shares at $204.91 each.
• Total value: $512,263 (approximate).
• Transaction type: Sale (open-market or private sale), Form 4 code S.
• Filing date: May 7, 2026 (report filed two days after the transaction).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in this Form 4.
• Footnotes/plan disclosures: The filing does not reference a 10b5-1 trading plan, tax withholding, or other special footnotes.

Context

• Sales by executives can be routine (for diversification, personal needs, or scheduled plans) and do not by themselves indicate a change in company outlook. Retail investors should watch for patterns of insider buying or repeated, large disposals when assessing insider sentiment.