Shareholder Vote · Reg FD Disclosure

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) April 19, 2018   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   (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):   o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Emerging growth company o   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o           Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On April 19, 2018, AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as set forth below. Proposal 1 The ten director nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement were elected, each for a term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes: Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Mike Jackson 80,519,966 466,619 108,262 4,941,388 Rick L. Burdick 78,502,628 2,584,655 7,564 4,941,388 Tomago Collins 80,649,074 417,230 28,543 4,941,388 David B. Edelson 80,905,087 160,632 29,128 4,941,388 Robert R. Grusky 80,735,331 351,909 7,607 4,941,388 Kaveh Khosrowshahi 80,629,080 437,397 28,370 4,941,388 Michael Larson 79,139,849 1,926,578 28,420 4,941,388 G. Mike Mikan 80,920,481 146,137 28,229 4,941,388 Alison H. Rosenthal 80,666,171 400,166 28,510 4,941,388 Jacqueline A. Travisano 80,682,333 405,036 7,478 4,941,388 Proposal 2 The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 was approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 85,577,832 444,204 14,199 N/A Proposal 3 The stockholder proposal regarding an independent Board chairman was not approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 23,067,970 57,988,221 38,656 4,941,388 Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On April 20, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company’s stockholders elected Dr. Jacqueline A. Travisano to the Company’s Board of Directors. 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 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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, as amended, 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 of AutoNation, Inc. dated April 20, 2018. 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.           Date: April 20, 2018   By: /s/ C. Coleman Edmunds         C. Coleman Edmunds         Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary