Shareholder Vote

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 18, 2019   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 18, 2019, AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 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 nine director nominees named in the Company’s 2019 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 73,563,913 737,817 41,437 6,467,125 Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. 70,366,057 3,878,849 98,261 6,467,125 Rick L. Burdick 73,434,862 887,919 20,386 6,467,125 David B. Edelson 74,143,557 178,809 20,801 6,467,125 Steven L. Gerard 73,754,728 565,662 22,777 6,467,125 Robert R. Grusky 73,850,227 472,074 20,866 6,467,125 Carl C. Liebert III 74,151,837 169,124 22,206 6,467,125 G. Mike Mikan 73,882,905 439,705 20,557 6,467,125 Jacqueline A. Travisano 73,876,941 447,027 19,199 6,467,125 Proposal 2 The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 was approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 80,493,367 286,243 30,682 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 3,731,779 70,543,055 68,333 6,467,125 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 18, 2019   By: /s/ C. Coleman Edmunds         C. Coleman Edmunds         Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary