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 19, 2023   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):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock, par value $0.01 per share AN New York Stock Exchange 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  ☐ 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, 2023, AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following five proposals and cast their votes as set forth below. Proposal 1 The eight director nominees 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 Rick L. Burdick 39,808,716 1,373,708 43,480 2,362,388 David B. Edelson 40,211,721 970,813 43,370 2,362,388 Robert R. Grusky 39,510,203 1,671,957 43,744 2,362,388 Norman K. Jenkins 40,709,244 445,217 71,443 2,362,388 Lisa Lutoff-Perlo 40,204,347 950,293 71,264 2,362,388 Michael Manley 40,530,181 643,502 52,221 2,362,388 G. Mike Mikan 40,248,777 934,142 42,985 2,362,388 Jacqueline A. Travisano 37,709,779 3,471,786 44,339 2,362,388 Proposal 2 The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 was approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 42,783,643 759,472 45,177 N/A Proposal 3 The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the resolution on executive compensation was approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 40,559,838 587,894 78,172 2,362,388 Proposal 4 The option “1 Year” received the most votes as the preferred frequency for future advisory votes on executive compensation (“Proposal 4”). Proposal 4 received the following votes: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 29,925,641 62,578 11,104,698 132,987 2,362,388 In line with the recommendation of the Company’s stockholders, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will include an advisory vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation. Proposal 5 The stockholder proposal regarding stockholder ratification of severance arrangements was not approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 1,848,469 39,270,455 106,980 2,362,388 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, 2023   By: /s/ C. Coleman Edmunds   C. Coleman Edmunds   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary