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 23, 2025   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 23, 2025, AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 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 nine 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 32,233,852 894,873 32,054 2,342,847 Claire Bennett 33,044,671 57,710 58,398 2,342,847 David B. Edelson 32,659,434 469,149 32,196 2,342,847 Robert R. Grusky 32,427,325 700,590 32,864 2,342,847 Norman K. Jenkins 32,858,373 255,164 47,242 2,342,847 Lisa Lutoff-Perlo 32,780,376 343,458 36,945 2,342,847 Michael Manley 32,793,597 335,192 31,990 2,342,847 G. Mike Mikan 32,525,595 602,813 32,371 2,342,847 Jacqueline A. Travisano 31,639,979 1,489,471 31,329 2,342,847 Proposal 2 The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 35,073,183 401,593 28,850 N/A Proposal 3 The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the resolution on named executive officer compensation was approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 32,388,601 721,954 50,224 2,342,847 Proposal 4 The stockholder proposal regarding political contributions was not approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 9,994,874 22,329,886 836,019 2,342,847 Proposal 5 The stockholder proposal regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts was not approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 4,953,739 27,289,140 917,900 2,342,847 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 24, 2025   By: /s/ C. Coleman Edmunds   C. Coleman Edmunds   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary