What they were paid
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE Director Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $107,500 | $216,372 | — | $40,232 | $364,101 |
| FY2024 | $102,500 | $229,797 | — | $30,129 | $362,426 |
| FY2022 | $94,375 | $144,297 | — | $13,469 | $252,141 |
| FY2021 | $85,000 | $148,358 | — | $1,939 | $235,297 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC DEF 14A filed March 6, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-015631, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC filed document, accession 0001628280-26-015631. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 6, 2026.
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$364,101 Keri A. Kaiser, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 6, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025SONIC AUTOMOTIVE pays directors a $105,000 cash retainer and $195,000 in RSUs.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themAudit · Compensation · NCG Committee (Chair)
The rest of the SONIC AUTOMOTIVE board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| B. Scott Smith | Director | $343,576 |
| David Bruton Smith | Chair of the Board | — |
| Marcus G. Smith | Director | $392,107 |
| Michael Hodge | Director | $344,027 |
| R. Eugene Taylor | Independent Director | $350,661 |
| William I. Belk | Lead Independent Director | $360,235 |
| William R. Brooks | Director | $318,803 |
The full SONIC AUTOMOTIVE compensation record
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