August 5, 2024 · Applied Cybernetics Group
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC — 8-K Item 1.05
- Filer
- SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)
- CIK
0001043509- Accession
0001043509-24-000063- Filed
2024-08-05- Records
- not stated
- Attacker
- unstated
- EDGAR
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350924000063/sah-20240705.htm
Narrative (as filed)
Item 1.05. Material Cybersecurity Incidents.As previously disclosed in the Original Form 8-K, the Company has experienced disruptions in its access to certain information systems provided to the Company by CDK Global (“CDK”) due to a cybersecurity incident experienced by CDK on June 19, 2024 (the “Incident”). As of the date of this filing, access to the Company’s information systems affected by the Incident has been restored, including its dealer management system (“DMS”) and customer relationship management system (“CRM”). However, the Company experienced operational disruptions throughout July related to the functionality of certain CDK customer lead applications, inventory management applications and related third-party application integrations with CDK.The Company has concluded that the Incident had a material impact on the Company’s business during and results of operations for the second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024 (“Q2”). The Company’s GAAP earnings per diluted share for Q2 were $1.18, and the Company estimates that the Incident adversely affected its GAAP earnings per diluted share for Q2 by approximately $0.64 without taking into account any potential recoveries related to the Incident and after factoring in estimated lost income and expenses attributable to the Incident. Based on the information available to the Company on the date hereof, the Company has concluded that the Incident is not reasonably likely to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or its current or future business or results of operations, except as disclosed herein.Forward-Looking Statements. This Amendment contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as the Company’s expectations or beliefs regarding future events, actions or performance related to the Incident and the impact of the Incident on the Company and its financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “project,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “likely” and similar words. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including additional findings regarding the impact of the Incident, CDK’s remedial actions, changes in customer sentiment due to the Incident and other risks and factors described by the statements under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. SIGNATURESPursuant 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. SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.August 5, 2024By:/s/ STEPHEN K. COSSStephen K. CossSenior Vice President and General Counsel