exv10w23






Exhibit 10.23




AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SYNDICATED

NEW AND USED VEHICLE FLOORPLAN CREDIT AGREEMENT




          This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SYNDICATED NEW AND USED VEHICLE FLOORPLAN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”) dated as of February 25, 2010 is made by and among SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY party to the Credit Agreement (as
defined below) pursuant to Section 2.19 of the Credit Agreement (each a “New Vehicle
Borrower” and together with the Company, the “Borrowers” and each individually a “Borrower”), BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the
United States (“Bank of America”), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (as
defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”),
and as New Vehicle Swing Line Lender and Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, those existing Lenders
under such Credit Agreement party hereto, and each of the Guarantors (as defined in the Credit
Agreement) signatory hereto.



W I T N E S S E T H:




          WHEREAS, the Company, Bank of America, as Administrative Agent, New Vehicle Swing Line Lender
and Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, Bank of America, as Revolving Administrative Agent (in the
capacity of collateral agent) and the Lenders have entered into that certain Syndicated New and
Used Vehicle Floorplan Credit Agreement dated as of January 15, 2010 (as hereby amended and as from
time to time further amended, modified, supplemented, restated, or amended and restated, the
“Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the respective meanings given thereto in the Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the Lenders
(a) have made available to the Company the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility, including a used
vehicle floorplan swing line facility, and (b) have made available to the Borrowers the New Vehicle
Floorplan Facility, including a new vehicle floorplan swing line facility; and



          WHEREAS, the Company has entered into the Company Guaranty pursuant to which it has guaranteed
the payment and performance of the obligations of the New Vehicle Borrowers under the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and



          WHEREAS, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors has entered into a Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to
which it has guaranteed the payment and performance of (a) the obligations of the Company and other
Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) certain other
Obligations; and



          WHEREAS, the Company and the respective Loan Parties that are parties thereto have entered
into the Security Agreement and other Security Instruments, securing the Obligations under the
Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents and certain other Obligations; and



          WHEREAS, the Company has advised the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it desires to
amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) clarify the delivery
requirements for certain financing statements, certificates and other information, (ii) clarify
certain provisions relating to Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03, (iii) clarify the





 









 





calculation of the Consolidated Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio set forth in Exhibit G (the Compliance
Certificate) and (iv) make certain typographical corrections, in each case as more particularly set
forth below, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders signatory hereto are willing to effect
such amendments on the terms and conditions contained in this Amendment;



          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and further valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:



          1.      Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:



          (a)     The definition of “Permitted Indenture Refinancing Indebtedness” is amended by
deleting the phrase “provided, that (i) the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at
the time of such refinancing, replacement, refunding, renewal or extension” and inserting the
following phrase in lieu thereof:




          “provided, that (i) the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the
time of such refinancing, replacement, refunding, renewal or extension (other than for the
reasonable fees, premiums or transaction costs incurred in connection with any such
refinancing, replacement, refunding, renewal or extension),”.



          (b)      Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended, so that, as amended, such section
shall read as follows:




          “6.01 Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in
form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:




          (a)     as soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Company (or if earlier, fifteen (15) days after the date required to
be filed with the SEC (without giving effect to any extension permitted by the SEC)):



                   (i)      an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the
end of such fiscal year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous
fiscal year, in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP;



                   (ii)      a consolidating balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of
such fiscal year, with subtotals for (x) each Subsidiary, (y) all New Vehicle Borrowers
(excluding the results of any Dual Subsidiaries), and (z) Silo Subsidiaries and Dual
Subsidiaries grouped by each Silo Lender (including for such consolidating balance sheet, a
separate line item for used vehicle inventory for such Subsidiary groups, or in the case of
New Vehicle Borrowers (other than Dual Subsidiaries) Eligible Used Vehicle Inventory of such
New Vehicle Borrowers), in each
case prior to intercompany eliminations (and, upon request of the Administrative Agent,
setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year), all in
reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP;





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                   (iii)      the related audited consolidated statement of income or operations for such
fiscal year setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous
fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP;



            
       (iv)     the related consolidating statements of income or operations for such fiscal year
with subtotals for (x) each Subsidiary, (y) all New Vehicle Borrowers (excluding the results
of any Dual Subsidiaries), and (z) Silo Subsidiaries and Dual Subsidiaries grouped by each
Silo Lender, in each case prior to intercompany eliminations (and, upon request of the
Administrative Agent, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal
year), all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP; and



          
         (v)     the related audited consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity and cash flows
for such fiscal year setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal
year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP;




such consolidated financial statements to be audited and accompanied by (i) a report and
opinion of a Registered Public Accounting Firm of nationally recognized standing reasonably
acceptable to the Required Lenders as to whether such financial statements are free of
material misstatement, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with audit
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and applicable Securities Laws
and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any
qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit or with respect to the absence of
material misstatement; and (ii) (A) management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal controls over financial reporting as of the end of such fiscal year of
the Company as required in accordance with Item 308 of SEC Regulation S-K expressing a
conclusion which contains no statement that there is a material weakness in such internal
controls, except for such material weaknesses as to which the Required Lenders do not
object, and (B) an attestation report of such Registered Public Accounting Firm on
management’s assessment of, and the opinion of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
independently assessing the effectiveness of, the Company’s internal controls over financial
reporting in accordance with Item 308 of SEC Regulation S-K, PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 2
and Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley and expressing a conclusion which contains no statement
that there is a material weakness in such internal controls, except for such material
weakness as to which the Required Lenders do not object, and such consolidating statements
to be certified by a Responsible Officer of the Company to the effect that such statements
are fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the consolidated
financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries;




          (b)     (i) as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the
end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company (or if
earlier, five days after the date required to be filed with the SEC (without giving
effect to any extension permitted by the SEC)):




                              (A)     an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at
the end of such fiscal quarter, setting forth in comparative form





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the figures for the
corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year, in reasonable detail and prepared
in accordance with GAAP;






                              (B)     a consolidating balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of
such fiscal quarter, with subtotals for (x) each Subsidiary, (y) all New Vehicle Borrowers
(excluding the results of any Dual Subsidiaries), and (z) Silo Subsidiaries and Dual
Subsidiaries grouped by each Silo Lender (including for such consolidating balance sheet, a
separate line item for used vehicle inventory for such Subsidiary groups, or in the case of
New Vehicle Borrowers (other than Dual Subsidiaries) Eligible Used Vehicle Inventory of such
New Vehicle Borrowers), in each case prior to intercompany eliminations (and, upon the
request of the Administrative Agent, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the
corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year), all in reasonable detail and
prepared in accordance with GAAP;




                              (C)     the related unaudited consolidated statement of income or operations for such
fiscal quarter (and the portion of the Company’s fiscal year then ended) setting forth in
each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter (and portion)
of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP;




                              (D)     the related consolidating statements of income or operations for such fiscal
quarter (and the portion of the Company’s fiscal year then ended) with subtotals for (x)
each Subsidiary, (y) all New Vehicle Borrowers (excluding the results of any Dual
Subsidiaries), and (z) Silo Subsidiaries and Dual Subsidiaries grouped by each Silo Lender,
in each case prior to intercompany eliminations (and, upon the request of the Administrative
Agent, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter
(and portion) of the previous fiscal year), all in reasonable detail and prepared in
accordance with GAAP; and




                              (E)     the related unaudited consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity and cash
flows for such fiscal quarter (and the portion of the Company’s fiscal year then ended)
setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter (and
portion) of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance
with GAAP;




such consolidated and consolidating financial statements described in this Section
6.01(b)(i) to be unaudited and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Company as
fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and
cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to
normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;




                   (ii)      as soon as available, but in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of
each calendar month (including December, but excluding the last month of the fiscal quarter
periods described in Section 6.01(b)(i)) of each fiscal year of the Company (or if
earlier than such 30th day, five days after the date required to be filed with the SEC
(without giving effect to any extension permitted by the SEC)):




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                              (A)     an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at
the end of such calendar month, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the
corresponding calendar month of the previous fiscal year, in reasonable detail and prepared
in accordance with GAAP;




                              (B)     a consolidating balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of
such calendar month, with subtotals for (x) each Subsidiary, (y) all New Vehicle Borrowers
(excluding the results of any Dual Subsidiaries), and (z) Silo Subsidiaries and Dual
Subsidiaries grouped by each Silo Lender (including for such consolidating balance sheet, a
separate line item for used vehicle inventory for such Subsidiary groups, or in the case of
New Vehicle Borrowers (other than Dual Subsidiaries) Eligible Used Vehicle Inventory of such
New Vehicle Borrowers), in each case prior to intercompany eliminations (and, upon the
request of the Administrative Agent, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the
corresponding calendar month of the previous fiscal year), all in reasonable detail and
prepared in accordance with GAAP;




                              (C)     the related unaudited consolidated statement of income or operations for such
calendar month (and the portion of the Company’s fiscal year then ended) setting forth in
each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding calendar month (and portion)
of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP;




                              (D)     the related consolidating statements of income or operations for such calendar
month (and the portion of the Company’s fiscal year then ended) with subtotals for (x) each
Subsidiary, (y) all New Vehicle Borrowers (excluding the results of any Dual Subsidiaries),
and (z) Silo Subsidiaries and Dual Subsidiaries grouped by each Silo Lender, in each case
prior to intercompany eliminations (and, upon the request of the Administrative Agent,
setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding calendar month (and
portion) of the previous fiscal year), all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance
with GAAP; and




                              (E)     the related unaudited consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity and cash
flows for such calendar month (and the portion of the Company’s fiscal year then ended)
setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding calendar month (and
portion) of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance
with GAAP;




such consolidated and consolidating financial statements described in this Section
6.01(b)(ii) to be unaudited and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Company as
fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and
cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to
normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.




As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(g),
the Company shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or
(b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Company




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to
furnish the information and materials described in clauses (a) and (b) above at the times
specified therein.”.



          (c)      Section 6.02(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
reference to “Section 6.01(b) (with respect to the last month of each fiscal quarter)” in
the second line thereof and replacing it with a reference to “Section 6.01(b)(i)”.



          (d)      Section 6.02(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
reference to “Section 6.01(b) (with respect to each month other than the last month of a
fiscal quarter)” in the first line thereof and replacing it with a reference to “Section
6.01(b)(ii) (with respect to each January, February, April, May, July, August, October and
November)”.



          (e)      Section 7.03(h) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase
“less the aggregate principal amount of all 2002-4.25% Indenture Indebtedness that is
prepaid as permitted hereunder,” and inserting the following phrase in lieu thereof:




“plus the reasonable fees, premiums or transaction costs incurred in
connection with any such Permitted Indenture Refinancing Indebtedness, less
the aggregate principal amount of all 2002-4.25% Indenture Indebtedness and the
related Permitted Indenture Refinancing Indebtedness that is prepaid as permitted
hereunder (other than with proceeds from any Permitted Indenture Refinancing
Indebtedness),”.



          (f)      Section 7.03(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase
“less the aggregate principal amount of all 2003-8.625% Indenture Indebtedness that is
prepaid as permitted hereunder,” and inserting the following phrase in lieu thereof:




“plus the reasonable fees, premiums or transaction costs incurred in
connection with any such Permitted Indenture Refinancing Indebtedness, less
the aggregate principal amount of all 2003-8.625% Indenture Indebtedness and the
related Permitted Indenture Refinancing Indebtedness that is prepaid as permitted
hereunder (other than with proceeds from any Permitted Indenture Refinancing
Indebtedness),”.



          (g)      Section 7.03(j) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase
“less the aggregate principal amount of all 2003-8.625% Indenture Indebtedness that is
prepaid as permitted hereunder,” and inserting the following phrase in lieu thereof:




“plus the reasonable fees, premiums or transaction costs incurred in
connection with any such Permitted Indenture Refinancing Indebtedness, less
the aggregate principal amount of all 2009-5.0% Indenture Indebtedness and the
related Permitted Indenture Refinancing Indebtedness that is prepaid as permitted
hereunder (other than with proceeds from any Permitted Indenture Refinancing
Indebtedness),”.



          (h)      Article IV of Exhibit G of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended so that,
as amended, such Article shall read as follows:




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“IV. Consolidated Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	A.

	 	Consolidated Total Outstanding Indebtedness (including
any such Indebtedness that would otherwise be deemed to be
equity solely because of the effect of FASB 14-1, which such
Indebtedness is in the amount of $____________ as of the Statement
Date):
	 $	 

	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	B.

	 	Indebtedness under the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility:
	 $	 

	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	C.

	 	Permitted Silo Indebtedness for New Vehicle inventory:
	 $	 

	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	D.

	 	Temporary Additional Indebtedness as of Statement Date:
	 $	 

	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	E.

	 	Consolidated Total Debt
numerator at Statement Date (Line IV.A. – B – C. – D.):
	 $	 

	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	F.

	 	Consolidated EBITDA for Subject Period (Line III.B.3.):
	 $	 

	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	G.

	 	Consolidated Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio (Line IV.E. ÷ Line IV.F.):
	 
	to 1”. 	 






     2.       Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent. This Amendment and the amendments to the
Credit Agreement herein provided shall become effective upon satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent:



     (a)      the Administrative Agent shall have received:




	 	(i)	 	counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the Company,
the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and Lenders which constitute
Required Lenders;
 
	 
	 	(ii)	 	such other documents, instruments, opinions, certifications,
undertakings, further assurances and other matters as the Administrative Agent,
the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, the L/C
Issuer or any Lender shall reasonably request; and
 





     (b)      all fees and expenses payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including the
fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced on or prior to the
date hereof shall have been paid in full (without prejudice to final settling of accounts for such
fees and expenses).



     3.        Consent of the Guarantors. Each Guarantor hereby consents, acknowledges and agrees
to the amendments set forth herein and hereby confirms and ratifies in all respects the
Guaranty to which such Guarantor is a party (including without limitation the continuation of
such Guarantor’s payment and performance obligations thereunder upon and after the effectiveness of
this Amendment and the amendments contemplated hereby) and the enforceability of such Guaranty
against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms.




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          4.         Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Company and each other Borrower and Guarantor each
represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:



          (a)       The representations and warranties made by the Company and each other Borrower and
Guarantor in Article V of the Credit Agreement and in each of the other Loan Documents to
which such Person is a party are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, except to the
extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date and except
that, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of
Section 5.05 of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements
furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of
the Credit Agreement;



          (b)       The Persons appearing as Guarantors on the signature pages to this Amendment constitute
all Persons who are required to be Guarantors pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, including without limitation all Persons who became Subsidiaries or were
otherwise required to become Guarantors after the Closing Date, and each of such Persons has become
and remains a party to a Guaranty as a Guarantor;



          (c)       This Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrowers and the
Guarantors party hereto and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such parties,
except as may be limited by general principles of equity or by the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors’ rights
generally; and



          (d)       No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.



          5.        Entire Agreement. This Amendment and all the Loan Documents (collectively, the
“Relevant Documents”), sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto in
relation to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements among
the parties relating to such subject matter. No promise, condition, representation or warranty,
express or implied, not set forth in the Relevant Documents shall bind any party hereto, and no
such party has relied on any such promise, condition, representation or warranty. Each of the
parties hereto acknowledges that, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Relevant Documents,
no representations, warranties or commitments, express or implied, have been made by any party to
the other in relation to the subject matter hereof or thereof. None of the terms or conditions of
this Amendment may be changed, modified, waived or canceled orally or otherwise, except in writing
and in accordance with Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement.



          6.        Full Force and Effect of Loan Documents. Except as hereby specifically amended,
modified or supplemented, the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are hereby confirmed
and ratified in all respects and shall be and remain in full force and effect according to their
respective terms.



          7.        Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all
of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed




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counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy or electronic delivery (including by
..pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.



          8.        Governing Law. This Amendment shall in all respects be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of North Carolina applicable to contracts executed and to
be performed entirely within such State, and shall be further subject to the provisions of
Section 10.14 of the Credit Agreement.



          9.        Enforceability. Should any one or more of the provisions of this Amendment be
determined to be illegal or unenforceable as to one or more of the parties hereto, all other
provisions nevertheless shall remain effective and binding on the parties hereto.



          10.        References. All references in any of the Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement”
shall mean the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby and as further amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.



          11.        Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Company, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Administrative
Agent, each of the Guarantors and Lenders, and their respective successors, legal representatives,
and assignees to the extent such assignees are permitted assignees as provided in Section
10.06 of the Credit Agreement.



[Signature pages follow.]





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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be made, executed and
delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.







COMPANY:



SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC., as a Borrower

     and as a Guarantor









By:     /s/ DAVID P. COSPER 

Name:      David P. Cosper 

Title:         Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer 









NEW VEHICLE BORROWERS

AND SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:




FAA CONCORD H, INC.

FAA LAS VEGAS H, INC.

FAA POWAY H, INC.

FAA SANTA MONICA V, INC.

FAA SERRAMONTE H, INC.

FAA SERRAMONTE, INC.

FAA STEVENS CREEK, INC.

FRANCISCAN MOTORS, INC.

KRAMER MOTORS INCORPORATED

SAI COLUMBUS MOTORS, LLC

SAI COLUMBUS VWK, LLC

SAI FORT MYERS H, LLC

SAI FORT MYERS VW, LLC

SAI IRONDALE IMPORTS, LLC

SAI MONTGOMERY CH, LLC

SAI NASHVILLE H, LLC

SAI NASHVILLE MOTORS, LLC

SAI OKLAHOMA CITY H, LLC

SAI TULSA N, LLC

SANTA CLARA IMPORTED CARS, INC.

SONIC – 2185 CHAPMAN RD., CHATTANOOGA,
     LLC

SONIC – HARBOR CITY H, INC.

SONIC – SHOTTENKIRK, INC.

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE – 9103 E. INDEPENDENCE,

    NC, LLC








By:     /s/ DAVID P. COSPER 

Name:      David P. Cosper 

Title:        Vice President and Treasurer 






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VEHICLE FLOORPLAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

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SONIC
AUTOMOTIVE 5260 PEACHTREE     
    INDUSTRIAL BLVD., LLC

SONIC FREMONT, INC.

SONIC TYSONS CORNER H, INC.

SONIC TYSONS CORNER INFINITI, INC.

SONIC-BUENA PARK H, INC.

SONIC-CALABASAS A, INC.

SONIC-CAPITOL IMPORTS, INC.

SONIC-VOLVO LV, LLC

WINDWARD, INC.







By:     /s/ DAVID P. COSPER 

Name:      David P. Cosper 

Title:         Vice President and Treasurer 











PHILPOTT MOTORS, LTD.

SONIC – HOUSTON V, L.P.

SONIC – LUTE RILEY, L.P.

SONIC ADVANTAGE PA, L.P.

SONIC HOUSTON JLR, LP

SONIC HOUSTON LR, L.P.

SONIC MOMENTUM JVP, L.P.

SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, L.P.

SONIC – CLEAR LAKE VOLKSWAGEN, L.P.

SONIC – JERSEY VILLAGE VOLKSWAGEN, L.P.







By:  
SONIC OF TEXAS, INC., as Sole General Partner





By:     /s/ DAVID P. COSPER 

Name:     David P. Cosper 

Title:       Vice President and Treasurer 










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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as
Revolving Administrative Agent (in its capacity as
collateral agent for the Secured Parties under the Loan
Documents)






By:    
/s/ ANNE M. ZESCHKE
 

Name: 
Anne M. Zeschke
 

Title:
Vice President
 








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VEHICLE FLOORPLAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

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LENDERS:


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, New Vehicle Swing Line
Lender and Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender
 





By:    
/s/  M. PATRICIA KAY
 

Name: 
M. Patricia Kay 
 

Title:
Senior Vice President 
 







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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender 





By:    
/s/ JEFFREY G. CALDER
 

Name: 
Jeffrey G. Calder 
 

Title:
Vice President 
 







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WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender





By:    
/s/ MICHAEL R. BURKITT
 

Name: 
Michael R. Burkitt 
 

Title:
Senior Vice President 
 







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COMERICA BANK, as a Lender 





By:    
/s/ DAVID M. GARBARZ
 

Name: 
David M. Garbarz 
 

Title:
SVP 
 










AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SYNDICATED NEW AND USED

VEHICLE FLOORPLAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

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