SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-02-22

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<div><a name="sd1af7c6a27ee4632879a7f3b980f49d7"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit 10.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">This Employment Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into as of February 18, 2019 by and between AutoNation, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, the "Company"), and Carl C. Liebert III (the "Executive"). </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">RECITALS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement, effective as of the date hereof, and desire to set forth herein the terms and conditions of the Executive's employment with the Company, including certain non-competition covenants applicable to the Executive. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">TERMS OF AGREEMENT </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows: </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:12px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Employment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Employment Period</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The Executive shall commence employment on March 11, 2019 (the "Commencement Date") and shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. The period during which the Executive shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company (the "Employment Period") pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall commence on the Commencement Date and shall continue until the close of business on March 10, 2022, unless earlier terminated pursuant to Paragraph 2 of this Agreement. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Duties and Responsibilities</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall have such authority and responsibility and perform such duties as are customary to the offices the Executive holds or as may be reasonably assigned to him from time to time at the direction of the Company's Board of Directors. During the Employment Period, the Executive's employment shall be full time and the Executive shall perform his duties honestly, diligently, competently, in good faith and in what he believes to be the best interests of the Company and shall use his best efforts to promote the interests of the Company. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Base Salary</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. In consideration for the Executive's services hereunder and the restrictive covenants contained herein, the Executive shall be paid a base salary during the Employment Period at an annual rate of $1,000,000 (the "Salary"). The Salary will be payable in accordance with the Company's customary payroll practices and will be subject to annual review and adjustment by the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Company's Board of Directors (or such other duly authorized committee or subcommittee, as applicable); provided, however, that the Salary shall not be reduced during the Employment Period. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-family:inherit;f