Lithia Mtrs Inc SEC Filings

An affiliate of a public company filed a Form 144 notice to potentially sell 75 shares of common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on the NYSE. The shares have an indicated aggregate market value of $26,749.50, compared with 24,250,030 shares of the same class shown as outstanding. The seller originally acquired these 75 shares on 08/02/2023 as restricted stock units from the issuer, with the same date recorded as the payment date. By signing the notice, the seller represents they are not aware of undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer’s current or prospective operations.

Abrams Capital Management and affiliates filed Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13G reporting a passive stake in Lithia Motors (LAD). They disclose beneficial ownership of 2,490,534 shares, representing 10.3% of the common stock, with shared voting and dispositive power and no sole voting or dispositive power. The event date is 09/30/2025.

Across related filers: Abrams Capital Partners II, L.P. reports 1,941,198 shares (8.0%), and Abrams Capital, LLC reports 2,347,051 shares (9.7%). David Abrams is reported as beneficial owner of 2,490,534 shares (10.3%) with shared powers.

The certification states the securities were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of changing or influencing control, consistent with a Schedule 13G (passive) filing.

Abrams Capital Management, L.P., Abrams Capital Management, LLC, and David C. Abrams filed a joint Form 3 for Lithia Motors (LAD).

They reported indirect beneficial ownership of 2,490,534 shares of common stock, with the Director relationship indicated. The Date of Event was 10/24/2025.

The filing notes the shares are held for private investment funds managed by the LP, and each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership beyond his or its pecuniary interest.

Lithia Motors (LAD) filed a Form 4 reporting an insider transaction by a director on 11/01/2025. The filing shows 79 shares of common stock were withheld at $314.08 per share to cover taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units, coded “F” for tax withholding.

This was not an open market transaction. Following the transaction, the reporting person directly owned 25,615 shares.

Lithia Motors (NYSE: LAD) reported Q3 2025 results with revenue of $9,675.8 million, up from $9,221.0 million a year ago. Net income attributable to the company was $217.1 million versus $207.3 million, and diluted EPS was $8.61 compared with $7.73. Year to date, revenue reached $28,437.1 million and diluted EPS was $26.42. Gross profit for the quarter was $1,466.0 million, while floor plan interest expense declined to $57.8 million from $76.6 million.

The company continued active portfolio moves. It closed multiple dealership acquisitions in 2025 for $417.6 million in cash, contributing $149.0 million of revenue and $7.4 million of operating income since closing. It expanded liquidity by amending its US Bank syndicated credit facility to a $6.5 billion commitment (expandable to $7.0 billion), updated its Mizuho warehouse facility to allow up to $1.0 billion, and issued $600.0 million of 5.500% senior notes due 2030. Non‑recourse notes tied to auto receivables totaled $2,245.7 million outstanding. The company repurchased 2,102,524 shares in 2025 at a $313.41 average; $910.1 million remained authorized. Cash from operations was $233.0 million year to date.

Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) reported that it issued a press release announcing its third-quarter 2025 financial results and declared a $0.55 per share cash dividend. The dividend will be paid on November 21, 2025 to shareholders of record as of November 7, 2025. The results were shared via an attached press release (Exhibit 99.1), which the company noted is furnished and not filed under the Exchange Act.

Lithia Motors director Richard J. Bailey Jr. acquired 342 restricted stock units on 10/01/2025, each representing a contingent right to one share of common stock. The reported transaction shows 342 shares beneficially owned following the grant, recorded at a $0 per-share price because these units are equity awards rather than open-market purchases. The filing was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 10/08/2025. This Form 4 discloses a standard equity compensation grant to a director and does not report any option exercises, sales, or cash consideration.

Initial Form 3 filing for a director that reports no beneficial ownership. The filing names Richard J. Bailey Jr. as the reporting person and indicates his relationship to Lithia Motors Inc. (LAD) is as a director. The event date requiring the statement is 10/01/2025 and the form was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 10/08/2025. The filing explicitly states "No securities are beneficially owned."

Heidi O'Neill, a director of Lithia Motors Inc (LAD), was granted 342 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 10/01/2025. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, and the reported price for the grant is $0. Following the transaction the filing reports 342 shares beneficially owned by Ms. O'Neill in a direct ownership form. The Form 4 was signed on behalf of the reporting person by an attorney-in-fact, Kevin Cundick, on 10/03/2025.