SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No. 1
Sonic Corp.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class and Securities)
835451105
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(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
O. Mason Hawkins
Chairman of the Board and C.E.O.
and
Andrew R. McCarroll
Vice President & General Counsel
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 900
Memphis, TN 38119
(901) 761-2474
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
April 3, 2018
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(Date of Event which Requires
Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
Schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f), or 240.13d-1(g), check
the following box: [X]
CUSIP No. 835451105 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. I.D. No. 62-0951781
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
(a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO: Funds of investment advisory clients
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(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tennessee
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: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: (Discretionary Accounts)
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : 0 shares
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON ________________________________
WITH : (8) SHARED OR NO VOTING POWER
: 6,370,000 shares (Shared)
66,879 shares (None)
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: (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
: (Discretionary Accounts)
: 66,879 shares
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: (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
: 6,370,000 shares
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,436,879 shares
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
17.3 %
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
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CUSIP No. 835451105 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund I.D. No. 62-1376170
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
(a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO: Funds of investment company shareholders
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(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts
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: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
:
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON ________________________________
WITH : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
: 6,370,000 shares
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: (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
:
: None
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: (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
: 6,370,000 shares
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,370,000 shares
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
17.1 %
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IV
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CUSIP No. 835451105 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
O. Mason Hawkins I.D. No. XXX-XX-XXXX
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
(a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO: None
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(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Citizen of United States
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: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: (Discretionary Accounts)
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON ________________________________
WITH : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
: None
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: (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
: None
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: (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
: None
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (See Item 2)
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.0%
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Item 5. Interest In Securities Of The Issuer
(a) The aggregate number and percentage of Securities to which this
Schedule 13D relates is 6,436,879 shares of the common stock of the Issuer,
constituting approximately 17.3% of the 37,154,893 shares outstanding.
Common % of outstanding
Shares Common Shares
Held
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Voting Authority
Sole: 0 0.0%
Shared: 6,370,000* 17.1%
None: 66,879 0.2%
Total 6,436,879 17.3%
*Consists of shares owned by Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund, a series of
Longleaf Partners Funds Trust, an open-end management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Dispositive Authority
Sole: 66,879 0.2%
Shared: 6,370,000* 17.1%
Total 6,436,879 17.3%
*Consists of shares owned by Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund, a series of
Longleaf Partners Funds Trust, an open-end management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(b) Southeastern generally has the sole power to dispose of or to
direct the disposition of the Securities held for discretionary accounts of its
investment clients, and may be granted the sole power to vote or direct the
vote of such Securities; such powers may be retained by or shared with the
respective clients for shared or non-discretionary accounts. Shares held by
any Series of Longleaf Partners Funds Trust are reported in the "shared"
category.
(c) There have been no purchase or sale transactions in the
Securities during the past sixty days.
(d) The investment advisory clients of Southeastern have the sole
right to receive and, subject to notice, to withdraw the proceeds from the sale
of the Securities, and the sole power to direct the receipt of dividends from
any of the Securities held for their respective accounts. Such clients may
also terminate the investment advisory agreements without penalty upon
appropriate notice. Southeastern does not have an economic interest in any of
the Securities reported herein.
(e) Not applicable.
Signatures
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: April 4, 2018
SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
By /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll
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Andrew R. McCarroll
General Counsel
LONGLEAF PARTNERS SMALL-CAP FUND
By: Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
By /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll
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Andrew R. McCarroll
General Counsel
O. MASON HAWKINS
(Individually)
/s/ O. Mason Hawkins
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Joint Filing Agreement
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the persons or entities named below agree to the joint
filing on behalf of each of them of this Schedule 13G with respect
to the Securities of the Issuer and further agree that this joint
filing agreement be included as an exhibit to this Schedule 13G. In
evidence thereof, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as
of April 4, 2018.
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
By /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll
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Andrew R. McCarroll
Vice President and General Counsel
Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund
By: Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
By /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll
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Andrew R. McCarroll
Vice President & General Counsel
O. Mason Hawkins, Individually
/s/ O. Mason Hawkins
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