Autonation, Inc.
 

 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date Of Report (Date Of Earliest Event Reported) February 9, 2006
AUTONATION, INC.
 
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
         
DELAWARE   1-13107   73-1105145
         
(State Or Other Jurisdiction
Of Incorporation)
Identification No.) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (IRS Employer
110 S.E. 6th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
 
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (954) 769-6000
 
(Former Name Or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On February 9, 2006, AutoNation, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release and related quarterly financial data supplement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1        Press Release dated February 9, 2006 issued by AutoNation, Inc. and Related Quarterly Financial Data Supplement for the quarter ended December 31, 2005.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant 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.
         
     
  AUTONATION, INC.    
  (Registrant)   
     
 
     
  By:   /s/ Jonathan P. Ferrando    
    Jonathan P. Ferrando   
    Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary 		  
 
Dated: February 9, 2006

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
         
Exhibit   Exhibit
Number   Description
 
  99.1    
Press Release dated February 9, 2006 issued by AutoNation, Inc. and Related Quarterly Financial Data Supplement for the quarter ended December 31, 2005.

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