Form 10-K
     

PART II

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All tables in millions, except per share data)


7. STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS

    The Company has various stock option plans under which options to purchase shares of common stock may be granted to key employees and directors of the Company. Options granted under the plans are non-qualified and are granted at a price equal to the quoted market price of the common stock on the trading day immediately prior to the date of grant. Generally, options granted will have a term of 10 years from the date of grant, and will vest in increments of 25% per year over a four-year period on the yearly anniversary of the grant date. In October 1998, the Company's Board of Directors approved the repricing of approximately 32.1 million employee stock options to $12.75 per share, equal to the closing price of the Company's common stock on the last business day prior to the date of the re-pricing. Effective June 30, 2000, in conjunction with the tax-free spin-off of ANC Rental, options to purchase approximately 2.8 million shares of common stock held by employees of ANC Rental were canceled. In addition, the Company's Board of Directors, in accordance with the terms of the stock option plans, authorized the adjustment of employee stock options to reflect the market effect on AutoNation's common stock resulting from the spin-off. All other terms of the existing options, including the vesting schedules, were unchanged.

    A summary of stock option and warrant transactions is as follows for the years ended December 31:


                                                    2000                   1999                 1998
                                          ---------------------- ---------------------- -------------------
                                                      Weighted-              Weighted-            Weighted-
                                                       Average                Average              Average
                                                       Exercise               Exercise            Exercise
                                            Shares      Price      Shares      Price     Shares     Price
                                          ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -------- ----------
                                                                               
Options and warrants outstanding at
  beginning of period ...................      50.9   $   15.84       54.6   $  12.52      48.1   $  15.67
Granted .................................      12.5        6.91       17.0      15.80      16.9      21.89
Exercised ...............................       (.6)       2.16       (7.8)      3.73      (9.3)      3.62
Canceled ................................     (10.2)      14.14      (12.9)     13.90      (1.1)     25.34
Spin-off adjustment .....................       4.6       (1.57)        --         --        --         --
                                             ------   ---------     ------   --------     -----   --------
Options and warrants outstanding at end
  of period .............................      57.2   $   12.74       50.9   $  15.84      54.6   $  12.52
                                             ======   =========     ======   ========     =====   ========
Options and warrants exercisable at end
  of period .............................      32.7   $   14.59       15.4   $  18.58      18.8   $  11.27
Options available for future grants .....      25.3                   24.1                 28.2


    The following table summarizes information about outstanding and exercisable stock options at December 31, 2000:


                                           Outstanding                      Exercisable
                              --------------------------------------   ---------------------
                                           Weighted-
                                            Average       Weighted-                Weighted-
                                           Remaining       Average                  Average
     Exercise Price or                    Contractual      Exercise                Exercise
  Range of Exercise Prices     Shares     Life (Yrs.)       Price       Shares       Price
---------------------------   --------   -------------   -----------   --------   ----------
                                                                   
    $1.02-$11.17 ..........      19.4          7.68       $   8.35         6.7    $  10.63
    $11.51-$14.39 .........      28.1          6.42          12.60        17.0       12.29
    $14.56-$35.88 .........       9.7          5.61          21.89         9.0       21.84
                                 ----          ----       --------        ----    --------
                                 57.2          6.71       $  12.74        32.7    $  14.59
                                 ====          ====       ========        ====    ========


    The Company applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" in accounting for stock-based employee compensation arrangements whereby compensation cost related to stock options is generally not recognized in determining net income. Had compensation cost for the Company's stock option plans been determined pursuant to SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation", the Company's net income and earnings per share would have decreased accordingly. Using the Black-Scholes option pricing model for all options granted after December 31, 1994, the Company's pro forma net income, pro forma earnings per share and pro forma weighted average fair value of options granted, with related assumptions, are as follows for the years ended December 31:


                                                                      2000             1999             1998
                                                                 --------------   --------------   --------------
                                                                                          
Pro forma net income .........................................   $    285.4       $    199.5       $    368.5
Pro forma diluted earnings per share .........................   $      .79       $      .46       $      .81
Pro forma weighted average fair value of options granted .....   $     2.96       $     6.87       $    13.87
Risk free interest rates .....................................    5.07-5.15%       6.34-6.38%       4.76-4.82%
Expected dividend yield ......................................           --               --               --
Expected lives ...............................................    5-7 years        5-7 years        5-7 years
Expected volatility ..........................................           40%              40%              40%