Edgar Filing: LITHIA MOTORS INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

DEBOER BRYAN B

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LITHIA MOTORS INC [LAD]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Sr VP, Mergers

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

360 E. JACKSON ST.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/09/2005

(Street)

MEDFORD, OR 97501

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common								14,550	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (1999bj) (NQ) (right to buy)

$ 16.5

01/01/2004

01/01/2009

Class A Common

4,000

Stock Option (2000ab) (NQ) (right to buy)

$ 16.75

⁽⁴⁾

01/06/2010

Class A Common

14,446

Stock Option (2000bj) (NQ) (right to buy)

$ 16.75

01/06/2005

01/06/2010

Class A Common

4,000

Stock Option (2001) (NQ) (right to buy)

$ 1

12/26/2005

12/26/2010

Class A Common

8,000

Stock Option (2001nq) (right to buy)

$ 19.24

12/26/2006

12/26/2011

Class A Common

8,000

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 27.58

02/09/2005

16,002

02/09/2010

02/09/2011

Class A Common

16,002

$ 0

16,002

Class B Common

$ 0

⁽¹⁾

Class A Common

1,871

By Custodian For Child

Class B Common

$ 0

⁽¹⁾

Class A Common

66,348

Interest owned by a LLC

Stock Option (1997) (NQ) (right to buy)

$ 1

⁽²⁾

12/31/2005

Class A Common

1,455

Stock Option (2000c) (NQ) (right to buy)

$ 16.75

⁽³⁾

01/06/2010

Class A Common

5,554

Stock Option (2002nq) (right to buy)

$ 15.13

12/26/2007

12/26/2012

Class A Common

8,000

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 29.42

03/11/2009

03/11/2010

Class A Common

12,000

Stock Option (1998bj) (NQ) (right to buy)

$ 14.75

01/01/2003

12/31/2005

Class A Common

4,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DEBOER BRYAN B 360 E. JACKSON ST. MEDFORD, OR 97501			Sr VP, Mergers

Signatures

By: Cliff E. Spencer, Attorney in Fact		02/10/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Class B Common converts to Class A Common on a 1:1 ratio at holder's discretion.
(2)	The options vest as to 20% of the total grant on the date of grant and 20% each anniversary date thereafter.
(3)	The options vest as to 50% of total grant on 3rd anniversary of grant date and remaining 50% on 4th anniversary date.
(4)	The option vests as follows: 4,000 on 1/6/01; 4,000 on 1/6/02; 2,447 on 1/6/03; 2,029 on 1/6/04 and 1,970 on 1/6/05

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